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Chapter 897 The Hawaiian Star Takes Off

It was clear that Christmas and New Year had just ended, but at this time, Pearl Harbor was already busy.

In 1974, the situation was much different from ordinary years.

Pearl Harbor is located at the lowest point of the plain between the Kolau Mountains and the Waianae Mountains on the south coast of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. It is adjacent to the only deep-water port of Honolulu. It is the base and shipbuilding base of the U.S. Navy. It is also one of the largest and best safe anchoring ports among the North Pacific islands. General civilian ships and foreign ships are not allowed to enter without special permission from the U.S. Department of the Navy.

Pearl Harbor spreads inland like a bird's foot. At the southern end of the Waipio Peninsula between West Bay and Middle Bay, there is a milky white octagonal water tower. The entire water tower is 55.8 meters high. There is also a red light on the top. It is There is a prominent navigation sign for entering the port, and there is also a Golden Eagle signal tower on the shore east of the entrance to the port to assist navigation. There is only a dredged channel with a depth of 13.7 meters at the entrance of the port.

At this time, a strange large plane that seemed to be a seaplane was parked in the port.

"Pacific Star?" Catherine murmured.

The huge and weird airplane makes people don’t know what to say, but its existence is shocking.

"To be precise, it should be a prototype. We did not build it according to the original design, but shrunk it a lot. The current trial ground-effect aircraft is 348 feet long and has a wingspan of 131 feet. The take-off weight is 1,091,000 pounds. The wing is equipped with four JT9D turbojet engines - our original plan was eight."

Yes, this is the ground effect aircraft, which is the final product that was designed at the North American Computer Center based on Catherine's idea.

Although it is a reduced version, its performance cannot be underestimated.

"Is there any other data?" Catherine asked.

"According to our design, the standard configuration of this trial-type ground-effect aircraft has a range of 8,000 kilometers. It can transport 850 soldiers to all parts of the world at a speed of 800 kilometers per hour without being detected by any radar. And it can also Installed on anti-ship missiles - but we haven’t had a chance to install them yet.”

This is how the person in charge explained it to Catherine.

"What will this guy's name be?"

Catherine looked at this big guy who was about to fly for the first time and asked this question.

"Hawaii Star."

"Is this how you will name your names from now on?"

Catherine asked.

"We are not sure yet what rules are used to name it, so the Hawaiian Star is just a code name..."

The other person shrugged.

And Catherine didn't ask any more questions. It was already rare for her to be here. It was impossible to know any secrets.

Just as Catherine thought, when the federal government noticed Catherine, they did not affect Catherine at all, they just observed her silently. As long as she didn't bother, the federal government wouldn't bother either.

Just like Tesla.

Tesla lived a good life when he was alive, but it was only after his death that the FBI took away all his research materials.

It's just that what the federal government noticed was Catherine's wonderful creative ability, not the actual direction. Both sides were in a state of ignorance about the other party...

Soon, the first flight of Hawaii Star started.

The ground -effect aircraft quickly moved, and then slowly drove outside the port.

At this time, because it is the New Year, there are very few people who go out, not to mention that the U.S. military has cleared the field in advance, so it is safe. The most important thing is that this guy can't see it at all on the radar, so it is safe.

Catherine and the person in charge boarded the warship on one side. There were several monitoring cameras here. They accepted the relevant pictures taken from the reconnaissance machine.

"Oh, I haven't seen you for a long time, Miss Edson!" When he came in, Catherine heard someone greeted her.

"Hello, General Xuepad."

Catherine asked the other party well.

This matter was not responsible for Xuepad, but the other party was very emotional about this, so he came.

At this time, Catherine's eyes have been attracted by the surveillance screen next to it.

At this time, the ground -effect aircraft has become faster and faster, and the water surface is also tumbling.

"It's about to fly ..."

I don't know who it is, so I murmured.

Soon, the ground efficiency flight device really left the sea!

Although leaving the sea surface, the distance between the ground -effect aircraft is not very far from the sea surface. It can only be barely seeing that the other party is not in the water from a certain angle.

Behind the ground -effect aircraft, the white waves that are rolled by the strong airflow are like the tail of the comet, which is continuously created by Hawaiian stars.

At this time, the height of the land -efficient aircraft from the sea became higher, and the original waves disappeared, and the aircraft really flew like an airplane!

