Chapter 440 Hans' Help (Plus 2)

At this time, the lights on the runway at the airport behind were still on. Ross was operating the glider and turned around to return. He had only one chance.

Gliders, without power, fly entirely by taking advantage of altitude, and the altitude continues to decrease until it hits the ground. This is such a process.

But now, fortunately, it is relatively close to the airport. If it is far, then they will not be able to fly back at all.

Three turns, aiming at the runway, the chunky glider, towards the runway, landed accurately.

DFS 230 is a light assault glider whose structure adheres to the traditional glider layout and adopts a hybrid structure of high monoplane and underwing support.

The cross section of the fuselage is approximately rectangular, the skeleton is welded by steel pipes, and the surface is covered with a skin made of flax material, so the manufacturing cost is very low and it is convenient for mass production.

At the same time, it also makes its appearance look extremely ugly.

When the glider was about to land, Hans's plane was pushed out from the hangar.

After the glider unit took off, the tarmac was vacated, and it was time for these bombers to prepare. When the day dawned, the bomber unit would be dispatched quickly.

Hans stood on the side of the runway of the airport and watched the glider land swayingly. Immediately, he had a smile on his face.

The glider is back again. From the look of it, you can tell that the traction rope on the nose is broken, and this glider can no longer be dispatched, because all the Junkers 52 transport planes in the base have taken off.

Your chance is here!

Hans ran up quickly and watched the glider unwillingly land on the runway of the airport. All the people inside came out unwillingly.

"You need a new tow plane." Hans suppressed his excitement and said, "My plane can tow you there."

Not only Junkers 52 transport aircraft, but also Stuka bombers can tow gliders! Historically, at the end of World War II, because the performance of Stuka was outdated, and even the main task of Stuka became towing gliders!

Judging from the size, the Junkers 52 is larger than the glider, while the Stuka is much smaller than the glider, like an ant pulling an elephant.

The Junkers-52 has three engines, each with a power of 550 horsepower, while the Stuka is a single engine with a power of 1420 horsepower. It can be seen that the engine power of the Stuka is sufficient.

Moreover, the small size of Stuka brings a small windward area and low resistance.

The maximum speed of Junker-52 is less than 300 kilometers per hour, but Stuka can fly to 400 kilometers per hour, which means that after Stuka comes to relocate the glider that has to return, it can still chase after it. Get on the front troops.

Hearing Hans's words, Lieutenant Weikig nodded: "We need to ask the superiors for instructions, please prepare to lead us immediately."

To tow the glider, Hans' Stuka must be lightly loaded, and the ton of bombs he carried need to be unloaded.

Just as Hans was in command of the ground crew and quickly unloaded the bomb, Lieutenant Weickig had already asked his immediate superiors for instructions by radio, and he immediately got an echo, which is totally fine!

When formulating the battle plan, the staff members have gone through intense and meticulous thinking. However, no matter how well-planned the plan is, when it is implemented, it will also encounter problems of this kind and that, and the commander on the scene is required to have the ability to quickly field deployment capability.

For example, now, after the glider returns to home, a Stuka is used to tow it, which is the best time to adapt.

Hans was quite excited. He watched his Stuka bomber pushed to the front of the glider, and hung the glider behind him through a short rope.

At this time, the other planes in the first echelon had already flown for 20 minutes, and he had to take this glider and catch up!

Hans quickly got into his cockpit, and with the help of the ground crew, started the Junkers Jumo 211J-1 engine in front of him. In a violent roar, the engine emitted a stream of black smoke and started smoothly. !

"Attention, fly along the guide lights." The voice of the operations commander came through the headset, and Hans replied: "Got it."

In this era, night combat is almost still blank. However, Hans still used instruments to fly at night several times. Now, although the sky above is dark, Hans has nothing to fear.

Pushing the throttle, Hans released the brakes amidst the roar of the engine, after a minute of idling the engine to full power.

The Stuka bomber, with the glider behind it, started to roll on the runway.

Speed, getting faster and faster, pulling a one-ton glider is more laborious than mounting a one-ton bomb. Hans obviously felt that the take-off performance of his plane was declining. However, compared to the capacity The gram 52 transport aircraft, his aircraft, still has higher performance.

About three-quarters of the way down the runway, Hans pulled up his plane, and in the back, the glider pulled up almost in sync and took off together.

The accelerator has been in full open state, driving the glider behind. Hans is constantly climbing. When he climbed to one thousand meters, Hans leveled off and saw the first coordinates of the lighthouse in the distance.

Fly over, aim for the route!

Stuka was roaring and roaring, dragging the glider behind, and Stuka was flying at full speed, reaching a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.

In the back, Ross was excited. There were only five simple instruments on the driver's seat of the glider, showing various flight attitudes. Looking at the speedometer, Ross could know that at the current speed, they should be able to Catch up with the glider unit ahead before entering Belgian airspace!

All around, it is dark, but everyone's heart is hot.

Catch up with your troops and land on the fortress together!

As the commander of the Granite Commando, Lieutenant Wichig was very annoyed that he was left behind. He didn't know that because of an accident, another glider of his commando was left behind.

Just twenty minutes after takeoff, it flew over the Luhenberg beacon, just halfway through the flight.

Just then, the pilot of the glider behind saw the wing of the Junker-52 that was towing him begin to wobble, and its marker lights kept flashing.

According to the previous training, this is the disengagement signal. After a few seconds of judgment, the glider pilot took off the leash and began to glide.

It wasn't until he slid to the ground that he realized that he hadn't even flown to the border.

If Lieutenant Weickig hadn't arrived, his commandos would have only had nine gliders left.

And now, fortunately, he finally caught up! After chasing for an hour, the Stuka bomber finally brought Lieutenant Weigger's glider, but they didn't know that there were new difficulties waiting for them.