Chapter 471: This F16 fighter is a bit cute

When he came to District 51 again, Li Weiguo saw the F16 plane that had made a big show in Beiyuan before, made all countries in the world envious, jealous and hateful, and slapped Americans in the face. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the moment, the appearance of the F16 aircraft has not changed much, except for the addition of an air-fired heavy machine gun in the nose position.

Although Li Weiguo knew that heavy machine guns could be installed on the wings on both sides, which was also the mainstream design of future fighters, he did not want Western countries to see that kind of machine gun design layout too early, so he still sat back and watched the experts of the aircraft design bureau install the heavy machine gun on the inside of the nose propeller.

In this way, when the F16 fighter is shooting, the bullet will hit the propeller blade, causing the bullet to jump around, and even if the propeller is broken, the plane will fall head-down.

This hazard was quickly discovered in time during the test, but fortunately, the flight speed of the F16 was not fast, and the flight altitude at that time was not high, using two large wings to taxi, and finally landed safely.

After this sudden accident, the experts of the aircraft design bureau quickly came up with a solution, they actually also thought of mounting heavy machine guns on the wings on both sides, and even on the top of the pilot's head, but it was difficult for the pilot to operate, and finally it was canceled.

The experts' solution was to reinforce the propeller so that the bullet could not damage the propeller.

At the same time, the experts also changed the original 12.7 mm heavy machine gun to a 7.62 mm standard rifle cartridge, which further reduced the chance of damage to the propeller, but also sacrificed firepower.

Of course, in this era, the Chinese Empire was the first country to design an airplane, and it was also the first country to convert the aircraft into a fighter and install weapons, once a war broke out, in the sky, the Chinese Empire was the undisputed air supremacy, even with only 7.62 mm caliber machine guns, it was enough to defeat the enemy.

However, with the arrival of Li Weiguo, a group of experts immediately surrounded him and asked Li Weiguo for comment.

"Your Majesty, Wise and Martial Majesty, I implore you to give us the power of knowledge and guide us in the right direction of research and development!"

These experts coax and despise all people in front of outsiders, and in their eyes no one in the world is as smart as they are, except for one person.

That's right, that person is Li Weiguo, the supreme mentor recognized by all the experts of the Chinese Empire, no one can surpass Li Weiguo's IQ, and no one is more far-sighted than Li Weiguo.

Practice over the past few decades has proved that His Majesty Li Weiguo, the great Emperor of the Chinese Empire, is the smartest, wisest, and most far-sighted person in the world.

Therefore, in the hearts of these scientists, Li Weiguo is their god, the only beacon for them to navigate after they are lost in the sea of scientific research.

Of course, this is exactly what Li Weiguo wants, and the primary purpose of his coming here is to inspect the research and development of aircraft and prepare for the future air supremacy of the Chinese Empire, and the second purpose is to install B.

Over the years, Li Weiguo has become accustomed to taking the classic science and technology and inventions of later generations as his own inventions and creations, and then accepting the reverence and worship of the people of the whole country.

If eating, drinking, and flirting with girls in the past was Li Weiguo's greatest joy of life, then now pretending to show off knowledge in front of experts is another great joy.

"It's not that hard to solve this shooting problem!"

Li Weiguo deliberately sold Guanzi and whetted the appetite of a group of experts before he pretended to answer a very simple question: "Actually, only one shooting synchronizer needs to be developed to solve the problem." ”

An expert hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know what a shooting synchronizer is?" ”

Li Weiguo then said: "The key to the so-called shooting synchronizer lies in synchronization. Synchronization, that is, the speed of the propeller and the rate of fire of the machine gun are synchronized, according to the speed of the propeller and the rate of fire of the heavy machine gun, there will always be a point of equal proportion, which is called synchronization. That is, when the propeller turns, it drives the machine gun to shoot, and the bullet is fired just between the two propellers, so that the problem can be solved. ”

This is a very simple question, and the experts understand it at all and understand it easily.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Submission!"

As soon as the experts saluted, Li Weiguo accepted it calmly, and his heart was full of joy, and he completely pretended to be b?

"I just heard that there have been several air accidents in succession, but there are casualties?"

Li Weiguo suddenly asked, relating to others, this is his compulsory course, and he has to talk about it wherever he goes.

This is a daily task for a true leader.

