Unlike small aircraft with simple structures, the biggest difficulty with four-engine bombers is the strength of the fuselage structure. The wings of small aircraft can be made of wood, but the wings of large aircraft must be made of metal to withstand the thrust of the engine.
Oh, it’s not thrust now, it’s pulling force. When Nyasaland first studied the four-engine bomber, in order not to affect the pilot’s field of vision, he once placed the propeller of the engine behind the wing. In the end, it proved that this was not worth the gain, so the propeller was placed rearward. The effect was not good, so the propeller was placed in the front to generate more power.
Sometimes Rock is helpless. The "Strong Wind" was indeed amazing when it flew over the English Channel in France. However, after being baptized in the North African battlefield, the various technical properties of the "Strong Wind" are no longer a secret. Italy and France are stepping up their efforts. Research on aircraft has revealed the emergence of aircraft whose performance is not inferior to that of "Strong Wind", which gives Nyasaland engineers a sense of urgency.
The research in Italy and France was actually an imitation of "Strong Wind". Rock never expected that the Chinese, who were famous for copycats in another time and space, would actually become the targets of European copycats in this time and space.
The behavior of "copycat" is actually quite normal. After Britain completed its industrial revolution, it became the target of copycats all over the world. Germany's Krupp also relied on copycats to start its business, but people are better than others, which makes people speechless.
In order to continue to maintain its performance advantage, Nyasaland has been making continuous improvements to the "Strong Wind" and has not rested on its laurels.
The crux of the problem is that Rock actually doesn't know much about aircraft. Rock can give constructive guidance on some simple structural issues, but he doesn't know the specific technical details.
Basically, what Rock knew about aircraft has now been applied to "Strong Wind". Rock will no longer be able to give technical guidance for the next research, and it will depend on the efforts of Nyasaland engineers.
In fact, this is the normal way of technological progress. The research on aircraft in Europe is gradually becoming dominated by the government or large consortiums. The previous situation of manual workshops building aircraft will become less and less.
However, in terms of large bombers, as far as Rock knows, only Nyasaland and Russia are currently conducting research in this area. Italy has developed a bomber specifically for ground bombing at a very fast speed. But both in terms of range and bomb load, they are incomparable to large bombers.
In October, the legendary Belgian Expeditionary Force was still far from being completed. It was said that there were currently less than 3,000 men, and they still lacked equipment. Even single-shot rifles with outdated performance could not be equipped per man.
The key is that the money is not enough. Leopold II used to make tens of millions of profits from the Congo Free State every year, but now he is unwilling to pay high salaries to the expeditionary force. The Belgian government wants to pay but has no money. Those in the Congo Free State Large companies maintain a wait-and-see attitude. They are waiting for the party that wins the final victory to appear. For these large companies, it does not matter if they cooperate with Leopold II, the Belgian government, or the rebels, as long as they cooperate with Leopold II, the Belgian government, or the rebels. As long as you can make money.
Also in October, the Congolese Party was defined as a rebel group by the Belgian government for the first time.
Unable to accept this result, the Congolese Party declared independence and established the Republic of the Congo, modeled after France, and at the same time made contact with the real rebels.
The purpose of the contact is to negotiate peace. There are only a little more than 10,000 white people left in the Congo Free State. They will definitely not be able to eliminate the rebels who have exceeded 1.6 million. This 1.6 million are Congo Free State rebels.
No one knows the exact number of the figures he announced.
The rebels in the Congo Free State are in disarray. It is estimated that Banda himself does not know how many subordinates he has. For many Africans, addition and subtraction of more than ten is beyond their calculation ability. Many chiefs cannot even count themselves.
The number of tribesmen is unclear, so counting the number of rebels is an absolute disaster for the current Congo Free State.
There are currently less than 10 million Africans in the Congo Free State. Even if the figure of 1.6 million is correct, it is not too exaggerated. Even if the rebels lay down their weapons now, it is estimated that the newly born Republic of Congo will not dare to hire the current Africans.
People work, so negotiation is the best option.
The Congo Free State covers an area of more than two million square kilometers. If you drag it around, it covers hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, which is enough for more than 10,000 white people to live happily.
It’s just that they may have to work on their own in the future. If they want to exploit and enslave Africans like before, they must consider the consequences of being attacked by Africans.
Negotiations were held in Bukavu, which has been rebuilt.
Southern Africa may have the most experienced team in rebuilding cities in the world. Ten workers can build a house in a week using various materials, and there are many styles to choose from.
Sex materials can also be customized.
