Old Sean drove the car and dragged Ron directly to a small airport in the wilderness. Through the layers of iron fences, Ron saw a plane covered with defensive canvas waiting quietly.

There, Ron knew, it was Lockheed's latest work and its most famous work - the P-38 fighter jet.

The old Ford car turned left and entered a small fork road. After walking about thirty meters, it stopped in front of a gate. A security-looking man came forward and checked Old Sean's ID.

After waving to let him go, the iron gate slowly opened. Old Sean returned to the car and drove in proudly in his old Ford.

The car drove to the tarmac before stopping. Old Sean and Ron got out of the car, and several people came to greet them. The leader was a man in his thirties, and his movements were coordinated and powerful.

He looks very capable.

"Mr. Sean, this must be your son Ron? You are so lucky to have a heroic son." The man held old Sean's hand and said while looking at Ron.

"Heinrich, to be honest, I hope he can be like you..." Old Sean smiled bitterly and shook his head, "But joining the army is his own choice... Well, I brought him to see the company today.

It's a new plane, maybe he will use it when he returns."

The man took Old Sean's hand and shook it hard, then let go of Old Sean's hand and walked towards Ron.

"Mr. Ron, I am Heinrich from the Lockheed Technology Department. I am very happy to meet an air combat hero like you. I have seen the design of your cannon. To be honest, you are very good.

Talent. We very much hope that one day in the future, this cannon can be installed on our fighter aircraft."

He turned to look at the fighter plane on the tarmac that was tightly covered by a rainproof tarpaulin - at this time, several ground crew members were already standing next to the plane.

Heinrich waved to those people, and the ground staff immediately grabbed a rope and pulled hard. The rainproof canvas was suddenly lifted off, revealing the true appearance of the aircraft.

This is a twin-engine aircraft with a very unique shape. Different from ordinary twin-engine aircraft, its fuselage is extremely short, with almost only one cockpit, like a drop of water on the wing. It is usually placed on

The vertical fins and tail fins on the fuselage have been arranged elsewhere. The two engine nacelles are placed on the main wings extending out on both sides of the fuselage. Each engine nacelle continues to extend backward with a thin bracket, and then in

A vertical fin was erected on the bracket, and the tops of the two vertical fins were connected with a section of wing to form a unique tail.

Such a unique structure makes this aircraft look like two fuselages, one on the left and one on the right, but the real fuselage in the middle is inconspicuous. Compared with ordinary twin-engine heavy fighters-such as the German BF110-

—It looks so light and beautiful.

Ron was actually no stranger to this aircraft. In later generations, he had seen this aircraft many times in museums and flown it many times in virtual flight games. But when he had the opportunity to fly this legendary aircraft himself,

He was still excited when he saw the fighter plane.

"Beautiful!" Heinrich pointed to the plane and said to Ron, "This is definitely the most beautiful fighter plane in the world, and the most beautiful fighter plane must also be the most powerful fighter plane!" His words were full of incomprehensible words.

Live proudly.

"Yes, it's so beautiful!" Ron also exclaimed. It's not necessarily true whether the P-38 is the most beautiful fighter, but it is definitely a beauty among twin-engine fighters. And what Heinrich said is "the most beautiful."

"Fighter must be the most powerful fighter" is quite reasonable. At least, the P-38 is definitely the most powerful twin-engine fighter. It is almost the only fighter that can fight with mainstream single-engine fighters without being at a disadvantage.

, compared with him, those BF110s that need other fighter escorts really don’t deserve the title of fighter jets.

"Would you like to go to the lounge and take a rest? It will take a while for the ground crew to complete the refueling and routine inspections before takeoff, so you can take a rest first," Heinrich said.

"No need, I'll just look at her here. I really want to take her to the sky right away." Ron said. This is not a lie. Although driving an F4F and a P-40 and adopting the correct tactics, he can still fight with the Japanese.

However, there is no doubt that these two aircraft are inferior to the Zero Fighter in performance. The P-38 will overwhelm the Japanese Zero Fighter in performance, making the battle easier.

It's also safer.

"I understand." Heinrich smiled, "To be honest, I'm jealous of you pilots. I've put so much effort into this plane, but I'll never have the chance to fly it or even fly in it - because I

I have a damn fear of heights!”

