Then there was the airship, which the Germans were currently developing vigorously, and they had bombed Britain many times in World War I, although it had no effect, but it really made the British angry. In the early stage, there was no way to take the airship, and the bullet hit the airship at most to poke a few holes in the body of the airship, and the airship didn't care, and at that time, the pilot of the plane hit the airship with a knife, and when he got closer, he cut through the skin of the airship, which was very dangerous.

So don't say that at this time, even if World War I really started, no country realized how huge the development potential of the aircraft was. The future is brilliant, but the road is tortuous.

Now neither Britain nor Germany is willing to pay for the plane. Yang Xiaolin's advantage is that he can make the aircraft development process a little straighter.

Even if the plane goes to the sky, it does not mean that a series of aircraft such as reconnaissance planes, fighter planes, bombers, transport planes, and so on will come out all at once, and the planes at the beginning are very simple and can only provide reconnaissance for the ground forces. General Haig, a famous British general in World War I, once said: "What are we doing with the development of aircraft? His cost is so high, but it is so useless, and it is still dangerous for people to be on it, so it is not as cost-effective as raising cavalry. What an airplane can do, a cavalry can do well, but a cavalry can do what an airplane can't......"

Until one day, the French pilot André flew a biplane to the Belgian area of Liège on a reconnaissance mission; At the same time, the German pilot Hans was flying his plane to the banks of the Marne on the same mission.

The two planes met head-on in the air, and Hans waved at each other gentlemanly according to the rules of a pilot, but André did not accept this, and held out his little finger mockingly. This insulting gesture angered Hans. The vindictive spirit prompted Hans to immediately turn the nose of the plane and pounce on André, who did not show weakness, hovering back in the warhawk and shaking a little finger at Hans again.

Hans drew his gun and fired, and André returned fire. However, the two of them were unable to put the other to death, and soon they were not interested. So the two simply waved goodbye and went to their own jobs.

As soon as Hans complained about his grievances when he returned to the camp, the Germans immediately made the decision to put a machine gun on the plane, and the Frenchman dared to shoot him again!

The first armed fighter in the history of human warfare was born.

In the same year, an Italian pilot flew over the heads of the Germans on a reconnaissance mission, and the Germans, out of anger at Italy's betrayal of their allies, greeted the Italians as they flew at low altitudes. The Italian pilots heard it clearly. He didn't bother to explain to the Germans, so he drove the plane over the heads of the Germans, looking like a slut who had the ability to beat me.

The Germans really couldn't stand his situation anymore, so they set up their machine guns and fired into the sky, almost knocking down the plane. The Italians, having fled into mid-air, were furious, pulled the grenade from their waist and threw it at the Germans below!

The first bomber and anti-aircraft anti-aircraft machine gun were born.

It was also in this year that the Russian pilot Nesdelov and the Austro-Hungarian reconnaissance plane met in the air, and at this time it had become customary for the pilots to engage with pistols in the air. The two sides could not defeat their opponents after several rounds of firing, the bullets ran out, and the Austro-Hungarian pilots prepared a habitual retreat.

But Nesdelov caught up.

This dude is quite creative, and he puts a hammer on his plane. He thought that if he encountered the enemy's plane, he would throw this hammer at the enemy's propeller, as long as it was hung up, then the opponent would definitely be destroyed!

The Austro-Hungarian pilots didn't know what to say. Seeing that Nesdelov did not follow the rules, and chased after the bullet was finished? And the body still has the movement to stand up, do you want to jump on my plane and fight me hand-to-hand? You and I are afraid that you will not succeed!

When the two planes are only ten meters apart. Nesdelov threw the hammer at once, hit accurately, and everything worked perfectly. Imperfectly, they are too close to each other. Not only did the hammer get tangled around the opponent's propeller, but his own didn't run away.

The two planes flipped and maneuvered beautifully in the air, like two lovers who were dancing and fell together. The soldiers on both sides of the battle below were stunned, that action was too beautiful! The first aerobatic flight in the history of mankind was thus completed.

Although Yang Xiaolin is not an air force, he knows all these stories. He was a little smarter than General Haig in that he knew that after building an airplane, he had to put a machine gun on the plane, and he knew that he had to hang a bomb on the plane.

Why did he want the shipyard to build mail ships first? And is it to build the kind of mail ship with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons? Because he also knew that such a ship could allow planes to take off and land on it with a slight modification, and it was even much simpler than modifying a battleship.

When my plane can take off and land on a mail ship, when my plane can fly a torpedo, will the Japanese battleships still threaten? Not to mention that you don't have more than twenty battleships now, what if you have two hundred? The Chinese aircraft carrier formation can hold you down, because you are an era behind me in terms of tactics and ships!

