At the Linshui port of the Datang Empire, the new World Technology Expo was held. This conference has always been the most advanced technology conference in the world, so it can attract a large group of technicians and scientists from all over the world.
They will come here to find inspiration, exchange their R&D experiences, and inform each other of the latest technological R&D status.
Just like a group of pilgrims, they will find the inspiration they want in the Tang Empire, see the latest technological research and development directions, and see the truth they have been waiting for for a long time.
At this moment, a group of dwarves were surrounding a Mi-1 helicopter, looking curiously at this brand-new aircraft.
For technicians in any country, this brand-new aircraft represents a future they have not yet imagined.
In fact, helicopter technology is not a brand-new technology. After the birth of propellers, normal designers will begin to explore the technical field of vertical use of propellers.
But the technology in this world is deformed. Except for the Datang Empire, technicians from other countries have been passively accepting the leaked technology from the Datang Group. They have not had time to fully understand the existing technology in their hands. There is no time at all.
To imagine branches of these technologies.
Therefore, when these technicians saw the helicopter for the first time, they were shocked. Some of them had indeed thought about such a design, but many of them were stopped by some difficulties.
Helicopters are actually not a symmetrical design. Except for special types of helicopters such as Chinooks used by the Tang Empire, most helicopters are actually asymmetrical in design.
At the rear of the helicopter, a tail rotor must be specially designed to offset the force deflection problem caused by the helicopter's main rotor. This problem actually also exists on propeller fighters.
Such problems on propeller fighters are generally solved by trimming. To put it bluntly, when the aircraft flies forward, the subtle differences in the rudder surfaces on both sides are adjusted to offset the deflection.
This method is feasible on faster piston aircraft, but it is completely unworkable on helicopters that emphasize hovering and vertical takeoff and landing.
Therefore, the helicopter needs a tail rotor to offset the deflection and prevent the fuselage from rotating with the rotation of the rotor. This design cannot be thought of by engineers from other countries who have not yet fully digested the propeller design.
They are still in the design idea of learning propeller aircraft and using different rotation directions of the rotor to offset force deflection - so the helicopter they imagined has a structure similar to the Osprey V-22.
Unfortunately, this design was too complex for early helicopters and the structural weight was too high, thus affecting the practicality of the aircraft.
This made technical engineers from various countries engaged in such research once wonder whether the helicopters they developed were completely useless.
Such doubts disappeared as more and more helicopters from the Tang Empire appeared in front of people. The excellent performance of the UH-1 helicopter gave hope to all engineers engaged in such designs.
So, this time, everyone traveled thousands of miles to gather in the Tang Dynasty Empire again, and visited the new helicopter sold by the Tang Dynasty Empire in Linshui: the Mi 1 multi-purpose helicopter.
The newly designed Mi-1 helicopter can carry 3 passengers and take off and land vertically at suitable locations - such performance is indeed attractive enough.
When the helicopter was pulled up on the spot, blowing away the dust on the ground, and hovering in front of everyone, everyone let out a cry of exclamation.
An aircraft that can take off without an airport is really too tempting for other countries in the world. It has features that normal aircraft cannot have, and these features are enough to support many special uses.
Seeing the helicopter flying cautiously in the sky, everyone present was stunned. No matter how clumsy the aircraft's posture was, it was light enough for them.
For these people, this helicopter is really beyond imagination. With this kind of aircraft, it seems that there are new options for many tasks that were completely unimaginable before.
Let’s not mention anything else for the time being. Let’s just talk about the vertical take-off and landing capability. It is absolutely irreplaceable in terms of the function of transferring important personnel.
In the past, only cars and horse-drawn carriages could be used for transportation. The process of transporting people to the airport and then taking the DC-3 aircraft could be transformed into a helicopter flying directly to the airport.
This kind of transportation seems to have a higher guarantee in terms of speed and safety: people who want to enjoy such services do not need to build an airport at home, they only need to reserve a large enough open space.
Okay, how convenient?
The Dornish Empire engineer on the side looked up at the Mi-1 helicopter and couldn't help but sigh: "This is the helicopter that was rumored before. I heard that someone had seen it in Chu State."
The attendant standing next to him was also full of longing, nodded and said: "Even if it is not the same model, it is almost the same. It is too exaggerated, it can actually take off on the spot!"
