Blooming America

Full text and no ads Chapter 897 The Flying Star of Hawaii

Obviously it has just finished Christmas and New Year, but at this time, Pearl Harbor is already busy. All text without ads

In 1974, the usual years were quite different.

Pearl Harbor is located at the lowest point of the plain between the Kola Mountains and the Waianae Mountains on the southern 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 US Navy. It is also one of the largest and best safe berthing ports in 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 in the shape of 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 a significant navigation sign for entering the port. There is also a golden eagle signal tower on the east side of the population cape, which can also assist navigation. At the port's entrance, there is only a dredging channel with a depth of 13.7 meters.

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

"A Pacific Star?" Catherine murmured.

The huge and weird airplane makes people do not know what to say, but the existence of this kind is shocking.

"To be precise, it should be a prototype. We did not build it according to the original design, but reduced it a lot. The current prototype ground-effect aircraft is 348 feet long and has a wingspan of 131 feet. The take-off weight is 1091,000 pounds. The wings are equipped with four JT9D turbojet engines-and our original plan was eight."

Yes, this is the ground-effect aircraft, which is the product that was designed in the North American Computer Center according to Catherine's idea.

Although it is a shrunk version, the performance cannot be underestimated.

"Any other data?" Catherine asked.

"According to our design, the standard configuration of this prototype 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. Installed in anti-ship missiles-but we haven't had the opportunity to install them yet."

This is how the person in charge explained to Catherine.

"Then what will this guy be called?"

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

"The Star of Hawaii."

"This is how you name it in the future?"

Catherine asked.

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

The other shrugged.

And Catherine didn't ask too much. It was already very rare to be able to come here, and it was impossible to know any secrets.

Just as Catherine thought, when the federal government noticed Catherine, they did not affect Catherine at all, but silently observed her. As long as she did not toss, the federal government would not toss.

Take Tesla, for example.

When he was alive, Tesla also lived well, and only after his death did he take away all the research materials of the other party.

It's just that what the federal government noticed is Catherine's wonderful creative ability, not the actual direction. Both sides are in a state of ignorance that they don't understand each other...

Soon, the first voyage of the Hawaiian Star began.

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

Because it is New Year's Day at this time, there are generally few people going out, not to mention that the US military also cleared the field ahead of time, so it is very safe. The most important thing is that this guy can't see it on the radar at all, so it's safe.

Catherine and the person in charge boarded a side of the warship. There were several surveillance cameras here, and they accepted the relevant pictures taken by the reconnaissance plane.

"Oh, long time no see, Miss Edson!" As she entered, Catherine heard someone say hello to her.

"Hello, General Shepard."

Catherine greeted each other.

Shepard was not responsible for this matter, but the other party was also very emotional about it, so he came.

At this time, Catherine's gaze was already attracted by the surveillance screen next to her.

At this time, the ground-effect aircraft is getting faster and faster, and the water is also churning.

"It's about to fly..."

I didn't know who it was, he was muttering.

Soon, the ground-effect aircraft really left the sea!

Although it has left the sea, the ground-effect aircraft is not far away from the sea, and can only barely see from a certain angle that the other party is not in the water.

Behind the ground-effect aircraft, there was a white wave that was tossed by the powerful air current. The wave was like the tail of a comet, constantly being created by the Hawaiian Star.

At this time, the height of the ground-effect aircraft above the sea has become a little higher, and the original waves have all disappeared, and the aircraft really flies like an airplane!

"awesome!"

Someone was already cheering. Catherine looked over. The other party should be one of the designers of this project, right?

But it seemed that they could not succeed so quickly, so after they got excited, they looked at this ground-effect aircraft nervously.

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

Although the ground-effect aircraft photographed from various angles are not as fast as these reconnaissance aircraft, compared to other warships, this speed has already thrown them off by a big margin!

"The following is the turn test..."

The other party murmured again.

At this time, the Hawaiian star on the screen also began to tilt up, and then a ripple was drawn on the sea, and then it was turned around one hundred and eighty degrees, and then the other party moved across the sea again in the opposite direction, and then went back. To the original place.

Then, the opponent made a few more easy turns to complete the test.

At this time, Catherine noticed that not only the experts, but the other monitoring personnel were also quite excited.

Of course, Catherine knew the reason for this.

Unlike ordinary ships, ground-effect aircraft does not care about the so-called route, reefs, strandings, etc., for ground-effect aircraft on the sea, it is not a problem, they can use the shortest distance to sail as far as they want. Place, and the capacity is still very large. This reduced version of the Hawaiian Star alone can kill the Boeing 747 in seconds.

Maybe it's not as good as a ship, but this is just the beginning. This research continues. Who knows how far things can go?

"What is going to be tested next?" Catherine asked.

"Next we will fly over an island, and then will fly to the extreme altitude of 3000 meters. After these flights are over, our test today is over, and tomorrow, we will let it fly over the Pacific Ocean, and finally fly over California to Nevada turned back and forth."

Actually really want to fly inland?

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

Nevada is a landlocked state. To get there, it means that they have to pass through California, which is not a simple matter.

"Is there enough fuel?" Catherine asked.

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

"A round trip is almost done, and what we want to test is how much the theoretical limit differs from the actual limit."

Catherine nodded.

If they can run 8000 theoretically, but only 6,000 by then, wouldn't they be finished in the war?

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

From the capital of China to Los Angeles, it is only more than 6,000 kilometers, and if you can run 8,000 kilometers, it must be possible to cross the entire Pacific Ocean.

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

In addition, the weight of such a ground-effect aircraft itself is relatively large, and when more perfect machines appear in the future, it will become a big killer...

Think about it, this kind of ground-effect aircraft carried several carrier-based aircraft, and then fell near the Sea of ​​Japan, and then they stopped. Well, although the Americans have a good idea, Catherine still has the current technology. It is guessed that the ground-effect aircraft stopped--then they released the carrier-based bomber, and then the two planes swayed and touched Tokyo, releasing the big Ivan...

Uh, there is no big Ivan in the United States, but it's almost there.

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

If there is no nuclear bomb in the world, it might be worthwhile to exist, but it's just a pity. In a few years, a guy like Big Ivan can also be launched from a nuclear bomb silo and crush the world. Therefore, on the level of total war, the effects of all conventional weapons are greatly reduced.

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

For example... the Gulf War...

It is still early to the Gulf War. Catherine believes that by that time, the Americans must have brand-new technology, and at that time, ground-effect aircraft will inevitably become an effective solution.

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

After all, it’s just over the New Year~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Catherine didn’t want to stay here for a long time. If it weren’t for the invitation she received this time, Catherine had planned to go skiing in the Alps-she hadn’t traveled for a long time. Is it always okay to relax?

It’s just that things at the Pentagon are also more important. After all, you have to fool them. I must make the other person happy...

(I don’t know what the Soviet Union would think after knowing this...?)

Is it possible that a new round of arms race is about to begin again...

...

Elsa’s wife’s personality is absolutely perfect and virtuous, just because of the shadow of her childhood, if she were a man, Elsa would be uncomfortable. If her illness gets worse, she might have a hatchet someday...

There is one more~

Roar~

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