Chapter 2521: Challenges From Abroad II
The air confrontation on the Eastern Front was not fierce, so the J6 aircraft of the Bavarian Legion could maintain a large fleet size under the condition of high production costs, and the production requirements were not high. But the Western Front is different. Germany is facing the British and French Air Forces on the Western Front. The loss of fighter jets is very large. In terms of ground attack and range, there are no particularly high requirements. In fact, just look at the Fokker D aircraft. It has an empty weight of 680 kg and a maximum take-off weight of 910 kg. This basically has no carrying capacity other than the pilot and the necessary fuel!
In fact, Fokker himself is also ambitious. He is keenly aware that the future of fighter jets is not only for air combat, but also for ground attack missions, so he also wants to develop fighter jets like J6, but unfortunately, he does not have that Technical conditions, and even if it is done, there is no production capacity, so many things just stay on the drawing and have not been completed. However, after the war ended, the demand for fighter jets dropped significantly, and Fokker's blueprints could only be locked in the cabinet, but unexpectedly, they still have to take them out now!
"Yes, everyone needs to cheer up. Our opponents are not only the Bavarian aircraft factory, but also those French counterparts. The competition pressure of Fokker is very high, and ours is not small. We may have to compete with Caudron's new plans are colliding head-on," Junkers said.
The performance level of the French bombers is much worse, and it can even be said that they are not at the same level as Britain and Germany, but this is also subject to the battlefield situation, that is to say, the French do not have enough resources and production capacity to equip a large number of bombers. Especially heavy bombers, so the performance of the bombers they are equipped with is relatively average. For example, Godelong's R11 bomber has a maximum take-off weight of only a little over 2 tons. A very small bomber has only two 210-horsepower engines as power. The two together are not as good as a late German engine. Even the largest Breguet F60 bomber has a maximum take-off weight of just over 5 tons, which is very average performance. It is too far behind the German K6 and K8 bombers, but how do you say it? The Bavarian Aircraft Factory can be despised, but it is not the Junkers company's turn!
In the future, if Junkers wants to make achievements in twin-engine medium-sized aircraft, they must first defeat their counterparts from France, and then wrestle with the Bavarian aircraft factory. Therefore, the pressure on Junkers is not small.
"If possible, I think the three of us can develop some technologies together? Or bid for some projects that we can't afford alone? For example, large aircraft." At this time, Dornier proposed a suggestion.
"Is this a monopoly to some extent? Didn't you just say that Bavaria doesn't like monopoly?" Fogg said.
"No, we are integrating resources. Our current level is far from being a monopoly. In some large aircraft projects, the Bavarian Aircraft Factory will definitely participate.
The French Breguet and Farmand companies also have certain strengths. They are likely to join forces. There is also the Prussian aircraft factory in the north. Orders, the latter is definitely bigger, in this case, I think a strong alliance is a good way. If possible, I think we should build a large four-engine aircraft similar to the V1500 class! said Dornier.
"Then what is the use of making such a large aircraft? I don't think that simple cargo or postal aircraft need such a large aircraft. As for heavy bombers? The amount of equipment in peacetime will definitely not be large, and even if we can We cooperated with each other and won the production order, but the quantity will definitely not satisfy us." Fogg thought for a while and said.
"This kind of aircraft may not be of much use in the country. After all, even Germany is definitely not a vast territory. But we can target the international market, such as the future European civil aviation industry, and the transportation of the empire in the colonies! We It is impossible to repair the railway in the vast Africa like Europe. That would be too much investment. When you need to transport something, air transport is one of the options. If civil aviation can develop, you will need a larger Airplane," Dornier said. Dornier is actually very ambitious. If you think about the super spaceship DO-X equipped with 12 engines that Dornier developed in history, you can understand how deeply this buddy is obsessed with large aircraft... Of course, the current Dornier company does not have the confidence, but it does not hinder his ambition to create a large aircraft!
"It is a bit of a challenge to directly install 4 large engines, and it is estimated that the number of orders will not be large, which is not cost-effective from an economic point of view. In addition, from a technical point of view. We cannot compete with other companies in the existing technical framework , because we do not have an advantage in terms of mainframe design experience or reserves, so if we decide to develop a new aircraft, we must have new breakthroughs in technology, such as all-metal aircraft! To be honest, wooden-based aircraft have too many problems in terms of environmental adaptability and maintainability, and the flat wing is too large and takes up too much space. The body design must also be improved. Most of the current aircraft body designs are completely Not aerodynamic," Junkers said.
Hugo Junkers really deserves to be called an old-timer in the German aviation industry. He has a very deep understanding and research on the aerodynamic layout, otherwise, he would not have built the first wind tunnel in Germany! He is very clear that if it is just a simple expansion, then they have no chance of winning, because if it is a simple expansion, the Bavarian Aircraft Design Bureau can do better. If the basic structure remains unchanged, it is enough to change the K8. At this point, Junkers and the others have no chance of winning, because so far, none of the three has built an aircraft with a take-off weight of more than 8 tons!
Therefore, Junkers' idea is very simple. Everyone starts with a twin-engine aircraft, and directly adopts new technologies, such as creating an aerodynamic layout that at least looks in line with aerodynamics, for example, making it stronger, and An airframe with a comparative advantage in maintenance. Of course, for Junkers, it is necessary to continue to innovate in engines. Compared with Fokker and Dornier, isn't Junkers' biggest advantage is engine production?
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