Seeing the emperor writing and drawing on paper, Tirpitz was curious, His Majesty had not personally intervened in the design of the ship for a long time, could he surprise people as before this time? Just as he was thinking, Jochen had already handed over the first piece of paper.

Tirpitz took it and saw that there were three views of the ship drawn on the paper, as His Majesty said, the flat deck ran through the entire ship, and the tall freeboard made the ship appear to be heavy on the top, with poor stability, and was affected by crosswinds. Moreover, there was no superstructure on the bare deck, and it was not known how to arrange the seafaring bridge, and the chimney protruded from the starboard side in a very strange shape.

From Tirpitz's point of view, this was an extremely strange and problematic ship, but seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was still bowing his head and drawing, Tirpitz had to keep his doubts to the bottom of his heart and wait for Jochen to stop writing.

After a while, Jochen handed over the second piece of paper, and Tirpitz found that it was still a three-view, but it was also a sectional view, and some of the doubts on the previous drawing were a little clearer.

Jochen looked at Tirpitz's expression and understood that he already had a slight idea, so he smiled and said, "Alfred, how many questions do you understand now?" ”

"Well, Your Majesty, such a curved arrangement of the flue leads from the starboard side, and it does not affect the laying of the deck, and the reason for such a tall freeboard is that the lower deck is a hangar where the aircraft are parked, so the weight of the upper part is not too heavy to affect the temperature. Although it is greatly affected by crosswinds, this is not too much of a problem. The bow bridge is also arranged below deck to ensure a good view when sailing. Tirpitz replied.

"You're right, so that your worries aren't a problem, right?" Jochen said with a smile.

In fact, Jochen's drawing for Tirpitz is a four-way that combines the characteristics of a variety of aircraft carriers in Jochen's memory, and the wide bridge that crosses the entire hull below the bow flight deck is a learning from the cutting board that was deflated at the slightest slap, ah no, the Dragon. It's not that Jochen is reluctant to use the island bridge, it's just that the tonnage and size of the hull are taken into account. Installing the island on the flight deck will take up a small space on the flight deck, and extending the island outward and installing it on the protrusion on the side may be too heavy and difficult to balance.

Therefore, Jochen's impression of the small aircraft carrier installation ship island of about 10,000 tons is not very successful, such as the British Athletic God. Of course, the ship island of the Athletic God is too large and the result of the British seeking their own death, but for the sake of safety. Still, Jochen decided to use the method of setting up the bridge below deck.

Jochen learned from the layout of the Independence-class light fleet carriers, with the outwardly protruding chimneys at a distance from the flight deck to reduce the impact of smoke exhaust on the deck. However, Jochen did not have a good impression of the Japanese curved chimneys, which could easily be used to channel the backflow of seawater when the freeboard of the ship was not high enough, and the invertable chimneys like the Langley and Raider were more troublesome, so the modest extension design was relatively safe.

"Although I considered installing a small bridge on the deck on the starboard side, which would have a higher visibility, and the air traffic control department could be placed in this small bridge to coordinate the dispatch of aircraft on the entire deck. In order to improve the take-off and landing efficiency of aircraft, if this kind of small bridge is used, then our bow can also be made completely closed, so that the seaworthiness will be better in the high sea conditions of the Atlantic, but this will occupy the deck area, and it will also lead to the starboard weight increase and it is difficult to balance, so this idea is better to try on larger ships in the future. Jochen said that at least let the Navy have an understanding of the design of the ship island.

Although the closed bow design is more seaworthy, the structural strength is also higher. The U.S. Essex-class fleet aircraft carrier with open bow once collapsed the entire bow flight deck after a typhoon was blown by strong winds, but now in order to house the bridge, the open bow can only be considered first, which is completely inconsistent with Jochen's aesthetics.

"Your Majesty is very thoughtful. As a brand new ship, it's better to be on the safe side. Tirpitz nodded in agreement, but had already taken the concept to heart. Then he said: "Indeed, in this way, the bridge is arranged, and the plane is parked. However, the question of how to make the plane land on deck safely and reliably requires a better approach. ”

"Don't rush, take your time. Let's discuss it one issue at a time. Yoheng smiled and waved his hand, since the navy wants to build an aircraft carrier, then he will tell them all the points related to the aircraft carrier design that he can think of, and then let them try it one by one.

"Let's start with the benefits of a thru-deck, although you're still in the figurative stage. Pilots would certainly want to be able to provide a relatively smooth take-off with a relatively slow and steady ship, but this is not the best way to take off an aircraft straight to the deck. ”

"Why? 陛xià? Tirpitz asked suspiciously: "The speed of our seaplane carriers is not high, and when we need to recover the aircraft, we must also sail at a low speed, isn't a stable platform better for aircraft take-off and landing?" ”

"But our new ships do not have the same long runway as on land, so it is extremely important to increase the lift that the wings of the aircraft can get as much as possible, so let the ship sail at high speed in the case of headwinds to increase the speed of the wind on the flight deck, so that the take-off and landing distance of the aircraft can be greatly shortened, assuming that the speed of the ship is 20 knots, and the wind speed is 10 knots at this time, and the deck wind can be 30 knots on the deck when sailing against the wind, which will be of great help to the take-off and landing of the aircraft." Jochen explained.

