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March 19**, Port Saddam Naval Base. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info{{}}

A strangely shaped piece of equipment docked in a specially built bunker for submarines, with a huge roof above it to prevent the detection of satellites in the sky.

Navy Commander Nasser accompanied President Qusay, who was in high spirits, to inspect the area. This special piece of equipment was transported here more than ten days ago and then assembled.

Now, next to this equipment, there are several Soviets at work.

"President Qusay, we will conduct a test flight of this equipment later, and hopefully it will achieve the desired effect." Nasser said, however, there were still many concerns in his heart, after all, this kind of thing was the first time he had seen it.

Is this called an airplane or a ship? Nasser looked at the thing in front of him, it had wings, it had a tail, it was using the jet engine used in the plane, and it had a propeller engine in the tail. However, its bottom, again in the shape of a boat, can also float on the water. {{}}

Only Qusay knows that this thing is a good equipment for amphibious landing, a WIG aircraft!

Next to the equipment, a Soviet engineer was directing the final inspections.

"President Qusay, it's a great pleasure to see you, you're a hero in the Middle East." Seeing Qusay's arrival, the engineer said.

Listening to the words of the translator, Qusay knew that it would be difficult for such a technician to say something flattering.

"This is Engineer Alekseev." Ajelina on the side said.

Hearing the name, Qusai became interested: "You are very welcome. I hope you will be able to help our Iraqi Navy in the production of equipment for such weapons. ”

"Very willing to help." Alekseev said.

For this person, Kusai is very clear, he can be said to be an important leader of the Soviet Union in the field of aircraft, in the Soviet Union, the department specializing in such aircraft is the Alekseev Design Bureau. {{}}

And this kind of thing in front of him is Alekseev's proud work, the Kitty Hawk assault landing ground effect aircraft.

Ground effect refers to the ground effect, when the aircraft flies at low altitude and during take-off and landing, the ground produces an effect that reduces the wing-induced drag, increases the lift-to-drag ratio, and significantly increases the lift of the aircraft. Generally speaking, when the height of the wing from the ground is 15% of the length of the wing, the ground effect is most obvious, and the lift-to-drag ratio of the wing can be increased by more than 30%, this area is called the ground effect area. Flying in the ground effect area is as if it is softly held up by a mysterious force.

And this altitude happens to be the blind spot of the radar, so this kind of aircraft has a heavy load and high speed, far exceeding the hovercraft, and is the best choice for surprise landing.

In this regard, the Soviet Union carried out the most research, after the invention of the power increase technology, finally put this aircraft into practical use, it is installed in the front of the wing of the ground effect wing above the jet propulsion system, using the strong air flow generated by the engine to form a power air cushion under the wing, to enhance the ground effect, to support the aircraft. {{}}

So, the biggest difference between this kind of thing and an airplane is that the engine is in front.

In the seventies, Alekseev built his life's masterpiece, which is what he is looking for.

It has two NK-84K turbofan engines in the nose, which are mainly used for takeoff, acceleration and landing, and an NK-12MK turboprop engine for cruising at the top of the tail, which can transport 20 tons of cargo at 125 knots to 1,700 kilometers away. Seaworthiness is a class 3 sea state at takeoff and landing.

The aircraft has a lower single-wing layout, which allows hydrodynamic forces to act on the bottom of the hull and on the extended wings. At the same time, landing gear is installed in the lower part of the fuselage and on the wingtips, which can enter and exit the water on a relatively flat shore, as well as in and out of the water on a special low-level floating platform.

Since then, this kind of thing has been on trial voyages in the Caspian Sea, and after being discovered by American satellites, it was called the Caspian Sea Monster.

It can carry 500 soldiers at a time, can fly over the underwater facilities arranged by the other side on the shore, and directly land on the beachhead, which is exactly the sharp weapon of landing operations. {{}}

Later, the Soviet Union also developed a larger ground-effect aircraft with a take-off weight of 500 tons and a speed of 300 knots.

However, although Alekseev is technically obsessed, he does not understand yinmou, and his xing style is a little unruly. As a result, during a test flight, the experimental vehicle ran aground on a stony ground, and no problems were found at the time, but there were hidden dangers, which were hard and brittle, and this grounding caused cracks in the tail. After that, during a test flight in high sea conditions, the body was violently hit by the waves during takeoff, and the tail suddenly broke off completely, and the pilot tried to turn off the engine to stop the aircraft. Alekseev, who reacted quickly, immediately stopped the pilot's movements, and he increased the engine power, so that the aircraft with a broken tail struggled to fly back to shore.

