It was the end of January 1916, and there was not much time left before the Battle of the Meat Grinder at Verdun, the most brutal of the First World War.

This is also the time when Xia Fei and the Army Flying Team scratch their heads the most.

The rainy season has begun, and although the Verdun territory is quite far from the sea, as the weather warms up, the warm and humid air currents continue to invade the area, so that there is very little time suitable for aerial combat.

The 500 Benlei attack planes were nested in the hangar, unable to do anything, which was completely unanticipated in the original plan.

According to the original assumption, they should attack the enemy's artillery positions, logistics bases, and lines as soon as the fighters gain air superiority at the beginning of the war.

In this way, when the battle of Verdun began, the German side did not have enough artillery cover, and their attack power would be greatly reduced.

But the current weather conditions have made General Xia Fei secretly worried. If the Benley attack aircraft could not attack the enemy artillery as planned, would the new defensive strategy applied by Verdun be invalid?

Worried, he transferred the first division to complete the task of changing equipment to the side of the Verdun area and waited for the move.

The main force of this division was the Hunters Regiment led by Major Miller, and his division commander was Colonel Emile Drionon, a councillor of Nancy and a prominent military analyst who had been the most stubborn opponent of Chauffeur.

The Lafitte squad was unable to play for the same reason, which made the pilots somewhat annoyed.

Faced with this situation, Jojes. Captain Senott arranged flight training courses, and recruited more American pilots to begin training in preparation for the next brutal season of air warfare, so that the squadron could be replenished in time if needed.

"See, that's what our ailerons do, different angles can make our planes maneuver differently......"

Now Tang Yunyang has completely abandoned the original idea of "hiding clumsy", after all, this kind of very oriental feeling is unbearable in a flight team composed almost entirely of Westerners.

Therefore, he and his teammates discuss aerial tactics most in their spare time, and when they are flying training, they do most mobile flight training.

After all, Mike. Prince added ailerons to the aircraft, a change that could increase the maneuverability of the aircraft, but it also had an impact on the safe flight of the aircraft, which was generally underpowered at this time.

Frank suddenly remembered Mike. Lang's "spring maneuver" during the last air battle.

"No wonder, Mike. Lang that kid can fly like that! ”

For Frank. Luke's comprehension ability, Tang Yunyang has always admired very much. Just think about it, in this era when air combat is completely immature in terms of tactics and theories, and most of the pilots have to figure it out on their own, a person like him can definitely be called a talent. As for the ending of the movie, such a flying genius ends up on the farm, and this ending must be changed.

"Yes, this is the maneuver we figured out when we were trying to test the plane in the company, but we still have to be careful, these complex maneuvers, one careless maneuver will make us fall to the ground like a stone. So, we had to fly a few more times and practice a few more times for the movements I mentioned! ”

Frank. Luke admired Tang Yunyang's flying skills because he threw himself to the ground, even though he had not participated in the war. The fact that such a number of maneuvers can be "conceived" with this aileron alone is not only a matter of technology, but will even bring about a revolution in flying skills.

All in all, these Newburgh 11 aircraft were equipped with ailerons that other aircraft of this era did not have, which greatly improved its maneuverability, but for novices, this aircraft was full of dangers, which also indicated that the flight training time would be much longer in the future.

"Okay, I'll go to Mr. Squadron Leader about this matter, if the weather continues to be so gloomy and can't fight......"

As he spoke, Frank. Luke looked up at the weather, though there were still clouds as heavy as lead. But the clouds are already much higher than in the past few days, and if there is another strong wind, then combat operations will definitely begin in the next few days.

"Boom!"

At this time, the sound of cheers was heard from the training ground not far away, which indicated that someone had broken the record. This was the training equipment made by the drawings brought by Tang Yunyang, and the new pilots who were tortured were very happy. Now, this new training method has replaced the original equipment of the past, such as rotating seats or swings.

To tell the truth, Tang Yunyang has never seen the formal training of the Air Force, even if he has seen it occasionally on TV, it is only a half-claw, and most of what he sees on TV is a training simulator for modern air combat, so he directly stole the amusement facilities in the park.

Instead of the rotating chair to train balance ability, it is a gyroscope-like ring, and the trainer sits in the center to experience, the earth-shaking feeling of rotating around the three axes, and I believe that if you sit on this without dizziness, you will not get dizzy during the flight.

These cheers made Frank. Luke smiled slightly, turned to Tang Yunyang and said, "I promise, these guys will love you to death!" ”

Like the Allied pilots, the German pilots, who were just as agitated at the moment, were looking forward to fighting the Allied pilots again, because they had a new toy, the Albatross D.

This new type of aircraft is the same as the previous Fokker. The difference between the E aircraft is that the engine has been increased from 100 to 120 horsepower. In particular, the shelf-shaped spindle-like streamlined wooden body. This monocoque structure has a high specific strength of the fuselage, has good survivability after being shot, and is not difficult to manufacture.

The Albatross D became the world's first mass-produced aircraft with a monocoque construction. Since an in-line cylinder water-cooled engine is buried deep in the nose, a large semi-oval hub cover is mounted at the front of the engine. The engine's water cooler is cleverly laid on the wing surface, and wind resistance is minimized.

The aircraft has two pairs of double-layer wings in the shape of bird's wings with a swept wing, and a flat tail in the shape of a round plate. Some modifications had engine exhaust pipes towering above the nose, which also became an external feature of this aircraft.

The Albatross D fighter, designed by DeLay, Subet and Gertih, was produced by the Albatross (Albatross) aircraft factory. The earliest modification was the Albatross D.I., which entered service in the fall of 1916. Among other advantages, the minimum horsepower of the aircraft is much stronger than that of the Newburgh 11 with 100 horsepower.

Now, what the pilots on both sides are longing for is a bloody battle in the air.