In Yanqing County, north of Beijing, surrounded by mountains, there is a newly completed airport at the foot of a hill called Jiulong Mountain. Although the invention of the airplane has not been finally confirmed, the airport has been "invented" first.
This Yanqing Jiulongshan Airport was originally an airship landing site under the jurisdiction of the Naval Aviation Corps, and its facilities are quite complete. But starting a few months ago, a large number of engineers came in, and a lot of construction machinery was also brought in. They were leveling the ground, laying reinforced concrete runways, building towers, and building machines. library. After working hard for many days, a military airport of quite high standards was finally built.
The runway alone is 1,800 meters long and 30 meters wide, which is enough to take off and land a Boeing passenger plane!
Along the runway, a long row of small hangars was built. The reason why it is called "small" is not that this hangar is really small, but that it is compared with several large airship hangars on the other side of the runway - this airship is a money-burning thing, and the construction cost of a large airship alone is It requires hundreds of thousands of silver coins, a particularly huge airship hangar, and special care must be taken of the gas station and the vast landing field, etc. Moreover, an airship needs to spend a lot of time on upkeep and maintenance every time it flies, and the ground crew is also very large.
Just such a thing has now been turned into a popular weapon sought after by Zhuge Weidao, a deceitful guy. Feilong Industry, recognized as the world's number one airship company, is really soft on orders.
But while others were busy building airships, Zhuge Weidao turned around and went to invent airplanes with Zhuge Weitian, the founder of Feilong Company... And you can tell by looking at this airport that it is It's time for a big fight.
At this moment, at the end of the long runway of Jiulongshan Airport that can take off and land Boeing passenger planes, a group of military advisors from the Zhuge family, as well as senior officials from the Navy Ministry and Naval Aviation, all gathered together to surround Zhuge Weiyi and Zhuge Yong. These two figures from the Admiralty carefully looked at a very strange looking aircraft made of canvas, balsa wood, two 20-horsepower inline four-cylinder gasoline engines, two wooden propellers, and other miscellaneous things. aircraft.
This aircraft has two large wings, an upper one and a lower one. There are two elevators in front of the wings and two rudders in the back. It has no fuselage and the "cockpit" is placed between the two wings - I don't know if it counts. Wing body fusion? A 20-horsepower engine is also installed on both sides of the cockpit, and two propellers are connected in front of the engine. The engines, propellers, wings, elevators, and rudders are all connected to control cables, and all control cables are finally connected to the control handles in the cockpit.
Several technicians were sweating profusely while making final preparations before the flight. Zhuge Weitian had already changed into a flight suit, and Zhuge Weidao, who was wearing a white military uniform, stood beside the plane talking.
"Daozi, don't think this aircraft is too crude... In order to build it, our Feilong Industrial aircraft team has been very busy in the past few months. The wind tunnel alone has blown it no less than 300 times. ! We have also manufactured more than 20 gliders. Fortunately, we at Feilong Industry have already had experience in manufacturing gliders, otherwise it would not have been so fast."
At this time, a technician from Feitian Industry shouted loudly to Zhuge Weitian: "Mr. Feilong, Aircraft No. 1 has been inspected and is ready to take off!"
Zhuge Weitian smiled and nodded to Zhuge Weidao, "Daozi, I'll fly this time... Just watch it, I'll let you fly next time!"
Replace me?
Zhuge Weidao glanced at the airplane that seemed to be produced by a furniture factory, and felt guilty... Can it be done? Will it hurt if you fall?
Not to mention, this very simple-looking aircraft is actually pretty good. After Zhuge Weitian sat on it, he pulled the joystick and stepped on the accelerator, and the two engines on the plane started whirring. Immediately afterwards, the engine brought up the propeller again. Pulled by the violently rotating propellers, the small aircraft made of canvas and balsa wood effortlessly began to glide on the 1,800-meter-long runway.
The plane taxied faster and faster. It had slid less than 150 meters, and the two rubber wheels had already left the ground... and it flew higher and higher. In a short while, it was dozens of meters high in the sky. "Go up and start flying in the sky.
"Success!"
"Fly, fly..."
"Get up! Fly!"
When everyone watching saw this scene, they all cheered. Some young Feilong Industrial engineers even cheered and ran wildly on the airport runway, as if they wanted to follow the small plane into the sky.
But Zhuge Weidao's heart is still hanging on... He can't just fly, he has to be able to land safely!
As soon as he thought of this, the small aircraft made of canvas and balsa wood had completed the test project of circling the airport for a week and began to lower its altitude. It was only a few dozen meters in height, but it had already dropped in the blink of an eye. I saw this small plane gliding to one end of the runway, then pointing its nose at the runway, and then turning off the engine. The plane flew lower and lower, and flew slower and slower. Finally, the two rubber tires installed on the front landing gear of the plane hit the concrete runway with a slight collision, and then slid for about dozens of meters. The plane came to an abrupt halt. Stopped.
"Okay! It's really successful!" Zhuge Weidao also cheered in his heart!
Even though this plane is extremely crude, it shouldn't fly very far... But this is just the beginning! All the planes flying in the sky on this timeline must recognize this small wooden plane in front of them as their ancestor.
Moreover, if the direction is clear, enough resources can be invested in research and development, and there is a golden finger to point out the direction, the research and development of aircraft will definitely be much faster than in history...it will take less than 10 years. , biplane fighters similar to Camel aircraft and Albatross aircraft should be able to dominate the sky, right?
With such an aircraft, Ming Dynasty will definitely win!
Zhuge Weidao can be said to have breathed a sigh of relief now... The Ming Dynasty is now heading towards war step by step. Although the war is inevitable, Zhuge Weidao has also exerted his efforts to promote it!
Although he is still just a colonel, he is the core figure of the Zhuge family, a "little man" with great hands and eyes, and he has previously been placed in key positions in the Naval Intelligence Agency and military diplomats... He is the kind of person who can push the entire country forward or push towards disaster at important junctures in history!
If Ming Dynasty wins the ensuing war, then he will be the hero in creating history. But if he fails... Fortunately, it is impossible to fail now.
Ming Dynasty "can fly", and if it can fly, it will win!
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"George, why are you so happy? Is it because your brother Charlie is back? His ass..."
In the British Admiralty Building, First Sea Lord Earl Nelson was a little surprised when he saw George Elliot in his office, because he had never seen George Elliot smile so happily. Then he thought of Charlie Yilu - since the battle of Jiyin Waterway was just a misunderstanding, then of course the Ming Dynasty had to release the prisoners after the British paid compensation. So Charlie Elliot, who had a blossoming butt, was freed after being imprisoned for a period of time. However, the injury on his butt is still not healed well and he walks with a limp. I wonder if it can be cured?
"No, it's not because of Charlie, it's because of this!" George Elliot handed Earl Nelson a stack of photos as he spoke.
Earl Nelson took the photo and looked at it. It was an aircraft with bird-like wings. This aircraft is probably a glider because it has no engine or propeller. In addition to the main wing, it also has a tail with a somewhat complicated shape and a small boat-like cockpit, which is suspended under the wing.
"What is this?" asked Lord Nelson.
"This is an aircraft invented by the famous Sir George Kelly..." George Elliot said, "I think it will be the key to our victory over the Ming Dynasty!"