Li Weiguo has been like a day for decades, accumulating a lot of small things, and only then can he have today's situation of being respected and loved by hundreds of millions of people.

Hua Yufang then replied: "Back to Your Majesty, during the test flight of the new aircraft, it is inevitable that some accidents will occur. Eleven pilots have been killed and 72 have been injured and disabled, but we have all been properly accommodated. ”

Li Weiguo was shocked in his heart, these pilots are all elite among the elite to be test pilots, and the loss of one is a huge loss for the entire empire, because one of them may become the ace pilot heroes of future air battles!

However, this also reflects from the side that the aircraft manufacturing bureau has the strength of the aircraft development and flight test flight, and only high-intensity test flight missions will cause such a huge cost of casualties.

These people are quite diligent, and their hard work is high enough to offset the credit, so Li Weiguo gave up the idea of blaming them.

"These pilots are all sacrifices made for the future aviation of the Empire, the Empire must not treat them badly, they must be given heavy pensions, they are eligible to enter the Martyrs' Shrine for worship, their families must be given policy preferences and care, those disabled pilots must also be properly resettled, and the country must not treat them badly."

Among the entourage, there were naturally many pilots, and their eyes were full of tears at the moment, mourning for the sacrifice and cripplement of their comrades-in-arms, and they were also full of gratitude to Li Weiguo.

"Sacrificed and crippled comrades-in-arms, thank you Your Majesty Longen!"

"The ministers must obey Your Majesty's instructions and properly settle them and their families!"

Hua Yufang and the others all felt warm in their hearts, and they all felt extremely honored to follow such a good emperor who was wise and martial and loved the people like a son.

Li Weiguo suddenly thought of the parachute he made many years ago, and of course he had to take it out at this time.

So he ordered one of the guards to return to the Forbidden City to get a parachute, and Hua Yufang and the others were very curious and hurriedly asked what it was.

Li Weiguo explained the principle and function of the parachute, which is exactly the necessary equipment for pilots to save their lives, and everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, especially those test pilots, who thought that if they had a parachute, they would not have to worry about flying a plane in the sky in the future, and they were not afraid of a plane crash, and they could escape as long as they parachuted.

The principle of the parachute is actually very simple, the main components are the umbrella jacket, the guide parachute, the parachute line, the harness system, the parachute opening parts and the umbrella bag. It is composed of textile materials such as parachute silk, parachute rope, parachute strap and parachute line, as well as some metal parts, rubber and plastic parts. The paracord is made of hollow core or core braided rope, which requires compact structure, high strength, softness, good elasticity and low uneven elongation. Umbrella straps are used as canopy reinforcing straps and harness systems. The paracord is the skeleton of the umbrella coat, which is required to be lightweight, soft, high-strength, with a high elastic modulus and less elongation at break than the fabric of the umbrella. The umbrella belt is a thick belt with two or three layers of fabric, which requires high strength and breaking work. Parachute thread is a connecting material for sewing the parts of parachute silk, belt and rope, which requires high strength, good lubrication and uniform and stable twist.

Li Weiguo's explanation was very detailed, because he had already played parachuting, and he was still very concerned about this kind of air life-saving means.

Hua Yufang and others were like a treasure, and they all praised the magic of this parachute bag.

After learning the principle, everyone was also amazed, marveling that the principle of this parachute bag is actually very simple, but why they themselves can't think of this method.

"Your Majesty, the courtier's admiration for you is like ......"

"Stop!"

Li Weiguo hurriedly stopped everyone's praise and added: "This parachute material is best made of nylon fabric, but at present, the textile and chemical fiber industry of the empire cannot do it, so it can only be temporarily replaced by silk and cotton cloth!" ”

Hua Yufang said: "How about the canvas of the sails? ”

Li Weiguo shook his head and said, "In addition to being strong, the parachute bag must also be light, the sail is too heavy and not suitable." ”

"What Your Majesty said is very true, the ministers have been taught!"

"Your Majesty's parachute bag is really ingenious, the pilot has this treasure, and he is no longer afraid of flight accidents."

"Your Majesty is really the reincarnation of a god, and mortals like us can't think of it even if we rack our brains!"

……

In the midst of the praise, Li Weiguo smiled helplessly.

