PS: The second shift is over, and the fourth shift will be tomorrow.

Albert heard him right, Louis Truman, who has historically been a great supporter of President Truman's arms reduction program. Johnson actually promised to say good things to the Air Department, which was a pie-in-the-sky thing for Albert. Albert tried his best to keep his composure, but John beside him looked dazed, probably not reacting yet.

"Why support the upgrading of American armaments? Wasn't the Truman period trying to reduce U.S. military spending? Albert asked, puzzled.

Louis? Johnson said, "Don't you know the former Secretary of Defense, James? Did Forrest go to Phostar Naval Hospital for mental illness after resigning? President Truman has passed away, so I naturally want to support Albon? William? President Buckley, who was the first person to actively support U.S. arms expansion. ”

Albert finally understood that the timeline had changed since Truman's death, and his old policy of containing the development of the army had completely failed, and he still thought that Louis was still thinking about it because of the inertial thinking of previous history? Johnson was an activist in curbing the development of armaments. The new president of the United States, former Vice President Albon? William? Barkley is a guy who supports the arms race, which means that the US military industry will usher in a new spring.

Louis? Instead of inviting Mr. Albert to the Pentagon, Mr. Johnson went to a nearby coffee shop to talk to someone who wanted to leave someone with a personal relationship with a certain company. However, Louis obviously recognized Albert's identity and said directly, "Actually, I know who you are, Your Highness Albert." I've heard them say that you're an adversary that even President Truman is a headache for, of course, only when you're an adversary. When you're a friend of the White House, you're a friend you can trust. ”

Albert, of course, would not believe this nonsense of his White House friends. He and Truman are in a purely transactional relationship, you want nuclear weapons, I want heavy industry base, and each takes what he needs.

But what's interesting is John? Smith, who almost took a sip of coffee on the table, glared at Albert and asked, "Do you know President Truman?" ”

Albert spread his hands and said helplessly, "It's all about the Year of the Monkey, and Marshall has abdicated." James and Truman are gone, who else can I go to? ”

"Tell me about your fighter jet ideas, Your Highness Albert. I'm actually quite interested. "Louis? Johnson crossed his hands, made a look of attentive listening, and smiled, "I also worked as an assistant secretary of the War Department, so I have some knowledge of armaments. You don't have to worry that I won't understand what you're saying. ”

Since Louis? Johnson said so, and Albert was not polite and said straight to the point. "Before discussing the new fighter, I have an intelligence about the Soviet Air Force, which I think you must be very interested in."

"What information?" As soon as it comes to talking about the Soviet Army, Louis? Johnson was particularly interested.

"The Soviet army is ready to massively equip a new fighter by the end of this year. But I think your intelligence agents in the Soviet Union should have received similar information, and maybe you gave the fighter a special code name, called the Wood Bundle. ”

Louis? Johnson's eyelids jumped, and what Albert said was true. Recently, the CIA intercepted information that the Soviets would have a new fighter jet in service, but everything else is a mystery. So the American side gave this new fighter of the Soviets a code name for a bundle of firewood.

Given Belgium's previous bad record of dealing nuclear weapons with the Soviet Union, Louis? Johnson asked tentatively, "How could His Highness Albert know about this?" ”

Of course, this is not a problem for Albert, who is familiar with history, he deliberately said with a mysterious and solemn expression, "It's not just you the United States who will send spies into the Soviet Union, let me tell you that the new aircraft of the Soviets is called the MiG-15, which is a high-subsonic jet fighter developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau of the Soviet Union." When the design began in 1946, it was deeply influenced by the Nazi German Ta183 jet captured by the Soviet army, but the overall design was completed by Soviet designers. ”

Albert thought of something and added, "Oh yes, and your brain-pumping ally, the British, also contributed when the Soviets imported 25 advanced Nien and Devwent turbojet engines from the UK. It was one of the most advanced turbojet engines of its time, and by June 1947 the Mikoyan Design Bureau had built the first prototype of the MiG-15 using a Derwent engine. The Klimov Engine Center in the Soviet Union soon copied the Nien engine with a larger thrust and named it the RD-45 engine, creating the conditions for mass production of the MiG-15. I estimate that by the end of this year, in December 1948, the MiG-15 will begin to equip the Soviet Air Force in large quantities, initially they will be concentrated around Moscow, and will soon become the main fighter of the Soviet army, mainly used against American bombers. ”

Every word of Albert is a historical fact, and there is no hint of hypocrisy. The fact that it is not unlike the Intelligence Agency and the accurate data make Louis? Johnson instantly understood that there were already spies in Belgium who had infiltrated the Mikoyan Design Bureau, and it was likely that he was also the top designer of the MiG-15 fighter.

