The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

Noor Hartman flew the plane and was in the air for about 15 minutes.

Then smoothly control the plane and land on the runway of the airport!

As soon as the plane hit the ground, a large number of people rushed towards him.

Hartmann was taken like a hero, lifted up by the excited crowd, tossed high into the air, caught and thrown again......

After doing this two or three times, he was finally put down.

"Your Majesty, I have successfully completed the task of test flight!"

Hartmann apparently remembered the Emperor's encouragement, so he was put down by the crowd.

As soon as possible, he ran to the emperor's side and reported good news to him.

"Okay, go down and rest, look forward ~ wait for your future performance!"

Andrews nodded at him, - encouraging.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Soon after Hartmann's departure, the Air Force handed over the detailed data of this test flight to the emperor.

This data includes the detailed parameters of the aircraft itself, the flight data measured during the test flight, etc.

The aircraft measures 7.6 meters in length, 3.12 meters in height, and has a wingspan length of 12.13 meters.

The weight of the aircraft itself is 580 kg, and the take-off weight with a full load is 670 kg.

The aircraft was equipped with a 275 hp Mercedes liquid-cooled piston engine.

Due to the limited power, the maximum speed of this aircraft can only reach 85 kilometers per hour.

This speed is even slower than many cars in later generations.

But the cars of later generations can't fly, and it is conceivable that this plane must take off smoothly.

How much effort they need to put into their own weight and body construction!

For example, the aircraft has a double-layer wing design to increase the lift of the aircraft.

So they can take off at a smaller speed!

Another example is the use of metal in this aircraft, except for a few places.

Almost all other parts of the city are made of wood, and the weight of the wood has been reduced as much as possible.

Lots of that lightweight material is used to make airplanes!

These measures have allowed them to take off smoothly.

However, it has greatly damaged the performance of the aircraft itself, making it basically incapable of actual combat.

It can barely be used as a reconnaissance aircraft in the air, detecting enemy movements and providing intelligence to its own troops.

And if you want it to be combative, you have to increase the performance of the engine.

The power difference of 115 horsepower is relatively far, at least above 200 horsepower, in order to have a surplus load for them to equip weapons.

However, as can be seen from the weight and the size of the aircraft, this is a typical light fighter.

There is little room for improvement in light aircraft, and the potential of light aircraft is somewhat outweighed by the benefits.

If you want to increase the combat effectiveness of the aircraft, you can redesign it.

For example, two engines are used, one on each side of the wing.

In this case, even a single engine has only 115 horsepower.

However, when the two units are combined, they can provide 230 horsepower, which is enough to support the weight of the aircraft to more than 1200 kilograms!

During World War I, the weight of early aircraft in various countries was generally around 600-700 kg.

The flight speed is also between 80-120 km/h.

However, after the war entered its third year, second-generation fighters from various countries came out one after another.

The performance of the second-generation piston fighters, represented by the Camel fighter on which the sun never sets, and the Fokker fighter of the Second Reich, has been greatly improved.

Their weight has increased by 60%, reaching 1000 kg or even 1200 kg.

The power of the engine was increased to 375 or even more than 400 horsepower.

The maximum flight speed has also increased, to 180 to 220 km/h.

Thanks to the increase in engine power, plus the increase in the weight of the aircraft itself.

The payload of the second-generation fighter has been enhanced, in addition to carrying two machine guns.

They can also carry an additional 50 kg or so of bombs when working out air combat missions. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Occasionally, you can make a cameo appearance as a ground attack aircraft to strike at enemy troops on the ground.

And the fact that countries have been able to at least double the performance of aircraft in such a short period of time shows that the threshold for this improvement is not too high.

It has not been improved before, it is simply that countries do not have enough understanding of the Air Force and do not pay enough attention to it.

Wait until the Air Force has proven its worth by showing itself well in the war.

They will re-understand the Air Force, and then quickly take it seriously, and devote a lot of resources to developing new, more advanced aircraft.

The Second Empire didn't need to be so passively raised.

Andrews had a strong focus on the aircraft from the beginning, and he was well aware of the direction in which the early aircraft would be improved.

"Give Karl Benz a call and ask them to study the engine of the aircraft while they are developing the engine of the tank.

It is best to customize a piston engine with a power of more than 300 horsepower, and the size and weight of these engines should be controlled.

Space on the plane is limited, if the engine itself is too heavy.

I'm afraid the planes won't be able to carry them!"

Karl Benz has been in charge of the car plant in Königsberg.

In the past ten years, the scale of this automobile factory has expanded more than ten times.

At this time. It has become an area of 50,000 acres and has more than 150,000 employees. []

A behemoth with an annual production of 800,000 cars!

With a huge lead in automobile manufacturing technology, the empire's cars are popular among consumers all over the world in the market.

On Eagle Sauce's side, they launched three high-end cars: BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.

It has directly become a symbol of the status of the rich!

And the cheaper Volkswagen is an excellent companion for ordinary wage earners.

Thanks to the huge market in North America, the empire can export more than 500,000 cars to them every year.

The net profit can reach more than 250 million US dollars in a year!

And in Europe, the cars of the Reich were equally popular.

In the sunset, in the woolly bear, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and other countries.

The Empire had always had the number one car share, even in Gaul, which had poor relations with the Second Empire.

They're still leading the way in sales!

It has been 14 years since the birth of the automobile.

It stands to reason that there should already be a lot of competitors, and it is impossible for the Empire's car to have such a big advantage.

Indeed, there are already many countries where imitation car manufacturers are beginning to appear.

But in terms of quality, they simply have no ability to compete with the Imperial car.

And once they are put into production, the empire will take the initiative to reduce the price and promote it.

Defeat them with the advantage of cost performance!

At a similar price, people prefer brands with better quality and better reputation.

As a result, these competitors simply could not shake the hegemony of the empire in the field of automobiles.

Even, even their survival has become a big problem, and many manufacturers follow the trend.

After only surviving for two or three years, he went bankrupt and went bankrupt!

And the failure of the automobile industry in various countries has seriously weakened their ability to develop tanks and armored vehicles in the future!

This is Andrews's main goal!