Next, continue to visit the F16 fighter, although Li Weiguo is very dissatisfied with this fighter, he feels old-fashioned, and even the civilian propeller aircraft of later generations are not as good.

However, Li Weiguo had no choice, the plane had to come step by step, and he couldn't force it.

At present, the maximum level flight speed of the F16 fighter has reached 180 kilometers per hour, and the ceiling is 3,800 meters, which is about to reach the flight level of the fighter during World War I, so Li Weiguo is also very pleased.

"By the way, you're going to study the aviation smash!"

Li Weiguo suddenly remembered aerial bombing, in the middle and late stages of World War I in history, Allied planes could already carry smashing eggs for bombing.

Therefore, out of the intention of preparing for a rainy day, since the Wright brothers in the United States have invented the aircraft in advance, it is possible that the Entente will develop fighters that can carry smashing eggs, so they have to be on guard.

Hua Yufang said: "Your Majesty, what is the purpose of this aviation smashing egg?" ”

Li Weiguo smiled bitterly, this Hua Yufang is smart, but there are times when he is in a daze.

Of course, as a scientific researcher, Hua Yufang's essence is to refuse war and killing, and naturally he will not think of the killing effect of aviation smashing eggs.

"Shells were fired from the ground and fell into enemy positions. In the same way, an airplane carrying a smashed egg, dropping it from the sky above the enemy's position, and carrying out aerial bombardment, is an aviation smashing egg. ”

Hua Yufang suddenly realized, and suddenly said: "There is still such a role, the minister understands, and immediately organizes special personnel to carry out the relevant research and development work of aviation smashing." ”

Li Weiguo nodded, and didn't say anything more, he knew that he couldn't pull out the seedlings to help them grow, and if he reminded him of everything, then it would wipe out the IQ of scientific researchers like Hua Yufang, making it difficult for them to have room for development. Or let them study on their own, there are really unsolvable problems, Li Weiguo reminded them again, that would get twice the result with half the effort.

On the same day, Li Weiguo watched the flight demonstration and actual combat shooting of the F16 fighter.

The overall effect is not bad, but it is a pity that the take-off weight is limited, the ammunition carried is limited, and even the weight of the pilot is strictly regulated, and he cannot be overweight.

The next day, the guards successfully brought back a delicate box, which contained a parachute bag designed and made by Li Weiguo himself.

After consulting Li Weiguo about the principles and methods of using parachutes, a group of pilots were eager to try.

However, Li Weiguo did not dare to let them skydive immediately, even if they were smart, they had to study and practice for a while.

So Li Weiguo stayed for another two days and personally taught the pilots how to use parachutes, as well as various modern parachute diving techniques.

At the same time, Li Weiguo ordered people to build a parachute training platform, so that the pilots could familiarize themselves with the entire parachute diving process, master the opening of parachute bags, and how to deal with various emergencies.

Because Li Weiguo personally ordered, it took less than a week for the military industrial unit to make five sets of parachute bags, which were exactly the same as those designed by Li Weiguo.

However, you can't actually practice skydiving on an airplane.

At present, all the planes in Area 51 are single-person planes, and once the pilot parachutes, the plane is finished.

Therefore, the pilots' parachute training is carried out on airships.

Let the airship fly at an altitude of several thousand meters, and the pilots practice parachuting from above.

These pilots are elites, and after a short period of adaptive training, they have mastered the method, which is actually very simple and quickly learned.

Before leaving, Li Weiguo gave an order to the 51st District Command to secretly establish a T23 tank production line and an F16 fighter production line in the 51st District.

Originally, Li Weiguo planned to produce 200 T23 tanks and 500 F16 fighters first, but later Hua Yufang said something that made Li Weiguo change his mind.

At the beginning, Li Weiguo was worried that the enemy country would get T23 tanks and F16 fighters, and they would soon be obsolete.

Hua Yufang said that the allies will also need tanks and planes, and they can be sold to the allies before they become obsolete, which can not only recover the cost of research and development, but also make a lot of war money, and also improve the strength and goodwill of the allies.

Li Weiguo felt that it made sense, anyway, he had already decided to launch the First Sino-Japanese War, so he should reserve military supplies in advance.

Therefore, Li Weiguo finally decided to directly produce 3,000 taels of T23 tanks and 5,000 F16 fighters, and when the Chinese Empire could not use them, he would sell them to the Allies. (To be continued.) )