The ground crew quickly finished their work, and Heinrich took Ron to the plane. Ron climbed into the cockpit along the ladder, and Heinrich climbed up the gangway to introduce Ron to the cockpit layout and various functions of the aircraft.

Distribution of keys.

In fact, Ron was already familiar with these, but he still listened very carefully and kept nodding. When Heinrich finished speaking, Ron raised his head to thank him, but found Heinrich's face

He was frighteningly pale, and his forehead was dripping with sweat.

"Are you okay?" Ron asked concerned.

"No...it's okay...it's just that it's...a bit high here. Can someone help...help me..."

Several ground staff helped Heinrich into the lounge, and one of them told Ron not to worry, he would be back to his original state in a while.

Watching Heinrich enter the lounge, Ron started the engines one by one, released the brakes, skillfully slid the plane onto the runway, and then took off in the air.

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About an hour later, Ron landed at the airport in a plane. Although the performance of the plane did not exceed his expectations, he was still very satisfied with the plane.

Entering the lounge, Heinrich, who had already recovered, impatiently asked Ron about his driving experience. His attitude made Ron feel that this guy must be eager to hear his approval of this aircraft.

"The airplane accelerates very quickly, climbs better than any airplane I've ever seen before, has unparalleled speed, and even hovers surprisingly well. Especially if you're good at adjusting the different power outputs of the two engines, then in a certain

At certain speeds, I think his hovering can be compared with Japan's Zero Fighter." Ron first affirmed the P-38's advantages as a whole. At the same time, he also began to secretly observe Heinrich's reaction.

.

Sure enough, just as expected, Heinrich smiled proudly, and at the same time, he unconsciously raised his pointed chin.

Seeing this situation, Ron deliberately said in a long tone: "Unfortunately, there are still some shortcomings."

"Any more questions?" Heinrich's voice suddenly became thin and high-pitched, making people think of the traitors in Thailand. (Don't understand? Well, the traitors in France are called Fajian, and the traitors in the United States are called Fajian.

America, what are the traitors in Thailand called?)

"Rolling is still not as good as a single-engine aircraft."

"Oh," Heinrich seemed to take a long breath, and his voice became normal, "There is really no way to do this. You know, there are two engine nacelles on both sides of the fuselage. When rolling,

The reverse torque they bring needs to be overcome, which of course cannot be compared with single-engine aircraft. However, you may not know that at a certain speed, the P-38 can roll super fast, which is faster than most single-engine aircraft.

"Almost!" "Has it already fallen to a complete mess?" Ron poured another ladle of cold water on it.

"You actually know about wing compression? Old Sean told you? This is indeed a big problem we encounter. However, I guess under normal circumstances you don't need to fly so fast?"

"Actually, there is a design that can make a twin-engine fighter's roll as good as that of a single-engine fighter, at any speed!" Ron gently dropped this bombshell.

"What! Are you kidding me?" Heinrich stared at Ron with wide eyes, "What plan do you have, please tell me?"

"Place the two engines at the nose and tail respectively, each driving a propeller. The two propellers rotate in opposite directions, and the torque can offset each other. In this way, there is no engine nacelle hanging on the wing to hinder the rolling.

What do you think of this plan?"

"This..." Heinrich began to ponder. After a moment, he jumped up suddenly: "What a great idea! What a genius idea! We will..."

He stopped and looked at Ron, and Ron looked at him with a smile: "I have applied for a patent for this design. And, in addition, I also have a device that can deal with the compression effect of the airfoil.

patent……"

This plan of arranging two engines one at a time was not actually thought up by Ron himself. It was a plan devised by Ron in his original time and space when Nazi Germany was about to be destroyed. This is the famous Dornier.

335.

As for the other patent, it was something that Ron was used to seeing in his previous life - a combination of swept wings + wing blades.

Swept wings can not only reduce high-speed drag but also delay the onset of wing surface compression effects, but they also have the problem of low-speed airflow attached to the wing surface accumulating toward the wingtips, eventually leading to wingtip stalls.

This is the problem that hinders the application of swept wings on aircraft. There are many ways to solve it, such as leading edge serrations and blown flaps. However, among all methods, the simplest and most effective is definitely the wing knife. That is

Place a partition on the wing along the forward direction to prevent low-speed airflow from accumulating toward the wingtip. Sometimes, complex problems can be solved with extremely simple methods, it just depends on whether you think of it or not.
Chapter completed!