"You didn't tell the military that the airplane had a very short time to stay in air? The range was very limited?" A man in a suit frowned and asked his assistant. His company was ordered to produce British meteor fighters, but he knew some of the core data of this fighter, so he was uneasy asking the person in charge of sending the message.

The assistant's face was not very good-looking, and he replied in a low voice: "Say it! I said that this kind of aircraft can only be used to intercept the opponent's bomber at most, and it is obviously unrealistic to use it to seize air supremacy. But those guys said that it would be enough to intercept the opponent's bomber."

"Then you didn't make it clear to these idiots that we can't mass-produce such aircraft now? Those seemingly simple turbine blades require a lot of processing technology to manufacture. There are only a few engines, all of which are made locally..." The businessman knew how much his company was. His company was working on Hurricane fighters in Canada and some Rolls-Royce piston engines were already exhausted. Where did he get the energy to do such unrealistic things?

Hearing these words, the assistant even cried. He answered his boss in frustration, as if he was very aggrieved: "I said, our production capacity is limited, and now we cannot draw personnel to produce such complex aircraft. But those..."

"But we have to produce this kind of aircraft!" A general from the Royal Air Force came over, pushed the assistant away, and said to the merchant: "No matter what difficulties you have, you must overcome them! This is no longer a fighter matter. It is related to whether the UK can still hold on. Whether the British people still have the courage to hold on! Iceland's troops need an invincible fighter, and we must give them such an invincible fighter!"

When a regime is already surrounded by enemies, when the sun never sets in the past has now become a minion under the roof. Negative resistance has begun to appear in the distant Indian Federation, and Australia can no longer count on it. The British Empire can only rely on memories of the past and those years of technological reserves.

Therefore, the British Empire now cannot give up any opportunity to cheer people up. New weapons, especially a new weapon that can surpass German weapons, have an irreplaceable effect on improving the morale of the entire empire. On the other hand, the appearance of new weapons can also play an immeasurable role in deterring the various colonies that are ready to move.

"I need at least 5 such aircraft. No matter what method you use, once such aircraft appears, the sky in the waters near Iceland will be absolutely safe. The German navy will not be able to land without seizing air supremacy. Only then can the King prepare a plan to counterattack the local area with peace of mind!" The Air Force officer obviously had high hopes for this jet aircraft.

Five planes can save the fate of an empire's failure? A few planes are needed to shock the distant colonies? The merchant's mouth twitched twice, and he did not ask these questions. He didn't know how long his motherland would last, but out of patriotic belief, he decided to try his best to do everything a British could do.

Just as the businessman assistant and general were talking about the future of the Meteor fighter on the parking lot outside the airport, at the end of the test runway at the experimental airport, the new British fighter that was flying as fast as a meteor was emerging from the gap in the metal skin.

"Technician! Fire brigade people! Come here quickly! The plane seems to be burning inside! Come here quickly!" A ground crew member was about to turn on the plane's repair skin, checking the lines and machinery inside, and seeing the test plane smoking, he quickly shouted.

Many people around heard the shouts and rushed over with guys who could put out the fire. Everyone took off the repair skins. After encountering more air, the flames started to rush, but not long after, they were extinguished by everyone with fire extinguishing equipment.

"It was the engine on the left that overheated, ignited the rubber protective gasket inside, causing some lines to burn." A designer familiar with the internal structure of the aircraft checked the burning parts and came to this relatively reliable conclusion.

Everyone stood silently around this new fighter plane that caused trouble. Before taking off, the engine on the right trembled, and after taking off, the engine on the left caught fire. Even if it was produced and sent to the front line, how many pilots were willing to fly this kind of aircraft into the air to fight?

No matter how ideal the performance is, you have to operate it with your life. If the plane trembles in the sky, if the plane burns and catches fire in the sky, will it still be necessary for German pilots to open fire? This plane may fall from the sky without even seeing the enemy. How can you rely on it to ensure the safety of the British Empire's airspace?

