Of all the groups, the one with the most complicated work is of course the repair group of the airship body. Although this level of restoration seems to be no different from re-making in the eyes of others.
The first thing to be completed is the main structure of the airship, which is the shuttle-shaped hull part. The reason why we are rushing to complete this part is because there are no docks or workers' dormitories on site. The hull is completed as soon as possible and can also serve as a place for rest and work.
Basically, as long as the work does not occupy a large area or requires ventilation, it will be carried out inside the ship. After all, it was too cold outside. Even if you were wrapped in a layer of snow wolf fur, the biting wind would still get through the gaps in your clothes, making you shiver with cold.
Although the original airship pod that crashed has been repaired and modified, some bulkheads are still damaged. It would have to wait until Reilly made the right boards before it could be fully closed. However, it is not a big problem to temporarily use the extra wolf skin to cover it.
Lin even took out the magical metal water-patterned copper from the materials he carried, and applied a layer of film to the inside of the ship. And using this metal film, Fen carved the magic circle that covered the ship's hull.
In addition to blocking the intrusion of wind and snow, it also has the function of heating the cabin. In fact, this layer of magical metal film plays a large role in Lin's design, even though it has a very experimental nature. However, we have to wait for the follow-up work to be completed before we can coordinate with the layout.
The part that needs more attention is the boat-shaped cabin on one side of the original pod. Due to the fall, part of the keel was damaged. According to other people's suggestions, the damaged but not broken keel was used as the upper half of the fusiform hull, because the weight was borne by the lower half.
However, this opinion was not adopted by Lin. Because in his design, the entire fusiform hull will withstand the wind pressure brought by high speed, and no part can use such substandard and almost damaged parts. In addition, Lin's design required an anti-gravity device that was different from the common sense of the Lost Earth, so the keel that was about to be damaged was reinforced with the secret iron collected by someone.
The processing characteristics of secret iron are very similar to those of rippled copper. Water-patterned copper can be transformed into very thin sheets using magic shaping, covering any object to form an outer membrane.
It is difficult for ordinary craftsmen to use the characteristics of water-grained copper to make any good weapons and equipment. Most of them are art magicians who use them to make relief sculptures. Therefore, in the magician market, water-patterned copper is a low-priced, but also very rare material. Because there is no market, no one will mine it in large quantities.
But with such characteristics, ordinary materials can be covered with a layer of film, and then a magic circle can be carved to form a magic circuit. This kind of use has actually been discovered a long time ago, but all previous weapons and equipment were of the melee type, and the layer of water-patterned copper has no defensive power at all, especially the thinner it is, the easier it is to destroy.
But someone uses it for parts that are not directly against the enemy, such as the magic tower in the past or the airship now.
The characteristics of secret iron are also very similar. They require a basic material and then attach to it. Secret iron can be transformed into a liquid form by the shaping spell and seep into the pores of other materials. Even high-level magicians can make secret iron become like water and 'wet' other materials.
But this is not the same as the so-called alloy on earth. One is one and two is two. The same object has two properties and can be used for two purposes. Therefore, secret iron is a difficult material to use for most magicians in Lost Land.
But at the moment, secret iron can be used as a material to strengthen the keel, and allow the keel to be attached with magic and carve magic circles. Ordinary materials cannot be messed up like this. Ordinary materials that cannot carry magical power will be eroded by the power and decay.
The joint between the upper and lower halves of the fusiform hull is made of magic material embedded in the edge of the original hull, and then the upper and lower halves are buckled together. The reason for being so cautious is because the wings, rudder, and joints for the external engine are to be arranged along the horizontal central axis of the fusiform hull, and ordinary materials cannot achieve the complex structure designed by Lin. Strength of.
The main structure was completed, and then Lin did a second small division of labor. Marit and Freya, two female silver-bearded dwarves, were responsible for the production of the wings and stern rudder. Using three-dimensional solid-scale explosions that "even an idiot can understand", there was no difficulty in this part. , just follow the schedule.
As for the source of materials, the airfoil part is the remaining airbag fabric of the original airship; the frame part is the magic material of the original airship, which is a relatively rigid magic metal, light tile steel.
