Expedition to Europe

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The aircraft control during World War I was still at a relatively early stage.

If the aircraft in the 21st century is compared to Maybach, then the aircraft during World War I was an electric tricycle. At this time, the aircraft control was completed by the joystick and pedals. Pushing the joystick forward or pulling it back can drive the elevator to deflect downward or upward, making the aircraft pitch down or pitch up. Pressing the joystick to the left or right drives the aileron to deflect, making the aircraft roll to the left or right. The pedal is connected to the vertical tail. When the left foot is pressed, the vertical tail deflects to the left and the nose deflects to the left; conversely, the nose deflects to the right.

Qin Zhiyuan is now sitting on an "electric tricycle", controlling the joystick to fly to Corsica.

This is a single-wing twin-engine fighter manufactured by Renault Factory according to Qin Zhiyuan's design. Qin Zhiyuan really couldn't stand the biplane or triplane fighter at that time and insisted on using a single wing. There is a reason why the aircraft used a biplane at that time. The use of a single wing must increase the area to improve the aerodynamic ability, but because of material problems, the use of a single wing must strengthen the structure, which will increase the weight of the aircraft and affect other performance.

Just like the tank's range is not enough to increase the auxiliary fuel tank, Qin Zhiyuan's response method is still simple and crude. Since the engine capacity is not enough, then increase the number of engines, and the result is such a strange thing between fighters and bombers.

Qin Zhiyuan called this plane a heavy fighter.

It is indeed heavy, with a volume nearly twice that of an ordinary aircraft and a weight nearly half as high, but at the same time the number of engines has also doubled. These changes have greatly improved the performance of the aircraft, with the flight speed increased from 180 kilometers per hour to 230 kilometers, the flight altitude increased from 3800 meters to 5600 meters, and the flight distance increased from 350 kilometers to 570 kilometers.

The flight distance is the only thing Qin Zhiyuan is not satisfied with, because with such performance, he still needs to refuel in Marseille to fly to Corsica.

Fortunately, this is not a very serious problem.

If Qin Zhiyuan can spend more time to optimize the aerodynamics of the aircraft, even if it is just to make a fairing, the flight distance of the aircraft can be greatly improved, but Qin Zhiyuan does not want to toss, and Qin Zhiyuan does not want to give good things to the Allies. If Qin Zhiyuan does not want to use it conveniently, even this simplified version of the heavy fighter, Qin Zhiyuan is unwilling to take it out.

Compared with previous aircraft, the biggest improvement of this aircraft is the design of the cockpit. The single wing is not a new technology, nor is the twin engine. The closed cockpit is the real first. With this, Qin Zhiyuan can travel back and forth between Paris and Corsica in winter, and no longer fear the wind and snow.

Unlike the rotary cylinder engine commonly used in France, Qin Zhiyuan's aircraft uses the inline engine commonly used in Germany. The Xuanyuan brothers graduated from Aachen University. Their designs were deeply influenced by the Germans and they were particularly fond of inline engines. Therefore, whenever they had the chance, the two brothers would immediately apply inline engines to Qin Zhiyuan's plane.

The research directions of the Xuanyuan brothers have diverged. The eldest brother, Long Chengxuan, or Tom, is inclined to materials, while the second brother, Long Chengyuan, or Tony, is still focusing on engines. The two are not in conflict. Materials and engines are both boosters of industry. Basically, there is no difference in priority. Qin Zhiyuan does not favor one over the other.

The most obvious effect of technological advancement is to make people's lives more convenient. When using airplanes as a means of transportation, Qin Zhiyuan arrived in Corsica in less than 5 hours. In the past, if he took a train and a ship, it would take at least one day.

A simple airport has been built on the open space next to Thunder Bluff Castle. Qin Zhiyuan only circled once and adjusted the nose of the plane to the runway and began to land.

"How is it? How is it?" Tony was most concerned about the performance of the engine. As soon as Qin Zhiyuan got off the gangway, Tony rushed over to ask.

"Not bad, stable performance, plenty of power, and the key is that it's not cold at all!" Qin Zhiyuan praised it generously.

"Haha, it's good to use, Qin, give me another sum of money, I can make a better one, I already have an idea, if the cooling problem of the engine can be solved, then the number of cylinders can be increased, and then the working efficiency of the engine can be improved, which requires more experiments." Long Chengyuan's request sounded reasonable.

"Don't worry, I have a way to solve this problem, just add a small thing, and the cooling problem can be solved." Qin Zhiyuan has an idea.

The problem that restricts the development of in-line engines is the heat dissipation problem, but this problem was solved after the appearance of the engine fairing. The fairing is a British technology, and it first appeared during World War I. Qin Zhiyuan doesn't know whether the British have designed the fairing now, but since the accumulation of technology has reached this level, there is not much point in hiding it.

"Really? Tell me quickly." Long Chengyuan couldn't help but be curious. He is very sensitive to technological progress, which is a necessary quality of an excellent designer.

"Okay, I'll tell you later." Qin Zhiyuan took off his helmet and stuffed it into Long Chengyuan's hand, then picked up Girardin who ran over to greet him: "Girardin, have you been good today?"

"Qin, don't ask me such a childish question." Girardin's face turned black.

Girardin's language skills improved quickly, and he actually said this sentence in Chinese!

"Qin, I have a new discovery. When aluminum, iron and copper are added with trace elements, an alloy aluminum can be obtained after special treatment. This material is light in weight and strong in strength. It is very suitable for use in aircraft. If this metal is used to manufacture aircraft, the performance of the aircraft can be improved by 50% on the current basis. Think about it, Qin, building a steel plant, even if it is only used to sell materials, is enough to support the construction of Thunder City." Long Chengxuan muttered aside.

"You don't have to worry about these. Money is my responsibility. Your task is to spend money." Qin Zhiyuan was generous.

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Aluminum alloy is a very widely used material. The emergence of each alloy requires a lot of experiments. Without rich financial support, it is impossible to talk about it. Long Chengxuan was afraid that Qin Zhiyuan's capital chain would be broken, and then his research would be unsustainable.

Qin Zhiyuan was not worried. With the development of the Umbrella Company's business, Qin Zhiyuan had a lot of income, and now the income and expenditure are basically balanced. For Qin Zhiyuan, the penicillin that Sandy is researching is a gold mine. As long as the penicillin research results, Qin Zhiyuan can support the construction of Corsica with the profits generated by penicillin.

You know, when penicillin first appeared, it was sold at a high price of 10,000 US dollars. So, the penicillin factory is a factory that prints US dollars, and it is a large denomination of 10,000 US dollars, which is much more powerful than the Federal Reserve.

In order to facilitate Long Chengxuan's research, Qin Zhiyuan installed a small steelmaking furnace in Long Chengxuan's laboratory for Long Chengxuan to conduct experiments.

The experimental results are of course confidential. These things will definitely be produced in the future, but definitely not in Corsica, but in the Far East of China.