Rebirth: Romania Rising

"It's coming, it's coming, get on the plane and get ready."

The sharp-eyed Eli suddenly stopped the lively chat, reminded his brother, and quickly ran towards his plane.

The two looked up and saw that a group of people had descended from the command center. The leader was Mihai, accompanied by Victor and Eric, followed by a large number of people, all of whom were scientists and professors from the University Alliance— —It also includes the main generals of the army, as well as the chief designers and production leaders of various aircraft manufacturing companies. They discovered that Victor came first for the IAR-14.

After finally seeing and touching this rare aircraft, Victor, standing next to the IAR-14, felt very good about himself: Originally, the biggest problem of the Romanian Air Force was the delay in the service of the IAR-14 due to the bad relationship with the Ministry of War. , choose the old-fashioned IAR-13.

The more fatal mistake the Romanian Army made was to regard this fighter as a pure reconnaissance aircraft. It will correct this historic mistake and let the IAR-14 shine earlier, allowing aircraft from other countries to try it. It tastes great.

Although he had chosen IAR-14 in his heart, out of politeness and fairness, he could not reveal this tendency on the surface prematurely.

Everyone can see that the "little minister" is in high spirits. After the "Aviation Armament Reorganization Case" and the "Army Armament Reorganization Act", the haze of chaotic arms production management has obviously been wiped away.Victor was very interested in the IAR-14. Not only did he learn more about the aerodynamic layout, weapons, and engines, he also happily sat in the cockpit to play with it and experience it. Then he shook hands with Eli cordially and warmly He asked: "What do you think of this aircraft? What is special about it compared with the old IAR-13 aircraft."

"This is a great aircraft. Although it was a little difficult to get started at first because its controls are a little different compared to the IAR-13 aircraft, it is not difficult once you get familiar with it."

The flattered Eli gestured and said, "He is very fast and can be about 20 kilometers faster than the current fighter jets. This allows him to occupy a favorable situation in the battle and can evacuate immediately after being injured."

Victor expressed his own opinion: "Judging from the existing engine technology, Romanian aircraft engines are too heavy and weak in power. In order to increase lift, the aircraft can only use double wings, or even add three wings. Although the lift of the aircraft is Bigger and more stable, but at the same time it seems the low-altitude and hovering performance needs to be improved.”

Victor then pointed to the protruding nose of the aircraft, "I just found in the cockpit that it seems difficult to see the ground clearly due to the obstruction of the nose engine. Doesn't this have any impact on the landing?"

Hearing Victor speak such professional words, the surrounding aviation professionals, especially university professors, were shocked and moved. These are completely professional words that can only be said by an aviation expert. It seems that the Ministry of War privately said that Victor was pregnant with The rumor that he is capable of commanding the air force may be true.

Eli had no choice but to stand up and clarify: "The problems mentioned by the commander do exist, and we are working hard to improve them. In terms of landing, we use the rear three-point layout, and the disadvantage of insufficient field of vision is easily solved. As for maneuvering and circling, we still need to slowly Break through, thank you sir for your valuable advice.”

Looking at the admiring eyes of the people around him, Victor felt a little proud, and continued to ask: "I heard from the club's report that one IAR-14 can shoot down a dozen IAR-13s in an air battle. What do you think?"

Eli shrugged and said disapprovingly: "I don't dare to brag so much. In a one-on-one duel, the new model is definitely better than the old one, but this does not mean that he is the only overlord of the sky. Just now. You also pointed out the fact that the aircraft's maneuverability is not very good, so it may not be an advantage in a gang fight.

Unless they slowly pounce on them one by one to their death, if I encounter a dozen IAR-13s that are cooperating with each other tacitly, I will definitely run away when I see them. Maybe I can seize the opportunity to shoot down 2 to 3 of them, but if I fight for a long time, I will hand over my life there..."