It is impossible to keep a weapon secret all the time, so the best way is to take it out directly and replace it with a sufficient number of gold coins while it is still valuable.
The Tang Empire had spent too much energy on securing aircraft carriers and jet fighters, so they really had no way to completely hide the helicopters.
In the previous operations of the Chu State, as well as in this transportation mission against Fengjiang, helicopters were used, so it was impossible to keep it completely secret.
Many people have seen this kind of wingless aircraft, so the Tang Empire simply stopped hiding the existence of such aircraft.
UH Huey helicopters are definitely not for sale as the Tang Empire's own version, so selling the slightly inferior Mi-1 helicopter became Tang Mo's best choice.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Of course, the more powerful Chinook helicopter is naturally kept secret. In the eyes of many people, it is just an enlarged version of the Huey helicopter.
"We should purchase some of these helicopters, at least 20 of them!" The goblin representatives were very curious about this kind of helicopter. They have been very wealthy recently and don't need to worry about money.
This is the case for many countries. They have not been so wealthy for a long time since the end of the last anti-Tang war. The Tang Empire advanced a large amount of employment fees for Fengjiang, and various countries made a lot of money by relying on mercenaries.
For these countries, the Fengjiang Civil War was simply a blessing for them: they absorbed a lot of war experience in this mercenary war, trained their troops, and at the same time wiped out their debts, which can be said to be a great success.
Make extra money.
It is no exaggeration to say that the fiscal deficits of these countries have been alleviated, and they even achieved part of their profits by relying on ammunition exports to Fengjiang.
The Tang Empire was rich, and Tang Mo did not default on the purchase of arms from these countries and hired mercenaries from these countries to fight, and sometimes he even generously paid in advance.
This is also a way for Tang State to achieve economic circulation. Tang Mo uses this method to feed back the world and allow the world economy to continue to develop in a more favorable direction.
"The dwarves of the Ice Empire have already placed an order. They have purchased 100 Mi-1 helicopters. They are very interested in this type of aircraft." Representatives from other countries on the side were whispering about the order that the Ice Empire had just signed.
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The fact that so many countries are willing to send their own soldiers to act as "mercenaries" to participate in the Battle of Fengjiang is actually related to this technology exhibition.
The Tang Empire secretly notified many countries that they would display many advanced weapons and equipment at this expo. Only those countries that are willing to help Fengjiang are eligible to participate in this expo.
The result was that everyone was very interested in showing their attitude of cooperation, and then everyone saw a lot of technical equipment at this expo that they had never dared to imagine in the past.
Take the helicopter in front of them, for example, or the Panther tank parked in the square on static display not far behind them.
Yes, the Tang Empire put all Leopard tanks at the export booth this time: as more and more Type 59 tanks are mass-produced, Leopard tanks and No. 4 tanks are in the equipment sequence of the Datang Empire
He is becoming less and less popular.
Although the second-line troops are still equipped with a large number of No. 4 tank chassis, the elimination of a small number of Panther tanks is already expected.
Therefore, the Tang Empire is planning to provide assistance to other countries with this type of tank, which is actually very advanced in performance, at least more advanced than similar tanks in other countries.
The Chu State was the beneficiary of this military aid, but the number of Leopard tanks given to them for free was still too small. The Tang Army itself had a large number of second-hand Leopard tanks, which were ready to be put into the international arms market.
Many countries are interested in this brand-new tank, including the Elf Poplar Empire, which is almost fully equipped with German equipment.
At the same time, the Tang Empire also began to sell Katyusha rocket launchers. The performance of this rocket launcher, which the soldiers affectionately called Ma Cuihua, really opened the eyes of many countries.
This is the first time for everyone to see such a powerful "artillery" weapon. Its advantage in fire coverage is completely unmatched by artillery troops.
After seeing such terrifying weapons, all countries purchased related technologies back. They also hope to develop similar weapons and gain greater advantages on the battlefield.
In fact, some prototypes of these weapons have appeared in various countries. After all, the principle of rockets is actually very simple. Everyone has made some attempts and conjectures in this regard.
It's just that everyone's technology and theory are immature, so they can't come up with mature products for a while. Now that the Tang Empire has taken it out and started selling it, of course everyone will immediately pay for it to buy it back to see what their ideas are.