The word "tailwind" is not a good word for an airplane, because when the wind is downwind, the plane seems to have reached a sufficient flight speed relative to the ground, but in fact the wings at this time do not get enough lift, so it will lead to a flight accident. This is also the importance of the airspeed tube, through which the pressure of the air during flight is felt to determine the true flight speed of the aircraft at this time rather than the relative speed on the ground, to judge whether the lift obtained by the aircraft at this time is sufficient. In turn, headwinds can achieve higher lift at low relative speed on the ground, which greatly improves the take-off and landing of aircraft, which is crucial for maritime airfields such as aircraft carriers, where the runway is not long enough.

Although Tirpitz could not clearly grasp the truth, he could also realize that it could indeed help a lot with take-off and landing. Therefore, it was immediately said: "In this way, the aircraft carrier needs not only a high speed, but also good maneuverability in order to be able to quickly adjust its course and occupy a position against the wind." ”

"That's right, so if you're going to convert the Orchid into an aircraft carrier. It is best to completely renovate it, improve the handling and speed, and replace the power system with a pure oil-fired boiler, so that the exhaust smoke will not be thick and the deck will be full of soot, which will affect the pilot's vision, and it is also very unsafe. Jochen instructed that the Lan's future American counterpart, whose name was one word faster, was two knots faster, but the Langley's maneuverability as an electrically powered ship was that the Lane didn't know where the pole had gone. Therefore, the Orchid really wants to become the German Langley, and there are many changes to be made.

Fortunately, in order to solve the problem of the steam turbine with a speed of 1,000 revolutions in normal operation, the direct drive drives the propeller with a speed of 100 revolutions, and has to reduce the low efficiency of the speed in the idle state, the German side is also actively studying the solution, and the research on gear transmission has been quite fruitful, and if it is installed in place, it can improve the maneuverability of many ships.

"In addition, there are still considerable risks associated with take-off and landing, so the number of people stranded on deck is minimized. And when the deck is full of aircraft, it is not very convenient for personnel to move on the deck. Therefore, I think it is advisable to have a passage slightly lower than the deck around the deck, so that if necessary, people can move to other parts of the deck without having to walk on the deck, and bend down to put themselves below the deck, and also be protected in the event of an accident on the deck. Jochen said.

The idea, of course, came from the Americans' ring deck corridors, which not only made it easier for people to move, but also made these locations an excellent location for the installation of anti-aircraft guns in the future. Although it seems that it will not be needed in World War I.

Jochen's words made Tirpitz nod his head and take it to heart, and sighed that in the field of ship design, his whimsical ideas were indeed endless, but this was not the end of it.

"In addition, this kind of ship will need to use a large number of aircraft in the future, so in addition to the heavy fuel oil it carries. It is also necessary to carry the gasoline used in the aircraft, and the gasoline is volatile, so there are several points that must be paid great attention to, first, the ventilation conditions in the ship, especially in the hangar, must be very good, so I built an open hangar here, which is not only conducive and ventilated, but also can quickly push the fire source into the sea in the event of a fire. Second, the volatile gasoline vapor is easily ignited by electric sparks, so it is best to change the ship's internal circuit to an outboard circuit, which can also improve safety and be more convenient to maintain. Third, it is also a safe means to empty the pipeline and fill the fuel depot with carbon dioxide as soon as it enters the operation. ”

This is also an experience learned from the blood of the Americans and the Japanese, and the lessons of the US aircraft carriers USS Lexington and the Japanese aircraft carriers Taiho who died in volatile gasoline vapor explosions in closed hangars should not be forgotten.

However, one thing that has always been difficult for Jochen to understand is that because the British aircraft carrier and an armored aircraft carrier such as Taiho Shinano uses an armored flight deck, the superstructure is heavier, so the part from both sides of the hangar to the side must be a load-bearing structure, so it is not difficult to understand the use of a closed hangar. But other American and Japanese aircraft carriers are wooden flight decks, and the Americans have learned from the Assault, but it is incomprehensible why the Japanese still have to use closed hangars with small hangar areas, if the Japanese are different from the Americans, using double-decker or even three-story hangars, then the carrying capacity will be as pitiful as the British.

But this also made the Japanese aircraft carrier look as tall as a wall, and with the low-looking hull, it was almost like a strong wind blowing sideways and it would flip, and Jochen would never let the German aircraft carrier go down this strange path.

Well, Jochen wasn't talking about the slap-slapped, oh no, Long Xiang, but the three-story hangar, freeboard-looking eating and drinking duo! (To be continued......)