"This thing cannot be involved in the war. It will take at least two more years of experimentation. Only when the technology is mature can it be produced on a large scale!" An elderly engineer narrowed his eyes and looked at the meteor fighter through thick glasses and lenses. Finally, he shook his head helplessly, preparing to write the incident on the record book.

Suddenly, a hand was pressed on his record book, stopping him. The old engineer looked up and saw that it was not someone else who blocked his record, but the test pilot of the aircraft, the British Air Force Major.

"When I flew, this plane performed very well and had very strong performance. It is the best plane in the world, so please don't kill it. I am willing to fly it and shed blood on the battlefield, nor do I want to live in a world without Britain." The major stared at the engineer with a sincere look and said solemnly.

There are heroes who are willing to sacrifice for their motherland at any time. The tragic sentiment does not belong to a certain nation. At least in the ancient empire of Britain, there is no lack of the awareness of dying generously.

The old engineer finally put down his pen, then sighed and walked towards the meteor fighter with his hands behind his back, and began to repair the slightly damaged plane with his apprentices and more technicians. After all, this plane carries the future of an empire, so its thin wings are so heavy that people can't help but pity its fate.

"Don't worry, Mr. Major, you are willing to die in the battlefield for the British Empire, and we are willing to make the best planes for you!" A young technician said to the pilot: "We will do our best to keep these planes from malfunctioning!"

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"These British guys have not given up on jets yet?" Akado looked at the Canadian secret weapon experiment estimate submitted by the intelligence department, and sneered and threw some blurry photos and messy evidence aside. Meteor fighter, as long as he looked at those blurry photos, Akado knew that, like another time and space, the British jets appeared more than a year in advance.

However, this kind of forced in advance also made this first-generation Allied jet aircraft, which was originally relatively mature, become a suicide weapon with high failure rates, just like the German me-262 Doomsday fighter.

"Our jet aircraft is still not afraid to mass-produce on a large scale. It is because the failure rate does not meet the standard. What can these British people use to make such things? "Gascoll sneered and expressed his comments. He is responsible for keeping German scientific and technological weapons confidential, so he knows the progress of the development of many new German weapons.

He knew that Germany had actually tested its own jet fighter a few months ago, and that jet fighter was much more reliable than British toys. After at least 14 minutes of flying, it landed safely without any injury. However, it would take at least one year of testing to equip the front-line fighter troops and would not be equipped on a large scale.

Given the limitations of the times, fighter jets during World War II were not suitable weapons for air supremacy. Although this type of aircraft surpassed the main piston fighter jets in World War II in terms of speed, the air stay time was too short due to the rapid combustion of oil, and the speed was too fast, resulting in poor fighting performance, which was not suitable for air combat.

Therefore, jet fighters in the World War II era can basically be used as interceptors. When intercepting the opponent's bomber group, they fully utilize their own speed advantages and run away after fighting. The main combat method of jet aircraft was the British who were eager to put them into use because they were afraid that German long-range bombers troops would raid Icelandic bases, and Germany, which was in an offensive situation, did not have a very urgent need for such defensive weapons.

"Let them build it. If the war situation can be reversed by several jet fighters, it would be a big joke!" Akado said with a sneer. He had the capital to be confident, because in another time and space he knew, the Nazi Air Force really invested a large number of jet fighters. What was the result? Wasn't it just that he was beaten to the bruises by the bombers with numerous Allied forces?

How many German ace pilots died from their many faults? They were not shot down by Allied fighters, but died tragically from the mechanical failure of their fighters. For the soldiers, if the only weapon they can rely on on the battlefield is unreliable, then they can only fight with prayer.

"What about us? Just waiting for the British to build a jet fighter?" Gascoll didn't have any confidence in his heart. He didn't know what the state of the British jet plane was now, and even if he knew, he didn't want to take risks easily.

Akado laughed: "Do our own business and forget about the British jets. That thing is the same as our ship-to-ship missile program, and there will be no decent results in a short period of time!"—
Chapter completed!