Chapter 72 Aero Engines (Click, Recommend, Favorite)

"Can it be activated?" Cyric asked.

"Of course!" Frieze stepped forward, turned the start lever over, turned on the switch, and then kicked it hard.

Cyric can ride, but Cyric will not start. In later generations, all of them will be powered by electricity. This way of stepping on the feet is skillful.

From the exhaust pipes on both sides, pale blue smoke came out, and with the sound of the humming engine, it spewed backwards.

Cyric twisted the accelerator twice, and the engine roared. Then, pinching the clutch on the left, Cyric stepped on the gear lever.

Slowly release the clutch, turn the accelerator with your right hand, and the R-75 motorcycle starts rumblingly!

Colonel Cyric is an all-rounder. No one has taught Cyric how to ride a motorcycle, especially this three-wheeled motorcycle with a sidecar, and Cyric can actually drive!

Very cool, right? In later generations, as an absolute World War II military fan, Cyric once rode the Yangtze River 750, although the prototype was not the R75, but the R71, after all, there are still many similarities.

And now, riding this kind of motorcycle, Cyric has completely integrated into this era. Germany's military production capacity is absolutely strong enough, and the only factor limiting them is resources!

Now, Cyric has crossed over and has become Hitler's most trusted subordinate, of course he wants to change all this!

Now, a lot of the revelation has changed, this kind of motorcycle, which was supposed to be produced in 40 years, is now years ahead of schedule!

Step on the brake, squeeze the front brake, a huge force came, and the BMW R75 stopped quickly.

The front wheels of this kind of car are mechanical brakes, and the rear wheels are hydraulically assisted brakes, which is quite easy!

Watching Cyric turn around and come back, everyone in BMW knows that there is absolutely no problem in the production of this type of motorcycle! In this way, BMW will also usher in the peak of development!

"Performance is good." Cyric got out of the car and said, "When the test is completed and it is handed over to the military for acceptance, the military can order a thousand vehicles first."

One thousand is just an initial number. Throughout World War II, there were 16,000 motorcycles of this model alone. There are other models and motorcycles from other companies that were active on the front lines of World War II.

"Colonel Cyric, we have another idea for this motorcycle," Frieze said. "Take this motorcycle as a prototype, and then change it to a track-type chassis in order to have better performance."

Half-track structure! The front is the wheel, and the rear is the track. This structure was once quite popular in the German army!

Of course, Cyric knew that this structure was not very advanced. It was an example that all future generations eliminated this structure. But now, it only needs a small amount of improvement to have better performance. Of course, it can be tried.

"We agree in principle, but this is not a model proposed by the military, so don't think about the military's research and development costs." Cyric made it very clear.

"Okay, we, BMW, bear the research and development costs ourselves," said Franz Josef Papp, the head of BMW.

As long as it gets a steady stream of orders from the army, BMW can have a good financial balance and develop new models on its own. It is also quite easy.

And then Cyric's words made BMW even more overjoyed.

"As a professional aircraft engine manufacturer, BMW must continue the previous tradition and design better and more powerful aircraft engines." Cyric said: "The empire needs BMW's aero engines."

Aircraft engine! This has always been the main business of BMW!

BMW has never given up on aero engines over the years! They have been developing them all the time, but unfortunately, they can only be pre-researched, or sold abroad, such as the Soviet Union, island countries, etc., and in Germany, there are almost no orders.

Now, Germany is finally going to vigorously develop its military! It is conceivable that in the future, there will be a large number of orders, rolling in!

"We'll definitely try," Papp said.

"Also, in a few days, the company will send a few people to go out with me," Cyric said.

"Where to?" Pap was taken aback.

"When we go to the UK, we will negotiate with Rolls-Royce. If the price is right, we will buy their Merlin engines. Mercedes-Benz will also send people. Let's go together." Cyric said.

Merlin engine!

The World War II in history is also the era of continuous eruption of various technologies!

When it comes to aero engines, the United States stands aside, Germany and the United Kingdom are quite advanced in the early days.

DB600 series liquid-cooled engine can be described as a classic of Mercedes-Benz, 601 is installed on various 109 models as the royal engine of 109, and BF110 also uses this engine.

The most advanced of this kind of engine is direct fuel injection, powerful power, compact structure and Zentraedi technology, which is in the leading position in Europe.

Unfortunately, due to the limitation of resources and materials, the secondary supercharger of the German engine could not be made. By the end of World War II, there was a big gap in high-altitude performance.

At the same time, BMW's 801 series of air-cooled engines are also quite advanced, especially the BMW 801 as the 190's royal engine with strong power, which also uses direct injection technology and a supercharger similar to the 601.

Moreover, with a large number of cylinders and a large displacement, the explosive power of the 801 is quite powerful. The powerful engine and powerful firepower have made the Butcher Bird FW190.

The battle between liquid cooling and air cooling during World War II also existed in Germany, but Germany produced both engines at the same time.

In the UK, there is also an advanced engine, that is, the power of Spitfire, the Merlin engine! The performance of this engine is advanced, and even later, even the United States introduced the patented production of this engine. At the beginning of World War II, the aircraft engine in the United States was not advanced, and there were many technical problems.

In this era, Rolls-Royce is also a veteran of aero-engine development. When they realized that the 21-liter Kestrel engine could no longer meet the requirements of future aircraft development, they decided to raise funds to develop a 27-liter engine. engine, named Merlin engine.

This is an 820 kW 12-cylinder engine, which was first installed and tested in October 1933.

The original Merlin was not very reliable, suffering from cylinder cracking, coolant leakage, cam wear, and bearing failure. Used extensively by RAF aircraft.