"I can assure you that in this day and age, there will never be a better aircraft than the one you are about to see! This is the pride of the entire German nation! Both the German Empire and Austria-Hungary will be impressed by his outstanding performance in the future! We've been working hard for 5 years! And today I can responsibly say that as long as you arrange a pilot for it, it can complete the combat mission brilliantly! ”

On the way to the airport, Count Daimler chattered in the ear of Prince Ruprecht. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info From his excited mood and some exaggerated movements, the prince was also a little moved, and couldn't help but have higher expectations for this unmasked plane.

Eventually, after passing through several checkpoints, the prince's convoy came to the front of a huge factory, and after the security personnel verified their identity, the huge iron door was opened, and when the light entered the slightly gloomy factory, a huge single-engine biplane painted with German gray was presented to the people!

"The plane seems to be a bit larger than our usual single-engine aircraft, and it feels like the fuselage is much more beautiful." Said an Air Force escort.

"It's a lot longer than a normal monoplane, and the fuselage of the aircraft is more sleek. The nose is also fitted with a large, streamlined fairing, and the rear of the fuselage is in the shape of a spindle in a hard shell. There is a little less support between the two wings of the aircraft. It's really much more pleasing to the eye than those simple flying bookshelves. And these planes seem to use a metal skin, and the structural strength should be good. Another officer said.

"It was natural, we re-optimized the shape of the aircraft, and I have to say that it was a complete waste to put the engine directly into a square nose! This time, we not only installed a fairing for the engine compartment, but also simplified the wing as much as possible, with only 4 support columns between the two wings, and only the steel cables remained to maintain strength. Even at the seams where the planes are connected, we smooth them with putty. It's a work of art. ”

"And in order to meet the strict requirements of the Air Force, we have adopted a large number of metal structures to increase strength, and now, the pylons on the belly of the aircraft fuselage can be mounted with a weight of 500KG, and theoretically, more than 90 percent of the bombs in the Imperial arsenal can be mounted, and even the possible existence of aviation torpedoes is no problem."

"The last time His Royal Highness the Prince mentioned the issue of take-off and storage under certain special conditions, and we included it in the design requirements, the wing of this aircraft is completely foldable, folding backwards from the root of the wing. It can save a lot of space. Count Daimler introduced the prince with great interest.

Approaching the plane, the prince was able to observe for himself the rookie of German air power, the entire length of the aircraft is 9.2 meters, the wing spread is 13.5 meters, and the height of the aircraft is 3.2 meters. EMPTY WEIGHT 1070KG. WHILE THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF WEIGHT IS 2000KG. It is equipped with a 250 hp V12 DB1911 engine, which may be replaced with a 300 hp DB1911-B engine in the future. The plane had two crew members, a pilot and a bombardier and backseat machine gunner.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO ALMOST THE MOST POWERFUL OF ITS KIND IN ITS CLASS, WITH TWO 12.7MM MACHINE GUNS IN THE UPPER PART OF THE ENGINE BAY. THERE ARE TWO PARALLEL 7.92MM MACHINE GUNS IN THE REAR SHOOTER POSITION, WHICH, OF COURSE, CAN ALSO BE REPLACED WITH A 12.7MM MACHINE GUN. Two pylons can be installed in the belly of the aircraft, one pylons are heavy-duty pylons, which can carry bombs up to 500KG or a torpedo of 450KG. ANOTHER WAY TO MOUNT IS TO MOUNT A SERIES OF PYLONS IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CARRY THREE 50KG BOMBS (OR 2 100KG BOMBS) AND ANOTHER 2 50KG BOMBS AT THE ROOT OF THE WINGS. Such a payload is already equivalent to quite a few twin-engine bombers!

Of course, such a high bomb load will definitely sacrifice part of the performance, after all, the maximum take-off weight is so large, you have more bombs, either lighter people, or less fuel ....... If a torpedo is mounted, the fuel tank will definitely be full, and the cruising time in the air will be reduced from 4.5 hours to about 3 hours.

And what is the approximate three-hour voyage? The aircraft has a maximum flight speed of 190 kilometers per hour (without an external plug-in, with a full tank of fuel). Faster than quite a few fighters. However, the general cruising speed is 130 kilometers per hour. And if you hang a bomb, then the cruising speed will be reduced to about 100 kilometers. That is, with one torpedo, the maximum range of this aircraft should not exceed 350 km!

The aircraft was designed with both bombers and torpedo aircraft in mind, so Daimler installed two airbrakes with holes in the wings of the aircraft to ensure accuracy when attacking with bombs. USED TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT IN SHALLOW DIVES, THIS AIRCRAFT CAN DROP BOMBS IF HANDED OVER TO THE AIR FORCE, AND THE NAVY CAN USE THE NEW 450MM AVIATION TORPEDO. However, after a test flight, some fighter pilots said that this aircraft can be used in air combat, at least if it can't be defeated, it is not ......a problem to easily run away.

And at this time, the prince did not forget to compare with the first torpedo machine in history, in fact, this aircraft called the Thorpway Cuckoo torpedo aircraft in history has been successfully tested in 1917, put into service in 1918, and what is shocking is that this is still a carrier-based torpedo bomber! Ready to be equipped on the world's first flat-deck aircraft carrier, the USS Hundred-Eyed Giant, and is intended to be 20 ...... at a time. If the war continues, the High Seas Fleet may be attacked by torpedo bombers, and the name Cuckoo is also meaningful, because it is a "bird that can lay eggs in the nest of the other party"!

Compared with the historical "Cuckoo", the prince believes that his aircraft is similar in performance, the Cuckoo torpedo is 8.68 meters long, the wing spread is 14.25 meters, and it uses a V8 200 horsepower night cooling engine, with a maximum flight speed of 171 kilometers and a maximum range of 539 kilometers (it should be without plug-ins). THE EMPTY LOAD IS 997KG, AND THE MAXIMUM LOAD CAPACITY IS 1761KG. In general, its own aircraft is larger than the Cuckoo in all aspects except for the wing expansion, and the performance is better ....... This made the prince feel very pleased.

"Does this plane have a name?" The prince asked.

"Not yet, but if you could give me a name, it would be a great honor for me and my design team." Count Daimler patted his ass.

"In that case, let's call it a sea eagle, and one day, he will soar over the North Sea, and even the ocean." The prince thought for a moment and said.

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