African Nationhood

Chapter 336 Regrouping
  When he received the news, Shi Jintang was inspecting the Athletes Village in Anhai Town with his wife Kelly and visiting athletes preparing for the Olympics.

After hearing that Otto Lilienthal was injured in a plane crash, Boss Shi asked his wife Kelly to stay and continue to visit and express condolences. He was going to Golden Gou Port to visit the injured Otto Lilienthal.

Seeing her husband apologizing to herself, Kelly smiled and expressed understanding, and told Shi Jintang not to worry about the Olympics. She would be a good leader of the team during the Olympics.

Shi Jintang was pleased with his wife's thoughtfulness. With Kelly sharing these tedious tasks for him, he felt much more relaxed.

Over the years, most of the cultural and sports matters of Nanhua Company have been handled by Kelly.

Even some affairs in the UK were handled by Kelly. Her white face made her interactions in the European aristocratic circle smoother, which Ye Rong could not compare with.

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When Shi Jintang took a special train to Jingou Port, he found that Otto Lilienthal had woken up.

This time, his injuries were mainly on his head and shoulders. Because he was wearing a helmet, his head was not a big problem. He just suffered some concussion and could recover after a while of rest.

His left shoulder was pierced by a metal pipe on the wing when the plane crashed, and he was seriously injured.

The hospital has given him a blood transfusion and the follow-up treatment has been timely. Generally speaking, the problem is not big, but it just needs time to recover.

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When Boss Shi rushed to the hospital, he found that Lilienthal's family members were also there.

Boss Shi shook hands with Lilienthal's wife and children and talked for a while. The doctor invited Boss Shi to enter the ward.

The Lilienthal in front of him was very haggard, with a pale face and chapped lips.

When he saw Boss Shi, he was very excited and held Boss Shi's hand with his good right hand.

"Sir Henry, I am ashamed that I could not save that plane."

Shi Jintang chuckled: "The most important thing is that you live. If the machine is destroyed, we can rebuild it.

But if talents like you are gone, that will be a huge loss to our cause! "

Lilienthal had a smile on his face and kept saying thanks.

Boss Shi comforted him for a while, told him to take good care of his injuries, and then left the hospital.

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Arriving at the aircraft laboratory at the port, they found that the morale of Wang Long and other team members was very low.

I learned more about Otto Lilienthal’s accident from Wang Long.

After Lilienthal's plane encountered strong winds, he was trapped by rising air masses.

If he had parachuted from the beginning, he would not have been injured, but the plane was definitely not saved.

He cared too much about the prototype, so he wanted to struggle to save it.

By the time he broke free from the rising air mass, the plane had already arrived in front of a giant sand dune. In desperation, he could only watch the plane hit the sand dune.

In the end, the plane was hit and fell apart. Because the sand force leakage coefficient was high, there was no big problem with the plane's engine.

Only the propeller was damaged, and the fuselage suffered little damage.

Regroup and be able to fly again soon.

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Looking at the dejected Wang Long and others, Boss Shi smiled at the little fellow and asked, "Are you scared?"

Wang Long raised his head and pouted slightly, "No, I haven't been afraid since the moment I flew the glider down the sand dune. I'm sad because of Mr. Lilienthal.

He is usually very nice to us and very knowledgeable.

For the design issues you raise, he can always understand the principles immediately and then explain them to us in detail.

This time you proposed the front propeller plan, and Mr. Lilienthal has objections to this.

But he is unwilling to go against your wishes, so he rushes to be the pilot for the first flight. I didn't notice it before, but after his accident, I realized his good intentions. "

Seeing the low morale of his subordinates, Boss Shi smiled and said, "This improvement is the conclusion I reached after calculation. Before I tell my reasons, I will define it first.

The reason why propeller aircraft can fly into the sky is that the propeller, driven by the engine, rotates at high speed to generate forward force, driving the aircraft forward.

The plane with the propeller in the front is called a pull-in plane, and the plane with the propeller in the rear is called a push plane.

The advantages and disadvantages of these two aircraft cannot be determined through simple test flights.

After calculation and thinking, I feel that there are many shortcomings in 'propulsion aircraft'.

The first point is that the rotation efficiency of the propeller is not as high as that of a 'pull-in aircraft'.

In addition, the aircraft we are currently experimenting with are still very primitive. With the development of engines and practical considerations, the aircraft will inevitably evolve towards metallization and large-scale.

At that time, it will be difficult to find the proper position of the engine and propeller on a 'propulsion aircraft', especially when it is installed on the fuselage.

In contrast, on a 'pull-in aircraft', the engine is conveniently mounted either in the nose of the fuselage or in front of the wing nacelle.

When installed on the wing, the high-speed airflow behind the propeller can also be used to increase wing lift and improve the aircraft's takeoff performance. "

It's hard to convince people what Shi Jintang said, but he is the boss, so what he says is naturally correct.

Because of his past success, Wang Long is very superstitious about Boss Shi.

"Since Mr. Shi thinks that the 'pull-in plane' is better, I will admit it. If I have an accident, I hope you will write an elegiac couplet for me personally, which can be regarded as a tribute after my death."

After Shi Jintang heard this, he immediately let out a loud "poof" and said, "How old are you that you want me to write an elegiac couplet for you?

Don't worry, I can read fortune tellers, and you have the fortune of longevity. "

Wang Long had a slight smile on his face when he heard this, "I'd like to lend you your kind words!"

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In the next half month, Shi Jintang stayed in the aircraft laboratory, assembling new machines with the aircraft experiment team, and at the same time did not forget to encourage the team members.

Everyone's morale slowly recovered, and on April 4, the aircraft team restarted the flight test.

This time, Wang Long led the test flight, and Boss Shi was at the scene.

After Otto Lilienthal heard the news about the restart of test flights, he also begged his wife to take him to the test flight ground.

Everyone chatted with Otto Lilienthal for a while, and then prepared for the test flight in an orderly manner.

Wang Long was fully prepared and resolutely pushed the accelerator, flying into the sky with the thick smoke from the engine.

This test flight was very successful, and all experimental subjects were successfully completed.

Otto Lilienthal couldn't help but expressed joy at the good performance of the new aircraft, and at the same time he admired Boss Shi even more.

After completing the test flight, Wang Long walked towards Boss Shi with admiration on his face, "Boss Shi, your words have really come true. I really have the appearance of longevity!"

Shi Jintang smiled and patted the little fellow on the shoulder, "This is just a test flight, look at how crazy you are. Besides, Lord Yama, you won't listen to me!"

Wang Long immediately suppressed the smile on his face, "What you said is that I knew I was wrong."

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Now that the "pull-in aircraft" aircraft has been successfully tested, the next step is to develop an all-metal fuselage.

Currently, aircraft with metal fuselages have two shortcomings: one is the strength of the aluminum alloy, and the other is the engine. The current engine power is still too small. If it can reach 500 horsepower, it will basically be enough.

Therefore, there is still a long way to go to develop metal-fuselage aircraft.

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