All of this is still just Yang Xiaolin's idea, and if he wants to turn his idea into reality, the first thing he wants is to do a good job in this world-wide flying enthusiast competition.

The Flying Amateur Contest is indeed much more lively than the Radio Amateur Contest, first because the Radio Amateur Contest was held when China was at war, and at that time China would cash in the prize money as she promised, foreigners were not sure. At that time, radio amateurs came purely to show their own value, and now among the flying enthusiasts, a considerable number of them are running for the first prize of 50,000 pounds given by China.

Another reason is that everyone can't see the excitement on the radio, only those who know how to know who has a better product, and they just hear a ticking sound next to them.

The flying enthusiast competition is different, Yang Xiaolin arranged this event in the western suburbs of Beijing, and the Chinese side is very well prepared, from the various materials they need, to the various technical helpers they need, they are all prepared, and some special requirements as long as they put forward, the Chinese side will also immediately meet them.

Many of them arrived in China two or three months in advance, and by the time the tournament officially started, their preparations were ready. The continuous test flights have made the surrounding people feel that this thing is very beautiful and lively. The day of the competition was also a beautiful day. The autumn air is high and cool, and the slight wind can just make all kinds of aircraft have a little help.

On the open field, more than 40 planes of different shapes were making the most final preparations, and not far away, the Chinese people surrounded one after another, and there were tens of thousands of people as far as the eye could see. Although everyone's work is very busy now, it is the nature of Chinese to watch the excitement, let alone the excitement that has never been seen.

Commander Yang felt that he had made a mistake in organizing the work, and this time he forgot it, and when the next flight competition was held, he was ready to design the venue and then collect tickets. But then again. Another characteristic of the Chinese is that don't look at the number of people around to watch the excitement now, as soon as you get together to ask for money, they will all run out.

The first to appear is a Romanian flying enthusiast named Henri Coanda.

This name Commander Yang is not too familiar, so he has no interest in him, when that guy's plane is about to take off, Yang Xiaolin just glanced at it, and then came to the Wright brothers' plane, he hopes that he can finally reach a cooperation intention with this American brother who has made outstanding contributions to the aircraft industry, so he came to the set in advance.

"Two gentlemen. How's your preparation? ”

Wilburlet hurriedly put down the wrench in his hand, and was about to wipe his oily hand on his clothes a few times when Yang Xiaolin had already held his hand: "Mr. Wilbur, I'm just here to see if you need anything, and if there's anything we still need to do." Please speak. ”

Wilburlet said, "Thank you! Commander Yang, thank you very much for your help to us, to be honest, our plane lacks nothing, only one flight is missing. ”

Orwell Wright was obviously a little more lively: "Commander Yang." Is £50,000 real? Do I have to pay any more fees? ”

Yang Xiaolin said: "Please rest assured that we in China will not charge any fees for the winners, and if your plane is favored by us." If you're willing to sell your skills, you'll get more than that, on the condition that you two gentlemen show me the best you can fly! ”

Wilburlight's eyebrows twitched confidently: "It's definitely not a problem!" Seriously Commander Yang, I was very surprised when I came to China this time, first of all, I was deeply impressed by the friendliness and hospitality of the Chinese, this country is not at all as barbaric as we Americans remember, and you, I am very strange why someone calls a person like you a beast? ”

Yang Xiaolin's face changed suddenly: "Maybe I'll understand if I go back and rob you of your bonus." ”

Several foreigners around who heard this laughed, and they all knew that it was a joke, and Wilbur smiled in a friendly way: "Also, your engine is simply amazing!" ”

This sentence is also from the bottom of his heart. Yang Xiaolin also attaches great importance to the study of engines, and after the establishment of the German Power Research Institute, he has never stopped teaching in this area. He even asked the Institute of Power Engineering to work together with the newly established physics department of Beijing Normal University, and handed over some difficult problems as topics to those who specialized in academic research.

By this time, the Romanian's plane had already begun to take off, and an Englishman next to him shouted: "Look, that guy Henry is flying very fast!" He's lifted off! ”

Everyone's eyes looked at the plane, Yang Xiaolin didn't look at the Romanian and his plane much just now, but at this glance, he felt as if something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Before he could take a closer look, a flash of fire suddenly exploded in the sky, and the whole moving plane burst into flames, and the fireball landed at a faster speed than when it rose! The people around them who were watching the game were frightened and ran away, and Yang Xiaolin only heard Wilburlet say, "Oh my God! I told Henry that it wouldn't work! May God bless him! (To be continued......)