Chapter 387: Anti-Thrust Rocket
An important advantage of propeller engines is the need for low take-off and landing speeds! Aircraft from the First and Second World War eras, as long as there is a flat land, can take off! When airplanes enter the jet age, all kinds of requirements are high. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
C-130, as an excellent transport aircraft in the United States, has outstanding take-off and landing capabilities in the field, not only can it take off and land in a flat place in the field, but it can even land in the desert, and it can also land on an aircraft carrier!
In the sixties, in order to find a transport aircraft for the aircraft carrier, the United States fell in love with the C-130, which could land on the aircraft carrier with a full load without a special landing hook, and only needed a short distance of 150 meters! Moreover, when taking off, you don't need a catapult, you can fly on your own power! If it weren't for the large footprint and the need to empty the deck of the aircraft carrier, the US Navy would really use this transport aircraft as an aircraft carrier carrier.
This is also the reason why Walter chose the C-130, but if you want to land on an area the size of a football field, you still need to improve, not only to fly, but also to climb high quickly, because there are buildings all around!
To take off, you need to install a special booster rocket, one-time, as long as it can be satisfied!
Lockheed engineers, standing on the sidelines, observed the take-off and landing, they have conducted five experiments, all of which went well.
The four engines started in turn, the propellers turned faster and faster, and the moment the brakes were released, the pilot pressed the switch.
In an instant, the rocket engine in the lower part of the fuselage ignited, and the blazing flames dazzled everyone, and the huge thrust made this C-130 run for less than fifty meters before it was pulled up!
"Well, very successful!" Lockheed engineers were quite satisfied, and the take-off was easy! In this experiment, it is no longer empty, but the same counterweight is added, simulating the take-off and landing after being filled with people!
The engine roared, the rocket booster continued to burn for twenty seconds, and the C-130 had climbed to a distance of several hundred meters in the air, and then, three turns, aimed at the runway, ready to land!
When the roar of the engine came again, everyone shielded themselves from the sunlight with their hands and looked at the incoming transport plane.
The success of this experiment shows that this solution is completely feasible!
"Ready to land!" The voice of the ground commander came from the headphones, and the pilot, George, methodically flipped various switches, put down the landing gear, turned on the engine thrust reverser...
The landing route is very standard, and as an experienced pilot, George has already flown a thousand sorties, and this time, it will be as smooth as the previous days!
There was a slight vibration from the fuselage, which should have touched the ground, and George turned on the switch on the other side.
"Oh, no!" The personnel on the ground shouted loudly that the landing gear had not yet touched the ground, and the rocket thrust reverser could not be opened!
Unfortunately, it was too late, and when the ground personnel saw it, the nose of the nose, eight booster rockets had been stretched out under the action of hydraulic devices, and then, the blazing air flowed out.
When the landing gear touches the ground, the anti-thrust rocket can greatly reduce the landing distance, but in the air, directly turning on these rockets with huge thrust, there is only one result!
At the moment when the rocket ignited, the fuselage seemed to hit a wall, and it stopped suddenly, and then, I saw that the front of the nose and the position where the rocket was tied had been torn apart!
The nose of the fuselage fell, but the anti-thrust rocket was still working, and in an instant, the fire had already surrounded the nose! Then the fuselage fell heavily to the ground and fell apart.
The whole plane disintegrated!
"Quick, put out the fire!" The ground commander shouted loudly, no one expected that this important test flight would cause huge losses due to the pilot's operational error!
The fire truck honked its siren and arrived in thirty seconds, but it was still too late!
Looking at all this, Captain Walter sat on the ground, although this time it was an operator error, but this also confirmed the whimsical scheme of landing on the football field with the C-130, and the success rate was also very small!
"Look at this, Mr. President." The White House learned that the booster rocket C-130 had a serious accident, and President Carter was in a bad mood, but the next news made him even more depressed.
"Fleet!" Looking at the man in the photo, Carter immediately called out, this is the MSG team member of the U.S. Embassy in Iran, who together called Iran hostage.
Now, Friet's body has been dumped in Tehran's square, along with other American team members, to be tortured by Iranians.
"What's going on?" Carter asked loudly, and the CIA director's face was also extremely angry.
"The Iranians beat up these people of ours, and among them, Fleet was the most severely beaten, and our spies found that Fleet was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment, but the rescue did not work, but he died, and the Iranians threw his body in the square, in fact, to demonstrate to us." CIA Director General Stein said.
The failure of the first military rescue operation of the United States, the sacrifice of those soldiers who went to carry out the mission, can be endured, and now, these hostages are abused to death, which is completely beyond the bottom line that the United States can tolerate!
"We have observed that the Iranians have transferred our hostages, and there are less than five people left in the embassy, and it is no longer useful for us to carry out rescue operations." Admiral Stan continued.
After the failure of the last operation, the Iranians transferred most of the hostages, and then went to the rescue, it was almost impossible to complete!
"HMN, very good, you have managed to provoke us all of America!" President Carter's tone was cold, he was unwilling to choose war, he only wanted to solve this matter as soon as possible, but now, the United States can no longer tolerate it!
"Contact the Pakistani ambassador immediately!" "We need to have an exchange with Pakistan, and if Pakistan is willing to let us use their bases, we will give Pakistan all kinds of support, including sanctions against India," Carter said. ”
"Immediately inform Congress that we have an important meeting and I will make a report." Carter continued.
War, war, Iranians, this is choosing war! Carter was full of anger in his heart, and at the same time, as well as his sanity as the leader of the United States, let him know that this plan is actually not bad, the United States must control Iran, the United States has lost its strategic advantages in the Far East, and cannot lose these advantages in the Middle East again! (To be continued.) )