Alchemy Greater China

Schneider's eyes were suspicious and his face was nervous. You must know that the strange idea of ​​this 'aircraft' came to him after he came to Budapest, and before that, he had never heard of anyone doing similar research. .

It is Schneider's interest to make airplanes and successfully test them. It is also the honor he is proud of and pre-booked. He is not willing to fall behind others and pick up others' teeth.

Schneider is determined to hang the honor of 'the first person to invent the airplane' on himself!

"No, I haven't seen it!"

Long Hao saw Schneider's nervousness, so he smiled and said: "I guessed it, look at your 'baby', it looks like a big bird that has been magnified dozens of times! Two wings are so big , must be able to stay in the air for a long time?"

Hearing Long Hao's words, the people next to him came to their senses, and raised their eyes to look at the plane seriously—perhaps it should be called the first-generation 'glider' more accurately. They all nodded: Yes, yes, this is not just a plane Big mechanical bird!

"Theoretically, it can stay for a long time, mainly depending on the application of the engine and aerodynamics..."

As soon as he talked about his 'baby', Schneider's face showed a cheerful expression. He pulled Long Hao to the back, pointed to a black iron box on the back seat of the plane, and proudly introduced: "Earl You see, this is an engine I developed, with a maximum horsepower of 10 or even more... Look again, this is the control rudder I designed, which can control the horizontal axis swing and keep the fuselage balanced... The takeoff is A very important part, I think it is decisive! The plane weighs about 460 kg, I have calculated that in the case of a wind speed of 25 kmh, it only needs to reach 43 kmh, 92.5% It can take off with a high probability... Landing is also the point. Look at the pulley, it is very strong and acts as a buffer..."

With an audience, Schneider was like a child, showing off his elaborate 'toys' to Long Hao one by one.

Of course, Long Hao didn't understand the specific technical details.And Schneider's speech speed is also very fast, he can say almost in about 3 minutes, this is also the limit that Long Hao can tolerate, if Schneider talks at length for several hours, Long Hao will not mind knocking him out first , Let him calm down.

Now is the critical moment to rescue Zheng Gongxiao, so no time should be wasted!

"Very good, very good!"

Long Hao applauded.Then he turned to Kalanka and said, "What are you still doing? According to the previous division of labor, those who sew the airbags will go outside to sew, and the rest will assist Mr. Schneider in making the airship's control device!"

In Long Hao's conception, the airship should not only be able to ascend and descend, but also better be able to control its direction. This problem was originally rather difficult, but now with Schneider's participation.Should become very simple.

Think about it, Schneider even tinkered with the first-generation glider.Is it difficult for a simple airship control device to defeat him?

Why is the plane better than the airship? Isn't it just because of the control?

Kalanka woke up like a dream, and quickly directed his staff to get busy: sewing airbags with canvas; using hydrogen tanks and parts from the warehouse to make a lift-off power source; using metal components to make a manned cabin; and so on.

All in all, the project of 'building a small airship in half a day' has been in full swing.

"Oh, you can't, you can't dismantle my engine..."

Schneider stood in front of the original glider like an old bull guarding his calf.With a bitter face, he said to Long Hao: "My lord, can you not use the engine? Don't you have a hydrogen tank? It can go into the air when it is full. Why bother with the idea of ​​my aircraft's power plant?"

"Hey, Schneider, who told you that you don't even have a spare engine here? I made airships to save people. What's the use of light up and down? If the wind direction is wrong, let alone save people, I will It has to be scraped off!"

Long Hao shook his head with helplessness on his face, and then waved his hands and shouted: "Breeze, take someone, get him out of the way, ahem, Mr. Schneider is unwilling to help, you will demolish it by force! If other parts are damaged, we will Just apologize to him afterwards!"

"okay!"

The breeze that had been gearing up for a long time led people to pounce like a wolf like a tiger. Poor Schneider was immediately picked up and thrown aside.

"No, don't be so rude, okay, I promise you, let me down, I will guide you to disassemble the engine..."

Schneider screamed anxiously. From his point of view, this was clearly a few big men jumping at his young girl who hadn't left the cabinet yet!Since the left and right sides have to be "broken", as the "father" of the first generation glider, Schneider is still willing to do it himself!

The fat water does not flow to outsiders... No, it should be to minimize losses: after all, the engine on the plane was installed by Schneider himself, and it can be disassembled by him, which can greatly reduce the damage of other parts.

Schneider looked at Long Hao, the 'supervisor' pitifully, while dismantling it: "My lord, don't you think about it again? The flexibility of my plane is definitely greater than that of an airship, which is good for saving people. Why don't you..."

"Stop talking!"

Long Hao interrupted without hesitation: "You haven't even conducted a test flight. The safety of this plane must be lower than that of an airship. I'm here to save people. If it falls halfway, you will be responsible?"

"Uh... I can't be responsible, but theoretically my plane should have a 92.5% first flight success rate!" Schneider swallowed, shrunk his head and muttered.