Are these Johns? The secrets that Smith shouldn't have heard were at least within the realm of state-to-state secrets, so he pretended to look around and automatically retreated.

"I strongly hope that your country's intelligence can be shared with the CIA!" Louis? Johnson grabbed Albert's hand and lost his heart with excitement, thinking that he could use this piece of information to blackmail Congress into approving more funding for the armed forces.

Albert broke free of Louis's hand and coughed and reminded, "Director Louis, these are the secrets of official exchanges between countries, and I am afraid it is not appropriate to talk about them in private here." And even if intelligence is shared, you have to get assurances from the CIA and the president of the United States. ”

Thinking back to my gaffe, Louis? Johnson joked without blushing and his heart beating, "It's okay, who called His Highness Albert to say that he represents the whole of Belgium?" ”

"So can we move on to the new fighter now? In fact, my new fighter was designed specifically to deal with the Soviets with the MiG-15. ”

"Oh?" Minister Louis was instantly interested, "So His Highness Albert actually came prepared?" ”

"From the beginning of World War II to the present, the trend of fighter jets increasing in weight and complexity has made aircraft increasingly difficult to control, and the ideal aircraft should be lighter, cheaper, faster, higher ceilings, greater climb rates, and have good maneuverability than the F86 fighters in service."

If you know something about the performance of the MiG-15 and F-86, it is not difficult to see the subtleties. The performance of the two aircraft is in between, but the MiG-15 surpasses the F86 Sabre in terms of speed and vertical maneuverability, which will have a far-reaching impact on the US Air Force.

In fact, so far, the first generation of supersonic fighters is being developed, and NACA's 8-foot supersonic wind tunnel has not yet been built. The advent of the transonic area law was a few years later. The aviation community's understanding of supersonic flight is still half-clawed, and Kelly? In order to develop the F104 Battlestar, Johnson borrowed rockets from the War Department and added various supersonic wings, remote-controlled equipment and cameras for testing. The rockets are then hit one by one to observe the performance of the various airfoils under different conditions. For the early 50s, when the level of technology was underdeveloped, this was almost the only way to achieve supersonic testing. After consuming hundreds of rockets, the Lockheed design team headed by Kelly began to have a preliminary idea of the layout and configuration of the future two-speed sonic fighter.

But Albert is different, he is already far ahead with black technology, he has a supersonic wind tunnel, he doesn't need to use this way, just slightly improve the layout of the F104 Battlestar. Moreover, Albert even mastered the core technology of the J79 engine, and the first generation of Lockheed's F104 experimental aircraft in 1954 still used the J65-B-3 turbojet engine with an afterburner developed by Ruiter, and the thrust was not at all the same level, and its level flight speed could not even break through the sound barrier, and could only reach Mach 1 when diving at a small angle.

Historically, Lockheed's F104 fighter jet was called a "flying coffin". It is because in order to maximize drag reduction, it is designed with a long fuselage, short wings, T-shaped tail, etc., thus sacrificing the hovering performance of the aircraft. Albert takes care of both, achieving a balanced reload that complements each other. Albert privately called the new fighter a modified version of the F104.

"As Secretary Louis can see, our company's engines are enough to create an aircraft that can fly at the speed of sound, and the MiG-15 is still at the level of ultra-high subsonic speed, and in this respect, we still have a big advantage." Albert said confidently.

"Well, you write a detailed plan, including the design of the aircraft, I think you must have a good grasp of the research of this aircraft. As for me, I'll help you hand it over to an old friend at the Air Department and let them help you blow the wind on your pillow. "Louis? Johnson's connections in the Air Force Department are still very extensive, after all, the Air Force expansion plan allowed him to make a group of friends with great voice.

"By the way, there's one more thing that might be a problem for Minister Louis as well." Albert struck while the iron was hot to help his old friend John? "I wonder if the Department of Defense has a radar research project in the near future?" I have a suggestion that I don't know if it can help Your Excellency. (To be continued......)