Star Airship Company is the largest... no, the only airship company in the world.
As the only company in the world that can manufacture large airships, this company has attracted the attention of many people since last year.
The reason why military officers from various countries noticed this company was ultimately because of the huge power displayed by the spacecraft. The seemingly unlimited potential was something that no one could ignore.
"Our goal is the sea of stars!"
The huge billboard at the entrance of the company depicts several large airships. Of course, underneath it are not destroyed cities, but trains and ships. This is the future of the stars.
"Please show me your ID!"
Although Sun Jinpeng is the chief engineer of the company, as usual, he still has to get out of the car for inspection. Even the carriage he is riding in can only be parked outside the factory. After passing the security inspection, he walked into the "buffer zone" with his briefcase.
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After walking for more than ten meters, he took the tram to the office area. To this day, Sun Jinpeng still remembers the shocked looks of the French and British people when they took the tram.
They were all scared to death!
While they were still immersed in the great achievements of the steam engine, Nanhua had entered a new era - a new era composed of internal combustion engines and electrical equipment.
"I really didn't expect that..."
Thinking of his surprise when he saw a steam engine for the first time in Nanhua ten years ago, Sun Jinpeng couldn't help but sigh.
Life is always so wonderful. Who would have thought that he, who was shocked by the greatness of steam engines ten years ago, would one day become a spacecraft engineer?
Although it is magical, Sun Jinpeng is indeed an extremely outstanding engineer, from introducing a prismatic cross-section configuration to enhance the overall strength of the airship to laying cables inside the airbag to disperse the weight of the airship.
It can be said that it was due to the continuous efforts of Sun Jinpeng and his colleagues that Nanhua's spaceship took the lead. Of course, there is a reason for this lead - as early as 1863, under the leadership of Zhu Xianhai, the spaceship company's predecessor
In the laboratory, an artillery calibration spacecraft was designed to perform reconnaissance and calibration missions. It used extremely advanced fabric-reinforced rubber, which was actually similar to the raincoat cloth of later generations.
It was also from then on that after years of hard work, Nanhua finally manufactured the most advanced aircraft in the world and applied it to the military. When Buenos Aires burned in bombs dropped by airships
, the whole world was attracted to him.
As the chief engineer, Sun Jinpeng became famous because of this. At the beginning of the year, he was even awarded a medal by French Emperor Napoleon III in recognition of his outstanding contributions to human science and technology. A month later, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom also awarded him a medal.
Overnight, Sun Jinpeng became the most famous engineer in the world.
However, Sun Jinpeng knew very well that many of his ideas came from the commander's reminders, such as the introduction of a triangular hull.
"A chopstick is easy to break, but what about a pair of chopsticks?"
The seemingly simple suggestion allowed Sun Jinpeng to design a triangular hull, making it possible to build a large spaceship.
It was also from that time that the Nanhua Airship shocked the whole world overnight.
"The future belongs to the sky and airships!"
As the most famous airship engineer in the world, Sun Jinpeng has not stopped. While trying to perfect the design of the large airship required by the military, he is still making new attempts.
Soon, after changing his clothes in the office, Sun Jinpeng came to Airship Depot No. 3. In the airship depot, there was a brand new Type 3 spacecraft.
The difference between this spaceship and the military spacecraft is that its cabin is equipped with chairs, and the chairs are made of canvas with bamboo supports. This is the project that Sun Jinpeng has been busy with recently - passenger airship.
Entering the airship cabin, Sun Jinpeng still said.
"Oh, it's still too heavy. There are only 24 seats, so it's a bit too small."
The No. 3 airship, which was originally used as a military airship, has a load capacity of only 2.8 tons. No matter how you calculate it, in the end, it can only accommodate 24 seats.
"Small size is not a problem. After the No. 4 airship is put into service, it will be able to install at least 60-80 seats."
Jiang Hui pointed to the engine behind the cabin and said.
"The critical speed is not yet reached. The tests we conducted in the wind tunnel laboratory proved that the strength of our airship can guarantee a flight speed of 120 kilometers, but what is our speed? It is only 30 kilometers, which is simply slower than a train.
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The wind tunnel laboratory Jiang Hui mentioned was a wind tunnel specially built two years ago when designing the Type 3 spacecraft. However, the size of the wind tunnel was very small, with a cross-section of 50 cm x 50 cm, a length of 5 meters, and an airflow speed of 100
km/h.
Last year, the company built a larger wind tunnel, with the cross-section increased to 1 meter and the airflow speed as high as 160 kilometers. These two trends have conducted many relevant experimental tests for the company's development of airships. There are even several engineers now working on specialized
Engaged in research on aerodynamic experiments.
Although the experiment achieved many results, it was useless.
"Oh, it's still faster than the train."
Sun Jinpeng said with a smile.
"Besides, if it flies in the air in a straight line, it will definitely fly faster."
"But it's still too slow. If it can exceed 100 kilometers, then it only takes five days at most from Nanhua to London, and it only takes four days to get to China-Africa Company, or to Tangshan for immigration..."
When it comes to "immigration", when Jiang Hui stops talking, immigrants cannot afford to take a spaceship anyway.
"If we want to use airships to compete with ships, what do we rely on? We certainly can't rely on transportation capacity. Even if we build a spaceship several times larger than the Type 4 airship, it will still not be as good as a 10,000-ton ship.
If you want to get on a train and compete with them, you must increase the speed! Only when the speed increases can the passenger spacecraft win the market!"
As an engineer, Jiang Hui knew very well what the weaknesses of spaceships were compared to ships and trains. It was nothing more than making use of strengths and avoiding weaknesses!
"Chief Engineer, when we go to England, we need to sail on the sea for about 20 days. If the spaceship can be shortened to four or five days, those rich people will definitely not mind building a spaceship."
"Such a seat..."
Sun Jinpeng patted the cloth chair and said.
"It's not very comfortable after sitting there for four days!"
Sitting on such a chair for four days is not only no longer a pleasure, but also an absolute torture.
"Right now, let's not think so far ahead and solve the immediate problem first. After all, the airship is not cheap. We have built it. The question is whether anyone will buy it..."
Just as he finished speaking, someone shouted loudly outside the cabin.
"General Manager Sun, General Manager Sun, the military, a representative of the military is here, and he wants to see you!"
Wherever there was a military representative, he was clearly the commander of the aerial force.
Seeing Li Du walking over accompanied by the manager, Sun Jinpeng hurriedly greeted him.
"Chief Li, why do you have time to come here today?"
Chief Li is the bread and butter of the airship company. Something must have happened if he came here at this time.
"Because we have to prepare for war..."
Li Du looked at the passenger airship and said directly.
"All airships, including this one, will be requisitioned! And those airships purchased by the British and French will also be requisitioned."