Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 104: Landing
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The air current stirred Xunlong's plywood skin, and the facilities in the cabin collided with each other amidst the tremor, making a worrying sound of "boom".
This is a short-haul airliner with excellent performance. It is the star product of the British company "De Havilland". Since its birth, I don’t know how many British celebrities have taken this aircraft, and it is known for its excellent control and safety. Sex is familiar to the British public.
The German pilot did not understand this. It was the first time that he flew this British aircraft. Although he said with full confidence, it was actually just to calm the emotions of the passengers.
The flight started very well. It seemed that the British Air Force ensign had picked a good plane for them, but when the voyage was more than halfway, Krieger noticed that the right engine was making a strange noise in the air. He could only perform a simple visual inspection, and finally judged that there should be a fault in the oil pipeline, and his right engine was slowly leaking lubricating oil.
Fortunately, the oil tanks of the Xunlong engines are independent of each other, and leakage on one side will not affect the work of the other engine. According to Krieger's estimation, the remaining lubricant is not enough to support them back to Zibilit, and he must immediately decide whether to choose to make a forced landing on the spot or continue flying to Cairo.
Krieger chose the shortest route when he set out. Instead of flying along the desert road from Suez to Cairo, he flew straight across the desert center. At this time, the famous Arabian Desert is under the plane. If Krieger’s calculations are correct, their position is still 70 kilometers away from Cairo. Even if they made a successful emergency landing on the desert, Kerry had no fresh water and supplies. Ge doubted whether they could complete this journey alive.
As for waiting for help from the outside world, Krieger didn’t expect it at all. Especially when he discovered that the radio was malfunctioning and he could only receive but could not send out, the ensign of the Luftwaffe believed that this was deliberate All this is probably a conspiracy laid down by the British Air Force ensign.
Of course these guesses Krieger will not tell the passengers in the rear cabin, because this will only cause panic and will not help at all in solving the current dilemma.
So Krieger simply talked to Horn about the problem of getting off the engine of the plane, and said that it would not affect the next flight, he was confident enough to take everyone to the destination safely.
Xunlong’s foundation is quite good, and De Havilland does have the capital to be proud of. Even if an engine fails, the aircraft still has enough power to drive her forward.
This aircraft uses two "Gypsy Queen III" engines with two hundred and five horsepower each. It seems to be incomparable with those fighter engines that are as high as 700 or 800 horsepower at every turn, but considering this The aircraft weighs only 2.5 tons at full load. This power is enough to allow her to reach a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, which is a pretty good record for a six-seater short-haul passenger aircraft designed in the 1930s. .
"Don't worry, it's just a little shaking, it will be better when you descend to 600 meters." Krieger loudly comforted the passengers behind, holding the obviously British-style joystick firmly in both hands (there is on the top A symmetrical ring-mounted structure is convenient for the pilot to hold and exert force).
"I believe you, Carroz, come on." Miss Duval replied loudly, resisting fear.
Captain Horn was very surprised by the performance of the two French girls. They could see that they were scared in their hearts, but they insisted on not crying and screaming like ordinary girls. These two women with strong hearts reminded Captain Horn of his hometown. The beautiful girl in the skirt of the Hitler Girls was so brave and strong.
"Be careful, leave it all to you, Lieutenant Krieger." Horn looked at the khaki ground below, turned his face and shouted to the pilot.
"No problem, hand it all to me." Krieger raised a hand so that the passengers in the rear cabin could see his thumbs up.
"Sir, the plane didn't answer, it should be a communication failure." The Royal Air Force Major reported to Colonel Henry.
"Is this sort of thing common? Major Whitewood." Sir Fay interjected nearby.
"The temperature difference between day and night is great here, and the radio equipment often has some glitches." Whitewood replied.
"Can't I contact them by other means?" Colonel Henry frowned.
"We can use flares or smoke, but sir, is it necessary? They will land in a few minutes." Major Whitewood asked that the Xenon was the Royal Air Force’s own aircraft. It's his fellow robe.
"The problem is the Germans..." Colonel Henry had just said here, and a lookout scream sounded outside the awning.
"Sir, the right side engine of that Xunlong has stopped."
"What? Damn it." The Royal Air Force major rushed out of the awning and pointed his glasses at the Xunlong who was entering the landing route.
"You're right, the right propeller is feathering slowly." The major put down his binoculars, turned his head and asked the star officer behind him: "Are the fire truck and ambulance in place?".
"Yes, sir." The answer is yes.
"Let them go to the runway to stand by immediately, I hope they won't be used."
"Yes, sir." The star official stood up and saluted, then turned and ran to arrange the arrangement.
"Sir, another plane flew to the west, at an altitude of seven hundred, it is a big one." another watchpoint called.
"This should be the special plane of the German envoy. Damn it, it all hit one piece." The Air Force Major raised the telescope again.
"Sir, the tower reported that the German envoy's special plane has arrived and they are ready to enter the landing route." The radio operator in the communications convertible reported loudly.
"No way, let the Germans wait in the air first, and let the tower guide them to turn a few more times." Major Whitewood ordered loudly.
"What happened?" Colonel Henry ran over.
"The German plane has arrived, right there." The Air Force major pointed to the sky.
"What should we do now, can we let our plane wait for the German plane to land first." It sounds like Colonel Henry is consulting the major, but the actual tone used is completely different.
"The engine of the Xunlong broke down. I don't know if it can last." Whitewood explained.
"Huh...Since you insist, I'll leave it to you, Major Whitewood." Colonel Henry frowned. In the presence of so many airmen, he could not give mandatory orders~ IndoMTL.com~ If something goes wrong, throw this Whitewood out. Colonel Hunter turned and walked into the awning, making a decision secretly in his heart.
The Xunlong entered the descent course, less than one kilometer from the top of the runway. At this time, even if you can see with the naked eye that the right propeller of the aircraft is not rotating normally, there is still a faint white trail behind the nacelle. Smoke tail.
"Everyone, get ready, we are about to land." Krieger called out his companion. The **** have been placed in the landing gear, and the airplane's speed has dropped to 170 kilometers per hour. For this biplane passenger plane, the landing speed is a little faster.
"Don't worry, you can be successful once." Krieger cheered himself and his companions loudly.
The German pilot gently moved the joystick backwards, the Xunlong's nose began to rise high, and the speed of the aircraft further reduced. At this time, the wings could no longer bring more lift, and the landing gear began to approach the ground.
"Ten feet, five feet, three feet, great work!" Seeing that the three-point landing gear of the Raptor almost touched the runway at the same time, Whitewood couldn't help applauding the pilot's superb skills.
"It was a perfect textbook landing. The pilot is a veteran. I don't know if it is someone we know." The Royal Air Force Major said to the officer on duty.
"It looks like there is no need for a fire truck." The officer on duty said with a smile.
"Send a few people over and tell her not to stop on the runway, and immediately move to the taxiway. We must clear the runway as soon as possible and let the German plane land." Whitewood has no time to joke, he still has the most Important work is not done.
"Yes, sir." The star officer saluted and received the order.
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