"Stop talking nonsense! Without experiments, all theoretical data are fake!"

Long Hao continued mercilessly: "Schneider, your task is not light, hurry up, the airbags over there are almost sewn up, don't let the airship control device you are in charge of hinder you!"

Ten years later, Long Hao would definitely choose an airplane instead of an airship, but as he said, Schneider's first-generation glider hasn't even done a test flight at the moment, so he won't put his life on it. In what theoretical probability!

To be Schneider's guinea pig?Long Hao is not that great, besides, if he fails, it will be over for him!

He is an alchemist, not a wind magician. The plane went out of control, and he had to fall to his death!

"Okay, I'm not lazy..."

Schneider lowered his head and complained softly.However, the movement of the hands has sped up a bit.

Long Hao tilted his head and thought for a while, then said with a smile: "Schneider, don't be angry, it's because time is running out, so I wronged you... Well, when this matter is over, I will invest in you , fully support your research on this aircraft!"

Long Hao is from the future, but he knows that airplanes are the development direction of aviation in the future. Schneider, a 'big guy', needs to win over more!Even Long Hao had thought about it, no matter what Schneider's answer was, once Zheng Gongxiao's matter was over, he would forcibly coerce Schneider and his daughter back to the United States!

This kind of talent, would rather kill the wrong than let it go!

"I'm not angry!"

Schneider looked up and smiled. "Count, you are the great benefactor of my father and daughter. Even if you burn this plane, I won't say anything... But, do you really support my research on planes? Do you really think planes are more promising than airships?"

Schneider also knows a thing or two about Long Hao's net worth, but now he doesn't have a lot of money in his pocket: he fled from Germany in a panic, and he lost most of his belongings, and researching aircraft is a bottomless pit of burning money.Schneider is absolutely in favor of having Long Hao, the 'big money owner', investing in it!

"It's definitely promising. Otherwise, how could I invest in it from my point of view?" Long Hao didn't mind taking the opportunity to put money on his face and brag about himself.

"It's very good of you to think so. The earl will be my investor in the future, and I will definitely make achievements to repay you!" To be honest, Schneider is optimistic about his own plane.But there is no limit to his confidence. After all, he did not travel back like Long Hao, and his eyes are still foggy about the prospect of the plane!

"There must be results. At that time, we will establish a company. Schneider, you will invest in technology and be responsible for researching this area. If you want people and money, just ask... I believe that one day, airplanes will become the most convenient in the world. Transportation!"

Long Hao is telling the truth, but to Schneider's ears at the moment, it's tantamount to 'a satellite'.

"Thank you, thank you Earl for trusting me!"

With such a confidant, Schneider was so moved that he was about to cry, and the movement of dismantling the engine under his hand became faster and faster. He nodded repeatedly: "I will definitely work hard, even if I am exhausted, I will make the plane well, so that It successfully flew into the blue sky!"

"Hehe, I like you!"

Long Hao was overjoyed, knowing that this 'big cow' was completely in the game, and his 'scientific research team' had added another strong man!

Steel has Carnegie;

Cars are Daimler and Ford;

The submarine booked Holland;

As for the plane, it came into his sight ahead of schedule with this accident—Schneider!

Encouraged, Schneider quickly disassembled the 10-horsepower engine. While Schneider and other staff were working hard to assemble the airship control device, Long Hao leisurely said to Schneider, They chatted without a word.

"Schneider, why do you know how to study machinery? I remember that you opened some golden nests in Alaska!"

"My grandfather was a blacksmith, and my father later changed his career to make bicycles. I inherited my father's business. Shhh, I was too young at the time, and wanted to venture out, and I also wanted to dig some gold back for research funding..."

"Hehe, that's how it is! You also have a deep research on engines?"

"Yes, I studied at university in France, where I majored in mechanical power."

"After that, I might ask you to introduce some talents in power!"

"My classmate? I haven't contacted you for a long time, I will try my best!"

"Power is the foundation of an airplane, so don't underestimate it!"

"I didn't underestimate it, it's just that this thing is too expensive! Not to mention anything else, the engine alone cost [-] pounds, and my family was almost wiped out, otherwise I wouldn't just build one..."

"Don't worry, you know that I have dug a big gold mine, and you don't have to worry about money for your research in the future!"

Schneider was forced to flee to Budapest shortly after returning to Germany, so he only heard about Long Hao digging a big gold mine in Alaska. Know nothing.

With Schneider's assistance and a warehouse of spare parts, the construction progress of the airship was greatly accelerated, but even so, from 4 o'clock in the afternoon to 11 o'clock in the evening, a small airship was not considered complete.

Why do you say so?

Because from Schneider's professional point of view: this airship is too fast, and the safety factor does not seem to be higher than his 'first-generation glider'...

Lord Earl, my 'angel investor', can you sit down?

Schneider was beating a drum in his heart.

Look, the airbag of the airship is sewn.It is about [-] square meters when fully unfolded, and it is now being filled with hydrogen and slowly expanding. If it is fully filled, it is estimated to be [-] cubic meters.

