"Alright, let's get to work, the sky of Beta City is waiting for us to protect!"

Early the next morning, Richie came to the Magic Guided Aircraft Research Institute in the eastern district of Beta City, and issued a mobilization order to the director Help and all the researchers.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't do much last night to report to all the witches and members of the Central Committee on the situation in Sifein.

I had a good job yesterday afternoon......

The director and the researchers waited for a while before responding, and everyone was still looking at the one person and one dragon and one horse following him.

The man is Karin, and the horse is Ash, which is not unusual.

The dragon, which was more than ten meters long and two stories tall with a neck erected, was dexterous, and was covered with ice blue scales.

Probably because of the trouble of scolding "you are blind", Halligos turned back into a dragon as soon as he entered the research institute, and he was so frightened that Ash shrank aside and dug the soil in a depressed manner.

"Leave them alone," Richie beckoned, "Didn't I send back the drawings?

Fortunately, the people in the institute are basically adventurers, and they have seen a lot of things from south to north, and they quickly regained their minds.

"Yes," said Herp, "Cardinal, you send us the drawings, and we will try them out right away." However, because many parts have changed and have to be adjusted, only the keel is now completed. ”

Joist......

Looking at the skeleton made of iron and wood in the workshop, Li Qi subconsciously said: "This is not a shipbuilding, but an airplane, how did you make a keel?"

Xiaohong scolded in his head: "Since you don't have wings, of course it's a boat!"

This guy also paid extra attention to the research progress of the magic flying boat, and she was urging Li Qi to come over early in the morning.

Help also wondered, "Isn't a flying boat just a flying ship?"

"It's my dogma", Li Qi admits that he is wrong, this is really a boat.

Originally, Li Qi had already drawn a sketch and sent it back, thinking that he would be able to see the finished "Red Star No. 1", but he didn't expect it to deviate again.

After carefully understanding the situation, he was happy again, and this was a good deviation.

The Mana Furnace has made further progress, and after being approved to make a magic cylinder for flying boats from magic steel, the technicians have made further improvements, reducing the weight of the Level 3 Mana Furnace to 600 kilograms, and the power of the power supply circle has also been significantly increased.

Help explains that this is also related to the slime research project, where they have made progress on the Rubber Slime, creating a rubber gum that can shield the magic field and seal it.

The Energy Systems Project was the first to learn about this achievement, and it was used in the magic furnace to change the magic cylinder from a casing rotary to an internal agitator. The new design greatly reduces the amount of magic steel used, and the magic scatterer does not have to be so large, and the weight is naturally reduced.

Well done Ewen Tiwan!

The improvement of the magic furnace is another fruitful fruit of the Mobile Fortress project, and Li Qi is extremely fortunate and proud that he has started the 596 project.

"Wait, what's going on with this power?"

Li Qi pointed to the "bearing output power of 6.8 dragon power" on the surface of the magic furnace and asked Help, who scratched his head and said: "This is the unit of power specified by Dean Yuzan, one dragon power is equal to one thousand horsepower, and one horsepower is equal to one second to raise seventy-five kilograms of things by one meter." Based on this calculation, I still don't quite understand how much power the mana output of the mana furnace can be used on the mana bearing. ”

Li Qi suddenly realized that this was Yuzan's transfer of the units of the Earth World to Finn.

It makes sense to deliberately label "bearing output power", after all, the output power is different when magic is used on other spells.

Richie remembered two laws proposed by the Basic Principles of Magic Study, one of which was that the lower the spell level, the higher the energy conversion rate. The other is that Shaping Magic has the highest energy conversion rate and the lowest change system.

For example, if the levitation technique is still at this power, it means that it can raise something weighing 510 tons by one meter in one second. In other words, it can hold up a big guy like An-225, which is too good.

Look at the label in the next row, and sure enough, "Floating output power 0.55 dragon power." ”

It's less than a dozen, but even if you do that, this magic furnace can still hold up a forty-ton plane...... No, the flying boat.

"It's a pity, Cardinal, that our test is ......"

Help had already done a lot of preliminary work, and he reported: "All the magic output of the magic furnace is used on the floating furnace, and it can only hold up twenty tons of weight and remain suspended. ”

Eh, why?

