After sending away a group of people who were preparing for the rubber crisis, Calust reported the situation to the crown prince. Now Edel trusted his captain of the bodyguard, so he handed the matter over to him.
More than a month later, a guard came to report that Henry Coanda and his gang had completed the task of entrusting the army to them, and planned to invite the crown prince to check it out. Thinking that this was the first batch of military aircraft in Romania, Edel agreed.
Come down and plan to take a look during the handover.
On the next day at the original flight base, now called the Coanda Aircraft Factory, Edel met Henri Coanda and his assistant Feraicu, who had been discharged from the hospital, as well as Ankede, an officer of the army's newly formed Army Air Corps.
Pull Major.
"Coanda, how do you feel after being discharged from the hospital?" Edel asked the famous Romanian pilot with concern.
"I was in terrible condition in the hospital and couldn't see my beloved aircraft." Coanda first answered the crown prince and then continued. "Actually, this time it was mainly my assistant Feraiku who designed the aircraft for the army. His ability is not as good as mine."
I'm not that good, but I'm just luckier than him."
After finishing speaking, Coanda also pulled over his assistant, intending to promote him.
"I have known about your assistant for a long time, and he is also an amazing pilot." After Edel finished telling Coanda, he reached out to Feraicu and said, "This time I can build an aircraft to help the army.
Let me have a profound impact on you, Mr. Feraiku."
"Thank you very much, Your Highness. It is an honor for me to be able to help Romania."
After hearing Feraiku's words, Edel let go of his hand and said to the army reception officer Ankdra. "After receiving these aircraft, you must think about their use. In the future, the aircraft should be used not only for reconnaissance, but also for reconnaissance."
This requires careful consideration by your new department."
After hearing what the crown prince said, the current head of the aviation force replied, "Your Highness, we will pay attention to what you said."
After seeing that everything was said, Coanda said, "Your Highness, let's go see the plane first?"
"That's fine."
After hearing the Crown Prince's reply, several people walked outside the hangar and saw eight aircraft that had been built. At this time, Feraicu came out and saluted the Crown Prince and said, "Since it was mainly designed by me,
Then let me explain the general data of this aircraft to His Highness."
After hearing what Feraiku said, Edel and his team stood next to the plane and nodded to indicate that they could start explaining.
"We named Your Highness's aircraft 'Pioneer'. It has two layers of wings. The fuselage is 13.2 meters long, the wingspan is 10.1 meters long, and the distance between the wings is 1.2 meters. The main body of the fuselage is a hollow steel frame structure. In it, we
A skin was sewn onto the surface of the wood. For the engine in the nose, we chose a French Land God rotary engine. We added a circle of iron around the seat to prevent the pilot from being shot by the ground against the aircraft..."
Listening to Feraicu's endless explanation of the aircraft's performance, Edel suddenly realized that perhaps Coanda's assistant was the real aircraft designer, while Coanda was more of an adventurer and flyer.
Unknown to Edel, Feraiku suddenly became more interested in him. After explaining the structure of the aircraft, he asked, "Your Highness, what do you think of this aircraft?"
After hearing what Feraicu said, Edel retracted his thoughts and continued to ask, "What is its flight distance and elevation now?"
Upon hearing the crown prince's inquiry, Feraiku replied. "Because this aircraft is stronger than the one we built before, its flight distance is slightly shorter than our previous one. The maximum flight distance is about 80 kilometers.
The lift-off limit is about three thousand meters."
After listening to Feraiku's explanation, Edel knew that the current aircraft was just a decoration and could only continue to encourage him.
"Well done. You should continue to work hard to develop more advanced aircraft. Let's see how the pilots operate."
After the crown prince finished speaking, the head of the aviation team, Ancodra, waved to the people next to him. Immediately, a pilot came up and got on a plane. The staff next to him started to start the engine, and the plane gradually accelerated into the sky.
Edel looked at the plane taking off and whispered to Coanda and Felaycu beside him. "Now this 'Pioneer' aircraft can only meet the basic needs of the army. The range is still too short and it is not practical.
Very good.”
After hearing what the Crown Prince said, Coanda and Feraicu looked at each other and finally Coanda asked, "Your Highness, what kind of aircraft do you think should be used to meet the needs of the army?"
"The maximum distance between aircraft should be more than 120 kilometers, preferably 150 kilometers. The time in the air should be more than 40 minutes. The current lift-off limit is enough, and it is best to be stronger." Edel said about the first battle.
The early aircraft data was obtained with great difficulty by searching for information in my previous life, so I was very impressed.
Faced with the Crown Prince's unusual request, the two felt a lot of pressure. After some eye contact, Coanda said to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, we will incorporate your request into the manufacture of our next aircraft. I believe we will do it in the future."
This aircraft will be made in one or two years."
"I'm waiting for your good news. If you really make it happen, I plan to let the army purchase more than 24 of this new aircraft." After the crown prince made the request, he still gave the carrot as usual.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for supporting us."
After caring about the aircraft, the crown prince began to care about the pilots.
"Major Ankdra, is your air force flying this plane in the sky now?"
"Yes, Your Highness, we sent 12 soldiers to learn to fly the plane three months ago. Now His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, is giving the flight demonstration by our best pilot, Ion Erascu."
Edel was suddenly interested in the name and asked, "Tell me about this Ion Erascu."
"Okay, Your Highness."
Under the explanation of Major Ankedra, Edel learned that Ion Irascu was born in Iasi, and his family was a farmer. When he was a child, he was called to the choir by the local priest because of his cute appearance. Here the priest taught him how to recognize
Words. When he was 11 years old, he was sent to school by his father to study, and his grades were relatively good. When he was 18 years old, he did not continue studying due to family reasons. Later, he joined the army and was selected as a pilot by Major Ankdra.
After Major Ankedra finished speaking, this Ion Irascu also piloted the plane and landed smoothly on the ground.
"Erascu, come here." Major Ankedra shouted to the army's number one pilot who had just flown the plane.
After Ion Erascu took off his flying hat, everyone said in their hearts that he is a handsome young man. Edel only said in his heart that he was a replica of Leonardo, or a big-ship version.
This version of Leonardo walked up to Edel, bowed and saluted, and said, "I have met His Highness."
"Hello, Major Erascu Ankedra has already mentioned you to me. I hope you can make greater contributions to the army."
"Yes, Your Highness, I will do better."
After Irascu retreated, Edel told the three people, "This is Romania's first practical aircraft. I hope that more new aircraft will appear in Romania in the future."
