The research funding was carefully designed by Aslan, just to prevent Merlin and Nicol from fighting with a hammer in the east and a mallet in the west.
I was researching everything, but in the end I didn’t come up with anything.
For example, in Merlin's current workshop, off-road jeeps are definitely the first products Merlin starts researching.
However, the result was still being improved. Instead, the truck was taken out first, although this was due to Aslan's forced order.
Coupled with airplanes and things like locomotives not far away, Merlin had too many and complicated things to study, which inadvertently slowed down the research progress and wasted a lot of money.
After all, in the past, if they wanted any materials, they could just go to the warehouse and get them.
Nowadays, the so-called research funding is to exchange the required resources at a price, and at the same time, a prototype machine must be produced within a predetermined time. This back and forth makes Nicol and Merlin no longer able to multitask and can only concentrate on their work.
Tackle projects that have research funding at hand.
The reason why Aslan's face is dark is because the two of them are getting more and more playful now, and their requirements for materials are getting higher and higher. It is no exaggeration to say that the two of them now eat at least a hundred of Aslan's food every month.
Thousands of gold coins, sometimes even more.
"It's still a little short, please give me a few more months, Lord." Merlin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, although they were stepping on the shoulders of giants to develop aircraft, there were still many things they didn't understand, especially the air.
dynamics.
Aslan asked slowly: "How many months is it?"
Merlin finally gritted his teeth and said, "Three months."
Aslan nodded, it was not that he was harsh, but this was the rule.
"How much more funds are needed?" Aslan asked curiously after walking around the plane.
"One million and two hundred thousand gold coins?" Merlin gritted his teeth and said.
Aslan was stunned and looked at Merlin with a shocked face. Even Nomiri looked at Merlin with a dead look on his face.
"Tell me about your plan?" Aslan did not reject it directly, but asked calmly.
"I need to re-establish a research institution. The research institution is mainly used for wind tunnel testing. I have designed a complete set of equipment. However, when establishing it, it will require a lot of manpower and resources. Then the materials for the wings and structure of the aircraft need to be re-selected.
, all kinds of things came down, and I was very nervous about 1.2 million gold coins." Merlin immediately took out a plan from the magic space and handed it to Aslan.
Aslan nodded and began to look through the plans.
"Okay, what mechanism did you use just now?"
"Wind Tunnel Research Institute." Merlin said quickly.
Aslan received the project into the magic space and said calmly: "It's only 1.2 million, do we need to mobilize any manpower to cooperate?"
Hearing Aslan's words, Merlin was overjoyed and said politely: "I hope the lord will send four elf magic instructors to help me build a wind tunnel research institution. If conditions permit, I hope the deadline can be extended for another two months."
"Three months or even one more day is impossible. I will negotiate with the Elf Magister." Aslan turned around and left.
But when he stopped next to the jeep, he knocked on the jeep's car and heard a crisp steel echo.
"In three months, I want to see this thing put into production."
Merlin's face suddenly turned bitter.
Aslan added: "If the off-road jeep is successfully put into production, I can consider granting you another funding."
Merlin immediately promised again and again.
After coming out of the machinery manufacturing workshop, Nomeli couldn't wait to ask: "Master! What is the wind tunnel research institution? Why do you seem to be looking forward to it?"
"Have I?" Aslan touched his face and asked doubtfully.
Nomeili nodded firmly and said seriously.
"Although there is nothing abnormal about the expression on your face, after hearing about the wind tunnel experiment, your heartbeat accelerated significantly and your blood circulation also increased much faster."
Aslan couldn't help laughing.
"The theoretical basis for wind tunnel experiments is the principle of relativity of motion and the principle of flow similarity. According to the principle of relativity, the aerodynamic force experienced by an aircraft flying in still air is the same as when the aircraft is stationary, and the air blows in the opposite direction at the same speed.
, the functions of both are the same. However, the windward area of the aircraft is relatively large. For example, the wingspan of the small wing is several meters, tens of meters, or large tens of meters. The airflow with such a large windward area blows over at a speed equivalent to flight.
The power consumption will be staggering. According to the principle of similarity, the aircraft can be made into a geometrically similar small-scale model. As long as certain similar parameters are kept consistent, the airflow speed of the test can be lower than the flight speed within a certain range, and can be based on
The test results can be used to deduce the aerodynamic force acting on the aircraft during actual flight."
Aslan also explained it to Nomeli in a serious manner. After Nomeli listened, he directly rubbed his temples, not wanting to continue discussing this issue.
"Master, let's go see Guineaville." Nomeli couldn't help but speed up a few steps.
Although Nomeli has become a powerful Grand Mage, she has the same virtue as Duke Medea, or even worse. She is a combat magician. Let alone academic research, she has only a partial understanding of many principles of magic formation and relies entirely on
Dragon people can use their instincts.
Aslan couldn't help laughing. The reason why he supported Merlin in building a wind tunnel research institution was because of the importance of wind tunnel experiments. If a wind tunnel laboratory could be built in advance, it would mean that many aircraft would be developed in the future.
Mechanical equipment that requires aerodynamics can be used. This may seem useless, but companies can save developers from making many detours.
When Aslan walked into the weapons factory, he happened to see Nigel and Guineaville tinkering with an artillery piece.
Aslan subconsciously rubbed his eyes with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Dad, come and see, this is the electromagnetic gun that Mr. Nigel and I developed together." When Guineaville saw Aslan, she waved and shouted.
Aslan couldn't help but quicken his pace. When he walked to the so-called "electromagnetic gun", he was also shocked by the shape of the electromagnetic gun.
It’s not that the electromagnetic gun is very sci-fi, but the appearance of the electromagnetic gun is just too familiar.
The American m1 75mm howitzer is a 75mm howitzer equipped by the US military in World War II. The biggest difference is that it does not have a shield. During the Liberation War, the PLA captured a howitzer without a shield of this kind.
Aslan stretched out his hand and gently touched the gun body, clearly feeling the electromagnetic magic circuit on his body. He quickly understood that the principle of this electromagnetic gun was completely different from that of an artillery gun.
"Has the smokeless gunpowder been prepared?" Aslan took his hand away from the electromagnetic gun and asked with some displeasure.