"Because we can only use the three-level floating furnace, if the floating furnace level is raised to the fourth level, the magic furnace output will not be enough," said Helpe, "yes...... In other words, the pressure is not enough, and if you change to a level 4 magic furnace, the activation and control of the magic furnace and the floating furnace must be carried out by a hero-level person, which is contrary to the design principles you proposed. ”

This is obvious, there are only more than 500 members of the Fei Gong's current hero level, and the level of non-Fei Gong people is either a high-level expert or an important person, and it is impossible to directly pull to the front line of the battlefield. Li Qi set several principles for the magic flying boat, the first of which is that the strong level can be controlled.

From this point of view, the level of the floating magic array in the floating furnace further limits the output power, and this magic furnace can actually meet the magic power needs of two third-level floating furnaces.

Help sighed: "Yes, but if the floating furnace is too close together, it will interfere, not only will it weaken the effect, but it will also be difficult to maintain balance, which is also the most difficult problem of the floating system of the mobile fortress project. ”

"Okay, I'm still too greedy, let's solve the problem first", Li Qi had to put aside his plan to soar and start from scratch steadily.

With the data of the magic furnace and the floating magic circle, the theoretical indicators of the first generation of magic flying boats were determined.

In the case of a mana furnace and a three-level floating furnace, assuming half of the mana is used to supply the floating furnace, the total weight of the flying boat cannot exceed ten tons. The remaining half of the magic power is used in the output of the magic bearing, which is also a huge 3400 horsepower, which is enough to provide surging power for the electric fan.

During World War II in the Earth World, the single-generation fan fighter plus the full load did not exceed ten tons. The ultimate model of the baby bottle (Thunderbolt) P-47N is barely close. The matching engine is no more than 2,800 horsepower.

What's more, the planes of the Earth world have a considerable amount of power used on their wings, and the flying boat does not have wings and does not consider lift!

Li Qi calculated, and his heart was pounding, that is to say, under the existing conditions, he can definitely build a magic flying boat that surpasses the mustang!

Now that the power and lift problem is solved, the only propulsion problem that needs to be solved, oh, and the maneuver problem, but if you don't have wings, it's a complete small CASE.

Looking at the "keel" that Help and the researchers had made according to the drawings, Richie suddenly realized that it was not suitable.

This is based on the design of the Magic Furnace, which weighs nearly a ton, and now it is much lighter, and the heat dissipation system has been improved, and the size is much smaller. This design, which was based on the XP-55 with the wings cut off, the cockpit moved to the front, and the nose changed to a rotating turret, seemed to have room for improvement.

"Pterodactyl! Yes, it can be changed to a pterodactyl!"

Little Red is coming to the ground, and Li Qi is willing to bet that she is flipping through the Atlas of the Earth World.

Pterodactyls, predators, etc., are all the same shape, except for the wings, the front of the body bulges a streamlined nose, the waist and tail are straight, and when you look at the projection, it looks like a tadpole with its tail cut off.

Although it is extremely ugly, the widespread use of this aerodynamic body is a testament to the success of the design, and the bulging nose is just right for the driver.

Richie didn't hesitate to ask the little red hair to send the drawings and pass them to Help to remake the keel.

Help waved his hand, and the researchers immediately moved, and Richie suddenly saw the terrifying productivity in the wizarding world.

The drawings are zoomed in to their actual size on a single wooden board, and researchers with classes as mages, warlocks, druids, and rangers put their skills to work.

The magician uses the wind blade technique to cut and polish the ironwood, the warlock uses the power of the fire to bend the sticks of wood, and the power of the shadow anneals to make various arc-shaped components. Ranger uses Eagle Eye to check the dimensions against the drawings, and the accuracy can be as small as microns. The druids used the technique of healing wood to bring the members together, without the need for rivets or mortise and tenon.

Then lay an annular copper tube on the left and right of the backbone of the keel, pull through the entire backbone, and ensure that the floating field generated by the floating furnace evenly acts on the hull of the flying boat, and in less than an hour, dozens of researchers have made a new keel.

If you change to steel or even magic metal, it won't be too slow, after all, it's just a very rudimentary spell.

This was followed by the installation of the Mana Furnace, the Floating Furnace, the laying of pipelines, the installation of the steering system, the control system, the cockpit and the turret.

Watching the design become a reality at a speed visible to the naked eye, Li Qi suddenly felt a little frightened, this is not much different from installing a computer.

Even the propellers, which seemed to take a little time to process, were easily solved by a crimson tyrant.

