The Beginning Air Force
It was different from how Horse-Face was encouraging his subordinates to get ready to die. Ji Yun was busy with one thing, which was the Air Force. It was today. Ji Yun finally built the Air Force Command Center, and the Air Force was ready to set off. The fighter planes that the Air Force Command Center could build were all from December 1937. Until then, there were not many good planes.
The best model should be the BF109B, but this aircraft had certain defects, and its legs were too short. On the European battlefield, it might be enough to be used as a frontline fighter jet, but what was the use of a 700-kilometer flight range in China?
As for the better fighter jet in Ji Yun's eyes, although it was the first flight in June 1936, the unlucky designer died early. It was only finalized in March 1938, so this flamethrower fighter could only be perfected by the scientists at the base. When they perfected it, they would produce this fighter jet.
As for the German BF109 fighter jet, forget it.
Therefore, the fighter jet that Ji Yun planned to equip the air force with was the P26 fighter jet that the US air force had not equipped yet. This fighter jet was not considered advanced. However, after the modification by the scientists of the base, it was enough for current use. He started designing in 1932 and officially finalized production in 1933. The Chinese Air Force had also equipped it during the war.
The P-26 " Peacock " fighter jet was the first single-wing fighter jet used by the US Army Air Force. It was also the last fighter jet produced by the Boying Company before it was split and renamed. It was called a toy gun, and its appearance was very cartoonish, but in 1928, it was already a very good plane. After modification, it was equipped with two Hua Xia Type 1928 12.7mm heavy machine guns, giving it a very powerful firepower. The base had also modified it to increase its range.
The following are its technical parameters.
Leader:
23 feet 7.25 inches (7.19 meters)
Gao:
10 feet 0.5 inches (3.06 meters)
Wingspan:
27 feet 11.5 inches (8.52 meters)
Wing Area:
149.5 Square feet (13.89 square meters)
Kong Zhong:
2197 pounds (997 kg)
Maximum take-off weight:
2,955 pounds
Voyage:
500 miles (800 kilometers)
Cruise Speed:
240 mph (385 km/h)
Maximum Speed (7,500 feet):
2800 miles per hour (450 kilometers per hour)
Usable ceiling:
27,400 feet (8,350 meters)
Based on the above data, this fighter jet was just a toy now, but in 1928, it was a complete air killer. And it was a metal single-wing aircraft. In 1928, other than those racing models, there were no other single-wing aircraft. Sometimes, if people were stubborn, it was really unreasonable.
At present, the Air Force Command Center could produce ten pilots every day. Fortunately, there were ground personnel who could be trained as mobilisers. However, in order to produce planes, Ji Yun had to increase the speed of mining. Planes and armored vehicles were probably the most expensive of all equipment. One SKFZ221 armored vehicle would require 8,000 base funds and 2000 kWh of electricity. The price of the SKFZ222 steel frame truck reached 10,000 points of capital and 3000 kWh of electricity. The production price of a P26 fighter jet also required 9,000 points of capital, not including the electricity. If it wasn't for Xiao Yue's help, Ji Yun would have been driven crazy.
Today was the day the Air Force was established. There were two different types of planes parked on top. There were two of each type. One of them was a P26 fighter jet named the J-1. There was also a biplane. It was also very famous in history. It was the famous Bo II trainer, and it was also the most produced biplane in the world.
The Po-2, initially known as the U-2, was a multi-purpose biplane designed by the Soviet Union's Polykapov Design Bureau. The Russians called it " corn " Thousand-kukuk Mule)。The aircraft had a simple structure and reliable performance. It could be used for many purposes, such as agricultural aircraft, transport aircraft, bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, etc. This aircraft was the second most produced aircraft in history, and also the most produced biplane, with a total production of more than 40,000.
And very interestingly, this plane flew for the first time on January 7th, 1928, but our commander didn't care. The 150 horsepower of its engine was increased to 260 horsepower. It increased its flying speed from 150 kilometers per hour to 220 kilometers per hour. The original range of 400 kilometers had been increased to 600 kilometers. The maximum take-off weight had also increased by 300 kilograms. He named it the First Church and shamelessly copied it.
The reason why this aircraft was chosen as a trainer was because…It was most suitable for use as a trainer. If there was a stall, the pilot only needed to release the control stick, and the control stick would be completely neutral. The plane would automatically leave the spiral, which undoubtedly saved the lives of countless flying rookies. It was well known that stalling was very dangerous for any aircraft, but this aircraft rarely encountered danger due to stalling. That was why Ji Yun chose such a plane.
Standing beside Ji Yun, other than his post…Outside his secretary Xiaoyue. There was also the Air Force Commander who had just walked out of the Air Force command center. The German Air Force Marshal in World War II was, of course, not the fat Goering, but Wolfgang. von Richthofen. Of course, his current name was Feng Gang. Most people probably didn't know about Richthofen. However, there was also a guy called Richthofen who was quite famous. He was the famous Red Baron during the First World War.
Ji Yun, Feng Gang, and Xiao Yue were watching the pilot's flight performance. Of course, it was the Chengdu J-1 fighter jet flying in the sky. After all, the speed of a biplane was limited. Although he could do many fancy moves, this was a performance of a fighter jet.
To be honest, this fighter jet was nothing to Ji Yun, who was used to jet fighters in the future. Not to mention, there was Xiaoyue who was used to all kinds of ups and downs beside him.
However, as the Air Force's commander-in-chief, Feng Gang was quite satisfied with this fighter jet.
The pilots who came out of the Air Force Command Center were in their minds. All of them had at least 400 hours of flight training. They were all experienced pilots and quickly became familiar with this fighter jet.
"Feng Gang, can our Air Force form a combat force in half a month? It was estimated that in at most another month, there would be some battles. The Air Force should be prepared in advance!”Ji Yun said to the Space Commander in front of him.
The Air Force commander was very confident in his soldiers."Don't worry, Commander. In half a month, we will have at least 100 fighter jets in service. After that, the Air Force command center will begin to select the bomber and then begin production. However, Commander, the current performance of the aircraft is not very good. Therefore, I suggest that when the air force reaches a certain scale, we stop building the numbers. The pilot training could not be stopped. As long as there was no large-scale war, it was enough to maintain a certain number of air forces.”
Ji Yun thought about it carefully and realized that he was right. Then the difference between them was not something that could be smoothed out by numbers.
"In that case, the Air Force will not be able to do so until 1931. Maintaining two to three thousand fighter planes and bomber planes is enough. As for the rest, you can arrange it yourself and send me a copy of the plan.”
After saying that, Ji Yun left with Xiao Yue.
…This chapter was added yesterday.
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