The next day, the sky was clear and the sun was shining, and it was a good weather for flying. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info early in the morning everyone gathered on the tarmac, the black plane was quietly parked on the runway, and a foreigner commanded the ground crew to refuel the plane. Yan Jiakang, Hu Boyong, Mateus, and Jiang Fangzhen, who came from Zhou Village, talked together. "Brother Ge, today is the day when our baby goes to heaven, I am panicking in my heart!" Jiang Fangzhen's expression was obviously nervous. "Mr. Jiang is reasonable, and I am also panicking!" Hu Boyong agreed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't be afraid of failure, but have confidence, we are walking on the shoulders of our predecessors, and the probability of success is very high. Even if the test flight is unsuccessful, it is normal, success is obtained from failure again and again, and there is a way that failure is the mother of success. Everyone should be mentally prepared for failure. Yan Jiakang remained silent, and his calm expression made everyone seem to have confidence.

"Brother Ge, if the test flight fails, half a year's hard work will be in vain." Jiang Fangzhen was still worried. "Brother Jiang, the purpose of the test flight is to succeed, if we are worried about the failure of the test flight, then everything we do will lose any meaning. There may be a heavy price, but we have to bear any price. “

"Mr. Ge, are they very nervous?" Although Mateus could not understand Chinese, he could guess a few points from the expressions of the crowd. "Mr. Mateus, aren't you nervous?" "Frankly, the most nervous person is me, and the reason for the nervousness is that I can't fly in person!" "Mr. Mateus, I will not back down even if it costs me dearly, please rest assured." Yan Jiakang did not hesitate. "Mr. Ge, the gliding performance of this aircraft is very good, if it is not disintegrated in the air, the probability of forced landing is 70 percent, that is to say, the survival rate of the pilot is 70 percent."

At this time, a group of people came out of the next room, led by a young man wearing a flying cap on his head, protecting the territory, wearing a leather jacket, leather pants, and leather boots. Everyone's eyes were focused, "Report Lord Ge, test pilot Ding Bufan asked to board the plane, please instruct." Ding Bufan raised his hand and saluted. Ding Bufan was previously a soldier of the county government detective team, and was recruited after the expansion of the county government detective team. In this selection of pilots, 10 were selected from the county government detective team and 20 were selected from the students of the lecture hall, making a total of 30 pilots. In addition, 50 ground staff were recruited.

"Ding Bufan, are you ready?" "Lord Huiqi, your subordinates are ready, if you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent!" "Bastard, I need you to fly to the sky and land safely!" "Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! "Mr. Mateus, let's get started!" Before the plane, Mateus repeatedly admonished Ding Bufan again, and an interpreter accompanied him. Soon, Ding Bufan entered the cabin with the help of ground crew. Nowadays, the cockpit is not enclosed, there are no instruments inside, and his shoulders and head are completely exposed.

Soon, Ding Bufan said he was ready, and a ground crew member shook the wooden propeller. I saw the propeller turning, followed by a roar, and suddenly a puff of black smoke came out of the tail. After the engine was running normally, Ding Bufan pushed the control stick, and the plane began to taxi slowly and accelerated along the runway. Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and the plane accelerated to taxi for about 70 meters, only to see the fuselage jump and leave the ground with its head held high, and fly diagonally towards the sky. Soon the plane reached an altitude of several hundred meters, and everyone could not help but cheer.

Yan Jiakang looked expressionless, peeking at Mateus, and found that he was praying with his hands together. Yan Jiakang took out his pocket watch and began to calculate the time, the plane climbed, flew level, turned, and the flight attitude was very stable. For the plane to go to the sky, he knows in his heart, this is completely according to the scale of the glider, there is no problem in flying into the blue sky. The key is whether the power system is integrated and matched with the fuselage. Ten minutes later, the plane was still soaring in the sky.

Mateus ran over and said happily: "Mr. Ge, it's so beautiful, we succeeded!" Everyone cheered again.

Even Hu Boyong, who was usually steady, waved his arms and shouted to his heart's content, and Jiang Fangzhen's tears of excitement flowed out. "Oh no, the plane is smoking!" Someone shouted loudly, and everyone stopped clamoring and looked up to the sky in astonishment. I saw a sudden smoke from the nose of the plane, and then it was shrouded in smoke, and the plane began to descend rapidly. "It's the engine that's on fire!" Mateus shouted, and quickly ran in the direction where the plane had landed. "The rescue team is coming out!" Yan Jiakang ordered loudly.

The plane made a forced landing on a wasteland on the left, and just as the plane touched the ground, smoke had formed in the tail. At this time, the plane was only 100 kilometers at a speed, and the plane jumped a few times when it touched the ground, and then one side of the wing scraped the ground and the plane changed the direction of taxiing, and the speed of the wing breaking suddenly decreased. I saw Ding Bufan quickly jump off the plane from one side, and he couldn't move on the ground for a few times. The plane slid forward for a few dozen meters, stopped moving, and then the fire began to burn.

Mateus took the lead in running to Ding Bufan's position, picked him up and ran. Soon, there was an explosion in the nose of the fuselage, and a fireball rose. Jiang Fangzhen covered his face with his hands in pain, and Hu Boyong sat on the ground with his legs disobedient. Yan Jiakang was unusually calm, and hurried over when he saw the ambulance team carrying Ding Bufan into the infirmary. In front of the infirmary, Mateus said with a gloomy face: "Fortunately, he is still alive, but the test flight failed." "My conclusion is the opposite, flying 12 bells in the sky, which is a remarkable achievement."

