Third Reich, Bava, Messerschmitt AG headquarters.
Willy Messerschmitt was nervously accompanying the head of the dynasty. He was introducing the company's new products to the head of state in a slightly nervous and excited tone.
The Messerschmitt Company was originally called the Bayerische Airplane Manufacturing Company, but was later forced to reorganize due to World War I. The arrival of Willy Messerschmitt made the company rejuvenated and became one of the most important weapons suppliers of the Third Reich.
Throughout World War II, Messerschmitt was the main weapon supplier of the Third Reich's air force. The aircraft they provided included the famous Bf109 and Bf110 fighter jets, which became the backbone of the Empire's air force.
Especially the Bf109, which was the most successful aircraft during the entire World War II!
However, Lin Yu did not come here today to see the BF109, even though he had heard of the name of this aircraft and had even seen it in the military museum.
However, this was only a propeller-driven plane after all. Its performance could not compare to a jet plane!
One had to know that jet fighters were a generation ahead of propeller fighters!
If the fighter jets of the Imperial Air Force could be changed from propeller-type fighter jets to jet-type fighter jets, the problems that plagued the Imperial Air Force would be greatly alleviated.
With the jet fighter, even if the number of fighter planes in the dynasty's air force could not compare to the number of fighter planes in the allied forces, after all, the production capacity of Yingchan was too terrifying.
However, with the outstanding performance of the jet fighter, the Imperial Air Force could compete with the allied forces for air superiority in both the Eastern and Western battlefields!
After entering 1943, with the increase in the loss of excellent pilots, especially ace pilots, and the decline in production capacity, the Third Reich gradually lost the air superiority of the battlefield. After losing the air superiority, the ground forces could not get support and would instead be bombarded by the enemy.
It wasn't just the army that was bombed, but many factories in the country as well. The bombing of the allied forces caused a lot of damage to the industries in the empire, such as the Bayerische Mechanic Factory, the Krupp Military Heavy Factory, and other important military factories.
Even the Messerschmitt aircraft manufacturing company had been bombed. This time, when Lin Yu went to inspect the company, the Gestapo had done a lot of work in advance and even found a substitute for the head of state to hide his true whereabouts.
The purpose of this was to prevent the alliance army from getting the news and sending people to assassinate or bomb them!
On the way here, Lin Yu heard the air defense siren many times, which made him frown!
The air defense situation of the Imperium was no longer optimistic!
He had to regain control of the air as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Drexton Massacre in history would happen ahead of time!
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"Respected Ruler, this is the jet plane that we secretly developed. It's different from the previous planes. It uses a jet engine that spouts a large amount of gas to propel the plane forward, thereby obtaining faster speed and greater acceleration…"
Willy Messerschmitt excitedly explained the plane in front of Lin Yu.
Lin Yu recognized the plane. It was probably the world's first jet engine, the He178!
However, this plane was only a test plane. The real mass-produced jet fighter was the ME-262. This plane began its test flight in July 1942 and began to be equipped with troops at the end of 1943. However, the number of equipment was limited, and the head of state requested that it be transformed into a fighter bomber, which greatly delayed her time on the battlefield.
"I heard from Spear that you have developed a new jet fighter that can be put into mass production. Where is that jet fighter?”
Lin Yu wasn't very interested in the test subjects. Even though the Alliance Army's air force didn't dare to invade the Empire's airspace, they would often send out bomber planes to attack at night. During the day, they would also send fighter planes and reconnaissance planes to harass them.
These actions were not very harmful, but they could greatly affect the morale of the army and the people, so Lin Yu could not tolerate it.
In order to deal with the enemy's sneak attack, in addition to improving the ground air defense firepower network, they also had to maintain a strong air force combat readiness. The enemy's reconnaissance aircraft was light and fast, so it was difficult to intercept. When ordinary fighter planes faced high-speed reconnaissance aircraft, it was often difficult to take advantage.
At this time, the advantages of a jet fighter with fast speed and good acceleration were revealed!
"Over here, head of state, please move!"
Willy wasn't surprised that Princeps knew about the existence of this new model of aircraft. This kind of thing had to be reported to the higher-ups, so it was normal for Princeps to know.
However, Princeps was busy. Despite his busy schedule, he still remembered this plane and even came to see it. This meant that he must have attached great importance to this plane, which made Willy Messerschmitt very excited.
He realized that this was a good opportunity to showcase his product!
Soon, a brand new plane appeared in front of Lin Yu.
This was the famous ME-262!
The ME262 had a unique design, looking like a swallow. It had two engines on both sides of the wings.
The aircraft used a turbine engine with a thrust of 1800 kilograms. Because of the relatively large thrust, its speed could reach 870 kilometers per hour.
This speed was faster than any propeller plane in this era!
Take the world-famous P-51 Mustang fighter jet in the Pacific battlefield as an example. The outstanding feature of the Mustang fighter jet was its high speed, but even so, the P51's speed was only 708 kilometers per hour. Compared to the 870 kilometers per hour of the ME262, it was a quarter slower!
However, Lin Yu was still not satisfied with this speed!
Because a few years later, the first jet fighter MiG-15 of the hairy bear people reached a maximum flight speed of 1075 kilometers per hour!
This speed was 200 kilometers per hour faster than the ME262!
In front of the MiG-15, the ME-262 was as slow as a propeller plane!
Therefore, although this aircraft was more advanced than the propeller aircraft of this era, it was still unqualified in Lin Yu's eyes!
Willy Messerschmitt realized that even though he had introduced himself for a long time, Princeps 'reaction was very calm, even cold!
This made him realize that something was wrong.
"Your Excellency, is there anything wrong?”
Willy asked carefully.
Lin Yu nodded and began to comment mercilessly!
"The aircraft's aero layout is unreasonable. Although the engines on the wings are stable, it increases the resistance and affects the maximum speed!”
"The thrust of the engine is too small, and the maximum speed of the plane is too slow. We haven't fully utilized the advantages of the fighter plane!”
"The aircraft is too heavy. Other than the fighter bomber, cancel the two-seater model for the other models. In addition, the aircraft's airflow layout should be a swept-wing, which can increase the speed!”
"It's best to use the nose air intake method to arrange the engine. Place the engine inside the body of the aircraft, and equip the two wings with machine guns. The power of the 12.7mm machine gun is too small.”
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Willy Messerschmitt was dumbfounded!
He originally thought that as the chief designer of the plane, he already knew everything about jet planes. In the end, he didn't expect that in front of Princeps, he was like a primary school student…
Everything Princeps said made his eyes light up. It opened a window for him and even helped him solve many problems that had troubled him for a long time.
Willy was extremely shocked. He never expected Princeps to be so familiar with airplanes!
He even felt that Princeps was more suitable than him to be the chief designer of the plane…
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