Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 459 ta-183

Fang Lang was shocked by Kurt Tank's words. He had heard Ant Bohrman introduce Professor Tank as a talented aircraft designer, but he had never felt anything about it.

It wasn't until they completed the T-1 training aircraft project in their own factory that they were completely relieved.

However, today I suddenly heard that during the war, Germany actually had a jet fighter project named after him. This is really surprising.

Given the urinary attitude of the German people, if you want a country's project to be named after an individual, it only shows that this person's ability has reached the top position in an industry.

There was no need for Kurt Tank to answer Fang Lang's question. Ant Bollman on the side had already said directly:

"The boss is right, the ta in the "ta-183" number is Tan Ke's surname."

Fang Lang was so excited when he got the accurate answer that he grabbed Kurt Tank's arm and said:

"Then what are you waiting for? Come and show me this project named after you."

After saying that, he directly pulled Kurt Tank and walked towards the other party's design room.

Kurt Tank, who originally wanted to sell the project to Fang Lang, certainly would not refuse. He followed him directly and walked quickly to his design studio.

"Variable sweep wing? Which Hans Hornung came up with the Me P.1101 project?"

Hearing Fang Lang talk about this experience again, he couldn't help but blush.

You must know that the MiG-15 was later introduced to his hometown, which is the J-2 we saw in the museum in later generations. This is why Fang Lang felt more and more familiar with it the more he looked at it.

"Hi! The reason why I went to Germany to find Pohlman was because someone told me that someone in Germany had proposed a brand-new aircraft layout called a variable sweep wing.

Fortunately, Fang Lang didn't say anything about his initial deception.

We are all colleagues, and it is very normal for each of us to have different opinions. Fang Lang and Ant Bollman do not want to continue to be entangled on this topic.

Fang Lang immediately reacted to these words. It seemed that this was designed for dog fighting! He quickly confirmed:

Kurt Tank, who had not yet received an answer to the previous question, couldn't help but speak again:

Moreover, he was obviously very satisfied and excited.

Somewhat disbelievingly, he came directly to the front of the drawing, pointed at the wings of the plane on the overhead view, and said in a slightly trembling voice:

Hearing Kurt Tank repeatedly ask where he had seen such a layout before, Fang Lang didn't know how to answer this question for a while. He couldn't tell him that he had seen it in later generations!

"Oh! Why did you choose this layout?"

Therefore, Kurt Tank quickly took the initiative to ask:

Ant Polman, who was following closely behind the two men, smiled slightly and quickly followed their footsteps.

Later, with Pohlman's introduction, I learned what the swept wing and variable swept wing actually meant.

"Boss, have you ever heard of swept wings?"

Kurt Tank took out the drawings, looked at the marks on each drawing, and quickly pulled out one of the drawings. While unwinding the ties on the drawing, he turned around and came to a place behind the desk.

In front of the display board.

When he saw the drawing for the first time, Fang Lang couldn't help but frown. This was different from the jet aircraft in his impression! If Fang Lang had to use one word to describe this aircraft, Fang Lang would

I can only think of one word, and that is ugly.

Where have you seen this kind of layout? Has anyone else discovered this new type of layout besides us?"

As the drawing unfolded, the appearance drawing of the jet named "TA-183" was displayed in front of Fang Lang.

Hearing Kurt Tank's question, Ant Bollman didn't say much, he just nodded slightly and confirmed the other party's question.

As a jet fighter, our TA-183 project has a top speed close to Mach 0.8. Only by using this swept-wing layout can our aircraft have better maneuverability in combat.

"Boss, I don't know where you have seen this kind of swept wing design? This is a brand new layout that we discovered after many experiments in the wind tunnel!"

"After our wind tunnel experiments, straight-wing aircraft will be strongly impacted by the compression effect at near sonic speeds, producing violent shock waves, while swept wings will delay the generation of shock waves, and the shock waves generated at supersonic speeds will

The strength is much smaller than that of straight wings, giving the aircraft better controllability at high speeds.

After Kurt Tank's explanation, Fang Lang has understood that the Kurt Tank in front of him must be the inventor of the swept wing. And the MiG-15 is obviously derived from this ta-183.

Find the inspiration to design and manufacture.

As he watched, Fang Lang gradually noticed something was wrong, and then he almost jumped up and slapped himself on the thigh.

If it was Fang Lang who had just come to this world, he might not be able to tell the difference between this top view, but Fang Lang, who had experienced the Pacific War and studied airplane driving seriously, soon discovered something unusual.

However, Fang Lang quickly thought of the He178, the world's first aircraft that relied entirely on turbojet engines to fly into the sky. The shape seemed to be very similar to this aircraft.

"Then you don't know what the main weapon of this aircraft is...?"

