Imperial Overlord

How far is the range of the first-generation jet fighter? The effective range of the ME-262 fighter is about 1,000 kilometers.

Even if you don't count the fighting time, the maximum radius that this weapon can take off and fight in the sky is only 500 kilometers.

Of course, this is a combat radius under a purely mathematical formula, and in fact, the fuel consumption is far from ideal and accurate.

Therefore, in combat, the actual combat radius of this aircraft is about 300 kilometers - even shorter than the short-legged ME-109 fighter.

For the ME-262 fighter jet, which can fly more than 700 kilometers per hour, if it does not find its attack target within 25 minutes, it must consider returning.

Such a voyage can neither ensure the **** of one's own bombers nor stay in the air for a long time to ensure the ownership of air dominance.

Because of this fatal problem, although Germany can be said to have mastered the core technology of new weapons, there is really no need to install its own jet fighters so quickly.

The reason is also very simple. At present, this fighter has only one function, that is, under the guidance of radar, it can intercept the bomber force of the enemy army.

In other words, the advanced fighter ME-262 is not actually a fighter, but a typical interceptor.

But now, the closest enemy airfields to the German mainland are those Soviet military airfields on the Soviet-German front.

The possibility of Soviet planes taking off from these airports wanting to fly to the German mainland is almost equal to zero.

As soon as those Soviet bombers took off, they would be strangled by German fighter jets circling like vultures.

Even if there are fish that slip through the net, the air defense warning radar built in East Prussia will detect these bombers and mobilize local air defense forces to intercept them.

No opponent is the biggest embarrassment encountered by ME-262. Its opponents are so weak that the TA-152 fighter, which is under development, is enough to deal with.

As for the technical level of World War II, the most advanced fighter jets that Germany can develop in the future are nothing more than two famous fighter jets that belong to different camps in the history of the East and the West.

One is a red MiG-15 fighter jet, while the other is a blue F-86 fighter jet.

It is said that there are some differences between the two fighters, but in fact they both have the blood of German jet fighters.

The two fighter jets are almost half a dozen in terms of combat performance and flight performance such as range.

According to the data on paper, the combat radius of the F-86 fighter is about 750 kilometers, and the combat radius of the MiG-15 fighter is about 700 kilometers.

In terms of vertical maneuverability, the MiG fighter is better, and the F-86 fighter is better in hovering.

Not to mention the F-86 of North American Airlines, the MiG-15 fighter jet of the MiG company can be said to be the most familiar fighter jet for the Chinese.

It accompanied the growth of the new China, guarded the airspace of the new China, and played a famous MiG corridor on the Korean battlefield.

This kind of aircraft also highlights the character of the main design of the MiG company, which makes the MiG company embark on a road of no return for an interceptor in the future...

According to actual needs, Li Le, a World War II madman from later generations, prefers the American F-86 fighter jet.

What he wanted was air supremacy, not a high-altitude, high-speed interceptor that could hit and run. Although strictly speaking, the MiG 15 is a masterpiece that inherits the idea of ​​​​the German jet fighter.

But Li Le felt that, in fact, after the German jet fighters were developed, they had to develop in the direction of interceptors in order to cope with the war situation.

Therefore, the German jet interceptor is not the original intention of the German designers, but a compromise product forced out by the deteriorating war situation.

Therefore, Li Le prefers that his fighter design is an air superiority fighter design rather than an interceptor fighter design.

After weighing it, Li Le believes that the F-86 is more suitable for Germany's development path, rather than overemphasizing the climbing MiG fighter.

"Find a way to increase the range to 1,500 kilometers, and then talk about the installation." As the conversation deepened, Li Le also began to raise rigid requirements.

On the other hand, as the conversation deepened, the designers of the airline and the generals of the Air Force also began to realize that the Führer's unique insights into the future development of the Air Force are very systematic and very detailed.

The German head of state is not a novice who is easy to be fooled. For example, when an aviation technical expert suggested that the short flight range is not a problem, the head of state sharply refuted the other party's point of view.

The other party insisted that jet engines are a kind of equipment that consumes fuel and cannot greatly increase the range of the aircraft.

However, after the Fuhrer gave several guiding opinions on engine modification, many experts began to support the Fuhrer's argument.

Most experts believe that the use of a single engine and a more streamlined fighter shape design can effectively improve the fuel consumption of the fighter.

At the same time, technologies such as the swept wing with a larger angle were also readily available to the head of state. You must know that the swept wing is a very advanced technology in this era. As soon as the head of state opens his mouth, everyone knows that he is a "knowing".

Later exchanges became much easier. Everyone was willing to try to increase the range to 1,300 kilometers or even 1,500 kilometers, and they were also willing to find ways to further increase the speed of the aircraft.

This can be said to be a non-contradictory improvement: after the speed of the aircraft is increased, the combat radius of the aircraft itself will be larger for the same period of time.

"1500km~www.wuxiaspot.com~ or even 1700km is our goal for further research and development. If it can reach a combat radius of about 600km, it will meet your requirements." An older engineer, right Li Le, the head of state who talked eloquently, said.

Li Le nodded, and then began to emphasize the problem of the failure rate of the take-off engine. After all, to use an engine, it is necessary to make the engine more reliable.

On this issue, Li Le also has no good solution. He can only disclose the information in his mind to his engineers as much as possible.

He is neither a designer nor an expert in materials science, so improving an engine requires the constant efforts of countless people.

"There are only so many requirements I have. If I can't meet my design requirements, the jet fighter will not be mass-produced." Without any compromise, Li Le stubbornly insisted on his point of view.

Germany now has time and is not in a hurry to serve an immature weapon. The time has been grabbed, wait a moment, wait for the technology to mature before mass production, Li Le can accept such a delay. 10