Rise of Australia

Chapter 320 The Actions of Countries

On the second day after the banquet ended, that is, on May 1912, 5, Australasia issued a statement to the public to establish the Royal Aviation Machinery Manufacturing Company and officially launched the business of selling airships to the outside world.

In addition, Royal Australasia Airlines was also established, and will set up a global route before the Olympic Games to facilitate athletes from all over the world to travel to and from Australasia.

This decision immediately made the concept of airlines look forward to by many Europeans and Americans, and also made the Sydney Olympic Games even more popular.

Thinking about it carefully, even if you don't get a very good ranking in the sports meeting, you can still experience a journey around the world in an airship, which doesn't seem too bad.

After all, Australasia has declared that during the Sydney Olympics, athletes traveling to Australasia from all over the world will receive free airship tickets.

For many countries, this can be regarded as a big deal.After all, there are dozens or even hundreds of athletes in any country.

Based on the current ticket prices, a round-trip airship ticket would cost at least tens of thousands of pounds, which is not a small expense for the current sports departments and associations in various countries.

Being able to travel for free has also made many countries more motivated to participate in the Olympics.

Anyway, it wouldn't take long to take the airship to Australasia. After the announcement of the airship flight in Australasia, several countries temporarily chose to sign up for the Olympic Games.

This is great news for Arthur.If nothing else, more than 30 countries and regions will participate in the Sydney Olympics, and the number of athletes participating in the Olympics will reach a terrifying 3500 or more.

This scale not only far exceeds the London Olympics four years ago, but also greatly surpasses the original Stockholm Games in history.

As for the cost of transporting these athletes, it is actually nothing to Australasia.

After all, the airlines in Australasia can enjoy the cost price of the airship. Using these athletes and the Olympic Games, they can in turn advertise the airship and the airline. This is a win-win situation.

Anyway, in order to make the Sydney Olympics famous, Arthur had already promised to bear the travel expenses of all participating athletes and provide free accommodation and food in Sydney to the athletes.

It is nothing more than replacing the ship with an airship, which can not only greatly save the time for the athletes to come to Australasia, but also the travel expenses should not change too much.

After all, my family knows my own family affairs. The reason why airships are so expensive is because of the popularity of traveling around the world this time and the novelty of airships, a new type of transportation.

The airship traveled around the world, counting all the expenses, the cost should be around [-] pounds.

Even if you don’t count the cost of various services and food and drinks on the airship, if you only count the ticket price, 58 seats, with an average share of 172 pounds per person, can make the airline pay back.

Based on this calculation, even if all the athletes take free airships, the cost of going back and forth twice is only more than 100 million pounds, and selling dozens more airships can completely earn back.

What's more, when the business of the airlines gradually increases, the profits of the airlines alone will be enough to make up for these expenses.

You must know that the people who can afford the airboat tickets are basically the rich or the noble class in various countries.

For these classes, an airship ticket of thousands of pounds is nothing, and efficiency and comfort are their priorities.

The airship is definitely much faster to ride than the ship, and the comfort is far more than that of the ship.

This also means that as long as safety is ensured, airlines that focus on airships will become the main competitors in the global voyage business in the next few years or even more than ten years.

The huge capitalists and dignitaries around the world are enough to make a large number of airlines earn a lot of money in the aviation business.

Of course, as a provider of airships, Australasia must earn the most.

Before other countries and companies cannot provide airships with performance comparable to AU-3, Australasia is the arbiter in the aviation business and the absolute leader of the world's airlines.

In fact, it can be expected that major countries in Europe and the United States will definitely quickly catch up with Australasia in terms of airships.

Leaving aside ordinary powers, it is not difficult for top powers like Britain and Germany to catch up with Australasia in airship technology within a few years.

This also means that the profits of Australasian airships will last for a year or two at most, and then they will face strong competition from Europe and the United States.

However, if things develop like this, it is within Arthur's expectation and estimation.

You know, airship travel around the world is not so easy and safe.If airships were really so convenient and safe, they would have replaced airplanes and become the most mainstream aviation tool in history.

The famous Hindenburg incident in history dealt a devastating blow to the originally thriving airship industry.

