The man next to him pushed a ladder, and Ludwig Durr climbed up the ladder to the cockpit of the plane, and after obtaining Arthur's permission, began the final preparations before takeoff.

With the roar of the gasoline engine, the plane officially started, and the propeller in front of it quickly spun up.

However, today's airplanes are not very powerful, so longer runways are needed to help the aircraft fly.

After taxiing for nearly 200 meters, the plane stumbled off the runway and soared into the sky.

To prevent any accidents, damage is caused to the cities and industrial areas of the ACT.

The flight was made in the suburbs of Sydney's west, mostly in the sparsely populated mountainous areas.

Ludwig Dürr's mission was to fly the aircraft to test the aircraft's steady and maximum speed, and at the same time, land on the previous runway before the fuel tanks ran out.

In this way, it is possible to test both the speed of the aircraft and the actual distance of the aircraft.

As the first aircraft produced in Australia, there are still some gaps in data compared to the aircraft of World War I.

Although most of the aircraft in World War I were used for reconnaissance, the aircraft were able to climb to an altitude of 6 to 7 kilometers, and the Australian aircraft was expected to fly at a maximum altitude of only about 1,000 meters.

In addition to testing the speed and range of the aircraft, Ludwig Dürr was also responsible for recording what he saw in the air with the improvised camera he carried on board.

This was in preparation for Arthur's vision. If the current aircraft is already capable of reconnaissance missions, then naturally, it can also go into production.

Of course, the first generation of aircraft will not be produced too much, but the importance of aircraft is self-evident to Australia.

About three hours later, Ludwig Durr flew the plane back into Arthur's sight.

In the space of three hours, he has completed a range of hundreds of kilometers in the mountains.

If it weren't for the fuel gauges, which showed that the tank was almost depleted, Ludwig Dürr planned to fly a little longer.

After all, before Ludwig Dürr, the only way humans could master to ascend to the skies was airships.

However, airships have great limitations, they are too bulky to fly as nimble as airplanes.

Second, airships are also very common in major European countries, and there are still many experts in the development of airships in Europe.

But airplanes are different. At least when it comes to actually taking to the skies, Ludwig Dürr and the Australian laboratory are arguably the first in the world.

This history-making record made Ludwig Dürr's blood boil, even in the sky.

Compared with normal flight, the take-off and landing of the aircraft is the most dangerous link.

Especially for the current unstable performance of the aircraft, the slightest mistake will lead to failure, or even the death of the aircraft.

Ludwig Dürr also naturally understood the importance of the matter, so he did not dare to be careless, and focused all his attention on landing.

Fortunately, perhaps because of the German tradition, whether it is Diesel or Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr, they are very rigid and serious when it comes to manufacturing, and the parts must be made exactly the same, which also makes the performance of this aircraft relatively reliable.

After successfully landing on the runway, Ludwig Durr breathed a sigh of relief, quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and waited until his assistant moved the ladder again, and then got off the plane tremblingly.

This trembling is not nervousness and fear, but the excitement and excitement of being in the sky.

Although there have been small-scale experiments before, they only fly into the sky for a few minutes at most, and then they need to land quickly.

This feeling of being completely soaring through the sky made Ludwig Dürr feel more thrilled and excited than ever, and it was what made him tremble.

"How does it feel? Mr. Ludwig Dürr. Arthur asked with a smile.

"Unprecedented, Your Highness! I even saw the whole ACT, and the feeling of soaring through the sky was so cool. Even after a long time, Ludwig Dürr could not get out of that feeling, and still said with an excited face.

"How's the flight data?" Theodor Kerber next to him also spoke up.

Because of the reasons that he has not experienced, Theodor Korber is currently most concerned about the data of the aircraft in the experiment, and only after obtaining these data can the aircraft be improved in the next step.

"Fully met expectations, Mr. Theodor Kerber. After starting a smooth flight, our aircraft was able to maintain a speed of at least 160 kilometers per hour, and the maximum speed could reach about 210 kilometers per hour. But it would consume a lot of fuel, and I just tried it for a few minutes and then gave up. Ludwig Dürr replied.

After checking the hardware of the plane and finding that there were no problems, Teodor Kerber nodded, looked at Arthur and said: "Your Highness, if there is no problem with the hardware of the aircraft, then our aircraft can reach a minimum speed of 160 kilometers and a maximum speed of 210 kilometers per hour." At the lowest speeds, the maximum range of our aircraft is about 430 kilometers. And at maximum speed, the range of our aircraft is about three hundred and sixty kilometers. ”

In terms of data alone, at least in terms of speed, the plane was able to catch up with the aircraft of the First World War.

