Around Christmas, major companies in Southern Africa have also begun to take stock of the year. In the past few years, major companies in Southern Africa have made rapid progress, making Southern Africa the most competitive country in the world. Individual companies
Achieve leapfrog development, for example, Nyasaland Aviation Group, which was relatively small before the outbreak of the world war, expanded six times during the world war, with profits increasing by 2,300%, becoming the biggest winner of the world war.
After attending the banquet held by Adelaide, Roque took the latest passenger flight launched by Nyasaland Aviation Group and flew directly from Pretoria to Nyasaland.
The passenger plane was modified from a long-range bomber. According to Rock's requirements, the passenger plane could carry 15 passengers. It had to stop once in Salisbury on the way from Pretoria to Los Angeles. The whole journey took about eight hours.
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The straight-line distance from Pretoria to Los Angeles is about 1,400 kilometers. Under normal circumstances, it takes about three days and three nights to take a train. Now the time required to take a plane has been greatly shortened. Roque is very happy to try new things. After the banquet, he invited just
Let's experience it together with Stoudemire who returned to southern Africa.
Rock was going back to Nyasaland, and Stoudemire was going back to Rhodesia, so they happened to be on their way.
To Rock's surprise, Stoudemire was far less adventurous than Rock. After learning that passenger planes had not yet been tested on a large scale, Stoudemire actually refused to fly because he was worried about the safety of passenger planes.
Rock couldn't laugh or cry. Although passenger aircraft had just appeared not long ago, the reliability of bombers was proven during the world wars.
During the World War, the Allied Powers dispatched tens of thousands of bombers to bomb German defense lines and military targets in Germany. The failure rate was about a little over 5 out of 1,000.
Five thousandths sounds high, but considering that the bomber has four engines, if one engine fails, the other three engines can continue to work, so safety is still guaranteed.
What's more, passenger aircraft use new engines with more advanced technology and more stable performance, so there is no need to worry about safety.
Stoudemire still trusts Rock. Even so, when he walked into the plane, Stoudemire was still worried.
However, Stoudemire was quickly attracted by the layout of the cabin.
The aircraft used by Rock is definitely different from the generally available aircraft.
In general passenger aircraft, the layout of the seats is relatively compact and only one seat can be installed, so there is not much comfort.
The plane used by Rock only had two spacious sofas in the center of the cabin, with a coffee table in the middle. Apart from Rock and Stoudemire, the only people who could get on the plane were Rock and Stoudemire's closest friends.
There are four attendants in the crew, two pilots and two service staff. After Xiaosi sat on the sofa, he felt that the comfort was quite good.
"How do you feel?" Luo Ke was busy. The launch of new things always requires market verification, but there is no need to worry about aircraft. As long as the technology is mature, it will be spread soon.
After the successful development of passenger aircraft, Rock established Nyasaland Airlines for civil aviation in southern Africa. This company currently has only two aircraft and only flies on the route from Pretoria to Los Angeles.
However, the airline has already placed an order for 50 aircraft with the aviation group, not only passenger aircraft, but also 20 cargo aircraft. It will not be long before the scale of Nyasaland Airlines will expand rapidly.
"The sofa is not bad, and the waitress is also very pretty, but I don't know how safe it is. If it flies and falls on the way, it will be great fun-" Xiaosi couldn't spit out the ivory, and Rock didn't retort.
, Ada suddenly walked in.
"That's great. I can finally make it. Do you mind taking a ride?" Ada sat directly next to Roark without any hesitation.
"Very well, the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Finance, God, for the sake of both of you, will not put us in the same boat." Stoudemire is used to it. As long as the plane can accommodate it, the more people the better.
"What is this fat man talking about?" Ada and Xiao Si were friends. They had been friends for so many years and they spoke unscrupulously.
"He said you are very beautiful. Welcome to the Nyasaland flight. We are about to fly to Salisbury for a wonderful trip. What would you like to drink?" Rock said casually while the waiter was closing the cabin door.
, the captain came over to say hello to Rock and returned to the cockpit after asking for instructions.
"God bless -" as the plane began to taxi on the runway, Stoudemire muttered, holding on to the coffee table with one hand and making signs of the cross on his body with the other.
"Is it really that dangerous?" Ada was made a little nervous by Xiao Si.
"Don't worry, this plane has four engines. Even if one of them fails, it can take us to Salisbury smoothly." Rock really wasn't worried. Both pilots were veterans and had already done this before.
Having traveled between Pretoria and Los Angeles hundreds of times, the possibility of an accident is really low.
