Rise of Australia

Chapter 190 Three Aircraft Ideas

The person next to him pushed a ladder, and Ludwig Doerr climbed up the ladder to the cockpit of the plane. After obtaining Arthur's permission, he began the final preparations before takeoff.

With the roar of the gasoline engine, the plane was officially started, and the propeller in front turned rapidly.

However, the power of the current aircraft is not too strong, so longer runways are needed to help the aircraft fly.

After taxiing for nearly 200 meters, the plane took off from the runway in a staggered manner and soared into the sky smoothly.

In order to prevent any accidents, causing damage to the cities and industrial areas of the ACT.

The scope of this flight is located in the suburbs of western Sydney, mostly in some sparsely populated mountainous areas.

It was Ludwig Dürr's task to fly the aircraft to test the steady and maximum speed of the aircraft, while at the same time landing on the previous runway before the fuel tanks ran dry.

In this way, not only the speed of the aircraft can be tested, but also the actual flight distance of the aircraft can be tested.

As the first aircraft produced in Australia, there is still some gap in data with the aircraft of World War I.

Although most of the aircraft in World War I were used for reconnaissance, the aircraft at that time were able to climb to an altitude of 6 to 7 meters, and the maximum flight altitude of the Australian aircraft was only about 1000 meters.

In addition to testing the speed and range of the aircraft, Ludwig Duer was also responsible for recording what he saw in the air with a simple camera carried on the aircraft.

This is in preparation for Arthur's vision.If the current aircraft is already capable of reconnaissance missions, it can naturally enter production.

Of course, there will not be too many first-generation aircraft, but the importance of aircraft is self-evident for Australia.

About three hours later, Ludwig Durr flew the plane back into Arthur's sight.

In these three hours, he has completed hundreds of kilometers of navigation in the mountains.

If it wasn't for the fuel gauge indicating that the fuel tank was nearly exhausted, Ludwig Duer would have planned to fly for a while.

After all, before Ludwig Dürr, the only way humans could master the sky was airships.

But the airship has great limitations. First, it is too heavy to fly as flexibly as an airplane.

Secondly, airships are also very common in major European countries, and there are still many experts in European research and development of airships.

But airplanes are different.At least in terms of actually flying into the sky, Ludwig Durr and the Australian research laboratory can be said to be the first in the world.

This kind of history-making record makes Ludwig Dürr's blood boil, even in the high sky.

Compared with normal flight, the take-off and landing of the aircraft is the link with the highest risk factor.

Especially for aircraft whose performance is still unstable at present, a slight mistake will lead to failure, or even crash.

Ludwig Durr also naturally understood the importance of the matter, so he didn't dare to be careless and focused all his attention on landing.

Fortunately, perhaps because of the German tradition, whether it is Diesel or Theodor Kobel and Ludwig Durr, they are very rigid and serious in manufacturing, and the manufactured parts must be exactly the same , which also makes the performance of this aircraft more reliable.

After successfully landing on the runway, Ludwig Dürr breathed a sigh of relief, quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and waited until the assistant moved the ladder over again, and then tremblingly got off the plane.

This trembling is not nervousness and fear, but the excitement and stimulation of ascending to the sky.

Although it has been tested on a small scale before, it only takes a few minutes to fly into the sky at most, and then it needs to land quickly.

This feeling of soaring in the sky made Ludwig Durr feel unprecedented excitement and excitement, and it was also the reason why he trembled.

"How do you feel? Mr. Ludwig Duer." Arthur asked with a smile.

"It's never been done before, Your Highness! I even saw the entire capital territory. This feeling of flying in the sky is so cool." Even after a long time, Ludwig Durr couldn't get out of that feeling, and still had a look on his face. Said excitedly.

"How about the flight data?" Theodor Kerber next to him also followed suit.

Because he has not experienced it before, Teodor Kerber is most concerned about the various data of the aircraft in the experiment. Only by obtaining these data can he make further improvements to the aircraft.

"It has fully met the expectations, Mr. Teodor Kerber. After starting to fly smoothly, our aircraft can maintain a speed of at least 160 kilometers per hour, and the maximum speed can reach about 210 kilometers. But this will consume a lot of fuel. , I just gave up after trying for a few minutes." Ludwig Duer replied.

After checking the various hardware of the aircraft and finding that there were no problems, Theodor Kerber nodded, looked at Arthur and said: "Your Highness, if there is no problem with the various hardware of the aircraft, then Our aircraft can reach a minimum speed of 160 kilometers per hour and a maximum speed of 210 kilometers per hour. At the lowest speed, the maximum range of our aircraft is about 430 kilometers. At the highest speed, our aircraft has a range of about 360 kilometers.”