Everyone laughed, except for the head of the flying club who blushed slightly. In order to get the Ministry of War to pay attention to the new aircraft model project, he had arranged tests for IAR13 and 14. The test results were exactly the same, but he submitted an exaggerated report. , otherwise it would not have reached Victor’s ears.Fortunately, Victor, who was very interested, did not continue to delve deeper. Instead, he went to the old IAR-13 model and visited it for a while before he felt relieved.

The test flight began soon, and the takeoffs were carried out in the order of IAR-13 and then IAR-14. At the same time, the Air Force also took off 8 conventional training aircraft IAR-CV to cooperate with the exercise.

Victor stood next to Mihai and explained for him. The IAR-14's takeoff was not smooth. Due to the arrangement of the rear tricycle landing gear, the horizontal stabilizer that was blocked by the wing on one side unexpectedly failed, and it was unable to fly for a long time, which made everyone sweat.

Fortunately, the experienced pilot quickly discovered the problem. When the taxiing speed reached 40 kilometers per hour, he cleverly stepped on the brakes and used the inertia to lift the tail of the aircraft, allowing the elevator to take effect and take off normally.Victor was also keenly aware of this and gave a relatively simple explanation to Mihai, making him nod repeatedly.

On the other hand, the old model IAR-13 took off very smoothly and took to the sky in no time.Subsequently, the two aircraft continued to demonstrate their speed advantages and flight characteristics in the air, but Victor's telescope only saw a few streaks of white smoke roaring in the sky.

As the formation of eight simulated escort aircraft flew through the designated airspace, the two aircraft ended their formation performance and were ready to start the most exciting maneuver display.

The advantage of the IAR aircraft is that it is fast. The test pilot adopted dive attack and escape tactics. The aircraft maneuvered very well, which perfectly demonstrated the superiority of this new aircraft.

While they were explaining how to use inertia in a simulated air battle to return to a high altitude with additional power, the crowd suddenly burst out in exclamation - the IAR-13, which had just been maneuverable and flexible, suddenly entered a spiral state when it rolled out of the rear-end lock of another aircraft. Hay and Victor saw clearly in the telescope: the red IAR-14 was falling rapidly like a weight.

Although the pilot kept trying to level off, several attempts failed. "Danger, danger, skydive, skydive quickly." The crowd exclaimed, "The height will not be high enough if we don't jump anymore."

But parachuting from a falling plane at high speed is not easy. The height of the plane is getting lower and lower. In the blink of an eye, it is only a few hundred meters above the ground, and it is still falling. Victor jumps anxiously, and Mihai closes his eyes. , couldn't bear to see the tragedy of the machine being destroyed and people killed, and I sighed secretly:

"It seems that it is not realistic for new fighter jets to be put into combat in a short period of time."

Suddenly, the plane suddenly made a "bang" sound. Victor couldn't help opening his eyes again, only to see the test pilot crawling out through the cockpit. Then the parachute behind him slowly opened, and after a while, the plane fell to the ground. The ground made a violent explosion and broke into countless pieces. People couldn't help but feel lucky that the pilot escaped.Fortunately, the pilot was not injured and all test flight items were completed.

Victor, who recovered from the shock, spoke highly of the entire test flight work and gave comfort to the frustrated pilot Eli, saying: "The design of IAR-14 still has some merits, such as their first three points. The landing gear is more scientific and easy to take off; another example is their original design of synchronized machine guns, which effectively solves the problem of air combat firepower..."

Although Victor did not mention a word about procurement, everyone knew that the Air Force could only be the IAR-14 from the Institutul Aeronauticroman.The doctor from the institute, who had been highly nervous, finally smiled. Although the demonstration just now had an accident, it was still taken seriously. He believed that after the implementation of the "Aviation Armament Reorganization Case", Roman Aviation Research Institute would still be the leader of the national aviation industry. top notch.

I thought Victor's speech was enough to bring the test flight to an end, but I didn't expect that he suddenly signaled the adjutant beside him to take out two pieces of paper for everyone to see. Each piece of paper had an imaginary drawing of the bomber, although it was improvised with a pencil. It is sketched, but the proportions of the lines and the dark contrast seem to be well drawn, as if they were sketched from the real thing.