"That's good, how long will it take us?" Ada has unconditional trust in Roque. She is more concerned about the convenience brought by the opening of civil aviation and the profits that may be generated in the future.
"It takes about eight hours to get to Los Angeles and almost four and a half hours to Salisbury." Rock is not worried about profits. The basic conditions in southern Africa are actually similar to those in the United States. It has a vast land and sparsely populated areas, strong economic strength, and civil aviation capabilities.
With unparalleled natural advantages, private jets will be standard equipment for rich people like Stoudemire and Aida in the future.
"That's great. Nyasaland Airlines only flies from Los Angeles to Pretoria -" Ada calculated the economic calculation quickly. Before Xiaosi finished praying, Ada had already discovered the business opportunities.
"That's what it looks like now." Rock doesn't want to go it alone. Nyasaland Airlines already has shares in Aida.
Of course Phyllis does too.
"Then continue to expand. From Pretoria to Cape Town, Johannesburg to Walvis Bay, will Port Edward be able to fly directly to Johannesburg in the future?" Ada is very smart. The biggest advantage of airplanes is that they are not restricted by terrain.
As long as there is an airport, you can fly directly to Europe.
This is actually not difficult at all. After taking Victoria, Britain has actually completed the two "c" plans to connect Cape Town and Cairo. In this way, as long as there are enough airports, you can fly directly from Cape Town to London.
Think about it, if you took a ship from Cape Town to London, it would take almost half a month. If you switch to a plane, you can fly there in two days at most——
What a huge improvement!
"Of course, the current aircraft performance is not advanced enough. One day in the future, it may be possible to fly directly from Cape Town to London." Rock is confident that although the current technology is not yet able to do this, it will not be too bad one day.
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"Rock, does Nyasaland Airlines still need investment?" Xiaosi finally recovered, and then discovered that Rock and Ada seemed to be opening a mom-and-pop shop.
"Haha, Cecil, if you want to invest in the aviation industry, I suggest you set up a separate company - this way, you set up a Rhodesian Airline, and then we exchange shares." The purpose of Rock inviting Xiaosi to experience the passenger aircraft is
Well, after the emergence of passenger aircraft, there was a huge blowout in the field of civil aviation. One company will definitely not be able to capture all the markets in southern Africa. Several more companies will come together to monopolize civil aviation while formulating stringent industry regulations. If any latecomers want to
If you get involved in civil aviation, you will face joint suppression from the entire industry.
In this regard, we can refer to the current military industry in southern Africa. During the World War, there were people in southern Africa who wanted to get involved in the military industry, but were turned away by the high cost. Now we are no longer in the era where we can get orders just by buying a production line.
, not to mention others, even if Xiaosi wants to get involved in the military industry, he must consider whether he can withstand the targeting of Nyasaland Military Industrial Group.
"No problem, squeeze out some orders for me. Do you have 100 aircraft?" Xiao Si has strong strength, and it will be 100 aircraft. According to the current production of civilian aircraft, it will take almost half a year to complete.
The output of civilian aircraft is still a bit low now, but it will increase rapidly in a short time. By the end of the world war, Nyasaland Aviation Group could produce about 300 long-range bombers every month.
After the end of the world war, orders for bombers dropped sharply. The aviation group is now adjusting its production lines and converting factories originally used to produce bombers to produce civilian aircraft. This way, it can retain the bomber factory and those skilled workers, and have the strength to compete with bombers.
and civil aircraft for continuous improvement.
Technological leadership is accumulated bit by bit. Before the outbreak of the world war, European and American airlines could barely compete with the southern African aviation industry by relying on simple and crude copycats. After the world war, with the rapid progress of the southern African aviation industry
, European and American aviation companies have gradually fallen behind. From what Rock learned, before the world war was over, the American airline founded by the Wright brothers had closed down.
In addition to the aviation industry, the same is true for other industries. During the World War, orders for tanks soared, and after the end of the World War, orders also dropped sharply.
Roque did not close the tank factory, but ordered engineers to transform the factory and convert the factory that originally produced tanks to produce tractors. This would not only help alleviate the practical problem of labor shortage in southern Africa, but also help ensure the accumulation of tank technology.
You must know that although tanks have been discontinued, technology research and development has not stopped. When the World War ended, Southern Africa had actually successfully developed medium tanks, but the World War was over before the medium tanks had time to participate in the World War.
In the next world war, medium tanks will definitely successfully enter the stage of history.
And now in southern Africa, research on heavy tanks has begun.
