Rise of Australia

Chapter 189 The First Plane

The war in the Far East has entered a costly offensive and defensive battle. Most of the soldiers of the Manchurian Army have already arrived outside Lushun Fortress. They vowed to conquer this fortress that could determine the fate of the war.

The Tsarist Russian Empire is also rushing to deploy troops to Lushun, and the current defenders in Lushun have exceeded 7.

Other than that, there is not much movement in other parts of the Far East.Both the island country and the Tsarist Russian Empire are very clear that the fate of Lushun is the key to determining this war.

Before that, no matter how many areas they occupied, it was far less important than conquering a Lushun fortress.

This kind of war of attrition is bad news for the island countries and Russia, but good news for the British Empire, the United States, Australia and the German Empire.

The longer this war of attrition drags on, the greater the loss to the island nation and Russia.At the same time, it can also generate more demand for weapons, making these countries watching the battle a lot of money.

For the German Empire, which was attacked on both sides, there is no better news than the Russian Empire's focus on the Far East.

As long as the attention of the Tsarist Russian Empire was dragged to the Far East by the island countries, a small France was not taken seriously by the German Empire.

July 1904, on the outskirts of the ACT.

It was originally an industrial zone in New South Wales. After the establishment of the Capital Territory, it was divided into the Capital Territory and became the only industrial zone in the Capital Territory. It is also the most developed industrial zone in Australia.

This industrial area currently hosts Arthur's military factory, automobile factory and engine factory, as well as an aviation laboratory specially set up for the development of aircraft.

It can be said that this industrial area carries Arthur's hope for Australia's revival, and the technology born will also affect the whole of Australia.

What can make Arthur go out in person is naturally a major event that can affect the whole of Australia.

Yes, Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr have been involved in the development of the aircraft since the successful construction of the AU-1 airship more than a year ago.

For this reason, Arthur specially allocated [-] pounds of research funding to them and many talents recruited by the Victoria Award.

Now Australia's Aviation Research Office has more than ten famous European experts in aeronautics and aerodynamics, as well as dozens of outstanding talents in various aspects of aircraft and airships.

It can be said that Australia has attracted at least one-fifth of the world's top aviation talents, and this number and proportion are constantly increasing.

Although the Wright Brothers were indeed the builders of the first airplane, they could only rely on their own strength before they attracted attention.

Australia uses the strength of a country to develop aviation, and the speed and achievements achieved are definitely not comparable to the Wright Brothers.

When Arthur arrived at the Aeronautical Laboratory, two experts, Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Durr, were already waiting outside the laboratory very respectfully.

There are also dozens of experts and scholars standing on both sides, and they are also very respectful to Arthur.

In fact, this is also normal.Even the airship with the fastest progress has not attracted the attention of the world, let alone the aircraft in the deserted exploration period.

Although these experts have some research in this area, no one supports them, and they have no benefit except to become the pioneers of the aviation industry in name.

If Australia hadn't taken them in and provided them with job opportunities, I'm afraid most of these people would have given up their favorite industries.

With the joint efforts of these experts, Australia's first aircraft was born smoothly.

Unlike the Wright Brothers who first manufactured the Aviator [-] and the Aviator [-], the goal of the aircraft manufactured in Australia was to fly into the sky smoothly.

For this reason, Arthur racked his brains and frantically recalled the appearance and design of aircraft in World War I and World War II, and then handed over the rough sketches drawn to Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Durr, and asked them to make a refer to.

Unexpectedly, Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr thought hard for a long time, and actually manufactured an airplane according to the design sketch.

Of course, the plane in front of me is already an improved version after many tests, and naturally it is not as simple as it was at the beginning.

Arthur looked at Theodor Kerber, who understood and quickly explained: "Your Highness, this is the final product we have obtained after many experiments and improvements based on the design sketch you gave us. Our The aircraft is designed with a single engine, single seat, and two wings, and uses a new type of gasoline engine specially developed by Mr. Diesel. It is estimated that the power can reach about 150km to 220km."

"In order to enhance the endurance of this aircraft, we installed two auxiliary fuel tanks on both sides of the aircraft. This makes the total endurance of the aircraft reach more than [-] kilometers. Without these two auxiliary fuel tanks, the endurance of the aircraft may only be [-] kilometers Kilometers or so," explained Theodor Kerber.

Arthur nodded.

He is still very satisfied with the development speed of the aircraft and the data of the current finished product.After all, this is a brand new idea for everyone, and it will take longer to realize it.

Judging from the current data, this is at least the result of the Wright brothers' research on aircraft for several years.

Before the U.S. military did not pay attention, the Wright brothers' research and development process was very slow.It is reasonable for Australia to use its national power to quickly overtake on corners.

"Can this plane be piloted now?" Arthur asked with some interest.

I have seen a lot of various large aircraft Arthur in later generations, but Arthur has only seen pictures of this aircraft that is still in the exploration stage.

This also made Arthur very interested in the plane in front of him. How is this plane different from later generations?
"Of course, Your Highness." Theodor Kerber nodded and said, "Because there is no systematic pilot training method yet, the pilots can only be those who are most familiar with this fighter. Please take a moment Wait a moment, before the plane officially takes off, there are still some preparations to be done."

Arthur nodded and signaled Theodor Kerber to go to work.

The real pilot was not Theodor Kerber, but Ludwig Durr.

There is no other reason. Ludwig Durr is the designer of the aircraft balance system. He is most familiar with the control system of the aircraft and is naturally the most suitable person to fly the aircraft.

After about half an hour of preparation, Ludwig Durr put on the goggles and asked Arthur to take off.

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