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    When Wang Yuze and his party arrived at Nanyuan Air Force Base in a light vehicle, it was exactly 10 o'clock.  Air Force Commander General Long Feiyu and Director of the Aircraft Design Institute Otto Count Lilienthal were already waiting at the gate of the base after receiving the news in advance.  Although the Air Force did not have many meritorious achievements, Wang Yuze had high hopes for the Air Force. This is why Long Feiyu was promoted to general.  As for Otto Count Lilienthal, this German who has made great contributions to the empire's aviation industry and has become a Chinese national, Wang Yuze is also very grateful.  The foundation of China's aviation industry was almost completed by this old man who is now almost 60 years old.  Of course, Wang Yuze brought him to China and prevented him from dying young because of flight tests!

    "See Your Majesty!" After Wang Yuze got out of the car, General Long Feiyu and Otto Count Lilienthal immediately saluted Wang Yuze.

    "You two are exempt from the courtesy. I'm here today, at least for a casual look!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.  There is no doubt that when other countries have not yet paid attention to aviation power, China is already at the forefront of the world in this aspect.  Although China's airship troops shocked the world during the war between China and Russia, it only caused various countries to invest some energy in the research of airships, and did not make them really pay attention to it.  At that time, this will become a place that all countries will regret!

    "Your Majesty, let's go directly to the workshop! The boys have modified the FB fighter into a naval model according to your requirements. In addition, the bomber has also been modified into two types, namely the 1158 Sea Harrier bomber and the C Osprey torpedo attack aircraft.

    We have tried it and the performance is very good.  After a few simple improvements, it can be put into mass production.  After so many years of research, these little guys are finally able to put themselves into actual combat!  "Otto Count Lilienthal said excitedly. He has been in China for more than ten years. Over the years, Wang Yuze has invested a lot of money in the development of aircraft, and also gave him the title of earl. This made Otto  Tuo = Lilienthal is very ashamed because the aircraft he developed has never been put into actual combat. Now, the latest aircraft developed by the design institute has finally succeeded!

    "Haha! This is great. I have been waiting for this day for a long time. After mass production, the Air Force and Naval Aviation will equip aircraft on a large scale." Wang Yuze said with a smile.

    The Air Force Commander on the side, General Long Feiyu, also had a happy face. After being the Air Force Commander for so many years, isn¡¯t this what he has been waiting for?  If Chinese soldiers want to be promoted, they must obtain sufficient military exploits.  The Air Force rarely had such opportunities before it developed and grew.  Now, once Wang Yuze orders the Air Force to expand its scale, the opportunity for the Air Force to make meritorious deeds in the next war will come!

    With the support of General Long Feiyu and Otto Count Lilienthal, Wang Yuze and his party came to the aircraft manufacturing and modification workshop in the base.  It is a huge room covering an area of ??over two thousand square meters.  The inside is divided into areas of different sizes.  Here, there are planes after planes, all of which are experimental aircraft.  Among them, there are the Air Force model code-named 'Haidong Qing', the FB fighter and the code-named 'Hongyan, HB bomber!

    "See Your Majesty!" After Wang Yuze entered the workshop, a group of engineers who were busy inside stopped what they were doing and saluted Wang Yuze.  The ones who caught the most attention were two tall white men.  They are the Wright brothers who came to the United States, Orville = Wright and Wilbur = Wright.  Both of them are enthusiasts of aviation research, but developing aircraft requires a lot of funds.  When the two brothers were in trouble, someone from China contacted them and invited them to come to China for research.  Although, the hostile relationship between China and the United States made the two hesitate.  However, after the people sent by China showed the handwritten letter from Otto Count Lilienthal, the two decided to come to China.  Their love for aviation made them temporarily forget the hatred between countries.  After the two brothers came to China, they learned that China was at least 20 years ahead of the United States in the aviation industry, which shocked them deeply.  However, he quickly joined the research.  In the first two years, both of them were studying, but later their talents in aircraft research gradually emerged.  Now, they are already the best engineers in the design institute!

    In addition to the Wright brothers, there is a young Chinese who also attracts Wang Yuze's attention.  He is Feng Ru, the first person in Chinese history to develop an airplane.  Feng Ru was born in 1884 and came to the United States when he was 12 years old.  He also became interested in airplanes after the Wright brothers developed them.  Two years ago, staff dispatched by China were invited back to China to participate in the design and research of the aircraft.  Although Feng Ru's current ability is far from enough, he is diligent, smart and eager to learn. Count Otto Lilienthal even personally served as his teacher, which made his progress very fast!  Of course, Wang Yuze did not pay much attention to him.What a reason!  !

