The importance of airplanes cannot be overstated no matter how you describe it or exaggerate it.
No one from the 21st century will doubt this.
After all, in the 21st century, the air force has become the most important service. Any army without a strong air force is doomed to fail.
With airplanes, you have air rights, and with air rights, you have everything!
After learning that its test flight was successful, Emperor Zhu Da was so excited that he went to the military base less than 100 kilometers away from Nanhua.
"Haha, this is my "Flyer One" made of one ton of aluminum!"
As soon as he entered the hangar, Emperor Zhu Da said a little excitedly.
"Your Majesty, there are not so many actual uses. The aluminum is mainly used to test aluminum alloys. In order to make engines, we need to add other metals to the aluminum to increase its strength and hardness. Those aluminums are now..."
Before Li Lin could finish speaking, Emperor Zhu Da laughed and said.
"Those aluminums are not important at all. What is important is that this guy, a monoplane, is very good, very good..."
Looking at the monoplane that looked nothing like a six-year-old glider, Emperor Zhu Da smiled and nodded.
This aircraft looks very unique, and of course it is very powerful!
"Is this its engine? A three-cylinder one? It looks good!"
It’s actually a three-cylinder engine? Does it vibrate?
Emperor Zhu looked at the cylinders arranged in a "pin" shape. It looked like a half-radial engine, so he asked about its power and performance.
"It weighs 98.7 kilograms and has 35 horsepower. Hmm... Not bad, not bad. I think it still has room for improvement. Please consider its star shape..."
"Star shape?"
"It's an engine with cylinders rotating around a crankshaft..."
When Emperor Zhu Da was talking, he took out his notepad and drew a simple sketch of the principle. The radial engine is the future!
Now that the Daimyo already has an airplane, it is not impossible to speed it up appropriately. What is the most important thing for an airplane? It is the engine. With a good engine, there will be an airplane with better performance.
"...The piston is connected to the crankshaft through a main connecting rod. The connecting rod connected to the uppermost piston is the main connecting rod. The connecting rods of other pistons are called articulated connecting rods, and they are connected to the crankshaft through pin holes.
On the ring at the center of the main connecting rod..."
This... this is the engine designed by His Majesty. Listening to His Majesty's explanation and looking at the sketches drawn by His Majesty, Li Lin, as an engineer, was shocked!
Your Majesty... you are really an engineer!
And it is the most outstanding one. Just from the sketch, Li Lin can see the advantages of this engine. It is lighter and has a simpler structure. With this kind of engine, they can create an engine with better performance.
s plane.
Finally, Emperor Zhu Da said when he tore off the sketch and handed it to Li Lin.
"You guys should study this kind of engine. This is just an idea. You can try it. You don't have to use aluminum at the beginning. You can test it with cast iron. When the test is successful, it won't be too late to use aluminum."
Afterwards, Emperor Zhu looked at Feng Kai again and smiled.
"How about it, pilot, do you want to fly around and give me a show?"
Emperor Zhu Da is really looking forward to the airplane!
Airships... are just things destined to be eliminated. Airplanes are the real future!
Soon, under the gaze of Emperor Zhu Da, "Flyer No. 1" flew into the sky again. Seeing it flying freely in the sky, Zhu Xianhai had a smile on his face.
At this moment, he smiled very happily!
Not only because in the future human history will always remember the phrase "the Ming Dynasty invented the airplane", it also means that the Ming Dynasty opened a new chapter in history!
With airplanes, everything will become extremely different,
Of course, the most important thing is that after having airplanes, Ming Dynasty truly had the ability to restrain flying.
The trump card of the aircraft! At least until the next war, Ming Dynasty will be the only owner of the aircraft...
"The era of airships is over..."
"What?"
His Majesty's words made Li Lin stunned. Is the era of airships over?
"Let's move the laboratory south. We'll build a new manufacturing plant on the plateau. Well... we're also going to build a new flight school there to train pilots!"
Emperor Zhu Da said directly.
Airplanes... will become Ming Dynasty's secret weapon. At least until the final battle with Britain, Ming Dynasty will not tell this secret weapon to the world!
Otherwise, how could Britain be allowed to continue on the crooked path of airships?
…
On the empty shooting range, an artillery reconnaissance balloon was suspended in the air. Under the action of the tethering rope, it only swayed gently with the breeze.
"Your Majesty, this is..."
Wang Xinyue looked at the balloon in the air in confusion, and then he turned his attention to the soldiers in front. The machine gun they were operating was a bit weird, with a cylinder in front of the gun body.
"Just look at it and you'll find out."
Emperor Zhu Da still had a smile on his face.
Minutes later, along with a burst of gunfire, several flashes of light were emitted from the muzzle of the machine gun, and a faint red line flew directly towards the balloon. The moment the red line submerged into the balloon, the balloon that was originally suspended in the air suddenly exploded into a huge
of fire ball.
"This this……"
Wang Xinyue was dumbfounded. He opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak for a long time. His eyes were full of fear!
"Don't be so surprised, this is the future of airships."
Emperor Zhu Da patted him on the shoulder and said.
"Hydrogen! The airship relies on the lift provided by hydrogen. Ordinary bullets hitting the airbag will just leave a few holes. In addition to causing the slow leakage of hydrogen, it will not have much impact on the airship at all. And this special bullet
The red light emitted can not only help the shooter to shoot more accurately, but also directly ignite the hydrogen gas, causing the airship to explode and fall..."
Putting a tracer bullet into Wang Xinyue's hand, Emperor Zhu Da smiled.
"Look, this is it. It only takes a few dozen tracer bullets to turn an airship worth tens of thousands of yuan into a burning torch. This is why the airship is destined to be eliminated, at least on the battlefield.
"
As early as World War I, tracer bullets were proven to be an effective type of ammunition against German Zeppelin airships. They were also the secret weapon of Emperor Zhu Da and the secret weapon against British airships!
"Your Majesty, this, this... just this little bullet..."
Looking at the bullet in his hand, Wang Xinyue felt that the bullet was as heavy as a thousand pieces. After a long time, he said.
"It seems...the airship is really useless..."
When he finished speaking, he said again,
"Is this why His Majesty asked someone to leak that document?"
This chapter has been completed!