"What about the price?" Qin Shiou asked on the phone.

"The gap is also relatively large, the DH series seaplane is a 2.4 million, which can be converted to commercial use, with a comfortable experience and a luxurious interior. Large speedboats such as the Water Spider series, which also have luxury interiors, are priced at around 4 million, because the engine and titanium alloy shell used in the speedboat are too expensive. Hanks explained.

"Let me think about it, come to me next Monday." Qin Shiou groaned and said.

After hanging up the phone, he began to search for relevant information.

He didn't know much about seaplanes, this thing used to be chicken ribs in his opinion, and it was of little practical use, didn't the Soviets do some Caspian monster? At that time, it was still scared to pee pants in the United States and Western Europe, and then it was not unusable and abandoned?

As a result, he was teased by the Internet when he checked it, he was really military blind, what a seaplane, what kind of seaplane, what he understood was called a ground effect wing boat!

Seaplanes, WIGs, and airfoils are three concepts that can be easily confused.

Seaplane is an aircraft that can take off, land and berth on the water, its flight principle is no different from a normal aircraft, the lift is provided by the pressure difference between the upper and lower surface airflow of the wings, divided into two types: hull type and pontoon type, the former fuselage is designed according to the special shape of the water surface taxiing requirements, and the latter is to replace the landing gear of the land aircraft with a pontoon.

The reason why this kind of plane is so fast is that it can fly, but it is difficult to fly at high altitudes, after all, there are huge pontoons underneath.

The ground effect aircraft is a tool that can both leave the water surface and fly close to the water surface, and the working principle is to use the ground effect and power increase to achieve high-speed sea-skimming flight, which can travel on the water surface. It can also fly at low altitudes and even take off and land at will on beaches, swamps, ice slopes and low bridges.

Wing boats are also known as airfoils. It is a kind of water vehicle that relies on the compression of the "air cushion" between the boat and the water surface to leave the water surface and fly close to the water surface, and the flight principle is because the wing boat is close to the ground or a certain height of the water surface. The airflow between the wings and the water surface is strongly blocked, and the downforce of the wing increases dramatically, which leads to an additional increase in the lift of the hull, allowing the dinghy to fly close to the water.

The Caspian monster he knew was a WIG, which was nothing like a seaplane, and Hanks introduced him to a seaplane.

Qin Shiou valued the speed that the seaplane could provide, and as for the reaction force, he felt that it could be solved, because the DH-Twin Otter seaplane had an empty weight of three tons. The maximum take-off weight is five and a half tons, which can withstand the reaction force of a turbojet launcher.

Even if you can't bear it, so what? It's a big deal to anchor the plane, and then start the turbojet engine after the anchor.

Thinking of this, Qin Shiou suddenly felt relieved, he felt that he was too smart, and he couldn't help but want to praise himself.

However, if there is a problem with using seaplanes, it is that there are not enough pilots on his side, so Bird's work is too heavy and he needs to recruit additional people.

Then he felt more hesitant. Now his team has a good atmosphere, and he is afraid that the people he recruits may not be able to point out any virtues, and if he destroys his team, it will be troublesome.

Thankfully, he didn't have to make a decision in a short period of time. On the weekend, he has to accompany Winnie home, this time for a short time, he doesn't need to take the little ones like tigers, leopards, bears and wolves, but unfortunately he still can't just take the passenger plane. You have to hire a private jet.

Winnie's home in Winnipeg is a little too far away from St. John's, in the western part of Canada. St. John's, the easternmost point of Canada, is about 2,800 kilometers away in a straight line.

There is no direct flight between the two cities, if you take a passenger plane from St. John's. It takes more than 10 hours to transfer to Toronto, and if you take a private jet, the flight time is cut in half, only five hours.

Winnie is going home on the weekend, and she can't waste all her time on the road, so Qin Shiou wants to take a private jet, which is still the PA-42 multi-engine fixed-wing plane she flew last time.

Qin Shiou brought a carefully prepared gift, and he called Mario and Miranda in advance, because with what he knew about Winnie, Winnie, who turned into a ruffian when she came home, must want to catch her family off guard, and she won't call.

Sure enough, he called Mario before boarding the plane, and the group really didn't know that Winnie was going home soon.

But when she got home, when Winnie called her family at the gate of the community, Miranda, Mario and others still pretended to be surprised and went out.

Seeing that her family was caught off guard by herself, Winnie really laughed happily secretly, and Qin Shiou also laughed, he felt that Winnie was a little girl at this time, naughty, cunning, and innocent.

When Mario entered the house, Mario gave Qin Shiou a look, and Miranda said, "You came back just in time, Winnie, your grandfather and grandmother are also here, and we can have a reunion dinner at noon today." ”

Seeing the figure of her grandparents, Winnie happily went up to hug them, and Qin Shiou took out the prepared gifts.

This time, the gifts he brought were also painstaking, the treasures of the fishing ground, a box of black pearls that had just been harvested, four bottles of high-end wine, and a number of other health products.

After returning home, Winnie asked Qin Shiou to sit in the living room, and she said that she was going back to the house to change her clothes.

After Qin Shiou sat down, his future mother-in-law gave him a glass of juice and said with a smile: "I remember Winnie said that you like to drink juice and don't like tea and coffee, then you can taste our pomegranate juice, it should taste good." ”

Qin Shiou was flattered, his mother-in-law was too polite, he took a sip and immediately boasted: "It tastes great, it's so delicious, sweet and sour, I've never drunk such a great juice." ”

"Then you can drink more, thank you for calling us in advance this time." Mario said with a smile.

Qin Shiou explained: "This is what I should do, and this is also what Winnie secretly instructed me, although she didn't say it explicitly, but I know that she wants you to know as soon as possible." ”

Hearing this, Mario, Miranda, and the others laughed, and all they hoped for was to ease their relationship with Winnie.

Shi Luohua took over the topic and talked to him about some things in China, especially the customs during the New Year, and sighed: "I haven't returned to China for the New Year for more than ten years, and I really miss the feeling of celebrating the New Year in my hometown, but unfortunately, my hometown is gone." ”

Winnie posted a photo on her Twitter of accompanying Qin Shiou home for the Chinese New Year, a series of photos that recorded every scene she set foot in China, and apparently her family had seen her photos.

Qin Shiou invited: "If you don't dislike it, how about you go to my hometown during the Chinese New Year this year?" My parents love the excitement of the Chinese New Year, if you want to...... Willing...... Willing to ......"

Qin Shiou couldn't say the next words, because the jingling sound sounded, Winnie walked out of the room.

It's nothing, but Winnie is wearing a full set of the Goddess of the Night......

Qin Shiou was speechless for a while. (To be continued......)