During World War I, the maximum speed of the aircraft was about 180 to 220 kilometers, and the range was about 500 to 700 kilometers.

If the current aircraft is equipped with two auxiliary fuel tanks, it can basically be compared with the aircraft of World War I in these two figures.

But this does not mean that the aircraft at this time is very advanced. On the contrary, the current aircraft still has many flaws that need to be improved, and there is still a long way to go before the aircraft of the First World War.

"Your Highness, our aircraft are perfectly capable of carrying out reconnaissance missions that are more difficult than airships. On an airplane, you can clearly see the underground facilities and environment, if you use a high-powered telescope. Ludwig Dürr said: "If we had added one more position to the rear of our aircraft, the front pilot's seat, the rear reconnaissance position, it would be a perfect reconnaissance aircraft!" ”

Arthur nodded. Even if current camera technology is able to take pictures from the air, the pictures are blurry, and it is impossible to see what is going on underground thousands of meters away.

A more reliable means of reconnaissance is to use high-powered telescopes to artificially observe the situation on the ground, and then report it to headquarters by radio.

At present, this aircraft can become an excellent reconnaissance aircraft with a little improvement, and it is also trustworthy in terms of performance.

"We can think of it as a prototype, Your Highness." Teodor Kerber had a different idea.

"After the addition of seats, it will turn into a perfect reconnaissance aircraft. But what if we equip it with some machine guns, small machine guns? Isn't this a perfect air weapon? Theodor Kerber asked.

Teodor Kerber's two conjectures are actually about the evolution of reconnaissance planes and fighter planes.

Although this idea is only a very rudimentary version, it is true that the reconnaissance aircraft and fighter jets have developed step by step.

"If that's what we say, can we develop a shell that touches the ground and explodes? Shells like this are installed on airplanes, and they can be thrown in a way that explodes when they touch the ground, and doesn't the plane become an artillery position in the air? Arthur pretended to be inspired and said with a smile.

Seeing that Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr still had such expressions, Arthur nodded with satisfaction.

The proposal of these three ideas also represents the birth of the idea of a reconnaissance aircraft, a fighter and a bomber.

If research and development can continue according to these three ideas, then Australia will be the first country to give birth to reconnaissance aircraft, fighters and bombers.

"These three scenarios require more experimentation and refinement on your part. But I think all three of these ideas will come to fruition one day. Arthur looked at Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr, who had already been inspired, and drew a big pie: "If you can really develop three systems of aircraft based on these three ideas, you will all become heroes of Australia, and I will personally award you medals!" ”

All three of Australia's medals have an extremely generous welfare system, which is an honor and reward that no one in Australia can refuse.

Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr were no exception, and after Arthur finished painting the pie, their eyes were filled with a hint of ambition and anticipation for the future in addition to the joy of the successful aircraft experiment.

"Your Highness, we do not yet have a specific series and name for our aircraft. Even the three collections that we may have in the future need to be named by you, Your Highness. Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Durr looked at Arthur with bright eyes and expectant expressions.

Arthur nodded with a headache.

The various series of new weapons born in Australia are basically named after Arthur.

But Arthur is a naming waste, what should these aircraft series be called?

After pondering for a long time, Arthur said: "Since our current aircraft is the first in the history of Australia, I think it is a pioneer in the history of Australian aviation." The aircraft was called the Pioneer-1, the first model in the Pioneer series and the beginning of the Australians' dream of flying. ”

With the expectant eyes of Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr, Arthur continued: "The reconnaissance aircraft we envisioned was called the Eagle series. I hope it can have the vision of an eagle to contribute to Australia's intelligence surveillance at all times. ”

"In my opinion, the main purpose of an aircraft equipped with machine guns and firepower is to fight enemy aircraft, as opposed to reconnaissance aircraft. Although this is only an assumption, no other country currently has an aircraft capable of soaring into the sky. Therefore, I call such aircraft fighters. And the Australian fighter is called the Tiger, and the Tiger series will become one of the most combat-ready aircraft. ”

"As for the last aerial artillery position-like aircraft, his greatest aim is to inflict more effective bombardment on the enemy. So I think this kind of aircraft is more appropriate to be called a bomber, and the Australian bomber is called a ghost. ”

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