Airships in this era are developing more rapidly than in history, and it is not certain which Hindenburg incident will occur during a round-the-world voyage.

An early exit from the airship aviation business is also a good thing for Australasia.

After all, if an incident similar to the Hindenburg happened, not only would they have to face huge compensation, but the government and airlines would also face loss of reputation.

Especially under the premise that the royal family is involved in the airlines and airship companies in Australasia, the prestige of the royal family may be affected.

Perhaps it was the interests and value shown by the airship that made European and American capitalists feel excited. The sale price is as high as 75200 pounds, and the total value of all orders adds up to more than 800 million pounds.

According to preliminary estimates, the net profit of these orders is as high as 400 million pounds, which is a full two super dreadnoughts.

From this point of view, Arthur's plan to sail around the world and bear the travel expenses of athletes is just a drop in the bucket.

After all, hundreds of airships can't meet the worldwide aviation demand at all. According to Director Teodor's estimation, the world's aviation demand will enter the saturation stage only if there are at least a thousand airships.

But the airship is also damaged, plus the cost of airship inspection, maintenance, and replacement of various parts, this is enough for the Aeronautical Research Institute to have no shortage of income in the next few years.

If you add Australasia's own airlines, in terms of aviation, I am afraid that the annual income will exceed tens of millions of Australian dollars.

After this round-the-world voyage, both governments and capitalists of various countries have seen the role and value of airships.

In the civilian field, airships will become the fastest means of transportation, and perhaps the most popular and trusted way to travel around the world.

Although the price of airship tickets is indeed not low, people who can freely travel to other countries these days are definitely not civilians.

These people are either rich or expensive, and their spending power far exceeds that of ordinary people in developed countries.

In the military field, the potential shown by the current airship is even greater.

This is an air vehicle that can reach anywhere in the world, and it is a potential threat to any country.

You must know that there are no satellites now, and the way people can tell whether an enemy is attacking can only be observed with the naked eye.

This has created good conditions for the sneak attack of the airship, and no country can guarantee that every inch of its own land will not be attacked by the airship.

Whether it is transporting strategic materials or transporting soldiers, the speed and efficiency of airships are worthy of attention.

Even as a simple weapon, an airship can transport tens of tons of bombs, posing a serious threat to ground troops and facilities.

Since the end of May, European and American countries have successively announced a new round of research and construction of airships.

The British government provides emergency funding for domestic airship research institutions and companies, and it is said that at least more than 200 million pounds have been invested in airship research.

The German side did not give in too much. As the largest and most advanced airship manufacturing company in Germany, Zeppelin has received the attention and support of the German government and obtained a sum of funds.

According to news from Germany, Nicholas II also approved the development plan of Russia's domestic airship, and it is said that the investment will exceed 50 pounds

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The United States is even richer and richer, announcing assistance to many domestic airship companies, and the assistance funds exceed 3000 million US dollars.

Coupled with the fact that there are many capitalists in the United States, if nothing unexpected, in the next few years, domestic airship manufacturing companies in the United States will spring up one after another like mushrooms after rain.

Even the island countries that lost the British aid, under the call of their emperor, all tightened their belts to live, accumulated 200 million yen, bought airships and invested in research.

Many European powers, including France, Austria-Hungary and Italy, also have their own airship purchase and research plans.

All of a sudden, the importance of airships is unparalleled, and it is valued by countries all over the world, whether in civilian or military fields.

Among all the countries that are determined to invest in airship research, the most wealthy should be the United States.

The U.S. military contacted multiple airship construction companies in the United States and proposed its own airship procurement plan.

The U.S. military requires airships to carry at least 20 tons and be able to travel around the world.

The U.S. military released news that as long as any airship company can meet this requirement, the U.S. military will order at least [-] airships and will reach a long-term cooperation with the airship company.

This is not a small sum.If you refer to the price of airships in Australasia, the value of fifty airships will exceed 400 million pounds, and at least a quarter will be pure profit.

In other words, as long as the requirements of the US military can be met, a profit of 100 million pounds can be obtained for nothing, even if it is converted into US dollars, it is 500 million US dollars, which is definitely not a small number.

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