Chapter 322 (1/2)

”Come on, come on!” Rushing out of his dormitory, Lieutenant skarsky of the 142nd squadron began to tidy up his equipment while running.

An alarm is a command! Skarsky has always been strict with himself. Moreover, he has the habit of getting up early. He just got up when he heard the alarm.

However, others are different. Some pilots get up, wear underwear and start running out.

What's going on?

”Attention, the Germans have attacked on the border. We will take off immediately to meet the German plane!” The voice of the officer on duty sounded in the base.

German, calling?

Take off! Skarsky quickly ran into his fighter and carried his umbrella bag.

”Come on, start the engine!” He shouted.

”Report, no refueling and ammunition!” Cried the hurried ground attendant.

It's not a state of war. The plane is not in combat at all.

Hearing the news, skarsky jumped out of his cockpit and, together with the ground crew, quickly stuffed the machine gun bullets into the bomb compartment.

The fuel had just begun to be filled, and a rumbling sound came from the distant sky.

”Come on, come on, start the plane right away!” Skarsky knew that if he didn't take off quickly, he would be destroyed on the ground!

Now, there is no time to wait. Although it has just been refueled, it is enough!

Start!

With his cry, the ground crew pulled out the fuel pipe in a panic. Just after the cover was closed, the ground crew in front began to turn the propeller by hand.

It's definitely a technical job.

There are various ways to start the engine of the aircraft. At the beginning, the aircraft mainly relied on manual propellers. In some aircraft, there was a slot in front of the propeller, which was used to clamp the crank.

Technically speaking, it can be started by electricity. However, as long as you ride an electric car, you should know how heavy the battery is. For bombers, the weight of the battery is nothing, but for fighters, you must care about this weight!

For Poland's old fighters, hand start is the most common way!

With the rotation of the propeller, the nozzle of the engine emitted black smoke. Then, the unique vibration came and the engine started!

Mercury VI S2 630 HP engine roared and pushed the accelerator. Skarsky shouted, ”get out of the way, I want to take off!”

Wait, why is it only 630 horsepower?

Of course, this 630 horsepower is already the largest aircraft engine in Poland at this stage!