Chapter 235 Large Passenger Plane

"It's really unfortunate, the perpetrator of the traffic accident must be severely punished!" When he got the news that Himmler was hit and killed, Cyric was sitting in his car, and he said to Graf beside him: "Female driver, Road killer, the traffic laws and regulations of the empire must be perfected, and the driver must pass a strict test and be issued a driver's license before the driver can drive on the road."

Himmler was killed by a female driver who used the accelerator as a brake and pushed Himmler against the wall, which was smashed to pieces! This Beetle is actually just a deformed bumper. It seems that this national car of Dr. Porsche is quite strong!

At that time, Himmler's adjutant was going to come forward to save him, but he was also seriously injured by the crash!

At the same time, this accident also exposed the empire's lack of traffic management. With the popularity of national cars, it is necessary to have a driving school. After passing the training, you must take an exam before you can drive on the road. Be alert to road killers, especially women. driver!

Cyric sighed, and Graff, who was on the side, echoed: "Yeah, you must be vigilant against female drivers, it's terrible!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the car continued to drive forward. Soon, came a newly opened company, Junkers - Hughes Aircraft Company.

This is Junkers and Hughes, each holding 50% of the shares and investing capital to set up a new aircraft company. The company's project is to produce long-distance intercontinental large passenger aircraft!

At the beginning, a few years ago, Cyric's trip to the United States successfully persuaded Howard, a young aviator. Howard's interest was transferred from the racing plane, and he began to seriously study his large passenger plane.

Afterwards, Hughes invested in Germany and adopted a joint approach with German aircraft companies. Howard was attracted to Junkers Aircraft Company, which has experience in the production and design of transport aircraft.

And now, their project, an intercontinental airliner across the ocean, is named Atlantic One.

This kind of airliner is designed to cross the ocean!

Before setting off for Spain, Cyric heard that the aircraft had made its first flight, but Cyric didn't have time at the time, and now, taking a break from his busy schedule, Cyric decided to go and have a look. Heard that it was about to be completed. Finalized, about to enter the production stage!

"Cyric, it's a pleasure to meet you!" When he arrived at the gate of the factory and learned of Cyric's arrival, the young adventurer Howard was already waiting there with great interest.

As a rich second-generation, Howard has never been worried, his face is always cheerful, and now, the success of his career makes Howard smile all day long.

"Hello, General Cyric, I'm Ebas." Another person who came to greet him was Ebas, the chief designer of Junkers, who also participated in the development of this airliner.

"Let's go and see the airliner," Cyric said.

Aircraft companies all have runways, so that when the aircraft is manufactured, it can take off directly to where it should go. Now, on the runway of this newly established company, a large passenger plane is under the sun. sparkling.

This is a behemoth!

Seeing this plane, Cyric was reminded of the B-29 in history, which is almost the same size as this plane!

In fact, although the B-29 did not start to function until the middle of World War II, it has actually been developed since 34 years, and now, these technologies are generally mature.

The upper wing, the front three-point landing gear, and the wide straight wing are equipped with four engines.

"Our current project, to be able to complete the final shape, depends on these engines provided by BMW!" Howard said.

Any aircraft needs advanced engines. During the test flight of the B-29, there were frequent engine fires, or it was because the engine failed.

And now, BMW's air-cooled engine has been used in the FW190, and at the same time, it has also been supplied to Howard's racing aircraft, as well as the current large passenger aircraft.

"Now, each of these engines can stably provide 1,800 horsepower, which is enough for our airliner to cruise at a speed of 500 kilometers per hour at an altitude of 10,000 meters." Howard said proudly: "Now, the first one from the United States to The German route is preparing to open up."

Howard is a big moneymaker. When Cyric mentioned BMW's 1500-horsepower air-cooled engine, Howard was very interested and assisted a large amount of money. These funds eventually matured the engine and gave it to the FW190 equipment. At the same time, the follow-up model, which continues to develop, has been increased to 1800 horsepower.

10,000 meters in the sky? and many more! Cyric suddenly thought of something: "Our engine, the high-altitude problem has been solved?"

Piston engines all need to inhale air to burn. At high altitudes, the air is thin, and if you want to inhale enough air, you need a supercharger. In Germany, limited by the low fuel grade and the lack of heat-resistant alloys, there has been no To come up with an advanced two-stage supercharger, so the high-altitude performance of German fighters is not good, and by the end of World War II, it will inevitably fall behind.

But now, there are already passenger planes that can fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters, which means that the problem of the supercharger has been solved?

Ebas nodded: "Yes, our engine has been equipped with an advanced two-stage supercharger. Through engineers poached from Rolls-Royce and advanced alloys provided by the United States, we have We have solved the problem of the supercharger, and compared to the supercharger of the aircraft, we have encountered a real problem in terms of cabin pressurization.”

Why fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters? The thin air at high altitude means less resistance, which can save fuel and achieve a longer range. For civil airliners, it means lower costs, and for bombers, it means that it is more difficult to be intercepted!

Ebas is clear in his heart that once the war ends, this passenger plane will be transformed into a bomber at any time, and even in the process of developing this passenger plane, they have already begun to prepare for the transformation of transport aircraft and bombers.

For flights at an altitude of 10,000 meters, cabin pressurization is a big problem.

If you look at the World War II data of later generations, you can see that when the plane flies to a certain height, the pilot has to use an oxygen mask, because the cockpit is not pressurized and the oxygen is not enough. If the oxygen mask is not used, it will always be due to lack of oxygen Oxygen and faint.

The pilots of fighter jets and bombers can still accept it. If every passenger of a passenger plane is allowed to use an oxygen mask, everyone will be like a pig's mouth. Few people will take this kind of passenger plane!