African Nationhood

Chapter 445 Monoplane

The base of the General Armament Office in the southeast suburb of Harbin Town (now Gaborone, the capital of Botswana).

When Yan Han arrived here, Qi Lin and Rong Kui were already waiting at the gate.

Yan Han saluted the two men, and they both returned the salute to him.

Qi Lin enthusiastically stepped forward to shake hands with Yan Han and said, "Welcome Commander Yan!"

When Yan Han heard this, the smile on his face froze.

"Director Qi, you are laughing at me. I am new here, and I still need to rely on you, Director Rong, for your support."

"Although it's all for work, our General Equipment Division and General Logistics Management Department have suffered a lot because of your Air Force."

Yan Han bowed his hands to Qi Lin and Rong Kui, "I heard what you said, little brother. When today's work is finished, I will treat you two to show your respect."

Qi Lin laughed, "I'm just waiting for what you, Commander Yan, said. Speaking of which, we haven't had a good meal in a long time. You, Commander Yan, can't be stingy."

Yan Han waved his hands angrily, "Don't worry, brothers. I've already booked the top floor of Sihai Restaurant. We can eat whatever we want when we get there, and I'll take one month's salary to accompany you."

Hearing what Qi Lin said, Yan Han couldn't help but nod.

"The scale of our Harbin base is getting bigger and bigger."

The research and development speed of our department is also getting faster and faster. At present, we have developed two new pistols and new grenades. "

The three of them chatted and laughed for a while, and Qi Lin took Yan Han and the Air Force officers to the General Armament Department base.

“Can this plane really fly?”

"This is a truly revolutionary aircraft, not just in terms of materials and technology, but in terms of the aerodynamic design of a stand-free, strut-free cantilever monoplane."

Rong Kui nodded, "But our current artillery is far behind the European powers, especially naval guns.

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The remaining factory buildings and office facilities were directly integrated into the general equipment office and logistics base.

Hearing Yan Han's boldness, Qi Lin and Rong Kui also laughed.

"Oh, that's a good thing."

Due to the construction of the dam, there is sufficient water and electricity.

"That's enough, that's enough. Commander Yan's salary of more than 1,000 yuan is enough for us to eat and drink."

In our previous negotiations with the British, we found that they still refused to authorize the development of truly high-precision weapons. "

As the level of construction in inland cities increased, some arsenals were gradually relocated.

Yan Han nodded: "This is normal. We beat the British severely before in the South African War. It is normal for them to hide."

After being inspected by guards, they came to a large shed, and what everyone saw was a monoplane.

"Yes, since the founding of our country, Nanhua, various infrastructures have been improved, there are more and more industrial categories, and more and more items can be produced independently.

The group of them came to the entrance of a canyon in the low-lying part of the hillside. The guards here were very tight. The soldiers wore the bright yellow uniforms of the Logistics Department, and their collar badges were hammer and gear.

Herstal Arsenal also sent firearms engineers to our side for joint cooperation.

Our General Armament Department has now begun manufacturing helmets for the army. Chairman Shi has instructed us to carry out research and development of new weapons as soon as possible.

Hearing Yan Han ask this, Qi Lin couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"If it can't fly, what are we going to do with it?"

Only then did Yan Han come to his senses and smiled, "I am a monk on the way, so please forgive me for asking unprofessional questions." Qi Lin also came to his senses, "Hey, I can't speak out of my mind, Commander Yan, don't take it to heart. "

Rong Kui smoothed things over and said: "This new aircraft is the model approved by our Chairman Shi. Dr. Otto Lilienthal of the Aircraft Research Institute and chief test pilot Wang Long have already flown this aircraft.

This aircraft is not our final goal. This aircraft is to prepare for the key project we will tackle next - the 'all-metal fuselage aircraft'.

At present, our research on 'aviation aluminum' has been completed. The strength of the alloy aluminum has reached the requirements. As for the engine's horsepower, it has also reached 130 horsepower, and the aircraft speed should be able to exceed 140 kilometers. "

Upon hearing Rong Kui's introduction, Yan Han's eyes were full of surprise.

"It's all thanks to you that our Air Force can continue to grow stronger."

Qi Lin smiled and nodded, "Commander Yan, next you have to arrange for your air force pilots to fly this kind of monoplane. Our equipment department will successively set up assembly workshops at our air force bases around the country. Now there are only This is a prototype.”

Yan Han nodded, "Okay, the General Training Office and I will make arrangements. Can you explain the structure of this prototype to me, so that I won't show fear when I go back?"

Rong Kui nodded, "This is easy to handle. Come over here, I will introduce you."

Yan Han and his air force officers all followed Rong Kui and came to the smooth-surfaced monoplane.

“The overall fuselage of this aircraft adopts a streamlined monocoque fuselage, and we use two upper and lower sheet-formed wooden plywood glued together.

During production, three layers of plywood need to be laid in the template first, and then glued and pressed into shape.

This aircraft took more man-hours because of the craftsmanship and the time it took to dry the glue.

However, we have broken down the processing technology so that it can be processed in the workshop and then shipped to various places for assembly and molding. "

Everyone nodded after hearing this, and Rong Kui continued to introduce.

"This aircraft is about 7.9 meters long, 3.76 meters high, with a wingspan of 8.52 meters and a wingspan area of ​​13.98 square meters. In addition, the aircraft has a dead weight of 254 kilograms and can carry an additional 200 kilograms.

A special cannon can be deployed on the aircraft to fire large-caliber bullets. "

Hearing this, Yan Han asked directly, "Will the pilot be too busy to fire the machine gun while controlling the aircraft?"

Rong Kui nodded, "This is a good question. Generally, pilots will be relatively relaxed once they are in the air. Moreover, we set up a cruise device for the aircraft engine, so the pilot can have his hands free to fire the machine gun."

Another air force officer raised his hand to ask a question, and Rong Kui nodded, "Please speak."

"Then when this machine gun fires bullets, will it hit the propeller?"

Rong Kui nodded, "Although this question is tricky, this possibility does exist.

We only discovered this problem after being prompted by Chairman Shi, so we followed Chairman Shi's instructions and invented a structure that would allow the machine gun to be fired without hitting the propeller. "

"This device is a "machine gun shooting coordinator". This coordinator successfully solves the problem of aircraft accidentally injuring themselves by firing in the air.

Its principle is very simple. It is to install a gear-like device on the propeller. The three protrusions of the gear are exactly opposite to the direction of the propeller. This gear is connected to a blue metal rod.

When the protrusion hits the metal rod, the machine gun launcher connected behind the metal rod will be activated, and then the bullet will be fired. "

Hearing that Chairman Shi had thought carefully, everyone felt much more relaxed.

"Chairman Shi is so smart. He can think of problems that we can think of, and he can think of things that we can't think of. He is really a god!"

Yan Han glared at the flattering officer and said, "Wait until you see Chairman Shi before you flatter him. Next, you must strengthen the training of soldiers and don't forget to strengthen your own studies."

Several air force officers nodded, "Yes!"

Yan Han explained a few more words, then pulled Qi Lin and Rong Kui into the Crown car and set off towards Harbin Town. Today's meal must be drunk openly.

(End of this chapter)