"Mr. Prime Minister, the BF109 is currently our most advanced fighter jet. The gap between other fighter jets and it is relatively large, unless we still use the Volkswagen DB series engine to re-design the model.”
Catherine asked with some doubt. As a former ace pilot, she knew the advantages and disadvantages of various aircraft. The BF109 was obviously a fighter jet that stood out from the crowd.
And his biggest advantage was that he used the DB series engine.
"No, this time we'll use the BMW series engine, manufactured by the Fokker Wolf aircraft.”Rudolph said with a smile,
"But Mr. Prime Minister, the mainstream engines of fighter jets are liquid-cooled fighters. Air-cooled fighters have been eliminated, and BMW is researching air-cooled engines.”
"If the air-cooled engine is used, its heat dissipation will be relatively poor. If the heat dissipation is not smooth under high-speed flight, it will easily cause a fire. Moreover, the English engine is installed with a heat sink, so the windward area will increase, increasing the air resistance and affecting the flight speed of the fighter jet.”
Catherine was a little surprised after hearing the news. She thought Rudolph didn't know about these shortcomings, so she quickly explained.
As the name suggested, the biggest difference between an air-cooled engine and a liquid-cooled engine was the heat dissipation system. The liquid-cooled engine relied on water, while the air-cooled engine relied on air to dissipate heat through the heat sink.
"I know all these flaws, but we need two different main fighter jets to deal with the situation on the battlefield. If it's just one, it's easy for people to develop a targeted fighter jet to compete with it.”
"Although the air-cooled engine has such shortcomings, it also has its advantages. For example, its weight is lighter than the liquid-cooled engine, so it can add more fuel, making the voyage longer. The BF109's voyage is too short. It can't even take off from the French airport and stay in the Ying country for a long time. This will have a greater impact on our future strategy.”
"For example, when our bomber is bombing the Ying country and France, if the flight distance is too long, it will be very dangerous without the protection of fighter jets. It is not easy to cause a fatal blow to them. Of course, the BF109 also needs to increase its flight range. I have already told the airport in Bava that the flight range must be more than 1000 kilometers and the combat radius must reach 400-500 kilometers.”
" There's also another drawback of liquid-cooled engines. It's easy to freeze in cold conditions and needs to be ignited with water. If it's an air-cooled engine, there won't be these problems. The European engine is very long, especially the Soviet Union. They have a temperature below zero for five months, which is very disadvantageous for us.”
Rudolph shook his head and looked at Catherine.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about airplanes. I was too naive. Actually, there is another advantage of the air-cooled engine. Once a cylinder is destroyed, it is still possible to fly back.”
Catherine nodded as she listened, apparently agreeing with him.
"Yes! I did consider this. After all, our population was at a disadvantage to other countries. If we could keep an excellent soldier, we would keep one. Of course, the air force would need to be equipped with both types of aircraft. In terms of performance, it should be above the BF109. As for the navy, it would be fine as long as it was equipped with this new air-cooled engine. The heat dissipation at sea was good, and it was too troublesome to prepare fresh water for the carrier aircraft.”
Rudolph looked at Caselli with great satisfaction. Being able to use his own questions was completely different from Greem's style.
The fighter jet he was talking about was naturally the more powerful FW190 series fighter jet in the future. Although it was slightly more powerful than the BF109, the engine manufacturer was fixed. It was impossible for the public to produce this engine.
This not only involved the issue of patents, but also the issue of expertise in the field. The two fighter jets complementing each other was obviously the best choice. Rudolph only made the military pay attention to this fighter jet that had been buried in history for two years.
They had done a lot of dirty work, and the funniest thing was that because Goering was unwilling to let the fighter aircraft on the aircraft carrier be under the control of the Navy, the Zeppelin aircraft carrier was put on hold for two years. In the end, after it entered the water, it did not participate in any combat and was captured by the Soviet Union…
"Really, Mr. Prime Minister? If it's better than the BF109, our Air Force needs a lot of equipment.”
Catherine could not help but be excited when she heard the news, and Ryder, who was at the side, was obviously very pleased. Although the navy was still ranked last due to the influence of funds and strategic positioning, after all, the resources of the country could not be unlimited.
However, the support of the submarine force was very large, and they also had their own battleships and aircraft carriers. At least, he was very satisfied that he could make the Ying country wary.
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