In terms of data alone, at least in terms of speed, this aircraft has been able to catch up with the aircraft of World War I.

During World War I, the maximum speed of the aircraft was about 180 to 220 kilometers, and the range was about [-] to [-] kilometers.

If the current aircraft is equipped with two auxiliary fuel tanks, it can basically be compared with the aircraft of World War I in these two data.

But this does not mean that the aircraft at this time is very advanced.On the contrary, the current aircraft still has many shortcomings that need to be improved, and there is still a long way to go from the aircraft of the First World War.

"Your Highness, our aircraft can completely perform more difficult detection tasks than airships. On the aircraft, we can clearly see the underground facilities and environment, if we use high-powered binoculars." Ludwig Duer said: "If we add one more to the rear of our aircraft, the front pilot position, and the rear reconnaissance position, it will be a perfect reconnaissance aircraft!"

Arthur nodded.Even if the current camera technology can take pictures in the air, the pictures taken are very blurry, and it is impossible to see what is going on underground thousands of meters away.

A more reliable detection method is to use high-power telescopes to observe the situation on the ground manually, and then report to the headquarters by radio.

At present, this aircraft can become an excellent reconnaissance aircraft with a little improvement, and its performance is also trustworthy.

"We can see it as a prototype, Your Highness." Theodor Kerber had a different idea.

"After adding the seats, it will become a perfect scout plane. But what if we equip it with some machine guns, small machine guns? Isn't that a perfect air weapon?" Theodor Kerber asked.

Theodor Kerber's two conjectures are actually about the evolution of reconnaissance aircraft and fighter jets.

Although this idea is only a very crude version, reconnaissance aircraft and fighter jets have indeed developed step by step in this way.

"If this is the case, can we develop a cannonball that explodes on impact? This kind of cannonball can be installed on an aircraft and can be thrown. It will explode when it touches the ground, and the aircraft will become a cannon in the air. Are you in position?" Arthur pretended to be inspired and said with a smile.

After seeing the expressions of Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Durr, Arthur nodded in satisfaction.

The proposal of these three ideas also represents the birth of the concept of reconnaissance aircraft, fighter jets and bombers.

If the research and development can continue according to these three scenarios, then Australia will be the first country to produce reconnaissance aircraft, fighter jets and bombers.

"These three ideas still need you to carry out more experiments and improvements. But I think that these three ideas will be realized one day." Arthur looked at Theodor Kerber and Luther who had been inspired Vichy Toure, drawing a big cake: "If you can really develop aircraft with three systems based on these three ideas, you will all become heroes of Australia, and I will personally award you medals!"

The three medals in Australia all have an extremely generous welfare system, which is an honor and reward that no one in Australia can refuse.

Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Durr are naturally no exception. After Arthur finished painting the pie, in addition to the joy of the success of the aircraft experiment in their eyes, there is also a trace of ambition and expectation for the future .

"Your Highness, we don't have a specific series and name for our aircraft. Even the three series that we may have in the future need your Highness to name them." Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Durr Looking at Arthur with piercing eyes, he said expectantly.

Arthur nodded with a headache.

The various series of new weapons born in Australia are basically named after Arthur.

But Arthur is a bad name, so what should these aircraft series be named?

After pondering for a long time, Arthur said: "Since our current aircraft is the first aircraft in Australian history, I think it is the pioneer in Australian aviation history. This aircraft is called Pioneer-1. It was the first model in the Pioneer series and the beginning of the Australian dream of flying."

Under the expectant eyes of Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Durr, Arthur continued: "The reconnaissance aircraft we envisaged are called the Eagle series. I hope it can have the vision of an eagle, to contribute to Australian intelligence detection at any time."

"In my opinion, compared to reconnaissance aircraft, the main purpose of aircraft with machine guns and firepower is to fight enemy aircraft. Although this is only an idea, no other country currently has aircraft that can fly in the sky. Therefore, I will This type of aircraft is called a fighter jet. Australia's fighter jet is called the Wild Tiger, and the Wild Tiger series will become one of the most powerful aircraft in combat."

"As for the aircraft with the same air artillery position in the end, its biggest purpose is to cause more effective bombing of the enemy. Therefore, I think this type of aircraft is more suitable to be called a bomber, and the Australian bomber is called a ghost."

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