Such a volume is absolutely not big for an airship.Just enough to carry one person, plus an engine of more than 100 kilograms, a hanging basket, propeller and transmission device of tens of kilograms, it seems very poor.Schneider frowned and calculated for a long time, and came to a conclusion: the buoyancy has just reached the standard, but if it encounters some high air currents and violent vibrations, the airship is at risk of falling!

It's not that Long Hao and the others don't want to make the airbag bigger, nor is it that the canvas and sealing materials are not enough, what is really lacking is - hydrogen!

Don't look at Breeze and the others who brought up several bottles of hydrogen, but the actual amount of hydrogen inflated into the airbag is not many cubic meters.No way, in this era when the chemical industry is just budding, hydrogen tanks are not a regular item, they can be bought everywhere, and they can even be said to be rare items. not come!

Due to the scarcity of hydrogen, the airbag can only be made so big, and any bigger is a waste.

Seeing this, some readers may ask, you are talking nonsense.Isn't the airbag full of two hundred cubic meters?Since there is not enough hydrogen, the two hundred cubic meters cannot be filled.You are logically contradictory!

In fact, this is not the case. The airbags of this small airship are different from hot air balloons or Kongming lanterns. Not all [-] cubic meters have to be filled with hydrogen.

The airbags that Long Hao and the others sewed are double-layered, impermeable to each other, and the inner core is filled with hydrogen.But the outer layer is not, and it is still supplied by a traditional combustion device, and the air is ignited with a flame to make it lighter to obtain the power to float up.

Hydrogen cylinders are a rare commodity, but Kalanka, an incendiary device, can be easily obtained.Burning for three days and three nights is not a problem.

On the other hand, the hydrogen inside the core is controllable, the term is called 'air chamber', which is used to control the height of the airship.

If it is an airship with a single-layer airbag, once it rises, part of the gas must be released to prevent the airbag from exploding due to excessive pressure. However, once the gas is released, the airship will lose the possibility of further elevation. Perfectly solved this problem.

But the theory is the theory, Schneider still thinks this 'shoddy' airbag is too careless, now it seems that it is only slightly better sealed, but once it goes to high altitude, how long these 'shoddy' materials can last can be said Not allowed.

After all, the small airship was built in less than seven hours.

Schneider said tactfully: "My lord, my suggestion is that this airship is not suitable for carrying people..."

As soon as Schneider said this, even the most anxious Kalanka nodded secretly: The airbags of this airship are really poor in appearance, and the heat resistance is not up to standard. Really choking!

Even if Kalanka was worried about Old Zheng, she would not know that it was impossible, and insisted on letting Long Hao take the risk.

So Kalanka said: "Count, you really don't need to take risks, the risks... are too great!"

Long Hao has already got into the hanging basket under the airbag. He raised his eyes and said with a smile: "It's okay, I think this airship is quite good. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. As long as it can take off smoothly, I will Make sure to land safely."

Schneider said: "The pressure in the sky will increase, and the impact of the airflow will also be unpredictable. This airbag... hey, suspense!"

Schneider showed extremely high professionalism in the construction process just now, and won a lot of prestige. After hearing this, Breeze quickly shouted to persuade: "Master, you are in good health, or I will go... ..."

"Where are you going?"

Long Hao stared, and said: "I'm not bragging, except for me, anyone here who boards this airship will die... Hey, Schneider, your design of the control device is really good, this propeller is very good. It is flexible, and it must be very convenient to turn!"

After Long Hao finished fighting against the breeze, he actually changed the subject and lowered his head to study the control device placed on the hanging basket.

From this point of view, even though Long Hao is not very knowledgeable, he also thinks that Schneider's technology is very good: one engine and one propeller can make the airship move laterally. This invention is not simple!

After hearing Long Hao's words, everyone was speechless for a while: What do you mean, everyone is dead except you?Since you also know that this airship is unreliable, don't make fun of your own life, okay?You are a hereditary earl who has a lot of wealth and can build a country!

Don't bring such a self-respecting one!

But Long Hao is so stubborn, no one can change what he decided. After that, although Princess Sissy, Alice and others came up to persuade him, Long Hao still shook his head and refused with a smile.

"That's it. I'm going to prepare some equipment to rescue Zheng Gongxiao. You listen to Mr. Schneider. Take this airship outside and find a suitable place to adjust it!" Long Hao jumped off the gondola , opened the mouth and ordered: "Tomorrow at five o'clock in the morning, when the sun just rises, I request... the airship 'Gay' officially take off!"

When Long Hao said this, his eyes were sharp and he was full of vigor, very much like Luffy in "One Piece"...

Halo, do you still have the time to name the airship?

Everyone was speechless, but Long Hao's heart was very firm. Now that he had come to this point, everyone no longer objected, but acted quickly to drag the Gay out of the warehouse: the field survey of the airship's take-off is also very important Yes, according to Schneider, the commissioning can increase the safety factor of the airship by 27.5%. (To be continued..)