Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

After the jet engine is started, the compressor rotates and sucks in outside air. The outside air passes through the compression chamber, which presses the gas backward, causing the pressure to increase. Then it enters the combustion chamber. At this time, the oxygen fully combines with the sprayed oil and then ignites and deflagrates. The gas expands hundreds of times in an instant, is discharged to the nozzle, and drives the turbine to work. This process will make a huge sound.

It was the first time for many senior Air Force officers to hear the sound of such a jet engine, and their faces showed novel expressions. "It's much louder than a piston engine."

I saw the MiG-15 fighter jet gliding on the runway faster and faster, and soon it was gliding a thousand meters away. When it slid to more than 1,300 meters, it finally lifted the front wheel slightly.

Messerschmitt and the engineers' hearts were almost in their throats. It depends on whether they can take off in the air! At the same time, this is also the most dangerous time. If the take-off attitude of the fighter jet is not controlled well, the aircraft body may tilt and then rush out of the runway!

In fact, the take-off distance of jet fighters is not necessarily longer than that of piston aircraft. Later F15s can pull up to 300 meters without carrying bombs. Moreover, many large piston transport aircraft require a runway of about 2,000 meters, while jets will be shorter.

Because it was the first flight, the take-off distance was still relatively long, and the test pilot was not in a hurry. Especially when it was about to take off, its attitude had to be maintained well.

Finally, under the eyes of everyone's expectations, the MiG-15 fighter jet successfully flew off the runway and flew into the sky.

"The speed has exceeded 750 kilometers and is still increasing!" An officer exclaimed loudly. Everyone was shocked and speechless by the speed of the plane. This aircraft easily surpassed the speed of all existing propeller aircraft!

Yannick asked Messerschmitt, who was sitting next to him. "What is the maximum speed of this aircraft?" Although he knew all the data of the MiG-15 in the original time and space, it was a pirated copy after all, and he could not help much with the engine. He relied entirely on German engineers. Find out for yourself.

Messerschmitt said respectfully. "Your Highness, its maximum speed is 900 kilometers per hour."

"It seems there is still room for improvement." Although the original space-time MiG-15 failed to break the speed of sound, its maximum flight speed exceeded 1,000 kilometers per hour, reaching high subsonic speeds. Now the speed limit of this high imitation MiG-15 is 900 kilometers, and there is still room for improvement.

At this time, Heinkel, who was sitting on the other side, spoke. "Your Highness, our fighter planes can reach a maximum speed of 1,150 kilometers when diving."

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The founder of the Heinkel Company was, of course, also Heinkel, Ernst Heinrich Heinkel.

Heinkel in the original time and space was also the inventor of the jet aircraft. To be precise, it was invented by Heinkel and O'Hine. In 1939, aircraft designer Heinkel approached Ohain, who had repeatedly encountered setbacks in developing jet engines. Ohain was a gas turbine expert. He had been developing turbine engines since 1934 and had made certain progress. The two aspiring young people worked closely together. One designed the aircraft and the other designed the gas turbine engine. The research work was progressing smoothly. On August 27, 1939, the He-178 jet fighter developed by the two men successfully made a test flight.

Yannick nodded. "1150 kilometers, not bad, almost breaking the sound barrier (1224 kilometers per hour)."

While he was talking, the MiG-15 had already climbed to a high altitude, and to the naked eye it looked no more than the size of a palm.

The test pilot reports. "Height 15,000 meters, speed 850 kilometers."

There were cheers in the audience.

Looking at these cheering senior air force officials, Yannick smiled slightly. Because in this era, the top speed of fighter jets generally remains between 500 and 600 kilometers per hour. Even Germany's most advanced piston fighter, the TA-152, has a design speed of only 750 kilometers. It can fly 850 kilometers in one hour. This speed can be said to exceed everyone's imagination. The advent of the jet engine suddenly refreshed the upper limit of aircraft speed.

However, Yannick knew that the more popular fighter indicator in the 1960s and 1970s was the "double three", which meant that the aircraft had a maximum ceiling of more than 30,000 meters and a maximum speed of more than Mach 3.

Later, there will even be stealth fighters and supersonic cruise fighters. Advanced fighter jets can communicate with satellites, obtain real-time battlefield data, and use guided weapons accurate to the meter level to attack targets hundreds of kilometers away...

Yannick asked again after sighing with emotion. "What's its maximum range?"

"It's about 1,100 kilometers. If you carry an auxiliary fuel tank, it can reach 1,400 kilometers."

The cheering officers suddenly fell silent and looked at each other.

Generally speaking, fighter aircraft range refers to the average maximum range of a fighter aircraft without aerial refueling. At this time, the fighter aircraft is not required to set aside load capacity to mount weapons and ammunition. The fighter aircraft itself is only required to carry as much fuel as possible and fly at the most fuel-saving cruising speed. In addition to filling up the internal fuel tank, the fighter jet can also mount multiple auxiliary fuel tanks. The maximum flight distance of the fighter jet this time is the range of the fighter jet.

The combat radius refers to the distance that a fighter aircraft can safely travel back and forth while carrying certain weapons and ammunition. The combat radius pays more attention to the combat capability of the fighter aircraft. In this case, the fighter aircraft needs to carry normal combat loads to take off for combat, and cannot use all the load capacity for carrying fuel. A considerable part of the load capacity needs to be allocated for mounting weapons.

After arriving at the predetermined combat area, the fighter aircraft also needs to patrol and monitor the combat area, and sometimes may even perform actual combat missions. After completing these tasks, the fighter plane still needs to have enough fuel to return to the base. Moreover, once the fighter plane enters combat status, the engine will be a complete gas guzzler when it reaches maximum power output. The fuel consumption rate is very scary, so the combat radius is more than Starting from half the maximum range is naturally much shorter.

In addition, the fighter aircraft also needs to reserve a portion of fuel to deal with emergencies. Otherwise, the fighter aircraft may not have enough fuel to perform emergency missions or return to the base. After setting aside the fuel required for the above tasks, there is not much fuel left. This is why the combat radius of the fighter aircraft is much smaller than the maximum range of the fighter aircraft. Generally speaking, the combat radius of a fighter aircraft is only about one-third of its maximum range.

That is to say, the combat radius of this jet fighter is less than 400 kilometers, and even if it carries an auxiliary fuel tank, it is only more than 400 kilometers. This is far worse than a piston fighter, and it is about the same as escorting a short-legged Stuka.

Looking at the somewhat disappointed expressions on everyone's face, Yannick smiled. "'Attack is not enough, discipline is more than enough.' Although this fighter cannot undertake escort missions, it at least has the ability to keep the enemy at bay and prevent a bomb from falling on European soil. When the Wright brothers first flew, they It flew for 59 seconds and covered a distance of 247 meters. Who would have thought at that time that in less than 40 years, an airplane could fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters and at a speed of several hundred kilometers per hour?

Today's technology is changing with each passing day. I believe that it won't be long before jet fighters can fly faster, higher, and further than today. "