    ¡°Tell me about these aircraft!¡± Wang Yuze said.

    "Feng Ru, come and introduce to His Majesty!" Otto = Count Lilienthal directly named him!

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" This was the first time that Feng Ru had such close contact with Wang Yuze, which made him a little nervous.  At the beginning, there was still some stuttering.  But once you get into the groove, it's very smooth!

    "Fighter is the fifth type of fighter developed by the design institute, code-named 'Haidong Qing.' The fighter aircraft is 788 meters long, has a wingspan of 99 meters, and is 27 meters high. It uses the newly developed W6 four-cylinder engine.  The output power is 180 horsepower. The maximum take-off weight of the fighter is 650 kilograms, the maximum flight speed is 180 kilometers per hour, the maximum ceiling is meters, and the endurance is 35 hours. The weapon is a 177mm heavy machine gun with 200 rounds of ammunition.  In addition, there are two external hardpoints that can carry two 25kg aerial bombs," Feng Ru said.

    Wang Yuze nodded. According to these data, the combat radius of the F fighter plane has reached more than two hundred kilometers. If deployed to the forward position, it can already pose a huge threat to the enemy!

    "HB bomber, code-named 'Hongyan,'. The HB bomber has a length of 125 meters, a wingspan of 239 meters, and a height of 32 meters. It uses two newly developed W8 four-cylinder engines with an output of 400 horsepower. The maximum take-off weight is  Kilogram, can carry bombs or torpedoes weighing up to kilograms. The maximum flight speed is kilometers per hour, the maximum ceiling is meters, and the maximum range is 500 kilometers. The weapons are two 127 mm heavy machine guns with 400 rounds of ammunition! It can carry a  One thousand kilogram aerial bomb or torpedo, or four 250 ten-gram aerial bombs!"

    Wang Yuze is very satisfied with the HB bomber.  A one-ton bomb load is enough to deal a devastating blow to enemies on the ground.  If the Air Force equipped hundreds of such bombers, it would be enough to carry out a large-scale bombing of enemy cities!

    "I am very satisfied with these two aircraft! After the final improvements, they can be fielded! Each of the two aircraft is equipped with a wing. At the same time, the design cannot be slack and we must develop more advanced aircraft.  !" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" General Long Feiyu said excitedly.  There are 124 fighter jets in a wing. With the addition of bombers, the size of the air force has finally increased.

    "Where is the model of the Navy? I have already informed the Ministry of the Navy that there will be an exercise between naval aviation and battleships in half a year. Therefore, the production of Navy aircraft must be given priority!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty! The navy's aircraft has completed the experiment and can be handed over to the factory for production immediately!" Admiral Long Feiyu said!

    The navy¡¯s aircraft are mainly fighter jets, codenamed ¡®Puffin¡¯.  H58 Sea Harrier bomber and C Osprey torpedo attack aircraft.  The aircraft used by the Navy are not the same as those used by the Army.  Because the aircraft carrier only has such a large area and the runway is only so long.  If it is too heavy, it will be difficult to take off from an aircraft carrier.  At the same time, when an aircraft carrier travels on the sea, it will inevitably shake, which requires the navy's aircraft to be stronger and more stable in performance.  This makes the navy's aircraft inferior to the army's aircraft in terms of combat radius and bomb load, but it is enough to deal with the navy's warships.

    HBB Sea Harrier bomber has a maximum flight speed of 120 kilometers, a combat radius of 200 kilometers, and a bomb load of 900 kilograms.  It can carry one 500kg heavy aerial bomb and two 150kg medium aerial bombs.  For a battleship, if a bomb is dropped at an altitude of more than a thousand meters, it will cause heavy damage as long as it is hit.  However, one can imagine how difficult it is to hit a high-speed battleship when a bomb is dropped at a thousand meters.  Wang Yuze asked the design institute to come up with a design plan for a dive bomber.  The accuracy of a dive bomber is undoubtedly much higher than that of a level bomber.

    Before the development of dive bombers, attacks on battleships undoubtedly relied on torpedo attack aircraft.  C Osprey torpedo attack aircraft, capable of carrying a 450 mm medium torpedo.  The aviation torpedo equipped by China has a caliber of 450 mm, a weight of 800 kilograms, a speed of 30 knots, a range of meters, a warhead weighing 200 kilograms, and 120 kilograms of high explosives.  With such power, one weapon is enough to damage a battleship, and if it hits a vital part, it will cause serious damage.  Therefore, among the 48 aircraft on board the Kunlun aircraft carrier, except for 1ZF58 Puffin fighters and 12 HBB Sea Harrier bombers, the remaining 24 are all C Osprey torpedo attack aircraft!
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