Compared with building a house, various infrastructures in the city require more time. Sewers and roads in the city are the most time-consuming. Greening can be done slowly. In order to rebuild Bukavu, Nyasaland invested nearly
Three thousand workers were busy for about a month, and a new city was built not far from the original site.
The new city has complete infrastructure and a small wharf that, although not large, can accommodate thousand-ton inland river ships. The first house built in the city is a church. People who have experienced the trauma of war need spiritual comfort. In front of the church
It is a small but clean and tidy square. Surrounding the square are primary schools and hospitals that are common in southern Africa but rare outside of southern Africa.
and a library with mostly Chinese and English books and periodicals.
Forget parks, what Africa lacks most is grasslands and forests.
A brand-new city is already a huge surprise for the refugees in Bukavu, and with the addition of a hospital and library, this surprise immediately rises to the point of ecstasy.
On the day when the primary school was inaugurated, 1,400 residents of Bukavu collectively voted to join Southern Africa. Roque had submitted this situation to Adelaide for decision. Although Adelaide welcomed it, Adelaide had no decision-making power and had to submit a petition.
London makes the final decision.
This is the biggest inconvenience of staying within the Commonwealth. If Southern Africa were an independent country, there would be no need for so many procedures.
It's more troublesome now. With London's work efficiency, a reply within half a year is considered a quick response.
Therefore, Bukavu, which has not yet joined southern Africa, has become the best choice for Isaac Pansy and Banda to negotiate.
Before coming to Bukavu, Isaac Pansy thought that there might not even be a place to live in Bukavu, which had been destroyed by the war, so he actually brought a tent.
After arriving in Bukavu, Isaac Pansy learned why Isaiah Chamberlain agreed to negotiate with Banda in Bukavu, and then Isaac Pansy immediately understood why the residents of Bukavu wanted to join Southern Africa.
I understand, but it is still difficult for Isaac Pansy to accept it emotionally. After the founding of the Republic of Congo, Isaiah Chamberlain was elected president, and Isaac Pansy was appointed prime minister. He had only just been in office for a few years.
God, we are about to face a situation where the country is divided and cannibalized, which makes Isaac Pansy very sad.
Of course, even if it is difficult to accept, it cannot be shown in front of Feng Xun, who is temporarily serving as the Bukavu Sheriff. Feng Xun married Louisa a week ago, and Louisa naturally joined the Southern African nationality and became a Southern African.
Man, this makes many Bukavu people very envious.
It was only after she married Feng Xun that Louisa learned that Feng Xun also had a thousand-acre farm in Rhodesia. Feng Xun's family now lives on the farm. His parents work on the farm, and his younger brothers and sisters all live on the farm.
When she was still in school, Louisa definitely did not think that her younger brothers and sisters were a drag. On the contrary, she was very envious of the harmonious Chinese family atmosphere.
Compared with the Chinese family atmosphere, the white family atmosphere is a bit too cold. Among white adult males, the proportion of alcoholism and gambling is a bit high. Many Chinese also have these problems, but there are not many in southern Africa. Those who have repeatedly been punished have been punished.
The southern African government was very decisive in repatriating people to the Qing Dynasty.
"Welcome to Bukavu, my name is Feng Xun, and I am the Sheriff here for the time being." Feng Xun is a little embarrassed. He is a Sheriff appointed by the North Sea Police and has nothing to do with the Republic of Congo or the rebels.
"It's hard to imagine, it's unbelievable. My God, hasn't Bukavu been destroyed?" Isaac Pansy was extremely surprised. There were no ruins, no gunshots, and no ragged clothes.
Refugees and beggars, when Isaac Pansy and his party entered the town, many residents on both sides of the road took the initiative to walk out of the door and looked at Isaac Pansy and his party with complicated eyes.
Isaac Pansy looked at them with more complicated eyes.
A few months ago, these poor people who survived the disaster were all Belgians like Isaac Pansy. But after the war broke out, the men ran away to death, and women and children became the biggest victims of the war.
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Isaac Pansy is now nominally the Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo, but during the rebellion in the Republic of Congo, Isaac Pansy did not provide these women and children with due help.
Of course, Isaac Pansy would not think that the rebels had let Bukavu go. Based on Isaac Pansy’s understanding of the cities in the Republic of Congo, Bukavu in the past was definitely not as clean and tidy as the Bukavu now.
,Energetic.
This can be seen from the clothes on these women. Many of them are not wearing traditional Belgian women's clothing, but overalls and square pants that are common in southern Africa but difficult to see outside southern Africa.
Plaid shirt.
These are actually men's clothes. When those who are more traditional see this, they will think that these women are rebellious.
