My Italian

Chapter 560: new aircraft

Milan is a paradise for pilots, because here they can find the world's best aero engines. Therefore, the residents of Milan are blessed. From time to time, they can see these pilots tinkering with their new toys and appearing in front of the people of Milan.

Of course, the performance of the aircraft at this time is extremely poor, and the reliability is still poor. Putting a knife, wrench, and pliers in the cockpit is a basic operation, because the engine needs to be repaired in the air from time to time. Therefore, flying is also a very risky thing. From time to time, we can see the casualties caused by plane crashes.

However, the charm of flying is still yearning for most people. Although there are safe airships to ride on, the adventurous gene can encourage those bold enthusiasts to personally control the stimulating senses of flying in the sky. This is It seems that the slow airship can't give it.

Of course, Milan has become a holy place for aviators, in addition to the Milan National Power Laboratory, it is also because there is the world's largest aircraft manufacturing factory, the Siegel Aircraft Manufacturing Factory.

That's right, it is the aircraft manufacturing factory founded by Sir Siegel, who was the first in the world to fly an airplane into the sky.

Since it is the world's largest aircraft manufacturing plant, it has its proud capital.

The Siegel Aircraft Factory now produces twelve aircraft a year for use by the Navy, Army, and private buyers. At least one advantage of buying aircraft from Siegel Aircraft Manufacturing Factory is that these aircraft have been specially tested, and their reliability is much better than that of self-built aircraft. However, repair tools such as knives, wrenches, pliers, etc. must also be carried, and you will also be taught how to perform emergency repairs.

Of course, in this era, if you want to fly an airplane, you must be prepared for accidents. On the one hand, the controllability of the aircraft is extremely poor, and on the other hand, the failure rate is very high.

In fact, it is much better now. Since the Milan Power Laboratory launched the radial engine last year, the failure rate of the aircraft has been reduced. And because of the excellent power of this radial engine, the plane can carry more fuel, which greatly increases the time the plane stays in the air, and also increases its flight mileage in disguise.

You must know that before this, all pilots used heavy cast iron engines. The weight of this engine is not low, and the power transmission is weak. This has also caused the performance of the aircraft to fail to improve, whether it is in terms of speed per hour or flight mileage. Before that, in 1908, aviator Blériot caused a sensation by flying his own plane over the English Channel. The plane that caused the sensation only flew 35 kilometers.

Before the advent of the radial engine, the one-time farthest flight record was only 48 kilometers.

And now with the radial engine, those pilots are constantly refreshing the record of the farthest flight. Just last month, the farthest flight mileage was 118 kilometers by the Italian pilot Sousa Pereira driving the plane designed by himself. new record.

Of course, in the process of constantly challenging the longest flight distance, the practicality of the aircraft is also constantly displayed. The Italian military has a high awareness of this, so it began to form its own flying team as early as 1905.

Of course, due to the poor failure rate and poor operability of the aircraft at this time and the poor performance, it is more for the pilots in the military to familiarize themselves with the machine.

And after the advent of the radial engine, the military's flight team will of course need to re-purchase, after all, this is more practical.

So today, officers from both the navy and the army came to watch the Albatros aircraft produced by the Siegel Aircraft Factory.

In the sky, a beautiful biplane is circling, climbing, and descending in the air, doing all kinds of difficult movements in this era.

This is a test pilot from the military testing the performance of the Albatross.

At the ground test flight site, a group of naval and army officers, accompanied by senior officials from the Siegel Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, watched the test flight.

"Everyone, the Albatros aircraft manufactured by our Siegel Aircraft Factory is currently the most outstanding aircraft. Its performance is not only excellent, but also its reliability and operability are far higher than previous aircraft."

Siegel, who is in charge of the Siegel Aircraft Factory, is selling his own aircraft to the officers beside him.

"Your Excellency Siegel, we need to wait for Lieutenant Pryor's conclusion after the test flight to know the specific performance of the new aircraft. Please rest assured that if your factory's aircraft are indeed excellent, then our army will definitely purchase a batch."

"It's the same with our navy."

Although the officers of both the army and the navy have made promises, it is impossible to say that they are not worried.

You know, the land and sea militaries plan to purchase a total of 48 new aircraft this time, which is a huge order. If someone else took it away, Siegel would definitely be so angry that he vomited blood. And his own Siegel Aircraft Manufacturing Factory can't keep the world's number one title, and the loss will be too great.

Speaking of this aircraft factory, it was Siegel's hard work, and most of his wealth is in this factory, so he is determined to win this military order. The developed Albatros aircraft is also completely designed to meet the needs of the military for long range, long stay in the air, easy operation, and high reliability.

However, his ups and downs did not last long. After about half an hour, the test Albatross landed on the ground smoothly.

A test pilot wearing a leather hat, leather jacket, and scarf jumped out of the plane.

"Well, Lieutenant Prior."

Facing the question, Lieutenant Prior took off his gloves, goggles and leather cap and spoke. "Lieutenant Colonel, according to my piloting, this aircraft is far superior to ours in terms of maneuverability, and it also has a long time in the air and strong controllability. It is a very good aircraft."

This Lieutenant Prior spoke highly of Albatross, which made Siegel breathe a sigh of relief. He knew that 80% of the order would fall on himself. Although he doesn't know whether the military will visit several other aircraft factories, but in terms of aircraft design and manufacturing technology, this is not his boast. If his Siegel Aircraft Factory claims to be second, it will definitely No one dares to claim to be number one. Not to mention that he still has a trump card to use.

"Everyone, our Albatros aircraft is definitely a very good aircraft. In addition to this one-seater Albatross, we have also developed a two-seater Albatros. You can take a look at our two-seater Albatross, which definitely meets your requirements. "

Hearing that Siegel said that he had developed two albatrosses~lightnovelpub.net~ all the officers present brightened their eyes. The difference between a single-seater and a two-seater is understood by everyone present who knows how to fly.

At present, the biggest function of the aircraft is to provide investigation. The advantage of the two-seater can be that a special person is responsible for the investigation, so as to avoid distracting the driver. After all, flying an airplane is not an easy job now, and a little carelessness may cause the danger of a crash.

"Very happy, please let us see."

A week later, an order for up to forty-eight Albatross was placed with Siegel Aircraft Works. For the military's largest aircraft order, Siegel Aircraft Factory has once again consolidated its position in the industry.

Of course, the albatross can also be sold to the outside world, regardless of whether it is an individual or a foreign country, but an order as large as the Italian military is definitely impossible now.

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