"I just looked at the old and new fighter jets. I think they are leading in the existing technology, but we should also start the design of the next generation aircraft as soon as possible. Gentlemen, why can't we develop large aircraft similar to traditional multi-engine propellers? "

Pointing to the first bomber drawing, he said, "Most of the aircraft used by belligerent countries to perform air missions are reconnaissance aircraft or passenger aircraft modified for bombing purposes. These aircraft generally have shortcomings such as small bomb load, short range, and poor bomb delivery accuracy."

"Then a technician told me that in 1912, the Baltic Vehicle Factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, successfully manufactured a giant aircraft - the Russian Warrior. The giant designer was Igor Sikorsky. I used special means to get it Its drawings and parameters.”

Victor pointed to the second drawing and showed it to everyone. The appearance of the aircraft looked even stranger than the first drawing. It had an amazing wingspan and was equipped with four 4-kilowatt four-cylinder water-cooled engines.The weight has reached 74 tons.The aircraft not only has a spacious enclosed cockpit, but also has a heated "living room" with a table and several wicker chairs.

"I compared the design of the Russian Warrior. I think that given the current engine power is about the same, a large passenger aircraft with multiple engines and a long wingspan seems to be able to bring more sufficient bomb load and fierce firepower. The drawings are no longer Following the traditional straight wing layout, but with a certain angle, as for the specific sweep angle that is most suitable, designers need to make precise calculations and experiments."

Victor motioned to his secretary to pass the drawings to several major chief designers, while explaining, "Perhaps the aircraft is not enough to be taken seriously now, but we need to take a longer-term view of the engine, and through gradual improvements we can make their Thrust is rising rapidly, and air superiority and aircraft will only become more important on the battlefield in the future."

Several other people politely praised Victor's genius idea, but the doctor from Roman Aviation Research Institute was stunned for a moment, and suddenly reacted and said: "A design team formed by many young aeronautical engineers in our research institute, through reference Aeroflot also envisioned a large bomber, and the design ideas almost coincided with the second drawing - of course, the drawings given by the commander were much more detailed than those ideas."

Of course it’s detailed and advanced!

Speaking of the Russian Warrior, its other famous name is the "Ilya Muromets". This thing was an absolute black technology at that time, with a closed cabin, cabin pressurization, heating, and a supercharger. It can fly up to 3000 meters, and even has an electric bomb launcher and bomb sight. The crew members can boil a pot of hot water and make a pot of tea in the sky (there is a lime stove on the plane) while elegantly pressing the bomb release button. Blow up the enemy's position.

Moreover, the self-defense firepower of the modified Ilya is very abnormal, and it is even called "excess firepower":

The Russians have packed almost all the machine guns they can find on hand. From Maxim to Hutchison, an average plane can carry 8 machine guns!

Especially when flying in formation, the firepower of this thing can make the opposing fighter pilot collapse. The Ilya aircraft is the pride of the Russians and was used from World War I to the October Revolution and later the Russian Civil War.

This behemoth was the beginning of Russia's strategic bomber force, but Russia's strategic bombers have been absent since then. There were no reliable strategic bombers before the end of World War II. The Figure 4, which was passed over from the Americans at the end of World War II, barely served as a functional aircraft. strategic bomber, it was not until the birth of the Tu95 that this history ended...

"So, who is willing to take this drawing back and help me study it?"

"I want!"

"I want!"

Representatives from various companies, including Preacher, expressed their opinions one after another, and countless hands immediately reached for the drawings - just kidding, it was Victor's own handwriting again.

Apart from the submachine gun previously designed in Bucharest, the only blueprint for this bomber is now a design that cannot be bought with a lot of money.

"If you all need it, let the Air Force make a few more copies for you. As for the pictures I drew."

Victor smiled and signed his name and handed it to Professor Naomi, "I hope the professor will give the drawings to our young scientist, Mistry. I hope he can give me a surprise."