Chapter 449 Periscope
"She's adjusting!" Conrad said, holding up the telescope.
"Yes, of course!" Von Braun also raised his telescope and looked: "The distance we tested has never exceeded one kilometer, but now it has been at least dozens of kilometers!"
"And I think it can keep flying!"
"Of course!" said von Braun: "Because she is Hannah!"
"How long can the 'target machine' fly?" Qin Chuan asked.
"22 minutes!" Von Braun replied: "Its fuel can fly for 22 minutes, more than 200 kilometers, and its speed is similar to that of the British Spitfire..."
"But you didn't tell her this!"
"What?" Von Braun and Conrad couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan in the passenger seat.
"Captain, are you sure we didn't tell her?" Conrad asked.
"Colin!" said von Braun: "I thought you told her!"
"I thought you told her too!" Conrad replied angrily.
"Great!" Von Braun waved his hand, and then shouted at Werner who was driving: "Enhance your accelerator, soldier, we are going to be dropped by her!"
"But that's an airplane...Professor!" Werner replied hilariously: "As you said just now, its speed is only a little worse than the Spitfire. Do you hope the Jeep can catch up with the plane?"
Von Braun and Conrad remained silent.
Werner and Qin Chuan looked at each other and shook their heads secretly... Scientists, they always ignore other things because they are too focused on something, which also makes them look like weird people.
Soon the "target machine" disappeared from everyone's sight, and even with a telescope, it could not be found. Conrad and Von Braun remained silent, as if they were blaming each other for missing data, or perhaps feeling guilty.
"We can think about the good side!" Qin Chuan comforted them: "Professor, Colonel, this is the first test flight. Hannah may not be able to fly to the moment when the fuel is exhausted, so you missed the data and did not have any impact on the results!"
"Yes!" Von Braun nodded in agreement, but he immediately looked at his watch and said, "But fifteen minutes have passed now!"
Then the two of them were raised again.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the two looked at the watch from time to time and then looked back at a jeep following behind... The jeep was in charge of Kuhn, who brought communication equipment to contact the tracking points arranged along the way.
When the nineteenth minute passed, Kuhn shouted forward: "She landed, but the landing was a little unsuccessful!"
"What's the situation? Tell me clearly!" von Braun shouted.
"I don't know what's going on!" Kuhn replied: "She landed between the tracking points of No. 16 and No. 17, which is more than 160 kilometers away from here. They saw the 'target machine' jumping on the ground a few times and was rushing to the 'target machine'!"
"Is she safe?" Conrad asked.
"I don't know!" Kuhn spread his hands: "They haven't arrived yet!"
After more than ten minutes, we finally got good news: "They found her, she is very safe... just a little bit of a minor injury!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!" Kuhn nodded: "I'm sure!"
Conrad and Braun then breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against their seats, both of them looking a little exhausted.
After more than a while, several people ran into Hannah on the road, and of course there was also the "target machine" whose wings had been broken half... The "target machine" was not for reuse. In fact, this thing is just a disposable item, and even the engine is disposable. The reason is that it is both cheap and easy to malfunction (the valve is easily burned through by high-temperature flames or other problems due to high heat). It is better to make another one better to repair it.
The reason for recycling is due to confidentiality.
Of course, no one cares about that "target machine" at this time.
Hannah had a bruised nose and a little bloody corner of her mouth, but she still smiled at everyone and said, "Hey, this test flight was quite successful, wasn't it?"
"Of course, Hannah!" Braun hugged her: "Thank God, you're safe!"
"Of course, nothing flying in the sky can stump me!" Hannah answered proudly.
When he returned to the command center, Braun and several other researchers held a test flight summary meeting with Hannah.
In addition to the problem of correct data, the meeting mainly focused on experimental safety.
"Why didn't the 'target machine' land safely?" Braun asked: "Sorry, I'm not trying to question your technology, I hope it can be improved..."
"I know, Braun!" Hannah laughed: "Don't explain so much, let's be more professional!"
Hannah took a sip of water and replied: "My vision is not good. I can only observe the outside through glass holes with the size of the cup mouth on both sides, and I must lie down to observe. Although the data of the instrument is coordinated, I still cannot accurately judge my height when landing!"
Braun nodded to express his understanding that the instrument's reaction speed was a bit lagging, and the accuracy was far from reaching the point where it could land smoothly by just looking at the instrument.
"We should improve the flight environment!" Qin Chuan said: "Otherwise, you will encounter similar dangers next time you test flight!"
"Captain, it's not that we don't change!" Conrad replied: "But if we change its appearance, it means that its aerodynamic layout has changed, so the data we get is inaccurate."
“We’ve considered changing some areas of the front to transparent tempered glass!” Braun said: “But the front is a navigation system, and if you do that, it will take a lot of time to make big changes!”
"And the navigation system should be placed on the head!" Conrad added: "That will make it more sensitive!"
"I know!" Qin Chuan said: "But why don't you install something like a periscope for it? You can even install this periscope behind the curved curve of the head, which will not have much impact on the aerodynamic layout!"
The scientists were stunned.
Hannah couldn't help laughing: "Great idea, Captain, you actually use the tank's periscope on the plane!"
Qin Chuan spread his hands and replied: "Who said that the things in tanks cannot be used on the plane?"
Conrad stretched out his hand to Braun: "100 Mark, Professor!"
"Did you increase your bet?" Qin Chuan asked.
Chapter completed!