At the beginning of the 20th century, the humble appearance of airplanes was enough to deter half the ladies, and the roar of the noisy engines was enough to deter the other half. As the founder of the Hubert Aero Club and the 17th person in Germany to obtain www.biquge.info a pilot's license, Natsuki sat in the front seat of the Junker-I-C plane, with his left hand on the edge of the cockpit, and waited leisurely for Princess Sophie to take a tandem flight with her. However, Princess Oldenburg, who was deeply loved by Queen Victoria, held her mother's arm tightly at this time, looking at the ugly flying machine with hatred and helplessness.

After a while, seeing that the ladies were still standing in place, Natsuki beckoned to his bare-ass playmate, motioning for him to go up a few laps with him.

Christian stayed there with a hesitant expression, not because he had an opinion about Natsuki. In his mind, being Natsuki's brother-in-law is more important than anything else, and as for whether Natsuki will become his brother-in-law, he is completely neutral. In fact, as the youngest and most promising commander of a high-speed torpedo boat in the German Navy, Christian had never flown in a plane so far, which seemed to be inconsistent with his self-proclaimed adventurous spirit, and from the only experience of riding in a hot air balloon, Natsuki felt that he was hindered by his fear of heights, and even felt uncomfortable staying on a bridge more than ten meters above the sea, so he selected the high-speed torpedo boat unit early before he graduated - this is almost the closest weapon vehicle to the sea level.

Christian didn't move, and his older brother, Fenot, the heir to the House of Oldenburg, was hesitant to try something new. At this rather embarrassing time, a beautiful figure bravely stepped forward.

Yes? This girl is quite bold. Natsuki muttered to herself.

Thirteen-year-old Aisha is the youngest daughter of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and when Natsuki and Christian enjoyed their childhood, she was just a babbling little doll. Inadvertently as the years passed, the doll grew into a beautiful little Lori, quiet, shy, reserved, and blushing when she looked at the handsome guys, she was such an emotionally restrained little girl, but at the moment she showed surprising boldness.

Seeing her funny appearance wearing an ear-covered fur hat and windproof glasses, Natsuki smiled from ear to ear: "Are you afraid?" ”

Aisha replied firmly, "Not afraid! ”

As Elsa climbed the ladder into the cockpit, Natsuki gave her a thumbs up—not to encourage her. Seeing this gesture, the technician in charge of mechanical maintenance quickly stepped forward to remove the wooden block that was padded under the front wheel of the aircraft. With the thrust of the wooden propellers, the wood-framed canvas aircraft began to move slowly, and after Natsuki added the throttle, Daimler's four-cylinder engine made a particularly loud roar.

"Sit down, we're taking off!" Natsuki shouted, "It's too late to quit now." ”

"Let's take off!" Xiao Nizi replied loudly, "I'm not afraid!" ”

Natsuki raised the corners of his mouth, and as the speed increased, the plane began to glide on the grass one by one, and in the last jump, Huo Ran left the ground.

"Welcome to the Blue Sky Club." Natsuki turned his head and said, taking advantage of the situation to see if Xiao Nizi was too scared to open her eyes.

Obviously because of nervousness, Elsa's fair and immature face tightened, and her hands tightly grasped the handrail on the edge of the cockpit, closing one eye and opening the other, with a funny and cute expression.

Natsuki said, "Hey, Elsa, don't worry, I won't let you fall." ”

Xiao Nizi cautiously opened her closed eye, she looked to the side with bated breath, and exclaimed, "We are flying in the sky!" ”

"Flying in the sky, of course." Natsuki laughed.

"It's something I've always dreamed of." Aisha exclaimed, "Fly like a bird in the blue sky, with white clouds as companions." Your Royal Highness, you have made one of my dreams come true, and I want to thank you! ”

Faced with such a Niko, who was six years younger than herself, Natsuki jokingly asked, "How can you thank you?" ”

Aisha didn't answer, and her face was already crimson on the back of Natsuki's head.

Pulling the plane higher, Natsuki turned his head sideways and said, "Elsa, you are brave, braver than your brothers and sisters." ”

"That's because you're there." Aisha replied, as if to hide what she had just said, and then she asked aloud, "Can you teach me how to fly?" ”

"Of course, the doors of the Aero Club are open to everyone who has the dream of flying." Natsuki said.

"I hope you taught me how to fly an airplane." Aisha shouted.

