In the second month after the arrival of 1915, Eder came to Coanda to inspect the aircraft manufacturing plant.
The use of aircraft over the European battlefield is now commonplace, and most of today's aircraft are still used for reconnaissance. Because of Edel's appearance, Romania used machine guns mounted on the fuselage to shoot down a Bulgarian aircraft during the Second Balkan War. This also
It has opened up the minds of various countries on the use of aircraft.
Now warring countries are equipped with a large number of aircraft carrying machine guns for reconnaissance and combat. Therefore, at this time in the original time and space, they can only be used for reconnaissance. When seeing the other side's aircraft, they will most often spit and abuse and pull out pistols to shoot at them in a deterrent manner.
disappeared. Now they basically start circling the opponent when they see it, so that the co-pilot can control the machine gun to shoot at the enemy aircraft. In the most intense Battle of the Marne River, Britain, France and Germany dispatched hundreds of aircraft to engage in large-scale battles.
The scene, but also because it can only attack from the flank and the shooting angle is not good, the actual number of shot downs in this grand scene of hundreds of aircraft combat is also quite touching. From morning to sunset, both sides shot down a total of 27 aircraft.
This was a really brutal beating.
Now faced with a huge number of aircraft of various types from various countries participating in the war, Romania certainly cannot lag behind. In terms of aircraft, an emerging thing, Romania has the smallest gap with other countries. Only by being in the first group can Romania develop better in the future. Now Edel is here to inspect
Romania’s latest aircraft is also the first new aircraft to be assembled entirely from domestically sourced parts.
In the past, Romanian aircraft purchased engines produced by the French Land God Company, but now the Romanian Power Laboratory and the Coanda Aircraft Manufacturing Factory have finally produced their own engine. This is a completely new engine. Different from the current one
The rotary-cylinder engines used in various countries are completely based on the ideas of Henri Coanda and Feraicu, and the rotary-shaft radial air-cooled engines produced.
The only disadvantage is that the rotating shaft required for this engine must be imported from Germany. And because it is the first rotating shaft engine, its service life is somewhat reduced compared to the current rotating cylinder type, and it can only reach
600 hours of service life. But it is all worth it, because the horsepower of this engine reaches 120 horsepower, which far exceeds the 100 horsepower engines currently used in various countries.
"Your Majesty, please take a look. This is the new fighter jet we have prepared for the Romanian military. It is also the world's first nose-shooting fighter jet."
Feraiku pointed at the plane in front of him and told Edel excitedly. "Of course, the emergence of this aircraft is also inseparable from the ideas you gave us, Your Majesty. The idea of this shooting coordinator really opened our eyes.
This aircraft will become our most advantageous weapon in protecting Romania’s airspace.”
Hearing Feraiku flattering himself, Edel was secretly proud of himself. After all, how could he forget such a killer weapon as the shooting coordinator? Of course, he needed to explain his ideas to the two aircraft designers in front of him.
The two of them did not surprise him and quickly developed this gadget.
Edel looked at this petite aircraft and listened to Feraicu explaining its performance to himself.
"Your Majesty, we have privately named this aircraft Condor. It is 6.15 meters long, with a wingspan of 9.10 meters and a height of 2.4 meters. It is equipped with a rotating radial air-cooled engine produced by us. It has an empty weight of 387 kilograms and a maximum take-off weight of 580
Kilogram, with two improved Maxim machine guns installed on the nose, it can be said to be the best fighter jet in the world."
After hearing what Feraiku said, Eder asked, "How about comparing it to our previous Navigator 2 aircraft?"
"There is no comparison between the two."
Feraiku explained. "Although the engine horsepower of the Navigator 2 aircraft is much more powerful, the aircraft is larger, and its turning and speed cannot be compared with this new aircraft. It can be said that the new blue aircraft
The Eagle can fight two Navigator IIs at the same time. If the number increases, the Navigator IIs will have no chance of winning."
After listening to Feraiku's hard-selling promotion, Edel still wanted to see it for himself. "Let me see it after a test flight."
"As you wish, Your Majesty."
After answering Edel, Feraiku casually recruited a test pilot to fly the aircraft and let Edel observe its performance in person.
Looking at the new aircraft hovering flexibly in the sky, Edel felt that this new aircraft was really good. It was much more flexible and faster than the previous aircraft. Now he had the answer in his heart. Looking at the various aircraft in Romania now
They will need to be replaced. Fortunately, there are only more than 100 aircraft that need to be replaced.
"This is a great new aircraft. I will let the military purchase it. I believe that the purchase volume of this new aircraft will not be less than 200."
After the test flight, Edel made his own promise to Felaycu and Coanda.
After hearing what Edel said, Coanda immediately assured him. "That's great. We will continue to work hard to develop new aircraft and will not let the defenders of Romanian skies fall behind other countries."
After hearing Coanda's assurance, Edel nodded in approval. It seems that Coanda and others are not blindly confident and know their own level. In Edel's opinion, it would be good to keep up with the pace of other countries. Don't look at it.
This aircraft is now more advanced than other countries, but there is no generational difference. It will only take some time for Britain, France, Germany and other countries that are in the war to catch up, and the investment in science and technology during the war is something that Romania cannot achieve now.
of.
For example, machine guns, tanks, submarines, aircraft, etc. all gained practical performance in World War I. Romania's leading position was only an advantage brought by a head start. Ultimately, in this era of technological innovation, it still requires the investment of national power and funds.
Achieve results, which is also what Romania lacks.
Of course, Edel not only needed a fighter jet, he also needed a ground attack bomber. So he told the two most famous Romanian aircraft designers in front of him. "I am very satisfied with this aircraft, but it is mainly aimed at
As for enemy aircraft, Romania still lacks an aircraft specialized in ground attack."
"A plane dedicated to ground attack?"
Seeing the confusion of the two designers, Edel knew that they had not turned a corner. In fact, no country has yet realized the importance of specifically targeting ground attack aircraft. The only exception is Germany, but they have taken a roundabout way.
It is not a good choice to hand over the task of ground attack to airships. In fact, the United Kingdom, which was the first to develop bombers, has not yet had this idea. It will have to wait until November next year before Handley Page Company develops the world's first bomber.
An O/100 bomber. Now Edel plans to develop it first.
"Yes, this aircraft needs at least 300 kilograms of bomb load, a range of more than 300 kilometers, and a speed that cannot be lower than the Goshawk fighter jet."
Edel made high demands as soon as he came up, which was also to put pressure on the two of them.
After thinking for a moment, Feraicu immediately said, "Your Majesty, if you follow your requirements, then this new ground attack aircraft will need at least two engines."
"That's no problem."
"And the price is definitely twice as expensive as the current Goshawk."
