Chapter 234： Heavy strategic bomber (1/2)
”This is also my proposal.” Howard proudly said: ”In the front, center and rear of the aircraft, design three fully enclosed pressurized cockpits. The air is blown by the compressor to achieve the same pressure as the ground, which is convenient for the aircraft to travel. Flying high. At the same time, different price points can also be distinguished.”
This is a large passenger plane! With Howard’s introduction, Cyrek boarded the passenger plane. You can see that the front is the most luxurious, with carpets on the inside, and the sides are surrounded by full leather, which is the most luxurious decoration!
According to Howard, the front space is a luxury suite for the wealthy. The middle and rear sections are business class and economy class respectively. Among them, economy class is the most shabby, such as seats It's just ordinary wood, not even a cushion on it, and at the same time, it is quite dense.
With current technology, it is impractical to build a large pressurized cabin, so Howard divided the aircraft into three sections.
Cyric nodded: ”Howard, I'm so happy today. I see our ideals are one step closer. From the Americas to Europe, it won't take more than half a month.”
”Today is the last test flight, to test the flight efficiency of only two engines left, how about it, would you like to come up and experience it together?” Howard asked Cyric.
Four engines can give the aircraft sufficient power, and once one of the engines fails, the remaining ones must be able to support the next flight.
Howard pointed to the cockpit in front. After the aircraft was built, Howard has always been a test pilot. He likes flying.
Cyric shook his head: ”Sorry, I'm afraid of heights.”
Cyric didn't have this time. The test flight of this kind of aircraft lasts for several hours at a time.
”Then I'm about to take off.” Howard was very happy. He watched a few people go down. The four-person crew in front was also ready. At the same time, two additional engine engineers came up.
The huge passenger plane, with four engines started at once, rolled towards the runway in the roar, almost to the end of the runway, then pulled up and flew towards the sky.
Cyric watched the plane leave. In his eyes, this plane was like a bomber that could fly across the ocean and bomb the United States at any time.
”General Cyric, I can report to you about the development of our bomber and transport aircraft.” When he came to Ebas’ office, Ebas took out some drawings and showed Cyric.
With this passenger plane as a prototype, both the bomber and the transport plane are steadily developing. Among them, the transport plane has made the fastest progress, as long as the passenger cabin is changed to a cargo hold.
For bombers, much more needs to be prepared. For example, it needs to install various turrets to form a complete firepower network, such as advanced navigation and bombing equipment, and additional reinforcement for the bomb bay.
”Can our airplane complete the round trip to the United States?” Cyric asked.
Ebas shook his head: ”Now, the range of this passenger plane is 6,000 kilometers, which is just enough for one way.”
Traveling to and from the United States is not so easy. The one-way distance is about 5,000 kilometers, and as long as you look at the data of some bombers during World War II, the range is more than 6,000 kilometers, it is an absolute heavy strategic bomber.