Chapter 442: Jianyi Fighter
readx; A month later, the first batch of 30 new fighters is the installation of troops, the speed is fast enough to make people have no time to imagine, from the test flight to the installation, it only took two and a half months, if you don't care about the time of research and development in front, then this fighter is definitely the fastest equipment. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Only 30 fighters were manufactured in one month, and there are three large aircraft manufacturing plants in the country, with nearly 10,000 employees, and each factory manufactures one fighter plane in three days on average.
It is conceivable that once a war starts, this manufacturing speed will not be able to keep up with the needs of the troops at all, and if it is not done well, it will be like Germany, and there will be no equipment to use in the back.
However, this is only temporary, in order to increase the quality of the fighter and avoid defective products from being sent to the troops, Su Dao ordered not to rush from the first fighter to make the employees familiar with the manufacture of this kind of fighter as much as possible.
Therefore, Su Dao gave them the task of only manufacturing ten fighters per month in each factory, in order to make employees familiar with the production method of this aircraft.
The assembly line production method has also greatly increased the manufacturing speed, the reason why it is so slow is mainly because they are also learning this production method while manufacturing, and it can be seen from the current situation that Su Dao's move is not useless.
The fighter planes were delivered to the troops for service yesterday, but in one day today, the three factories have already erected the shelves of 150 fighter planes, and after several days of work, three shifts of eight hours each, the airframe will be manufactured in two or three days.
At that time, it is only necessary to wait for the engine to be delivered, and the workers in the final assembly workshop only need to load the engine and hand it over to the pilots stationed in the factory for a test flight.
It can even be said that if the engines can keep up, a factory can produce 9,450 new fighters a Sunday, so that they can build 1,800 fighters a month. If the workers are very skilled in the later stage, then the production may reach 2,000 in a month.
Of course, it is impossible for Su Dao to let all three factories make this kind of fighter, and at present, it is just to find something to do for the factory, so that they will not be idle for a long time, and they will be a little handy when they need it.
After the development of the new fighter was successful, the R&D team rushed back to the R&D base while it was the unit being assembled, where they would work on the development of new torpedo aircraft, long-range bombers, dive bombers, carrier-based aircraft, and other fighters.
With the experience of developing new fighters, the scientific research team can smoothly enter the working state, and research new fighters in the shortest possible time, and the surname can be much better than the previous one.
At that time, the three factories will be separated to manufacture various fighters, and even some factories need to manufacture two kinds of fighters, so at present, let all the three factories start, and it is also a last resort to accumulate some fighters.
Because Zhu Dazhang successfully completed the test flight task of the new fighter, after the new fighter was installed in the unit, Zhu Dazhang naturally became the commander of the first unit to be equipped with the new fighter, and more importantly, several other air force divisions also sent people to follow Zhu Dazhang to learn the driving methods and some skills of this new fighter.
"Brothers, do you know the history of this fighter?"
Zhu Dazhang now also has an official tone, standing at the forefront very majestically, in addition to his battalion, there are nearly 100 people from several other air force divisions who have come to listen to the class.
"Isn't this an enlarged version of Hellcat?"
An officer of the 1st Air Division pouted and said very disdainfully, of course, he didn't look down on this fighter, but felt that Zhu Dazhang's tone made him very unhappy, and he just said what he knew, and he didn't look like a man at all.
"This comrade is really right, he is indeed an enlarged version of the Hellcat, but it is not all right, the research and development of this fighter is indeed based on the Hellcat to develop, but also added some advantages of the Panda carrier-based aircraft, and this fighter has been developed before we have not yet established the country, but the main research objects of scientific researchers at that time were Hellcat and Panda.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this fighter began to enter the research and development of the actual surname, and later encountered engine difficulties and other problems, until the later test flight, at an altitude of 11,300 meters, the cabin cover because of the more air permeability, the pilot in the cabin is easy to be frozen, after returning by His Majesty personally put forward the rectification opinions, the research and development team according to His Majesty's instructions to redesign the cabin cover, that is, what we see at present. ”
While talking about the history of the fighter, Zhu Dazhang stretched out his hand and pointed to the new fighter behind him.
"What's the name of this fighter? I don't think I have a name yet, right? ”
They weren't too interested in Zhu Dazhang's words, because they all knew what he was talking about, and the current Hellcat could reach that height, so these were not attractive to them at all.
"Hehe, this fighter is called Jianyi, it was named by His Majesty himself, brothers, I am honored that I can tell you how good this fighter is, and when you fly this fighter in the future, you can even imagine how powerful you are.
