afterglow

Chapter 179
Diagonally behind Zhu Liqie were the president and several teachers of the flight club, and the president hurriedly replied: "There are six in total, three of this biplane, one of another type, and one of the monoplane, the teacher Three people."

"How is the situation? Would the students like to come?"

"Come, of course, everyone is very interested and there is an endless stream."

"There are too many monks and too little porridge." Zhu Liqie commented on four words, and then asked: "If we want to expand, how much will it cost?"

The president couldn't help being surprised, secretly happy in his heart, and quickly said: "This kind of biplane training machine can be won for 30 yuan. In addition, counting the cost of labor and parts, if it is expanded... it will cost 15 yuan first, and every year thereafter. No less than [-]."

Hearing this, Zhu Liqie didn't say a word, he nodded slightly, thinking about it in his heart.

The past ten years have been a blowout period for the construction of Daming colleges and universities. He remembered that the statistics last year were 979, with more than 87 students.

Even if only some colleges and universities have set up flight clubs, expanding them is still a big expense. You must know that Ming's financial expenditure last year was only 242 billion yuan, of which military expenditure was only 61 billion yuan.

After a brief struggle, he quickly made up his mind about this plan, and the investment was worthwhile.

The cause was that at the beginning of this year, the Metropolitan Government submitted a report on the assessment of the aviation reserve forces of countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States.

In addition to the aviation industry, the reserve quantity and training potential of pilots are also critical.

After all, it's not enough to have a plane and no one to drive it.

Attached with the report is a suggestion that Ming Dynasty may lack sufficient training bases to train new pilots. If the war starts and suffers a long period of tragic attrition, it may face a situation where there are no people available. Therefore, it is proposed to invest in this area be strengthened.

In this regard, the crown prince seemed to pay more attention to it than the emperor, so the latter directly ordered him to take full control of it.

The prediction in this regard can be said to be quite forward-looking, and this cognition is completely correct.

Historically, the Germans planned to train 10 qualified pilots before the outbreak of the war, but in the end they only had time to train 2.8.

Although their quality is good, they cannot afford the loss of years of war.By the end of the war, despite the annual production of more than 3 German aircraft, there was already a shortage of qualified pilots and a serious shortage of training fuel.

The land of Japan is also facing such a dilemma. Due to the small resources and size, they can only take the route of elite soldiers, and they are extremely strict in the selection of pilots.For example, in the selection of aircraft carrier-based aircraft pilots, more than 1500 applicants were enrolled, only 70 were admitted, and only 25 successfully graduated.

Before the war broke out, all of their qualified pilots were less than 7000. These people were extremely skilled, fighter pilots were extremely capable in combat, and the hit rates of horizontal bomber and dive bomber pilots were also exaggerated.

However, after several rounds of battles exhausted them, the combat power of the Japanese aviation force declined rapidly.

Although the current Daming seems to be still in a peaceful and peaceful state, all the carnivores know very well that this is just the calm before the storm.

Regarding this potential problem, the Air Force Department of the Ministry of War proposed a draft for building two large-scale pilot training bases.

It is planned to invest 3 million yuan for preliminary construction, and the sites are respectively in Jinan and Xi'an.

It is estimated that each base will deploy 60 primary trainer aircraft, 30 advanced trainer aircraft, 20 active combat aircraft, and 250 flight instructors and theoretical instructors to maximize supply and guarantee training work.

The training of pilots is divided into two stages. First, there is a seven-month theoretical study, followed by an eleven-month flight training.

The former includes the history of aviation development, flight principles, aircraft structure, ballistics, aircraft type identification, flight regulations, etc.; at the same time, physical training is also required.

After that, the base will assign models based on the students' grades and personal wishes, and then they can conduct formal flight training. Everyone is required to master two types of models, and the total flight time is about 250 hours. Awarded the rank of second lieutenant.

This plan was approved by Zhu Liqie.

But it's not over yet, he thinks it's not enough, since it's thinking about the bad side, why not go further?
The standard of living in developed industrial countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States is high, and there are many flying clubs among the people, so many civilians are experienced amateur pilots.

In wartime, if they are recruited, the training time will be shorter, which is convenient for the rapid expansion of the size of the aviation force.

Daming is not the case, going to a private flying agency to fly a plane is only a high-end entertainment that can only be enjoyed by dudes or rich kids.

Therefore, Zhu Liqie plans to make a fuss in this regard, select some colleges and universities, expand the flight club if there is one, and create it if there is no one.

Students with a higher level of education have a strong ability to accept and learn. Even if they just fly a plane in their free time, they can at least get started in a few years.

In the future, if they are really needed, they can directly conduct advanced flight training and combat training.

In this way, the number of potential pilots and reserve aviation force of Daming can be expanded to a considerable extent.

"Your Highness, the Air Force Department of the Ministry of War has something important to ask for instructions."

"Take a look."

At the place where he was staying, after receiving the telegram and reading it carefully, the thoughtful Zhu Liqie stood in front of the window and weighed it.

The Air Force Department is considering the issue of aero engines recently. As one of the crystallizations of human industry, aviation engines can be said to be a reference that symbolizes a country's industrial level.

Weight, output, fuel consumption, reliability, etc. must meet the requirements, which is not uncommonly demanding.

As a latecomer country, Daming started relatively late in this area. At first, it basically imported products from Western countries and imitated them, such as Norme-Rhone in France, BMW in Germany, and Pratt & Whitney in the United States.

After that, he began to try to design by himself, and gradually caught up to the second echelon, but the aero engine was still the most hindering one of Daming's two technical shortcomings.

The Air Force Department hopes to introduce some of the most advanced aviation engines before the war. After all, this road was cut off during the war.

Reverse imitation?Inefficient and unreliable, it is a last resort, and it is still necessary to introduce complete drawings and engineering samples as much as possible.

目前大家相中了普-惠公司的R-1830-76“双黄蜂”、14缸、1200匹马力；以及莱特R-1820-25“旋风”、9缸、1000匹马力。

If the request is made directly, although the Americans will agree to sell the engine, it is unlikely to introduce a full set of production drawings.

This is today's first-class air-cooled radial engine, Americans will only sell old models if they want to sell blueprints, and those engines with [-] or [-] horsepower have already produced three kinds of engines, which is not uncommon.

Although the Germans also have a radial engine with more than 1000 horsepower, the overall performance is slightly inferior, and they are more proficient in liquid-cooled V-shaped engines.

"Do I have to decide on such matters? It's a small plan." Zhu Liqie turned his head to the attendant and said, "So, when the embassy organizes a banquet in a few days, it will pretend to inadvertently reveal a false news to the Americans, and then Preparing for a shell aircraft company and directly purchasing production licenses from those two companies on the grounds of building a new type of large passenger aircraft, that’s about it.”

After finishing speaking, he thought about it and felt that there was nothing missing, so he continued: "Okay, tomorrow's itinerary is..."

(End of this chapter)