Zhou Zhihan walked to the door of the hangar, and the door opened automatically. A small and powerful Zero fighter appeared in front of him, and then the hangar gradually disappeared.
It was the first time for Zhou Zhihan to observe the Zero fighter at close range. In order to fully understand it, Zhou Zhihan also had to conduct in-depth research on its appearance.
For now, the design principle of this Zero fighter is very novel and interesting, which shows that the Japanese are very smart and good at innovation and discovery.
Zhou Zhihan believes that many of the innovations on this aircraft will not be considered backward even ten years later. An island country with scarce supplies can actually create such an excellent and novel fighter jet. This is enough to show that this nation is terrifying. If their intelligence is used on the right path, it can benefit the world, but if it is used on the wrong path, it can be a disaster for mankind.
Zhou Zhihan reached out and touched the outer shell of the fighter. It was hard and light, and should be made of a special material.
The components of the outer casing are very simple, so simple that it makes you wise. It is composed of the condenser, fuel tank, American propeller and engine. It is fixed on the aircraft's firepower with only four large rivets. All fuel, lubricating oil, pressure , temperature and other lines are connected to a simple junction box.
When Zhou Zhihan was in the UK, he had seen the production process of Spitfire and Hurricane fighter jets in an aircraft manufacturing factory. Compared with installing or disassembling a complete Zero engine, aircraft propeller and lubricating oil cooler system, it only takes at least half the time. hours, while the British Spitfire or Hurricane took five to six hours. The time difference in the manufacturing of these fighter jets was of great significance in the war. This is why during World War II, the supply of Japanese fighter jets was so fast that People are speechless.
The left and right wings of the Zero fighter are integrated with the cockpit. There is no need for rivets or other processes. This greatly reduces the weight of the joints and screws. The landing gear is also very light, only one-third of the Spitfire landing gear. One weight.
In order to reduce the weight of the aircraft and carry more fuel, the pilot's armor protection was completely removed, and the one-inch-thick self-sealing fuel tank was also discarded.
Zhou Zhihan shook his head. The Japanese really didn't regard the pilot's life as a human life, not even a dog's life. They also removed the electric starter of the engine. The starter not only weighs 20 kilograms, but also requires a very heavy starter. The battery and thick copper wires were used to start the motor. After these were removed, lighter aluminum alloys were used to complete these equipment. In every tiny detail, the Japanese achieved the ultimate goal of saving critical weight.
At this point, Zhou Zhihan finally understood that the Zero fighter's propellers were modeled after American propellers, while other combinations such as its Type 96 sight and oxygen device were borrowed from German and Russian designs, and some accessories were completely imitations.
The Zero's sight still uses the Type 96 naval sight, which draws on the German Levi C/12D sight.
This fighter plane does not have a camera gun, probably to reduce weight, and Japanese pilots are trained to be extremely loyal to their superiors. They are not loose and can lie. In order to gain wealth and promotion, Western pilots will make random lies. Results.
To put it bluntly, the Zero fighter is not a cross-era weapon of the Japanese army as people in later generations said. The Japanese just used their ingenuity to learn from the best parts of fighter aircraft from various countries and turned them into their own uses, based on the resources and industrial characteristics of their own island country. , standing on the shoulders of giants to create the Zero fighter.
Its engine horsepower is relatively thin compared to the Spitfire, Hurricane, Messerschmitt, and P40. The engine technology cannot be borrowed from Europe and the United States, so Japan can only use the method of reducing aircraft materials and let the engine be pulled by a small cart. Transformed into a pony pram.
Zhou Zhihan sat in the cockpit.
The fighter planes currently used by the Chinese Air Force are all from Europe and the United States. The cockpits are relatively large, and the thin Chinese pilots sit inside, which feels a little empty.
The cockpit of the Zero fighter is more suitable for Asians, which is also an important part of the Zero's weight reduction.
Although the cockpit size of the Zero fighter is smaller than that of European and American fighters, its cockpit still provides enough space for a pilot of average stature.
Compared with European and American fighters, the arrangement of zero combat instruments is very simple and convenient, and all the flight and navigation equipment required by current fighters are installed, including level gauges, oxygen masks, radio communicators, gyrocompasses, and inverted aircraft roll indicators.
The aircraft's rudder pedal does not use a common independent pedal. Its metal stirrup-shaped pedal is hinged to the ends of the pedals on both sides to form left and right independent brake control. The brake pedal passes the Bowden wire and is linked to two fixed On the cockpit floor and on the hydraulic cylinder in front of the rudder.
The distance of the entire rudder pedal can be changed by manually adjusting the bolt to accommodate pilots with different leg lengths.
The joystick design of Zero War is quite satisfactory. There is no trigger or weapon selection switch on it. These buttons have been moved to the throttle on the left side of the cockpit.
There is a weapon selection switch on the throttle. The front dial of the switch selects the 7.7mm nose machine gun, and the rear dial of the switch selects the 7.7mm machine gun and 20mm cannon on the wing.
In front of the throttle, a long and curved trigger is designed to allow quick and smooth selection of the desired weapon when firing.
Behind the throttle limiter, that is, at the lower end of the throttle handle, there is a supercharger control switch that can accelerate for five minutes when needed.
Inside the supercharger control switch is the supercharger control handle, and below is the propeller pitch control handle. The propeller pitch can be adjusted at any time. This is very important during dog fighting, especially when dog fighting at an altitude of about two thousand meters. The adjustment of the spacing can make the Zero fighter's small-radius turning invincible.
The gasoline mixture ratio control handle is installed separately at a higher position than the combination of these switches.
The airspeed indicator of this fighter is measured in "knots", and the two-turn readings are from 40 to 160 knots and 160 to 300 knots, which is equivalent to a speed from 46 to 345 miles per hour.
Zhou Zhihan prepares to take off the Zero fighter.
Turn on the circuit switch,
Turn on the cockpit lights,
Turn on the instrument light,
The synchronous engine that starts the propeller starts automatically. The performance of this 950-horsepower Nakajima "Sei" engine is average, and the output power is also quite satisfactory. Compared with the Spitfire and Messerschmitt, it is still far behind and lacks shocking power.
Regarding the engine issue, the Japanese finally paid for their arrogance. When Germany provided them with Messerschmitt engines, they were rejected by them with strong self-esteem.
Zhou Zhihan can imagine that if the Zero fighter was equipped with Messerschmitt's powerful power, it is estimated that the course of World War II may be rewritten.
Release the handbrake under the seat.
Gradually push the throttle
The Zero fighter enters the runway,
Start accelerating,
tie rod,
The lightweight fuselage allows it to take off easily and quickly climb upward at a large angle, which is impressive. However, its climbing speed is at an absolute disadvantage compared to the Spitfire and Messerschmitt. However, the advantage is that it can climb immediately after takeoff. Climbing at a large angle greatly shortens the gap with the latter two.
After reaching an altitude of two thousand meters, Zhou Zhihan leveled the pole and the Zero fighter recovered from the climbing state.
Weekly cold pressure pole.
The fighter plane's 90-degree side roll was so dexterous that it was unbelievable that Zhou Zhihan was a little surprised. Its side roll and various rolls could at least surpass the best fighters in Europe at the moment.
Zhou Zhi flattened the pole, pushed on the rudder, and began to test the Zero fighter's maneuvering ability.
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