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Chapter 1736 Biplane Propeller Plane

"This is the biplane you have researched?"

Chu Yun surrounded an airplane parked on the lawn, and this airplane was finally very similar to the airplane he remembered.On the plane, there is also a dragon totem painted with red lacquer.

Before Feng Ru and the others took out the single-wing pigeon plane, although it could fly in the air, it was still very different from the practical propeller plane that Chu Yun thought. The pigeon plane was just a bionic experiment in the early stage of aircraft development.

In front of the aircraft factory, a practical new aircraft has been developed.

Parked on the lawn is a biplane less than 6 meters long and no more than one floor high.

What kind of concept is this?About the size of a light truck.

The early biplane was like a magnified toy, and Chu Yun could easily climb onto this plane without any tools.

In any case, this biplane propeller aircraft is very similar to the early propeller aircraft in Chu Yun's impression.

"The captain is 5.7 meters long, 2.6 meters high, with a wingspan of 8.5 meters, the wing area is 21.4 square meters, and the empty weight is 420 kilograms. It uses a 110-horsepower air-cooled radial engine, which is a kind of cylinder arranged around the crankshaft. A reciprocating internal combustion engine, the piston is connected to the crankshaft through a main connecting rod..." Feng Ru introduced the basic parameters of the aircraft to Chu Yun, emphasizing the heart of the aero engine, that is, the aero engine.

Chu Yun only knew that aero engines had made greater progress, and that the shape of the biplane was closer to his idea. As for the working principle of the star engine used, it was difficult for Chu Yun to understand.

But this is not a problem, it is enough for a professional machine to be solved by a professional person, he only needs to care about the performance of the aircraft.

"What is the flying speed, altitude and battery life of this thing?" Chu Yun asked.

"The maximum flight speed may reach 185 kilometers per hour, the altitude can reach 5000 meters, and the flight time is 2.5 hours." Feng Ru introduced the practical performance of the new aircraft to Chu Yun one by one.

Chu Yun's eyes lit up, as if the biplane was ready for use.

"Can explosives be loaded?" Chu Yun asked.

"It can hold up to 45kg of explosives."

"This is already exaggerated..."

Chu Yun thought for a while, it seems that there is not much need for biplanes in the mainland.

Overseas wars may or may not be necessary, because the current cavalry and artillery can push Europe flat with traditional battle tactics.

It's better to use planes to spray pesticides and other livelihood purposes...

Before the emergence of transport aircraft, there was no military need, and the use of aircraft was really not that big. Whether it was passenger transport or cargo capacity, it was very urgent.

If it is used in the military, it can be used for scouting and dropping bombs.

What is more convenient is that the biplane has good low-speed flight performance, simple instrumentation, can take off at a simple airport, and is easy to maintain.

Next, Feng Ru drove a new type of biplane to perform an air show for Chu Yun.

From the perspective of Chu Yun, who has seen large airliners in later generations, it is a very miraculous thing that this big toy-like biplane propeller plane can fly smoothly.

The engine drives the propeller to spin rapidly, and the biplane glides on the runway for a short distance before flying into the air against the wind!

A group of officials who came with Chu Yun had seen the flight performance of the pigeon plane last time, and they were not particularly shocked that the biplane propeller plane could fly into the sky. They roughly knew its principle.

"If we could use this new weapon called an airplane in combat, we could throw gunpowder on the enemy's head, easily destroying the enemy's formation and morale, with the help of God," an official said.

The plane showed up too late.

In the past when fighting on the mainland, there were biplane propeller planes, which probably scared the enemy to death.

Unless he saw the appearance of a biplane propeller plane, who would have thought that a person could fly into the sky and carry explosives?
"We do have a few strongholds in the Western Ocean, and we can transport a few planes to the Western Ocean by steamboat or galleon to frighten them." Chu Yun thought about it carefully.

Whether it is for military or civilian use locally, it is relatively limited, and it is okay to pull it out to scare people.

Feng Ru drove the biplane propeller plane for half an hour. The flight was smooth, and the performance of the plane was better than other models before, and it was safer.

"My lord, please name this aircraft." Feng Ru returned to the ground, turned off the engine, and asked Chu Yun to name the first practical biplane propeller aircraft.

"It's better to call it a dragon propeller aircraft, and develop the second and third generations later."

Chu Yun gave the world's first practical biplane propeller aircraft a name.

Because there is no need for war, the Dragon aircraft does not have machine guns, nor does it have a specially designed system for loading machine guns, but only improves the structural design of the aero-engine and aircraft.

"I think two development directions can be considered in the future. One development direction is to load one or two machine guns and external explosives on the Dragon aircraft to evolve into fighter jets and bombers. The other direction is passenger planes and transport planes, which are used to carry out Passenger transportation and freight transportation. For passenger transportation, first consider how many passengers can be transported, and freight transportation can be used to transport mail first.”

Chu Yun mentioned the two main uses. The two research directions have a lot in common. Many technologies can be used for military and civilian purposes at the same time. Of course, there are some differences.

"We will devote ourselves to the research of monoplane and all-metal aircraft, and plan to produce a passenger aircraft that can carry four people." Feng Ru said.

"What about the parachute? Is there a parachute to protect the safety of the pilot?" Chu Yun asked.

"We already have a parachute that can be folded and packed in the cabin and placed in the cabin. However, there are still certain dangers and cannot be used easily." Feng Ru replied.

"It's safer with a parachute than without one."

Chu Yun encouraged the large-scale use of parachutes. Pilots and aircraft researchers are important reserves. If an accident happens to the plane, having a parachute may save their lives.

"Five dragon planes can be produced, and they will perform flying performances at the World Expo later, and even throw explosives, which will scare the princes and ambassadors of various countries."

Chu Yun had a bold idea to use biplane propeller planes to deter people who came to participate in the World Expo by force.After the World Expo is over, an aviation squad can be set up to go to Europe to fight.

"My lord, I want to learn to fly a plane." Ella said to Chu Yun on the way back. She couldn't take her eyes off when she was watching the air show just now.

"...Are you sure?" Chu Yun was quite surprised.

(End of this chapter)