"Battal Commander!" Zhou Yuankai looked at the prototype, then at Wang Xuexin, and asked with disbelief: "You're going to let us... fly this thing?"
Wang Xuexin nodded and asked expressionlessly: "Any questions?"
"No... no problem!" Zhou Yuankai replied with a smile: "I promise it will be no problem!"
But Zhou Yuankai's eyes and expression betrayed him. He clearly thought this was a big problem and even doubted whether this thing could fly...
Li Dongcheng looked at the prototype and asked: "Batalion Commander, it has no chairs, where should we sit?"
Professor Su explained: "Oh, sorry, the space is too small to fit a chair, so you have to lie down in it and drive!"
"Driving... lying down?" Li Dongcheng looked at Zhou Yuankai, and Zhou Yuankai turned his attention to Wang Xuexin.
Wang Xuexin asked again: "Any questions?"
Zhou Yuankai swallowed his saliva and replied with a forced smile: "No, no problem!"
But there was already some cold sweat on his forehead.
Is this fucking okay? Is there any airplane that allows people to fly lying down?
But the more exaggerated thing is yet to come.
Li Dongcheng asked again: "But...this plane has no windows?"
He Zhimin explained: "We thought about it and tried not to open the windows. Opening the windows will affect the wind resistance and make the measurement inaccurate. If glass windows are forcibly added, I am afraid it will be more dangerous..."
Li Dongcheng asked doubtfully: "How can we drive if we can't see outside?"
Professor Su said: "We will equip you with a radio station to contact you outside and tell you the altitude and direction of the aircraft in a timely manner. As for the control, you can only rely on your feelings!"
"Based on...feeling!" Li Dongcheng said with difficulty, turning his eyes to Zhou Yuankai again, and Zhou Yuankai turned his eyes to Wang Xuexin.
Wang Xuexin still said the same thing: "Is there any problem?"
Zhou Yuankai gritted his teeth and answered almost with a cry: "No, no problem! I promise there will be no problem!"
"Very good!" Wang Xuexin said: "You discuss the details with Professor Su and start the test flight tomorrow!"
"Yes!" Zhou Yuankai and Li Dongcheng both stood up and responded in unison.
Professor Su discussed with the two of them for a while, then turned back and said: "Battal Commander, I think we... should prepare a few more prototypes and pilots, I guess..."
Wang Xuexin knew what Professor Su meant.
Using such crude equipment and such harsh conditions to allow pilots to test-fly is almost like committing suicide, so more prototypes and more pilots are needed.
But Wang Xuexin doesn’t think so.
This is not because Wang Xuexin has confidence in himself or Zhou Yuankai and Li Dongcheng.
In fact, although Zhou Yuankai and Li Dongcheng have rich flying experience, it is still dangerous to test "toy models" that have never flown into the sky.
Wang Xuexin has confidence in the system.
The drawings he gave are what the V1 missile will look like in its final form.
In other words, Professor Su and others thought that the two prototypes had not been tested before, so there were many uncertain factors. But in fact...the two prototypes were mass-produced products after countless test flights.
Therefore, there is no problem with flying.
Not only is there no problem, it's also quite stable.
Because this thing can be launched from the coast of France and fly across the English Channel to the United Kingdom... Its longest range is 240 kilometers, which shows its flight performance.
But there are still difficulties.
Wang Xuexin looked at the cockpit of the prototype...
To be precise, it was not the cockpit, but the nose of the aircraft where high explosives were placed.
However, of course there is no need to install explosives during the test flight, so just one person can be crammed in, and a radio station can be barely installed in the front. There are also some connecting rods for direct control and operation of the prototype.
It's just that this person has to lie down inside, and he has to use force to operate, because Professor Su connected some mechanical recorders to these connecting rods, which can record all the pilot's control actions.
Wang Xuexin did not express an opinion in this regard. He just said to Professor Su: "The prototype will be transferred tonight and will be tested tomorrow!"
Professor Su nodded helplessly.
In his opinion, Wang Xuexin's behavior was simply nonsense, and it was almost impossible to succeed in doing so.
The most likely possibility is that the machine crashed and everyone was killed, and the experiment made no progress.
Professor Su even complained to He Zhimin: "I know the battlefield waits for no one, but even if the military situation is urgent, you can't be so eager for quick success, right? He doesn't understand how many dangers and difficulties there are!"
He Zhimin was not as pessimistic as Professor Su. He looked at the prototype and advised Professor Su: "Old Su, I don't think this is certain yet!"
Upon hearing this, Professor Su refused: "Speaking of Lao He, you have always had a safety-first attitude. Why are you siding with this lunatic today? He doesn't understand anything and thinks everything is simple.
It was only when something happened that I realized it wasn’t the case!”
He Zhimin shook his head and explained: "I am not standing with Camp Commander Wang, but..."
He Zhimin looked at the prototype again and said, "I've been trying to find the flaws in this prototype recently, but I can't find it! It's not like a prototype, it's like an aircraft that has already been produced.
Solved the flight problem..."
"This is impossible!" Professor Su interrupted He Zhimin: "None of us have heard of this aircraft, let alone who would make an aircraft like this? Say it looks like a plane, and it is a bomb. Say it looks like a bomb.
It’s a plane again!”
"This is what I find strange!" He Zhimin said, "So, we might as well give it a try and talk about it later!"
"Try!" Professor Su frowned: "The price is probably a human life!"
"I know!" He Zhimin replied: "But...do you have a better way?"
So Professor Su was speechless.
There is really no better way, except to build more prototypes and use them to do some launch tests first.
But time doesn't allow it now.
However, Professor Su has always had a pessimistic attitude towards this plan.
Because, even if the prototype can fly, and even if the safety of the pilot can be ensured, the test flight cannot be completed in a day or two. It will take at least several months to obtain the data required for the final design... In fact, "several
The estimate of "months" is exaggerated, because every data needs to be continuously corrected and adjusted to finally reach the most ideal state, so what is actually needed is "several years".
However, what Professor Su didn't know was that Wang Xuexin had certainly considered this too.
Of course Wang Xuexin would not let them wait "several years" to get the ideal data. In his hands, it would only take a month at most...
Because Wang Xuexin plans to personally organize and record the data.