The maximum speed of the Jian-1 can reach 803 kilometers per hour, and the maximum ceiling can reach 12,500 meters, that is to say, there is no fighter in this world that can reach this height, even if you can't beat the enemy, as long as you run to this height, you can sit back and relax.
And you don't have to worry about running out of fuel anymore, because the main fuel tank of this fighter can hold 1,200 liters of fuel, the combat radius is between 1,600 kilometers and 1,700 kilometers, and the cruising radius is about 2,000 kilometers. ”
Zhu Dazhang said excitedly, although he is huge, but this is not his shortcoming, the double-layer armor makes him firm and not easy to penetrate, and the high-power engine makes this big guy run faster than those little guys.
Subsequently, under the leadership of Zhu Dazhang, 30 pilots drove the Jian-1 into the sky, and those people on the ground were also shocked, and those present were either pilots or ground crew, whether a fighter was excellent or not, you can see a rough idea from when he took off.
The take-off distance of the J-1 is nearly one-third shorter than that of the Hellcat, and it is no exaggeration to say that as long as the weight of this fighter is changed to be slightly lighter, then this fighter can definitely be used on aircraft carriers.
After some experience, the pilots on the ground were even more envious and eager to try, and Zhu Dazhang did not skimp on anything, but after telling them some details of the operation, he let them fly the fighter plane into the air to experience. I have to say that this is indeed a very good fighter, and there is no one.
With this fighter, they can easily defeat the enemy in the future, whether it is firepower or speed, he basically has no opponent, and once this fighter is put into the battlefield, it will inevitably bring a devastating blow to the enemy.
And no one knows what the R&D team is doing at this time? Since the successful development of the J-1, the task of the R&D team has been busy, and some people have been arranged to develop a night fighter on the basis of the J-1, in fact, there is no difficulty in this, but it is only slightly modified and the radar is installed, so the night fighter was quickly manufactured.
And it also passed the test flight very quickly, because the fighter itself has no problems, and the test flight is just to test the function of the radar, so soon after, the night combat fighter also began to be installed in the air force.
Most of the personnel of the scientific research team are working hard to develop carrier-based aircraft at this time, of course, the engine is the same as the J-1, but some adjustments have been made in the appearance, and the overall armor has also been changed to local protective armor, from two layers of 25 mm thick armor to one layer of 35 mm thick armor, and the mailbox part still uses the previous two layers of armor.
Therefore, the research and development speed of carrier-based aircraft is also very fast, and it only took a few months to complete the research and development, and the surname can be better than that of the army aviation, but it is not as durable as the army aviation fighter.
Half a month later, the second batch of 900 fighters will be equipped with various air force units, but the focus is on the air force units of the Northern Army Group, and only there is a war going on there, as for the local side, there is no need to worry for the time being, at most a new batch of fighters can be delivered in half a month.
In March 1942, the weather in the north gradually began to warm, the temperature rose, the snow on the ground began to melt, and the railroad could be opened to traffic normally.
After the opening of the railway, the Soviet side immediately mobilized millions of troops, more than 3,000 tanks, and more than 5,000 warplanes from the central region, and the Soviet side's intention was very simple, that is, to teach Army Group North a lesson and give them a pinch of offensive spirit.
Yang Fangming piloted the newly installed Jian-Yi fighter, through a few days of familiarity, he also found that he actually fell in love with this bulky big guy, his surname can really be difficult to give up, before Yang Fangming thought that it would be difficult for him to lose his Hellcat fighter, but now he doesn't think so.
What does it mean to come and go like the wind? Only when he piloted this fighter could he experience the feeling of coming and going, and compared to those comrades who still flew the Hellcat, he felt that he was too happy, because now the two Hellcats were not his opponents.
And this fighter was originally divided into two types: war and night battle, but after the scientific researchers added the airborne radar, they found that it did not have much impact on the fighter's surname, and it could even be ignored, so all the fighters that had been produced were also returned to the factory again to install radar, so this Jian-1 fighter became an all-weather fighter.
"Please note that the 3rd Brigade has discovered an unknown aircraft group in the northwest and is ready for battle."
Immediately after, the radar showed that there was a group of bright spots in the northwest flying towards them quickly, of course, the other side was likely to come to support their ground forces.
No matter what their mission is, these are no longer important, the important thing is that their whereabouts have been leaked, a large group of Chinese Imperial fighters are surrounding them, and the first air battle after the Jian-1 fighters are installed is about to begin.
As for the outcome of the fight, everyone was full of anticipation and thought that they would be able to win the battle by a big margin. (To be continued.) )