The journey starts from the Titanic

"Sorry, I just lost my mind. But I hope you can provide detailed information. Paul is very important to our American military. No matter how much it costs, we must save him." The man said firmly.

Georgi Sinot naturally had no authority to mobilize troops to go deep behind to rescue a pilot.

The air battle that just ended was like a fuse that triggered more fierce battles on the ground, and a desperate fight was staged in front of the German and French positions.The scene is anxious, or can be said to be chaotic!

Saving people is like fighting a fire. If you wait for the French Army to send a squad to rescue Paul, you don't know when you will wait, maybe the day lilies are cold.

Do you count on the American Expeditionary Force?

Shit, these domestic farmers who have just put down their hoes let them in the trenches, and they can barely fight defensive battles.Before there is enough time for training, the American Expeditionary Force can't fight any beautiful offensives for the time being, let alone send an elite unit to go deep behind the enemy to perform special missions such as rescue plans.

what can we do about it?Let the news go back and let the big shots decide!

Thinking of this, the man still frowned and said, "I need to make a call, quietly, can I?"

Chapter 202 Test Flight-Arnold's Performance

"Please!" Georges Sainot generously let go of his office. In fact, he has no secrets here.

After Georges Sainot went out, the man picked up the phone and said, "There was an accident. Paul can't go tonight. He is missing. The plane made a forced landing behind the enemy."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and he said, "Help us prepare 10 sets of military uniforms, passes and other relevant certificates, as well as detailed information on the location of the accident. I need them tonight."

...

Situ Nan knew nothing about what happened thousands of miles away. He hurriedly rushed to the Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company in Long Beach to visit the new aircraft that the aircraft company had just developed.

Situ Nan looked at a yellow airplane in front of him, and took a visual inspection. The nose of the two large and long wings, like the wings of a big bird, is about ten meters long, connected by a support and a tension cable. Together, form a stable space truss structure.

Situ Nan touched it with his hand, it was smooth and hard, and there was a faint smell of paint. The engine power was not enough these days, and the wings of all airplanes were made of good wood, which helped reduce the weight of the airplane.

The six or seven-meter-long fuselage is made of steel frame and skin. The rudimentary driver's cab is open, and there is no drop-shaped tempered glass cover. It is estimated that it will be shivering when flying to the high altitude!

Situ Nan circled the plane curiously, and finally fell on the seemingly large nose.The fairing of the nose is painted bright red, and the two one-meter-long large-blade propellers in front are glowing with metallic luster, which makes Situ Nan a little excited and a little afraid, thinking how sharp these two sharp blades will be under high-speed operation. !

The layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway.Although Situ Nan is not an expert, he can still feel that the plane in front of him has a somewhat extraordinary feeling.

"This is our new plane? It looks good!" Situ Nan said.

"Yes. This was designed by our company's talented designer Donald Wales Douglas. Now let him introduce the performance of this aircraft!" Old Leland smiled comfortedly, and looked back at the young man behind him.

"Douglas? This name sounds familiar!" Situ Nan thought to himself as he looked at a handsome tall young man who appeared in the crowd.

The young Douglas also took a look at Situ Nan. He already knew from Old Leland that the man in front of him named Stonney William was the big boss of the company.

"So young, so powerful! When did I lose to my own aircraft company?" Douglas thought to himself.

Smiling and nodding towards Situ Nan, Douglas walked to the plane and said confidently: "This is the first fighter designed and produced by our company. I believe it is also one of the most advanced aircraft in the world.

I have to commend here, the R101 engine produced by Cummins Power Company puts a powerful heart on our aircraft.The 7-cylinder star air-cooled engine has a power of 150 horsepower and a maximum speed of 220 kilometers per hour. It can climb to an altitude of 7000 meters with ease.

It has a battery life of 3 hours and a range of more than 500 kilometers. Even if it is deployed behind France, it can also appear on the front line, and it can even be competent for the mission of flying across the English Channel to support the United Kingdom.

It has a self-weight of 600 kg and a maximum take-off weight of 1100 kg. It has a strong carrying capacity and can concurrently perform some transportation tasks. Of course, this needs to be improved.At present, this is a fighter jet specially designed for air combat. There is only one pilot, but I am sure he must like this aircraft."

Is this Douglas too excited, a bit bragging?"Why not let us witness its majesty together?" Situ Nan suggested.

He came today to watch the test flight.The results of this test flight are of great significance to Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company, and it will affect whether the company can be favored by the military.

Because not only Situ Nan was concerned about the test flight, but also the representative of the Army Aviation Department, Captain Henry Harry Arnold, also arrived.

Arnold is an elite in the aviation field of the US Army. He has rich experience in flying and currently serves in the Army Aviation Department in Washington.At the age of 31, he was eager to make contributions. After receiving the Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company's test flight visit invitation, he readily agreed and brought his assistant to California. At the same time, he was also responsible for investigating the situation of the California aircraft company.

