The decisive battle against the Third Reich

If Qin Chuan is a "legend", then Hannah is also a legend.

She was a military test pilot for the German Army and had test flown almost all types of aircraft of the Luftwaffe, including of course the "Stuka" and "BF109".

Because she was injured many times during the test flight and made a great contribution, Hannah received an Iron Cross Second Class and an Iron Cross First Class... You must know that during the entire Third Reich, there were only two Two women can receive the Iron Cross First Class, Hannah is the one who deserves it, and the other one got it by torturing and killing prisoners.

Since the cabin was not designed for people, it seemed very small, and it took Hannah a while to squeeze in with difficulty.

"In front of you is the joystick!" said von Braun, "and some necessary instruments!"

"But I can't see anything!" Hannah replied.

"Oh, sorry!" Von Braun took a flashlight from his assistant and handed it to Hannah: "You stick it on the bulkhead and aim it at the instrument so you can see clearly!"

"Oh, great!" Hannah said with a self-deprecating laugh: "Maybe I need a few more electric lamps like this!"

"Try it, Hannah!" said von Braun: "Are you having trouble?"

"No, that's fine!"

"Normally you don't need to operate it!" Von Braun then explained: "You only need to operate it when you feel that the flight status is abnormal. At the same time... we have installed a recording device on your right side. You only need to Just tell me the operation, do you understand?”

"clear!"

"You have to be careful when landing!" Von Braun continued: "Because it was designed without landing gear, we installed it for it, but it is not that strong, so you have to control it to land as smoothly as possible. Can you do it?”

"certainly!"

While Hannah was getting familiar with driving, the real "target drone" on the other side was transported over and lifted to the launch pad by a crane.

Then, the staff started busy installing batteries, filling fuel and compressed air into the "target drone"... The pulse engine used by the "target drone" simply injects fuel and compressed air into the combustion chamber and then closes the valve. , and then use battery ignition to generate thrust. Since this process proceeds very quickly (drilling 40 to 50 times per second), it feels like continuous jet thrust.

As von Braun said, the process takes more than two hours and is risky because the liquid fuel it uses is toxic and unstable... which is why the fuel must be primed before launch.

When the fuel injection is completed, it means that the experiment must be carried out as soon as possible, otherwise unexpected dangers may occur.

"Are you ready?" Von Braun asked Hannah.

"Yes!" Hannah climbed out of the model, her flight suit soaked with sweat: "If you give me a glass of water!"

Qin Chuan casually handed over his kettle.

"Thank you, Captain!" Hannah took the kettle and opened the lid, then raised her neck and took a swig.

After finishing, he handed the kettle back to Qin Chuan and said, "Now, I'm ready!"

"You're a little nervous, Major!" Qin Chuan said.

Everyone looked at Qin Chuan in confusion, because everyone thought Hannah was confident.

"Really, Hannah?" asked von Braun.

"Yes!" Hannah glanced at Qin Chuan in surprise and said, "Captain, you saw through me!"

"Hannah!" Conrad said, "We can terminate this test until you are ready..."

"No!" Hannah replied: "There will always be this moment!"

With that said, he got out of the cockpit and walked resolutely towards the "target drone".

"How did you tell?" Conrad asked Qin Chuan in a low voice.

"Her fingers were trembling when she took the kettle!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Uh-huh!" Conrad said: "We should give her a little more time. After all, this is a desert, and the 'target drone'..."

"Don't worry!" Qin Chuan said, "She will be fine!"

Qin Chuan's words are not comforting. If there is anyone here who is not nervous or is not nervous about Anna, it should be Qin Chuan, because Qin Chuan knows that Hannah lived until she was captured by the United States after the war.

"What are you waiting for?" Hannah, who got into the cabin, stuck her head out and shouted outside.

Von Braun and Conrad looked at each other, nodded and entered the final inspection process.

"Reaction cabin, normal!"

"Engine, normal!"

"Flying compass, normal!"

…

everything is normal!

"Countdown seconds!"

"Ten, nine, eight..."

After the countdown seconds ended, von Bryan ordered: "Fire!"

With a "soar" sound, the steam catapult took the "target drone" and threw it fiercely into the air along the launcher. At the same time, the pulse engine at the tail of the "target drone" was also ignited.

When the "target drone" was thrown into the sky, the propulsion piston was also thrown far away.

But of course no one paid attention to the piston. Everyone focused on the "target drone" flying into the sky, even the German soldiers in the camp. Except for a few staff members wearing chemical protective suits... they must clean the residual fuel sprayed by the pulse engine on the launcher as soon as possible (when the pulse engine is first ignited, some fuel will be sprayed out before it can be burned).

The next second, von Braun and Conrad suddenly reacted, pulled Qin Chuan onto a jeep and chased in the direction of the "target drone"... In fact, they didn't need to be so anxious, because from here on every Ten kilometers away, a jeep or motorcycle was waiting. They were prepared with telescopes, communication equipment and first aid kits on board.

"Do you know why we chose the desert?" Conrad said while looking at the "target drone" gradually disappearing with a telescope: "Because it has a wide field of vision, and the soft sand may slow down the damage caused by the crash! "

"Also!" Von Braun added: "The desert is relatively flat and has few highlands, which will reduce many dangers!"

"But that doesn't mean there's no danger!" Conrad said.

"I know!" Von Braun said: "Any innovation has risks, right? Isn't it risky for the Wright brothers to invent the airplane? Is there no risk for Nobel's invention of smokeless explosives?"

"But we can choose someone else!" Conrad objected: "Why must it be her!"

"God!" Von Braun replied: "We all know, who can still play with an airplane as a toy? Who can fly a 'target drone' with a sense of balance? Only she..."

Qin Chuan knew that von Braun and Conrad were not really quarreling, they were just venting their anxiety and uneasiness.