Fang Lang, who had already come back to his senses, looked at Kurt Tank with bright eyes, and after hearing his words, he said directly:

This is a single-engine jet aircraft. The air inlet is located directly in front of the nose. The wingspan and length are not more than ten meters, but the diameter of the entire fuselage is very large, which is different from Fang Lang's impression of the slender appearance.

The appearance of a jet fighter is somewhat contradictory!

If Fang Lang had to find an animal to describe this aircraft, Fang Lang's first reaction would definitely not be a crow, but a pufferfish. Yes, it was the pufferfish with a round head.

The design drawings of an aircraft must be more than this, so Fang Lang was not in a hurry and waited quietly on the side.

There weren't many things inside, just some drawings tied into tubes like scrolls.

After Kurt Tank heard Fang Lang's words, he looked at Fang Lang in surprise and asked with a little doubt:

The more he looked at Fang Lang, the more surprised he became, because with closer observation, Fang Lang discovered that many of the designs of this aircraft, which at first impression made him think it was very ugly, were very advanced.

"Boss, I don't know if you are dissatisfied with this aircraft of mine."

After hearing this, Kurt Tank looked at Ant Bollman and asked with some confusion:

“After this damn slimming down, isn’t it just the MiG-15?

Wait, when did the MiG-15 come out? Damn it, no matter what, it must not have come out yet.

Put it gently on the desk, and carefully open it under the watchful eyes of Fang Lang and Ant Bollman.

Maybe this is the limitation of the single-engine turbojet engine on the airframe!

Fang Lang's reaction naturally could not escape the eyes of the other two people, which made Kurt Tank feel a little nervous. After all, if Fang Lang was satisfied, this aircraft would obviously not be approved as a project.

Upon seeing this, Ant Polman took two quick steps forward, helped the other party unfold the drawing, and used a few small tools similar to magnets to stick the entire drawing on the display board.

"To be honest, Hans Hornung's idea is very constructive, but using this variable sweep wing will increase the weight of the wing, which is not worth the gain."

Fang Lang's sudden performance directly stunned Kurt Tank and Ant Bohrman beside him. Because Fang Lang spoke in Chinese, the two did not understand, but from Fang Lang's actions

The two of them could tell that Fang Lang was excited.

After a group of people entered Kurt Tank's office in a hurry, Kurt Tank was not polite and pulled out a rectangular suitcase from beside his desk.

When Fang Lang heard this, he knew that the two people had seen his reaction. He quickly waved his hands and took a step forward to get closer to the drawing. This time, what he saw was no longer a front view of the aircraft, but a top view.

Seeing Ant Polman on the side, Fang Lang quickly thought of an answer and said quickly:

This answer made Ant Pohlman blush slightly. After all, he had used this variable sweep wing technology to deceive the Bristol Company in the UK, and that was how Fang Lang came to visit him.

Fang Lang was now certain that Kurt Tank was definitely a genius. After discovering this swept wing, Fang Lang immediately put aside his first impression and began to study this aircraft carefully.

every detail.

"Actually, the reason for this design is also for greater maneuverability. After all, the short fuselage means a smaller turning radius and more flexible maneuverability."

In addition to the swept wings that shocked Fang Lang, there was also its huge vertical tail sweep angle reaching 60 degrees. These aerodynamic layouts all illustrate one problem, that is, this is a very fast jet fighter.

"Of course, how could I not have seen a swept wing? Wait, I'll take a look."

Hearing this, Kurt Tank was not angry, but said with a smile on his face:

So, I saw your swept wing layout today so that I can recognize it at a glance."

This kind of question was of course a simple one for Kurt Tank, who personally designed this swept wing, and he answered casually without hesitation:

After receiving the affirmative answer, Kurt Tank also nodded seriously and said:

As a famous German aircraft designer, of course he must have a certain understanding of other companies' products. Therefore, when Fang Lang mentioned the variable sweep wing, he immediately thought of the earliest aircraft models with this technology.

"Is this a swept wing?"

That means, this might be the damn MiG-15!"

Fang Lang took the lead in raising his own question:

"Professor Tan Ke, why did you design such a short body?

It looks like the whole plane seems, well! How to put it?, a little weird.”

Kurt Tank did not hide anything and said directly to Fang Lang:

"At the time of design, we had two sets of weapon plans: one was four 30mm MK108 cannons, plus carrying 500 kilogram bombs. The other was four 20mm or two 30mm cannons, plus carrying five

A 100-kilogram bomb."

As soon as he heard this weapon configuration, Fang Lang understood why he felt that the shape of this aircraft was so different from the shape of the aircraft in his impression.

This is because common fighter jets in later generations are advanced fighter jets capable of high-altitude, high-speed, and missile-launching operations beyond visual range. But the current jet fighter has still not gotten rid of the fighting method of using cannons for close-range dogfights in the air.

If you want to be able to engage in close-range dog fighting, you must have excellent maneuverability, and the short body of this aircraft is obviously based on this consideration.

(End of chapter)