Eder commented, holding the latest Italian-Turkish war report in his hand.
He has reason to say so. Perhaps the Roman Empire exhausted the male blood of the Apennine Peninsula. In the days that followed, Italy has been the target of aggression by various nationalities. From the Germanic barbarians in the past to the modern France and Austria, they all regarded Italy as a
You can come and go as you please in your own back garden. It was finally unified, but in the end, the Ethiopians faced a disastrous defeat in the face of Africa, which was a disgrace to the European colonizers.
Edel knew that Italy's performance in the future World War I and World War II would be the worst among the participating countries. Although this was related to the characteristics of the Italians, it might not be due to Italy's national power being at the bottom among the great powers.
Putting down the report on the Italian-Turkish war in his hand, Edel picked up a telegram about the Qing Dynasty's new army uprising in Wuchang.
It's still a familiar time, and it seems that Edel has little influence on the far East. Although he made nearly 20 million taels of silver from speculation before, this old empire in the East is still collapsing according to its own rules. It is still the disaster caused by the recycling of railways,
This made him sigh. There were too many comments on this in later generations, so Edel will not comment on it.
What's interesting is that Europe now generally believes that this uprising will promote the Qing Dynasty and make it more civilized. Only Edel knows that this is the beginning of China's suffering. What follows is decades of warlord warfare, and people's lives are miserable.
It wasn't until the birth of a red government that this situation ended. Then this big country was reborn, leading the country to stand at the forefront of the world again.
"Da~da~da"
While Edel was commenting on Italy, a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.
"Come in."
Edel was a little uncomfortable with the voice that interrupted his thoughts, but he still knew that these guards were fine and would not disturb him.
"Your Highness, General Pulieshan would like to see you." A guard came in to report.
"Invite him in." Eder would certainly welcome the Chief of General Staff.
General Plesan walked in quickly and told Eder his purpose. "Your Highness, all countries are now paying attention to Italy's new equipment, especially the application of aircraft. Our Romanian army also needs the latest aircraft."
"This requires the efforts of the Coanda Aircraft Manufacturing Plant. After all, we are not experts in aircraft manufacturing." After answering General Pleshan's inquiry, Edel continued. "The Chief of General Staff should not only be concerned about aircraft issues when he comes to me."
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"Yes, Your Highness." Puliesan replied.
He paused and continued. "I came here to invite the Crown Prince to inspect the army's training this year. The performance of the newly formed divisions last year was terrible. This time I heard that they worked harder to train. I hope they will be better in front of the Crown Prince."
Get your honor back."
After hearing the words of the Chief of General Staff, Edel felt that it was time to go to the army to inspect. This year, because there were many things to do, he rarely inspected the army. Now that the Balkans are turbulent, the state of the army is of vital importance.
"Can."
Edel, who wanted to understand this, agreed to General Plesan's request.
After hearing the crown prince's promise, General Pleshan immediately told the time. "So how about November 3, when we start inspecting the army?"
Edel thought there were only a few days left, "You can arrange it."
"Your Highness, then I will make arrangements for the trip."
"Go ahead."
General Plesan left with satisfaction after receiving the Crown Prince's consent. Edel thought about what the Chief of General Staff said, and maybe he should go to the Coanda Aircraft Manufacturing Factory to check out their progress.
He called a guard and gave the order. "Prepare the vehicle. I'm going to the Coanda Aircraft Factory for an inspection."
"Okay, Your Highness."
When Eder's motorcade arrived at the Coanda aircraft manufacturing factory in the suburbs, Henry Coanda and his assistant Feraicu, together with a group of employees, greeted the crown prince at the door.
After seeing the Crown Prince come out of the car, Henry Coanda and Feraicu came forward to welcome him for inspection. "Welcome to His Highness."
Edel looked at the greasy clothes of Henry Coanda and Feraicu, and it seemed that they had just received the news.
"I came here this time to see how the development of your new aircraft is going."
Hearing the Crown Prince's question, the two looked at each other a little awkwardly. It was Henry Coanda who answered the Crown Prince's question. "Your Highness's new aircraft has almost been manufactured. There is only one small problem that needs to be solved before it can be tested."
After Edel heard Henry Coanda's answer, he glanced at him in surprise. In Edel's impression, this new aircraft was probably still under development, because the request he made was completely the main force of various countries when the First World War broke out.