This tyrant has his hand on a piece of drawn ironwood, and casts the power of destruction, accurately breaking the unwanted parts into sawdust, which is like a human flesh 3D printer.

Fortunately, we finally encountered difficulties.

How do you get the steering system and the steering system?

Richie's original design was to set up a circle of eight nozzles at the front of the flying boat to achieve attitude control by spraying steam. These steam comes from the cooling system of the magic furnace, but I didn't expect the new "aviation magic furnace" to improve the heat dissipation design, directly using the air flow during flight to dissipate heat.

Help asked, "Do you want to change it back?"

I finally lost so much weight, and I also omitted the cooling circle, so why add it back?

Xiaohong is also coming up with an idea: "Just add a few rudders?"

Then it's not the rudder, it's the wings!

It's just that the rudder that controls the direction is safe, the steering efficiency is definitely low, and some maneuvers can't be solved by the rudder.

For example, if you don't use jet propulsion, you can only reduce the output of the floating furnace, but it will fall straight instead of diving.

In the end, even Xiaohong felt that she still had to use jet control, but it was impossible to install a wind magic circle for each vent.

Each circle needs to be activated, and if you use too many circles, the pilot will be drained on a single flight, so the fewer circles on the boat, the better.

"It's so easy......"

A muscular, calloused researcher who seemed to be a blacksmith said, "Each vent has a small air intake, and a leather bag inside, and it is full when it flies." When you want to spray, don't you just shield the air intake and open the air port? It's like an airbag for striking iron. ”

He's really a blacksmith......

It's child's play, how big does it have to be for the air to have enough momentum.

Another druid's eyes lit up: "Use the bouncing slime, it's the kind of slime that lives in the dark underground and dies when there is a little light." It's small, but it's big. ”

Several adventurous people agreed, saying that it was awesome, and if it was accidentally hit, it would either be a fracture or an internal injury. However, it is also easy to deal with, just throw the Divine Light Ball in other directions, or just use a thick cloth to cover it whole.

Richie hasn't reacted yet, slime?

We're talking about the magic ship, how did you get involved with the slime?

"To install a control ring, of course, it has to be tightly connected to the keel", Heppel understood, and explained to Rich: "There are eight cans on the control ring, and each jar contains a bouncing slime. The jar is equipped with a movable door to the outside area, and a sturdy crystal piece is installed. ”

"Normally, the event door is closed, and the bouncing slime doesn't move. When you need to turn around, open the movable door and let in the light, even at night, as long as there is a little light, the bouncing slime will jump out hard, and it will keep jumping ...... without closing the door"

Richie understood, and then almost squirted.

It seems...... It really works!

The slime jumped out, blocked by the crystal piece, didn't he take the flying boat to turn in that direction? Although it is a pull force not a thrust, the control has to be reconsidered, but if the force is enough, it is really a good way to protect the environment!

Hats off to the almighty slime!

"Unthinkable!"

Xiaohong was also shouting: "In the future, our fighter maintenance work will also include cleaning up those slimes,"

Some people are still talking about something more bizarre: "Everything Eatable will be studying Jumping Candy, they must have this kind of slime." ”

With the "Slime Attitude Control Ring", the driver's control system also had to be modified, and there was no way to complete it today. But this is really not a computer, and Richie didn't expect to build a plane from scratch in a day.

But with such an efficient progress, he is looking forward to seeing the "Red Star 1" take off today.

Then there was another problem, the fuel tank was not enough.

Originally, it was not a problem, just install the rear fuselage, but according to the new design, the rear fuselage is flattened and can't hold much oil.

The aviation magic furnace needs to supply the floating furnace, and the fuel consumption is very large, and Heppel roughly estimated that the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers can be 100 liters. After all, most of the slime magic oil is a neutral oil that does not participate in the reaction, and the actual consumption of the magic slime liquid is very small.

As a result, until the magic oil technology is further developed, the range of the magic ship will be difficult to compare with the electric fans of the earth world. The original design fuel tank was 800 liters, but now the fuselage can only hold 500 liters, and the combat radius may be 200 kilometers.

"Let's add two fuel tanks to the rear fuselage", Li Qi drew a stubby and streamlined auxiliary fuel tank on the three-dimensional perspective of the workbench, and copied one more, gluing them to the rear fuselage respectively.

Magic oil will not ignite or explode directly like gasoline, so there is no problem with safety.

Hepple tilted his head and looked at it: "It seems to be a little ......"