This little girl, Xia Shu said in his heart, and he turned his head again: "Although I am not a flight instructor, this wish of yours can still be fulfilled." See the joystick in front of you? Hold it with both hands. ”

"This pole?" Aisha trembled and let go of one hand, then let go of the other hand after holding the backseat lever, and only when both hands were holding the joystick did she cautiously say, "Okay." ”

"Hold it and stay flat. Pull back, the plane climbs; Press forward, and the plane descends. Left and right turns are controlled by pedals under your feet. Don't move too much, just a little push, get it? Natsuki explained the operation of the plane in general. Because of the simple structure of the fuselage and the slower operation response, the aircraft of this era are easier for beginners to control.

Xiao Nizi didn't answer, but directly pulled the lever backwards. This aircraft is built for use as a junior trainer aircraft, and the front and rear seat control sticks use direct linkage control. Although Aisha pushed too hard this time, because Natsuki grasped the movement of the joystick at the same time, the plane cocked the nose very smoothly, and felt the fuselage tilt, and Xiao Nizi screamed in shock.

Natsuki happily became a flight instructor: "Yes, you have learned to climb, and this is how you take off from the ground. Now try the drop. ”

Under Natsuki's control, Aisha smoothly made the plane fly forward and downward.

"Alright, let's turn around now!" Natsuki lightly treads the control board with his left foot, and the primitive and rudimentary flaps take effect, and the plane tilts to the left and begins to turn. In this state, Aisha, who is sitting in the back seat, can clearly see the landscape below from her left side.

"Wow...... It's so beautiful. She exclaimed in admiration.

Natsuki skillfully steered the plane to turn around and fly back, and at a speed of eighty or ninety kilometers per hour, it had not just flown far, and the aviation club's hangar and flagpole were still in sight.

Relying on his rich piloting experience and his knowledge of the performance of this aircraft, Natsuki played: "Let's fly lower and listen to their screams." ”

"Yes, yes!" Aisha had clearly put her previous nervousness behind her.

Under Natsuki's control, the plane descended smoothly to a height only slightly higher than the treetops. As it flew by with a deafening roar and a powerful wave of air, the ladies covered their mouths and screamed.

Natsuki and Elsa laughed in the cabin.

Pull up, steer, drop. At that moment, the Junkers-I-C, which had not had a serious accident since it was put into production, shook without warning as it skimmed over the trees. In order to avoid hitting the tree, Natsuki hurriedly pulled the lever back hard, but it didn't move at all as if it was rusty. Natsuki was shocked, but there was no more way to avoid danger at this time, the flight altitude of the plane continued to drop, the propeller began to touch the treetops, and the crushed branches and leaves rushed to his face, Natsuki pulled the joystick tightly with both hands, letting these debris scratch hot on his face, and the trembling of the fuselage became more and more intense, Aisha in the back seat obviously realized that the situation was not good, she screamed in surprise, but the crunch of broken wood quickly drowned out her voice. Natsuki watched as a large section of the left wing "disappeared", and the right wing soon became very small, leaving only the fuselage to continue to fall forward at a speed of tens of kilometers per hour......

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Unlike most movie plots, Natsuki didn't pass out until he woke up in his hospital bed, and after a brief short-circuit in his mind, he quickly regained consciousness - fortunately, the plane didn't hit the trunk head-on during the fall, but slowed down with the help of the tree's lush branches, and finally landed on the soft muddy ground in the woods. The pain in her left leg sent Natsuki an important message: the result wasn't too bad but not too good.

"Elsa! Aisha! With his leg stuck in the cabin, Natsuki could only turn sideways to look at the person in the back seat. Little Lori sat there in a daze, her left cheek intact, but her right was covered in blood. Seeing this scene, Xia Shu immediately regretted that he had done a reckless stupid thing!

Is this due to a momentary dizziness?

The mind that was still running at a rapid pace calmly told Natsuki that this was not a momentary mistake. In 1904, he sailed against the provocation of a British cruiser during a joint exercise at the Kiel Military Harbour Festival, in 1905 he overdrove in order to win a bet in the King's Cup Water Race, and in 1908 he used an experimental parachute to leap in London...... and "young frivolity" was undoubtedly evident in his self-proclaimed mature Hohenzollern genius!

If she becomes a cripple, Aisha will be ruined......

Natsuki couldn't even think about it.

After waiting for rescue for more than ten minutes, he was tormented like never before.

As people pry open the cockpit to rescue themselves, Natsuki's eyes are always fixed on Elsa, lest he ruin a girl's life.

Fortunately, after wiping the blood away, there were only a few tiny scratches on her fair and handsome face, and the deeper wound was above her ears and temples, so as long as she was not infected, it should not have much effect on her in the future - provided that the accident did not leave an insurmountable obstacle in her psyche.

Natsuki let out a long sigh.

"Your Highness, your leg is broken, it should heal, but it will take a few months of recuperation."

Hearing the words of others, Natsuki just nodded blankly: Thank God, this nightmare doesn't seem to be too bad.

(End of chapter)