Chapter 438 Hans' help 2)
At this time, the lights on the runway at the airport behind were still on. Rose operated the glider and turned around and returned. He had only one chance.
The glider has no power and completely uses the advantage of altitude to fly. The altitude continues to decrease until it lands. This is the process.
And now, fortunately, they are relatively close to the airport, so if they are far away, they will not be able to fly back at all.
Turn three times, aim at the runway, and land accurately on the runway with a thick and fat glider.
The dfs 230 is a light assault glider with a structure that adheres to the traditional glider layout method and adopts a hybrid structure supported by high single wings.
The cross-section of the fuselage is approximately rectangular, the frame is welded by steel pipes, and the surface is covered with skin made of linen material, so the manufacturing cost is very low and easy to mass production.
At the same time, this also makes its appearance look extremely ugly.
When the glider was about to land, Hans' plane was pushed out of the hangar.
After the glider troops take off, the apron will be empty, so these bombers will prepare. When dawn, the bombers will quickly depart.
Hans stood on the side of the runway at the airport and watched the glider landing swayingly. Suddenly, he felt happy.
The glider was back. Looking at it, you knew that the traction rope on the nose was broken, and the glider could no longer be moved because all the Juncker 52 transport planes in the base took off.
Your own opportunity comes!
Hans ran up quickly and watched the glider landing on the airport runway unwillingly. Everyone inside walked out unwillingly.
"You need a new tow plane." Hans suppressed his excitement and said, "My plane can tow you."
Not only the Junker 52 transport aircraft, but also the Stuka bomber! Historically, in the late stage of World War II, because Stuka's performance was out of date, even the main task of Stuka became a tow glider!
In terms of size, Junker 52 is larger than gliders, while Stuka is much smaller than gliders, as if an ant pulls an elephant. However, just a little comparison will tell you that there is no problem at all.
The Juncker-52 has three engines, each with a power of 550 horsepower, while the Stuka is a single engine with a power of 1420 horsepower. It can be seen that the engine power of the Stuka is sufficient.
Moreover, Stuka is small in size, and the windward area is also small and the resistance is small.
The maximum speed of the Juncker-52 is less than 300 kilometers per hour, while Stuka can fly to 400 kilometers per hour. This means that after Stuka migrates the glider that has to return, it can catch up with the troops in front.
Hearing Hans' words, Lieutenant Weiqige nodded: "We need to ask our superiors for instructions, please be ready to pull us immediately."
To tow this glider, Hans's Stuka must be lightweight, and the ton of bombs he mounted need to be unloaded.
Just as Hans commanded the ground staff and quickly unloaded the bomb, Lieutenant Weiqige had already asked his direct superior via radio and received an answer immediately. It was absolutely OK!
When formulating a combat plan, the staff members have thought through intense and meticulously. However, even if the plan is carefully planned, they will encounter such problems when they are implemented, which requires the commander on the scene to have the ability to deploy quickly on-site.
For example, now, after the glider returns, it uses a Stuka to pull, which is the best way to adapt to the situation.
Hans was quite excited. He looked at his Stuka bomber and was pushed to the front of the glider, and hung the glider behind him through a short rope.
At this time, other planes in the first echelon had already flown for 20 minutes. He had to take this glider and catch up!
Hans quickly got into his cockpit and, with the help of the ground crew, started the junke jumo 211j-1 engine in front of him. With a violent roar, black smoke emerged from the engine and started successfully!
"Note, fly along the guide light." The voice of the action commander came from the headphones, and Hans replied: "Received."
In this era, night combat was almost blank, but Hans still used instruments to conduct several night flights. Now, although the sky above his head was pitch black, Hans was not afraid of anything.
Pushing the throttle lever, after the engine was slowed down for a minute, it switched to full power state, and Hans released the brakes amid the roar of the engine.
The Stuka bomber, driven the glider behind, began to slid on the runway.
The speed is getting faster and faster. It is more laborious to tow a one-ton glider than to load a one-ton bomb. Hans clearly felt that the takeoff performance of his aircraft was declining. However, compared with the Juncker 52 transport aircraft, his aircraft still has higher performance.
After walking about three-quarters of the runway, Hans pulled up his plane, and at the back, the glider pulled up almost simultaneously, and took off together.
The accelerator was always in full open state, driving the glider behind him. Hans was constantly climbing. When he climbed to one thousand meters, Hans leveled and had already seen the first coordinate of the lighthouse in the distance.
Fly over and aim at the route!
Stuka was roaring and roaring, dragging the glider behind him, and the Stuka was flying with all his might, reaching a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
Behind, Ross was excited. There were only five simple instruments in the driving seat of the glider, showing various flying postures. Looking at the speedometer and calculating in his mind, Ross could know that at the current speed, they should be able to catch up with the glider troops in front before entering Belgian airspace!
The surroundings are all dark, but everyone's heart is hot.
Catch up with your own troops and land on the fortress together!
As the commander of the Granite Commando, Lieutenant Weiqige was very upset about his fall. He didn't know that because of an accident, another glider fell behind in his commando.
Just twenty minutes after taking off, I flew over the light mark of Luhanberg, just halfway through.
At this moment, the pilot of the glider behind saw the wings of the Juncker-5 that were dragging him began to shake, and its sign lights kept shining.
According to previous training, this is the signal of departure. After a few seconds of judgment, the glider driver took off the traction rope and began to glide.
When he slid to the ground, he realized that he had not even reached the border.
If Lieutenant Vichge had not arrived, his commando would have only nine gliders left.
Chapter completed!