He didn't finish his sentence after all, and Li Qi didn't pay attention to the perspective view.

Then there is the arrangement of the driver and the machine gunner or gunner, and speaking of which, Li Qi now thinks that the design of installing the electric fan behind the butt is extremely wise, so that the nose can be free to be loaded with powerful firepower, and even the triple or even quadruple Harlem machine guns of the previous machine gun car can be directly used.

The turret is modeled after the B-29's omnidirectional rotating turret, Xiaohong has already given him the blueprints, and Help has already built it, waiting for the other parts to be installed, and then put it together.

"Arrangement of the driver and machine gunner......"

On a whim, Li Qi drew a schematic diagram.

Watching the two men one in front of the other, the one in front lying on his stomach and the one in the back sitting upright, Helpe's cheeks twitched again.

"Richie, you're funny, don't think I haven't watched the animation of the national team!"

Xiaohong said disdainfully: "That kind of objectified woman, full of sexual~ suggestive posture, you are embarrassed to take it out!

Li Qi was puzzled: "This posture is very suitable for needs, if the machine gunner wants to use his body to drive the turret to rotate, he has to ride on his stomach." The driver needs good visibility, and of course he has to sit upright. What does this have to do with one man and one woman, can't two men work?"

"Poof......

Xiaohong squirted, coughed and said, "You are dirty, don't tell me that you and Aurora have never used the old man's cart posture." ”

"Ahhhhhh

Li Qi innocently shouted: "Open your eyes!"

"The lying is the posture of riding a motorcycle on a stomach, and the posture of riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle is sitting, how can it be put together to become the kind of mental pollution you said?"

Xiaohong snorted coldly: "I know you're teasing me, Li Qi, don't want to beat me with this kind of spiritual pollution!"

"The benevolent see the benevolent, and the filthy see the filth", Li Qi said seriously in his heart: "I am also referring to real history." ”

"Hah, real history!?"

Xiaohong shouted: "There really is such a ......"

Li Qi held down a little too fast heartbeat, this was a good opportunity to pit her: "If there really is, what's the matter, let's bet?"

He was responded to by the sound of flipping books......

Well, it doesn't make sense to talk about it.

"Ahh

After a while, Xiaohong shouted: "There really is!"

Of course, for Richie, who has played the War (Magic) Thunder German bombing line, he was impressed by the machine gunner and pilot posture of the entry-level machine. When I saw the animation of the national team, I always felt that those old guys borrowed the model of that bomber.

"I can't even look at it!"

Xiaohong muttered hatefully: "Anyway, don't use this layout!"

Li Qi was about to speak, Xiaohong said again: "You didn't think that Catherine would also fight in the sky, she must be a machine gunner, are you willing?"

"Change!

Richie waved his hand to erase the cockpit layout design from the workbench, leaving Help next to him confused.

Just after noon, all the components, including the external fuel tank, were installed, including the turret. Li Qi asked for a liftoff test, and only the wiring from the magic furnace to the floating furnace was installed, which was directly activated by the tester's human flesh.

The "Red Star One", which did not even have a skin and looked like a skinned mouse, slowly rose into the air with a buzzing sound, and the tester said that it was full of power and the floating efficiency was no problem.

The applause on the ground was thunderous, but as the Red Star No. 1 rose higher and higher, reaching a height of twenty or thirty meters, the applause gradually stopped.

Everyone looked at the flying machine above their heads, their cheeks twitching.

Li Qi was also stunned, Xiaohong saw the figure of Red Star No. 1 through his eyes, and blew up on the spot: "You still shouted wronged when you said you were dirty, look what this is!?"

Li Qi had to shout injustice: "This shape is set by you!"

Xiaohong roared: "The two eggs in the back, and the head in the front, didn't you add them!?"

"Without this tadpole you ordered, nothing would have been like this!"

"I'm a tadpole, do you have to add an egg and a head!?"

"Are you saying it's me, the one who added the branches, and not you, the one who is sure of the stem?"

"The defiler is something that can be polluted, even if the trunk is a straight line, he can defile this root...... Stuff!"

The two of them were arguing, and Karin, who was knocking melon seeds next to her, looked at the sky with a thick front and a thin back, a round head protruding from the front, and two slender oval eggs hanging behind, and exclaimed, "What a big one......"

The blue dragon, who was dozing off next to him, was woken up, opened his eyelids and saw something in the air, and said in surprise: "It's so big!