After hearing Douglas's introduction of the aircraft, Captain Arnold was very excited, although his face still kept the soldier's stern expression.

"This trip to California is a real surprise! If this aircraft really wants to be what they say, the U.S. military will immediately have an advanced aircraft that does not belong to Britain, France and Germany! And with the strong production capacity of the United States, the sky will be over Europe by then. The plane will be covered with stars and stripes!"

Captain Arnold looked at the plane about to take off on the runway, and for some reason he was suddenly filled with something called confidence.

"Woo..." The plane started, and the propeller turned at a high speed, causing a whirlwind.Under the eyes of everyone, the plane began to roll, getting faster and faster, like an arrow from the string, after a certain distance, like a big peng spreading its wings, it went straight into the sky...

"Successfully took off?!" Everyone squeezed their fists tightly, held their breath and looked at the big yellow bird in the sky.

The experienced driver just did some simple actions at first, and carefully completed a series of basic tests such as straight acceleration, deceleration, climbing, and lowering. The data on the instrument excited him.

"Awesome, this airplane! Never flew such an airplane before. The powerful horsepower, sturdy structure, flexible operating system, and a specially widened cockpit mean more comfort."

After the test pilot finished recording the data, his excitement was overwhelming. He held the joystick tightly and increased the throttle to the maximum. With a rustling sound, it was as if the electric shock disappeared into the realization of people, and after a while he made a big turn in the air and landed slowly. on the ground.

When the plane landed steadily, everyone from Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company applauded excitedly.Situ Nan looked back and saw that Old Lilan smiled comfortably, and he held his hand and said, "Henry, good job! Congratulations!"

"Thank you. Stonney, I like this place more and more. You are right. California is really a dream place." Old Leland's wrinkled face bloomed with a flower-like smile.

"Great, Mr. Leland, all the design data are basically reached. We succeeded!"

The young Douglas "grabbed" the experimental data from the test pilot and said loudly. He was followed by an engineer of his age, and his face flushed with excitement when he heard that the test data met the design requirements.

Like Douglas, those young engineers were talented young people recruited from various places after Henry Leland became president of the aircraft company, and they were given enough trust to let them do what they did.

"Congratulations to Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company! On behalf of the Army Corporation, I have a successful flight test!" Arnold walked over and smiled, and made an embarrassing request. In the name of the Army, he would fly the plane himself.

"This..." Old Leland was a little embarrassed. If it were someone else, he would not refuse such a request. But Arnold was different. Although he was only a captain, as a representative of the military, it was also an inspection team sent by Washington this time. The team leader, it would be bad in case of an accident.

"Let him see our plane! They are the users of the plane." Situ Nan said.

He just inquired about Arnold's situation and finally remembered that this young officer who was keen to fly was the founder of the US Air Force, the only Air Force five-star general in the history of the US military!

"Thank you. Mr. William." Arnold gave Situ Nan a grateful look, and then he couldn't wait to climb onto the plane, fiddle for a while, and after getting familiar with the design of the plane, he started the plane and flew into the sky.

"Stone, why..." Old Lilan looked at the sky with some worry.

"Some people are like eagles, and sooner or later they will fly into the sky." Situ Nan said nonchalantly, leaving Old Lilan confused.

But he was quickly attracted by the plane in the sky.Compared with the test pilot just now, Arnold's flight is more free.

After getting acquainted with the performance of the aircraft, he slowly performed fancy moves in the air, sometimes circling, sometimes turning in disguise, sometimes thrusting into the sky, sometimes diving down from the sky, performing various dazzling acts in the sky. The action, skillful and elegant, like an eagle tossing back and forth in the sky, soaring freely, it's so exciting!

Suddenly the plane climbed at a high speed at a large elevation angle, straight into the sky, and after reaching the highest point, it turned a big somersault, and then dived down like a nine-day meteorite, suddenly pulling up when it fell, like an elf drawing a big in the air Circle, thrilling and exciting!

"Damn, it's okay to fly like this!" The test pilot just yelled loudly, yelling out the hearts of many people.

That guy in the sky is crazy!Old Leland felt that his heart couldn't stand it and didn't want to watch it again, but he couldn't bear to miss such a wonderful performance.

Arnold's wonderful performance won the audience's enthusiastic applause. Everyone looked up and kept their eyes on, for fear of missing a wonderful moment.

Situ Nan rubbed a somewhat sour neck, looked at the expressions of the people slightly, and smiled in his heart: "Although Arnold has good skills, compared to the air show that I have seen in the past, this performance can only be regarded as pediatrics. However, flying. It must be wonderful to look down on the living beings on the earth in the air!"

Situ Nan was itchy in his heart, with unspeakable envy, and secretly determined that he must learn to fly a plane!Even if you can't be as cool as Arnold, you should try the feeling of flying in the air. This is not something you can experience in a smooth and comfortable business jet.Someone at this time has forgotten how he came into this world!