Chapter 107: Aunt Juncker
After the dozen members of the jury got the bidding proposals of the three companies, they began to read them, and at the same time, the commander of the Royal Romanian Air Force, Manekozi, announced that the first person to demonstrate and explain was Juncker from afar.
This time, Juncker decided to go on the field himself, because the bidding was very difficult, and he was not afraid to let others go up. The three accompanying designers, all relatively young designers, Juncker brought them to this competition to let them increase their knowledge and let them get some exercise.
The design scheme brought by Junckers this time is actually an improved business transport aircraft scheme based on the JU52/3m transport aircraft, as well as a newly designed training aircraft scheme.
Under the watchful eyes of the audience, Junkerschschran walked to the podium, followed by the nephew of the Lufthansa general manager Milch, Vincent. This time, Vincent mainly went up to help Juncker hold the blueprints to the wall, so he could only be regarded as a trickster.
Since the JU52/3m transport aircraft had just undergone a test flight at this time and had not yet been put into mass production, the vast majority of people had not seen this aircraft before. Junkers has made some improvements to the JU52/3m transport aircraft in response to the Royal Romanian Air Force's commercial transport aircraft bidding requirements, but mainly in the internal changes, and there is basically no change in appearance, which is also a very safe plan.
When Vincent unfolded the Junkers business transport plane blueprint, everyone's eyes widened as they looked at the three-sided diagram of the plane on the huge wall chart. This plane is too weird, all the people can't help but smack their tongues, such a three-shot monster is really an unseen plane, although the plane looks quite large, and the ride comfort should be good, but this appearance is too ugly, and I don't know what is so special about it, or only listen to its designer to say, can you understand.
Juncker had expected such a reaction from the scene, because the appearance of the aircraft was indeed not very good-looking, but it was precisely because of the poor appearance and its excellent performance that it would impress the judges and become a plus.
Juncker didn't care what everyone thought, coughed lightly and began to speak: "Look at the three views behind me, it is the design scheme of the business transport aircraft we brought, this business transport aircraft adopts three engines, two of which are located on the wings, one is installed in the nose, and the three engines are all made in the United States Pratt & Whitney Hornet star piston engine, a single power of 550 horsepower, the all-metal five-blade torque conversion propeller produced by Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company. The dimensions of the cabin are 6.35 x 1.65 x 1.90 meters, and passengers can easily enter and exit the cabin through the door on the left side of the fuselage, and a row of square portholes on both sides of the fuselage are designed to facilitate passengers to enjoy the scenery from the air. We have adopted a new corrugated aluminum skin, which can reduce drag and bear part of the structural load, and the landing gear that cannot be retracted is simple and strong, suitable for rough landings at field airports, and the three-way station has high horsepower and good safety, which is the design that Juncker is proud of. ”
Seeing the shocked expressions of the judges of the Royal Romanian Air Force, Juncker's confidence was even stronger, "Our business transport plane can carry 18 passengers, cruise at 250 kilometers per hour, or carry 1.5 tons of cargo and fly 1,500 kilometers. You can see the picture, the size of this aircraft is relatively large, its fuselage length has reached 18.9 meters, the wingspan has reached 29.2 meters, we use the lower wing with the upper reverse, the entire wing area has reached 110 square meters, the empty weight of the aircraft is 6500 kg, and it can be loaded with 2450 liters of fuel. In addition, the cabin can be renovated according to different requirements and can even be converted to a variety of uses, such as luxury executive aircraft, postal transport aircraft, and even bombers. ”
One of the judges suddenly said, "This scheme sounds very good, but it's too ugly, right?" Can't you Junkers make it a little more beautiful? ”
When Philip heard this, he almost couldn't help but laugh. It is true that the Junkers Ju52/3m passenger aircraft is very ugly, but it has not stopped it from becoming a famous aircraft, even in later generations, the Junkers company had sold 400 of these aircraft before World War II, and by the end of World War II a total of 4,000 were produced, some of which were even converted into bombers, and it participated in all German operations during the war. paratroopers in the Netherlands, Crete; Transporting supplies to troops trapped in North Africa, Stalingrad, and the Baltic Sea was the transport aircraft that the Germans relied on the most. The ruggedness of the Ju52/3M earned the German soldiers the nickname "Aunt Junker", while the Allied soldiers called it "Steel Annie".
However, it is no wonder that Juncker designed it this way, because the three-engine transport aircraft was more popular in this era, and the blame is that its nose design is too ugly, and the cross-sectional shape of the entire aircraft fuselage is not circular or oval, but a square, which looks like a square box from the outside. Of course, if you look at it from the eyes of the Chinese, it is a bit like a coffin for the dead.
Juncker was also a little embarrassed to hear the judges say this, but he had long been accustomed to accusations, so he collected his thoughts and replied: "May I ask this gentleman, do you Royal Romanian Air Force need a beautiful plane, or a practical one?" Knowing that the shape of any aircraft is designed according to its technical needs, and the shape determined by wind tunnel blowing, I can say that our Ju52/3m transport aircraft is currently the best transport aircraft in the world, not one of them. Compare the Boeing 247 in the United States with the Ford three-engine. The Ford Sanfa is also a three-engine transport plane, but it can only carry 10 passengers. Although the Boeing 247 uses twin-engine, it is also a 550-horsepower engine, which can also only carry 10 passengers, with a range of less than 800 kilometers, which is only half of ours, and the maximum take-off weight is only a little more than 6 tons. You can compare it yourself, and if you still feel that our Ju52/3m transport aircraft does not meet your requirements, I have nothing to say. ”
In fact, the jury member just wanted to suppress Junkers, because as a Romanian, he did not want foreign aircraft manufacturing companies to win, and after reading Junkers' plan, he had to admit that it was a very good plan. It's much better than the TAROM solution.