Jiang Li said that a good fighter is inseparable from an excellent engine, and Jiang Li originally had some ideas about the engine of the Ca.30, but as soon as he proposed it, Fiat directly refused. It is clear that Fiat only wants to sell fighters, and not to transfer to other countries this thing, which Italy also considers a defense industry.

"The engines produced by Rolls-Royce in the UK are very well-known in the aviation industry. Although the engine manufacturing of the United States could not catch up with the Western powers for a while. The commander has to prepare for both. It would be nice to have a relationship with Rolls-Royce. IN ADDITION, THE ARSENAL WILL START TRIAL PRODUCTION OF AVIATION MACHINE GUNS, INCLUDING 79 MACHINE GUNS, 12.7MM MACHINE GUNS, 20MM MACHINE GUNS, TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF AIRCRAFT WEAPON OUTPUT IN THE FUTURE. ”

"In addition, it is necessary to start the research on aerial bombs at the same time, and the power of aerial bombs is also large and small. In addition to the oil, the lubricating oil required for some key parts of the aircraft is also a top priority. ”

"It seems that there is a lot of work to be done here in the arsenal, and the arsenal has now been rebuilt, and I will let people improve these links one by one as soon as possible. The problem of lubricating oil is already eyebrow-raising, and the production of automobiles and tractors is indispensable. "Jiang Li also felt a little big when he heard it, but some problems are the same, as long as the production problems of cars and tractors are solved, relatively speaking, the production and manufacturing problems of aircraft will be smoother, and the aircraft of this era are not as carefully built as the fighters of later generations." The more I worked, the bigger the gap between me and the great powers. ”

"The gap has finally narrowed. In the past, the most we could do was some simple repairs, and now we are not too far from producing it ourselves. Under the auspices of the commander. Believe in three or four years. It can be done. Gao Zhihang said with a smile, compared with the previous time in the Northeast Army, although the Northeast Air Force is more wealthy than the warlords in the Guannai, the number of aircraft equipment is not comparable to Nanjing, after the outbreak of the 918 Incident, the Northeast Air Force split, as a side force Gao Zhihang has now become the chief of staff of the Northwest Air Force, but he can really feel that the Northwest is advancing by leaps and bounds in aviation at this time. Not only in the number of aircraft purchased, but also in the efforts made by Jiang Li in the production of aircraft. Asking for someone is like swallowing a three-foot sword. Relying on people is like the Nine Heavens. As a Chinese, Gao Zhihang can deeply understand the difficulty of developing aircraft production technology in China.

"Three or four years, I can't wait that long, at most three years, I want the first fighter and bomber to roll off the assembly line from Lanzhou." Jiang Li smiled loudly, looked at Zhu Jiaren again, and said, "I am just a layman for the specific manufacturing details of the aircraft, but for its overall development trend." Stitch up part of the information provided by Wang Zhu and the needs of future wars. I also have a few opinions, you look at the synthesis, if it is useful, you can adopt it, and if it is useless, you don't have to take it to heart. ”

"Commander, please speak, listen to your humble duties." Zhu Jiaren hurriedly said.

"Fighters and bombers are needed in the northwest, and in terms of fighters, the future fighters must pursue higher speeds, stronger climbing, and excellent cornering performance. The open cockpit allows the pilot to endure the wind and low temperature to the limit, and it is difficult to adapt to higher speeds, so the future fighter will inevitably develop to the closed cockpit, and the speed of the biplane has been developed to a fairly high speed, even if there is room for further improvement, the excavation will not be too strong, so the future biplane will also be replaced by a high-speed monoplane. In addition, in the production and manufacture of aircraft, it is also necessary to avoid overly complicated designs, promote the industrialization of aircraft manufacturing, streamline its manufacturing process, and make its production more simple, so that the air force can quickly equip a large number of aircraft. ”

"As for the bombers, they are mainly manifested in the light and fast tactical bombers and the heavy bombers with long range and large bomb loads. The development of the United States in the field of bombers is still good, and now the mainstream twin-engine bombers have also reached a certain level of bomb load and range, so you have to start the research and development of four heavy bombs. ”

Zhu Jiaren wrote down Jiang Li's words one by one with a serious expression, although he didn't know why Jiang Li's tone was so affirmative, but Jiang Li, as a traverser, was afraid that no one could surpass Jiang Li for the development of the future war trend. Therefore, these suggestions are undoubtedly very constructive for the direction of development of fighters and bombers.

"The information provided by the commander is very useful, and after returning to the United States, he will definitely explain the commander's views to Zeng Yijing and Wang Xiaofeng."

"Well, after all, you are professional, it depends on you, at the moment the biplane is the main force of the operation, no matter what, it is still necessary to get a biplane out first to deal with the war in the next few years. The development of monoplanes should also be carried out at the same time. ”

Jiang Li nodded, in addition, Jiang Li also wanted to do it as soon as possible about the research and development of jet aircraft, but now there is no one in China who has made achievements in jet power, so he can only go abroad to find talents in this area, but he can't make a big splash, and he can only secretly feature people for the time being, and some things are not in a hurry.

Although Gao Zhihang was also surprised by Jiang Li's understanding of fighters and bombers, he was more happy in his heart, Jiang Li's attention to the Air Force was unprecedented, and Nanjing and the previous young marshal together were probably not as good as Jiang Li in front of him. Plus this order for 35 Ca.30s. At this time, the General Staff, which was already called by the general public, the Northwest Air Force will have 52 fighters and 26 bombers that can be put into the front line in one fell swoop. And most of them are new aircraft, and there are 34 training aircraft. Compared with the heyday of the Northeast Air Force, it is not far behind.

Gao Zhihang is one of the few people who knows Jiang Li's overall aviation plan, so he is more and more interested in the day when the aircraft factory takes root in Lanzhou. A production line of fighters and bombers that can synchronize with the world. That is of epoch-making significance for the entire Republic of China.

"The chief of staff here needs to strengthen the training of pilots, the number of pilots we have is not too much, and it is enough for the time being. However, it will not take too long for Professor Zhu to launch the prototype aircraft on the US side, and equipping it with the 15th Route Army is just around the corner. Jiang Li smiled and looked at Gao Zhihangdao.

"Commander, please rest assured, before the arrival of the new plane, the lowly post will definitely train the pilot, and you can only wait for the plane, not let the plane wait for people." Gao Zhihang said reassuringly.

"Well, that's what it means." Jiang Li nodded. (To be continued.) )