Airplane, I didn’t expect that they were about to successfully develop it.
"Is there any small problem that hasn't been solved?" Edel asked with a smile. He immediately knew that this small problem was not small at all.
"We planned to change the French land god's rotary cylinder radial air-cooled engine into a shaft-rotating engine, but now we are encountering a little trouble." Henry Coanda was a little afraid to look at the crown prince and talk about the current trouble.
In fact, this is not a small trouble at all. This is because changing the rotating cylinder to a rotating shaft involves the structure of the engine. When Edel looked at Henry Coanda's expression, it was obvious that the two of them were still at a loss. However, Edel knew that there was no rotary cylinder engine in later generations.
, and since the two of them had the right ideas, there was no need for too much discussion.
Seeing that the Crown Prince didn't say much, Henry Coanda was a little confused as to what to say. Feraicu came to the rescue and suggested, "Your Highness, let's go take a look at this new plane."
"That's fine." Edel didn't want everyone to stand here in embarrassment, so he agreed.
Henry Coanda hurriedly directed the crown prince to the aircraft manufacturing workshop to see the new aircraft that was missing an engine. When passing by his friend Felaicou, he gave him a grateful look. The group came to the aircraft manufacturing workshop, and E
Del has been here several times, so of course he is not unfamiliar here. At a glance, Edel saw a new aircraft in the middle of the workshop that was different in shape from the ones he had seen before.
"Your Highness, this is the new aircraft we have developed." Henry Coanda pointed to the aircraft Edel saw.
The biggest difference between this new aircraft and the one seen before is that a protective cover is installed on the nose, making it look more pleasing to the eye than its predecessors with exposed engines. There is also a windshield of about 50 centimeters installed on the aircraft position.
Glass.
"The plane looks good."
Edel was quite satisfied with this post-World War I-style aircraft and praised Henry Coanda and Feraicu beside him.
"This is all the result of His Highness's support, otherwise there would not be enough funds to complete our idea." Henry Coanda said flatteringly, and Feraicu was also beside him to express his approval.
Edel didn't reply when he heard their flattery. He was already immune to flattery now.
"Now the demand for aircraft in the army is increasing. You must speed up the progress and not let the army wait any longer." Edel had to sound the alarm to these two Romanian aircraft manufacturing pioneers, otherwise they would not know what would happen next time.
The two people who were beaten by the crown prince felt a little embarrassed, knowing that this was urging them not to aim too high.
"Your Highness, let me introduce this new aircraft to you now." Feraiku stepped forward to change the subject.
Most of the work at the Coanda Aircraft Manufacturing Factory is now done by Feraicu, so much so that the current employees are privately saying that he is the boss and Henry Coanda is the aircraft designer. However, both of them disagree with this statement.
But ask, it seems they don't care much about who owns the aircraft factory.
"Then tell me about the situation of this plane."
"Okay, Your Highness." Feraicu signaled to the crown prince and began to explain. "We named this brand new aircraft the Navigator. It is made of iron wood and skin. It is 12.4 meters long and has a wingspan of 10.1 meters.
, the wing width is 0.9 meters, the distance between the wings is 1.1 meters, and the total weight is 641 kilograms. We plan to transform the Terrestrial engine as a new power, but it is still close to progress. If the military is urgent about time, we can use France’s latest 80
It is powered by a horsepower terrestrial engine. According to our calculations, the approximate flight distance of this aircraft is 90-110 kilometers, and the altitude is about 2,500 meters, which is still a little short of the requirements of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
After listening to Feraicu's explanation, Edel felt much better about the two of them. This at least proved that both of them were doing things with their heart, but they just had a higher vision.
"You have done a good job. I am quite satisfied. I hope you can let this Navigator fly as soon as possible. At that time, I will ask the military to come for acceptance. I guess there will be another purchase list waiting for you."
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they got the crown prince's approval. As for the crown prince who is now a big donor and boss, neither of them wants to go back to raising funds to build the aircraft.
After inspecting the two semi-finished new aircraft, Edel returned to the palace. He wanted to prepare to see the situation of the army that he was most concerned about.
(I heard that when the number of people tipping reaches 100, the starting point data needs to be changed. Mantou is a bit shameless to ask, I don’t need to mean too much, just open my eyes.)