This accident shows the powerful xing energy of this kind of thing, if the plane breaks off its tail, it will definitely be the end of the crash, but this kind of aircraft can still continue to fly. It's just that the Minister of Shipbuilding Industry Butoma has long been unable to see Alekseev's style, and he took advantage of this accident to make a big fuss, and Alekseev not only lost the title of "Hero of Socialist Labor", but was demoted from the head of the design bureau and chief designer to the head of an inconsequential department below. {{}}

However, at that time, this kind of ground effect aircraft was still concerned by the military, and the Navy planned to order 120 of these aircraft, but after the delivery of 3 aircraft, after the death of Defense Minister Ustinov, who has always supported this kind of aircraft, their project was in a state of no one to take care of, and then, due to the reduction of military spending, this project was completely cut from above.

With the support of the senators, Qusay's operation was more convenient, so one of these aircraft was transported to Iraq, and all the materials of this aircraft were also transported to Iraq. And under Ajelina's actions, the original excellent technicians, including Alekseev, were attracted by the lucrative salary and came to Iraq.

In the case of repeated wage arrears at home, coming to Iraq to earn several times the salary attracted many Soviets.

After the Iraqi Navy is testing the aircraft and confirming its capabilities, a special agency under Alekseev's leadership will separate from the shipyard and build the aircraft specially.

It is also relatively close to Basra, and all kinds of aviation equipment are fully guaranteed.

With such a vehicle, Iraq's force projection capability will be greatly increased, and the entire Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea coast, and even North Africa will be able to quickly deliver troops and transport supplies.

Under Alekseev's introduction, Qusay stepped on this flying machine, which resembles an airplane and a ship, with a cāo longitudinal cabin and crew living quarters in the bow, a passenger cabin and cargo hold in the middle, and an auxiliary engine in the tail. The take-off engine and electronics compartment are located in the bow, and the radar is located in the nose, protected by a specially designed radome. Behind the Cāo longitudinal cabin there are AK230 twin 30mm cannons and anti-aircraft search radar.

Looking at the various old gauges that were full of Soviet features, Qusay knew that soon, these would be replaced by newer, more electronic gauges produced in Iraq. Looking out from the three-pane glass cabin in front, you can see all kinds of things outside, and the view is wide.

Qusay was in high spirits, and when he was preparing for the test flight, he refused to come down, but participated in the test flight together.

Alekseev did not dare to slack off, personally made this flying machine, slowly slid into the water, and left the bunker.

It's dusk, and besides, there are no reconnaissance satellites in the sky.

There was a roar, and since the engine was in the head, this kind of thing was very noisy compared to an airplane. Then, I felt the big guy's body start to tremble slightly, and he slid on the surface of the sea.

Qusay watched Alekseev's cāo with great interest, similar to an airplane, and he pulled back a cāo pole next to him, and the big creature rose from the ground and flew off the sea.

After flying, it stabilized. At that moment, Kusai felt the man next to him tremble a little.

Ajelina next to her, her face was already a little pale at this time.

"What's wrong?" Qusay asked. Could this wonderful woman be seasick? Or is it airsickness?

"It's fine." Ajelina said that she was indeed a little frightened by the big guy's movements. She only thought that this was a kind of guy who could sail on the sea, but she didn't expect it to fly.

However, it always does not fly to the heights, at this altitude, as if the plane is about to crash, Ajelina remembered that she was in a KGB training, the plane crashed, it is like now, her body, began to tremble a little.

Qusay very thoughtfully shook her hand with his hand, in fact, this kind of thing, not only has a huge military use, after the production of this kind of aircraft in Iraq, the civilian model, is a luxury yacht level thing, moreover, it is much faster than the speed of luxury yachts.

What a romantic thing it would be to travel on the sea in this kind of thing! Now Qusay has been overwhelmed by a tremendous pressure, Bush came to power, and in later generations, it was he who launched the Gulf War and laid a black hand on Iraq. He hadn't relaxed for a long time.

Looking at the scene outside, Kusai's nervous mood slowly relaxed. (To be continued.)