Ware steel, which has a similar name, is characterized by its hardness and heavy weight; while incline steel is hard, light and tough. Of course, the value is also relatively high, so there were only a few goblin cannons on the original airship, and such magic materials were used in key parts. Therefore, during the repair process, the amount of lightweight warley steel that can be used is quite small. And before dismantling the artillery, Totokani had to fight tooth and nail to block it. day by day
Eventually, Lin used it for the skeleton part of the 'wings'. As long as Marit and Freya don't waste anything during the production process, it will be enough for the wings and stern rudder designed by Lin.
Lin, Jermaine and the Goblin father and daughter started making the engine.
Although someone has touched the earth's engine, there is a huge difference between being able to repair it, or watching others repair it, and building one yourself. In particular, the motorcycle engine that someone has touched is a single-cylinder engine, while the car engine has only been touched with a V-shaped six-cylinder engine. But for the radial engine, I have only seen the schematic diagram and never touched the real thing.
To this end, Lin used a lot of calculations and simulations, and actually built and tested the effects of the actual machine before finally finalizing the engine design. During the process, Marit, who was originally interested in getting involved, impatiently returned to the work on the wings after she hung up the two engines.
In fact, this was also expected by someone. Compared with other silver-bearded dwarf men, Marit has skills and strength, but she has no patience and the courage to face setbacks. The production of ship wings is done with an end in sight and requires meticulous work. But for engines that have never been built before, they have to find a way forward through constant failures. Jermaine can do this, and so can Goblin Totokani.
Fortunately, there are races like dwarves present who are very familiar with metals, and magic materials can be shaped and transformed by magic at will. This allows us to recycle materials and then recreate them through constant failures.
Moreover, making engines in Mystery is not like on Earth. There is a major difficulty that needs to be overcome: materials. Earth's material science has no meaning in Midland.
This is because the craftsmen of Midland have very few, or even no, habits of using 'alloy'. After all, the types of magic materials are too complex. If one material fails to pass the test, you can always find another that meets the standards and can pass the test.
Secondly, the alloys of the earth, no matter what kind of smelting process is used, different metals are still different metals. From the perspective of molecular structure, different metals are distinct from each other.
But magic materials are different. After Lin obtained microscopic observation methods, he also analyzed magic materials. The so-called magic material combines a variety of heavy metal atoms that are impossible to combine based on geochemical knowledge at the molecular level to form a stable molecular structure, and it must be a complex polyhedral type.
Lin has some guesses about how these heavy metal atoms break through the limitations of valence electrons, react with each other, and combine together. And it seems that the answer is obvious, that is, magical power. Power fills the molecular chain, connecting these atoms that are impossible to synthesize, and this should be the reason why they are called magic materials and have special properties.
Lin once thought that since he could observe the molecular formula of magic materials, and knew that power was used to catalyze its reaction. So is it possible for me to mass-produce certain expensive and rare materials?
But just thinking about it will make the water flow away. Not to mention that on Earth, the pursuit of alchemy, which turns stone into gold, is still a joke among people drinking and having fun in modern times. In the Lost Land, even if it was really possible, it would probably not be a way to attract money, but a way to attract jealousy and death. And it is conceivable that what they will face this time will be a greedy beast at the national level, as well as endless pursuit.
In addition, the greatest use of magic materials in the Lost Land is in the production of weapons. To put it simply, if magic materials with certain characteristics could be mass-produced at will, it would only expand the war conflicts in the Lost Land. It’s neither good for the people nor self-interest, so it’s sad to spend so much time doing these studies. So someone simply gave up on this idea.
He also once thought about using magic materials to play with alloys and create a new material science in the world. But the conclusion is that when different magic materials are fused together, in most cases the advantages of each other will be offset or weakened. If you are not lucky, unimaginable reaction changes will occur and cause harm.
This makes it understandable why humans, elves, and dwarves, the way of forging in Midland is just to forge, shape, and other processing of raw materials, and then enchant them, without considering other deep processing that changes the properties of objects. Way.
Due to this environment, there are quite a few methods for using magic materials to simply solve the problems that have troubled people on earth for a long time. Among Lin's original concerns, the two biggest difficulties in the production process were welding and sealing.
On Earth, the joint between the same metal or between different metals is not like wood, which can use a mortise and tenon structure. In addition to using a large number of rivets, it also uses welding.
When making machines such as engines, sealing is especially important. Whether it is a cylinder that relies on pressure changes to operate, or a crankcase that maintains lubricating oil capacity to prevent leakage, if the sealing is not adequate, the engine's power and life will be greatly reduced.