At this time, a foreign doctor walked out, "How is he?" "My lord, the test pilot's right arm is broken, and there are abrasions on his body, which is not life-threatening." "Can I talk to him?" "Yes, but not too long." Yan Jiakang entered the room, and Ding Bufan said worriedly: "My lord, I disappointed you!" "Nonsense, you have made a great contribution, tell me what the situation was at that time?" "My lord, the flight was very smooth and in good condition, but for some reason, the skin on one side of the engine suddenly caught fire, and I had to make a forced landing."

Seeing that Mateus looked urgent, Yan Jiakang recounted the situation in German. "Mr. Ge, this is my negligence. The engine we purchased was very powerful, and it was overheating that caused the skin to catch fire. "Mr. Matthaus, the reason has been found, we are closer to the success of the test flight. Without further ado, you immediately organize the assembly of the second aircraft by hand, focusing on solving the problem of overheating. I have come in from the north-east to make fine spruce, and the special linen produced by the textile mill will continue to be improved. ”

Yan Jiakang's expression was calm, and everyone's gloomy mood was alleviated. Subsequently, from a professional point of view, Yan Jiakang further analyzed with Mateus, and through the test flight, he believed that the comprehensive performance of the aircraft fully met the requirements.

Soon, everyone entered the carpentry workshop, and Yan Jiakang took out a dozen drawings and said, "Everyone, the structure of the plane does not need to be changed for the time being. For the second plane, we are going to use a new process, you see this is a cement tank model, this method can make spruce wood into various shapes, so that the wood can reduce the joints to increase the strength, and also reduce the weight of the aircraft. "Brilliant idea, Mr. Ge, you are such a great genius!" Yan Jiakang knows in his heart that within two years, European and American aircraft manufacturing will use the cement tank process.

With the first aircraft sitting model, the second aircraft was built at a noticeable pace. Yan Jiakang participated in the whole process and repeated tests on the ground, and finally solved the problem of engine overheating. A month later, the second aircraft was assembled. When it came time to decide on a test flight, Mateus had to fly the plane himself.

The process of the test flight does not need to be repeated, and the result was a great success, as expected. The data of the successful test flight were: the aircraft was 35 minutes late in the sky, the ceiling reached 400 meters, and the fastest speed reached 130 kilometers per hour.

According to Mateuszche's experience, there are still many problems with the aircraft, such as maneuverability, turning radius, lift, etc., which need to be improved, these are minor problems, as long as they are perfected by repeated flights. Ngan Ka Hong decided to produce another aircraft to meet the needs of training pilots while gradually improving it. These selected pilots are literate, and it is a proven shortcut to train aircraft designers from among them.

On the night of the successful test flight, after the banquet, Jiang Fangzhen seemed to be unsatisfied and invited Yan Jiakang to tea. In the "Flying Club", there is an office exclusive to Jiang Fangzhen, which is also his dormitory. At the moment, his main focus is on copying the internal combustion engine, but flight training also needs to be taken into account. "Brother Ge, the recruited special talents have arrived one after another, and 6 of them have returned from abroad, all of them have received higher education abroad, and they are all studying science. In addition, 18 people were recruited from Shandong University, but I did not expect that Shandong University would have a department of Gewu. ”

"Brother General, this official has passed through the German foreign firm, and he will continue to hire professionals. On this basis, we will continue to improve the aviation system and cultivate our own talents as soon as possible. Please come in, at present, we do not have the conditions to send out to train talents, but please come in and can do it. On the basis of imitating and even manufacturing aero engines, we should train and reserve a large number of aviation experts and engineers to create conditions for great development in the future. “

"We have made great efforts to manufacture aero engines, which is a leapfrog development, with the aim of stepping directly into the forefront of modern industrial manufacturing from poverty and whiteness. It can be said that it is very difficult and cannot be rushed, and if we can produce our own aero engines in four years, it will be a great achievement. The process of manufacturing aero engines is also the process of building an industrial system. With the ability to build aero engines, it is simple to build the automotive and even shipbuilding industries. The next step is to find a suitable manager and take time out to build our air team! “

"Brother Ge, I am full of emotion, if I refused your invitation at the beginning, I will definitely regret it. You can imagine what kind of scene it will be like if Chinese fighters appear in the sky of China in the future, which is really exciting. By the way, you asked me to find an artillery talent, and I found it. This person's name is Zhu Ming, a native of Changsha, Hunan, and we are classmates of the Japanese Non-Commissioned Officer School. Zhu Ming's grades in the Artillery Preparatory Department are very good, and he is currently idle at home, and he accepted the invitation very readily when he received my letter, and it is estimated that he will arrive in Zhoucun at the end of the month. “

"Very well, through the Germans, I purchased two 75mm Klobo mountain guns, which are estimated to arrive by the end of the year. Brother Jiang, I will leave it to you to talk about martial arts including here, I will be very busy next year, I'm afraid I won't have time to take care of here! "Brother Ge, don't worry, I won't let you down??????。" Then the conversation between the two became even more extensive, and before they knew it, the night was deep.

The second part changes the dynasty, depicting the protagonist helping to overthrow the Manchu Dynasty and becoming the "prince of one party" in Shandong. Under its dormant wings, it illustrates the power struggle in the early years of the Republic of China from multiple perspectives, and at the same time, in the economic field, the protagonist extends his black hand to Japan to prepare for military confrontation.