Chapter 73: Go to the west (1/2)
And now, since Cyric has come to this era, of course he will not look at the Spitfire's strong motivation. Therefore, taking advantage of the current economic crisis, he simply went to the UK to investigate and merged Rolls-Royce!
The reason is of course very good. After all, another translation of Rolls-Royce is called Rolls-Royce, which also produces cars!
Under the current economic crisis, Rolls-Royce is also very difficult. At this time, Rolls-Royce is merged in the name of civilian use. If the British agree, it is best. Even if they do not agree, there is no loss.
In short, it is to mix up!
The current Merlin engine is in the initial stage of development, and there are still many problems to be solved. If it is to be merged by oneself, of course the Merlin engine must be completely dismantled!
At that time, let's see what engine the British Spitfire uses!
At the same time, some of these departments should be retained, such as the department researching superchargers and the department researching new materials!
In the latter part of World War II, the performance of German aircraft began to decrease, mainly because Germany did not have advanced high-altitude superchargers!
The air in the high altitude is thin. If you want to improve the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, you must use a supercharger to increase the air intake. When the first stage is not enough, the second stage is needed!
At the time of secondary supercharging, it was already in the category of high temperature. Germany could not develop high-temperature resistant materials, which made it impossible to manufacture secondary superchargers. So in the later stage, the performance of German fighters began to decline.
If it's only a fighter jet, then forget it. After all, in the later stage, Germany will start to manufacture jets. Compared with propellers, jets are simply born for high altitude!
When the time comes, Me262 will be the enemy's nightmare!
However, Germany still lacks a type of aircraft, a large bomber! B-29 class bomber!
In World War II, Germany was mainly front-line dive bombers. There were very few strategic bombers. Several projects all died. But now, with Cyric’s crossing, of course, he knows the role of strategic bombers.
Apart from anything else, at least, when the nuclear bomb was developed, the huge shape and weight could only be carried by strategic bombers, right? But if you want to build a jet bomber, it is still far away, and you must have an advanced piston engine!
Cyric feels that he is very suitable in this department now. In the past few years, until the outbreak of World War II, he will make a series of preparations for the German war reserve!
Now, taking advantage of the economic crisis in the West is not over yet, it is most appropriate to scan goods from Western countries! In addition to going to the UK, Cyric also plans to go to the United States. The United States also has many good things that Cyric is looking forward to.
Among them, the most important is the technology of synthetic rubber!
Synthetic rubber is a chemical method, synthetic rubber, although this method is not as good as natural rubber, but for Germany, which lacks rubber, it has to be left behind.
Now, Cyric is also changing all of this, contacting China, contacting the Soviet Union, and importing various resources, including rubber imports from Southeast Asia.
Now, start to reserve strategic resources!
In fact, in history, German synthetic rubber and kerosene technologies were imported from the United States.