"marvelous!"

Someone has cheered, Catherine looked at it, and the other party should be one of the designers of this plan?

However, it seems that it is impossible to succeed so quickly, so after they were excited, they looked nervously at the land -effect aircraft.

At this time, Catherine's eyes also returned to the screen.

Although the speed shot from all angles, although the speed is not as good as these reconnaissance aircraft, this speed has been thrown away from the warships!

"Below is the test of turning ..."

Someone murmured by the other party.

At this time, the Shawai star on the screen also tilted the fuselage, and then scratched a ripple on the sea, turning 180 degrees, and then the opponent passed the sea again, and then returned to the back of the sea, and then returned to the back.

To the original place.

Then, the other party made several relaxed turns, and then completed the test.

At this time, Catherine noticed that it was not just those experts, but the other monitoring staff were also quite excited.

This is of course, Catherine understands the reason.

Different from ordinary ships, the geomorphic aircraft does not care about the so -called routes, what kind of reefs, stranded, etc., for the ground effect aircraft on the sea, they are not a problem. They can sail from the shortest distance to their own

In the place, and the capacity is still very large. The shrinking version of Hawaii Star is able to kill Boeing 747.

Perhaps it is not as good as the ship, but this is just the beginning. This research continues. Who knows what exactly can it develop?

"What's going to be tested next?" Catherine asked.

"Next we will fly over an isolated island, and then we will fly at an extreme altitude of 3,000 meters. After these flights, our test is over today, and tomorrow, we will fly it over the Pacific Ocean, and finally fly over California to

Nevada and back."

Are you really going to fly inland?

Catherine was a little surprised. She didn't expect the navy to be so courageous.

Nevada is a landlocked state. To get there, it means they have to pass through California, which is not an easy task.

"Is there enough fuel?" Catherine asked.

Although it was the limit of 8,000 kilometers, Catherine was still worried that the other party would not have enough fuel.

"It's almost a round trip, and what we want to test is how far the theoretical limit is from the actual limit."

Catherine nodded.

If they could theoretically run 8,000, but only managed 6,000 by then, wouldn't they be doomed during the war?

At this time, Catherine silently guessed what the Pentagon wanted to do.

The distance from the capital of China to Los Angeles is only over 6,000 kilometers. If you can run 8,000 kilometers, you must be able to cross the entire Pacific Ocean.

If you put in some spare fuel, you can even run back and forth!

In addition, such a ground-effect aircraft itself has a relatively large load capacity. When more complete machines appear in the future, it will simply become a killer weapon...

Think about it, such a ground-effect aircraft carried several carrier-based aircraft, and then fell near the Sea of ​​Japan, and then they stopped - well, although the Americans had a good idea, due to the current technology, Catherine still

It was guessed that the ground effect aircraft stopped - then they released the carrier-based bombers, and then the two planes staggered towards Tokyo and released the Big Ivan...

Well, America doesn't have Big Ivan yet, but it's almost there.

All in all, this is definitely a weapon of war!

In a world without nuclear bombs, maybe such an existence is really valuable, but it is a pity. In a few years, guys like Big Ivan will be launched from nuclear bomb silos, and then crush the whole world.

Therefore, at the level of total war, the effectiveness of all conventional weapons is greatly reduced.

But as far as Catherine knows, such ground effect aircraft must be very useful in local wars.

Just like...the Gulf War...

It's still early before the Gulf War, and Catherine believes that by that time, the Americans will definitely have brand-new technology, and by then, ground-effect aircraft will definitely become an effective solution.

After reading today's test, Catherine does not plan to continue reading tomorrow's test.

After all, it was just the New Year, and Catherine didn't want to stay here for a long time. If it weren't for the invitation she received this time, Catherine had originally planned to go skiing in the Alps - she hadn't traveled for a long time, so she could relax a little, right?

It's just that things on the Pentagon's side are also more important. After all, if you still have to fool them, you must make them happy...

(I wonder what the Soviet Union will think after knowing this...?)

Is there a new round of arms competition?

Nympho

Elsa's wife's personality is definitely perfect, just because of the shadow of childhood. If it is a man, Elsa will be uncomfortable. If the condition is deepened, maybe the firewood will be the one day ...

There is another more ~

Roar ~

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