In a corner where no one paid attention after the eight-year construction plan was announced, Arthur launched a new policy, that is, a policy to encourage the upgrading of the technical industry in the field of civil shipbuilding.

In terms of military shipbuilding alone, Australasia has definitely come to the forefront of the world.

However, in the field of civil shipbuilding, Australasia is not as good as some countries with a long history of shipbuilding.

It's something that can't be helped. The country's focus must be on the more important military field, and the civilian field cannot catch up with the countries that have built ships for hundreds of years in a short time by relying on the efforts of the people themselves.

Like the Netherlands, a country that once dominated Europe, the history of civil shipbuilding can even be traced back hundreds of years.

But the field of civil shipbuilding is also important for the country's economic development. As the main means of transportation for long-distance transportation and travel, the advanced degree of steamship technology has greatly improved all aspects of the country.

Carriers can improve the efficiency of carrying cargo, and passenger ships can improve the efficiency of traveling to distant places, saving more time.

For a country like Australasia, which covers the entire Oceania, the improvement of passenger ferry technology can effectively improve the efficiency of people in all regions of the country and improve the government's control over all regions.

In fact, not only the civil shipbuilding industry, Arthur has promulgated a number of policies, and there are dozens of industries encouraged.

Reward them for the sophistication of the technology they have developed and the importance of their contribution to an industry, including money, land, medals, and titles.

Stimulated by many rewards, it is believed that the technology of the shipbuilding industry will also usher in a lot of upgrades.

This is actually a benefit of industrial development. Many industries currently only need encouragement from the government and the royal family to thrive on their own.

If Australasia 20 years ago, without the government's leadership or even a large amount of capital investment, it would be very difficult for an industry to develop on its own.

At present, at least in terms of the basics, Australasia is well-developed. It is precisely because of the foundation laid that the royal family only needs to pay a small amount of money to control the technological reform of each industry.

As soon as Arthur was about to relax after promulgating the policy, he immediately received good news from Douglas.

After a lapse of more than a year, the DC-1, the transport aircraft developed by Douglas, finally ushered in a new model, that is, the DC-2, which improved the first generation of transport aircraft.

The DC-2 transport aircraft also has an all-metal fuselage, but the fuselage has been extended, and it has also been changed from 12-seater to 14-seater.

In terms of power, jet engines are also not used, after all, if a civil aircraft uses the latest technology, it will definitely be studied and copied by other countries.

The current jet engine is too advanced to be exposed until other countries have developed it.

However, even with the improved third-generation aero engine, the power has been greatly improved.

The name of this engine is the DE-3 special aircraft engine, and the aircraft that uses this aero engine was previously a military aircraft.

In the field of civil aircraft, the power that this engine can provide is absolutely excellent, not to mention the best, but also definitely able to rank in the top five.

The two-seater cockpit seats of this transport aircraft are not counted in the total number of seats, which means that the passenger aircraft can transport 14 passengers, which is a considerable improvement over the previous generation.

According to the report given by Douglas, the maximum speed of the DC-2 transport aircraft is close to 355 kilometers per hour, the theoretical cruising speed can reach 265 kilometers per hour, the climb rate is as high as 415 meters per minute, and the practical ascent limit is close to 3855 meters.

Although the data in all aspects is not much improved compared to the previous generation, after all, two more seats have been added, and the actual improvement is still very large.

The main change is focused on security. The DC-2 transport aircraft can ensure that the aircraft can land safely in the event that any one engine loses power, which is also the advantage of twin-engine aircraft over single-engine aircraft.

For the result of the loss of power of both engines at the same time, well, it will fall into slag.

Douglas is not the only company that has made a difference.

You know, in the field of transport aircraft, Australasia has three companies, namely Douglas Aircraft Company, Boeing Company and Royal Aircraft Factory.

After being stolen the limelight by Douglas Aircraft on the DC-1, the Royal Aircraft Factory has been trying to save face.

Immediately days after Douglas submitted his report to Arthur, the Royal Aircraft Factory reported on the design of the SF-3, the Potbelly III.

Inspired by the DC-1, the Potbelly III also moved away from a semi-monocoque design and transitioned to an all-metal transport design.

According to the information submitted by the Royal Aircraft Factory, the transport aircraft is capable of accommodating a full 15 passengers with three pilots.

In the case of a full load, it is also capable of transporting close to 800 kg of luggage, and the maximum range has exceeded 2,100 kilometers.

In terms of speed, the average cruise speed of the Potbelly 3 is slightly lower than that of the DC-2, but it can also reach 250 km/h.

The maximum speed is close to 330 km/h, the rate of climb is close to 400 meters per minute, and the practical ascent limit is close to 3,715 meters, all of which are relatively close to DC-2.

If you add the results reported by Boeing, all three aircraft are actually maintained at a pretty good level.

Yes, Boeing also submitted its own design results.

In fact, it's not just the Royal Aircraft Manufacturers and Douglas Aircraft that are competing, but Boeing is also reluctant to lag behind.

After all, they are all now acquired by Arthur, and the companies belonging to the royal consortium are naturally expected to behave in front of Arthur.

The Boeing transport aircraft design was tentatively named the Boeing 267. Why 267? Because the average cruising speed of this transport aircraft reached 267 kilometers per hour.

In terms of average cruise speed alone, the Boeing 267 is the fastest of the three aircraft designs, narrowly ahead of the DC-2.

But it can't be compared exactly according to the cruising speed. Compared with the DC-2 and SF-3, which can carry 14 passengers, the Boeing 267 can only accommodate 10 people in addition to the driver, and the gap is still relatively large.

Moreover, because it was the first time that the airliner was designed, the Boeing 267 could only carry close to 181 kilograms of cargo when fully loaded, and its transport capacity also lagged behind that of the DC-2 and SF-3.

Boeing is significantly more focused on comfort on board than on capacity.

In reference to the airship, Boeing has installed restrooms on the Boeing 267 and increased the spacing between seats.

In this way, it is definitely more comfortable to sit on the more spacious Boeing 267.

What's more worth mentioning is that for the first time, the Boeing 267 has set up a stewardess, which is known as a stewardess.

This is a post dedicated to serving passengers on passenger aircraft and ensuring the comfort of every passenger.

It is precisely because of the inclusion of restrooms and stewardesses that the Boeing 267 can only carry ten passengers.

But after all, it is something to be put into commercial use, and the actual cargo capacity and comfort are more important, and the real experience of the market is the most important.

After receiving three copies of the design of the transport aircraft in a few days, Arthur did not have the heart to look at their design results one by one.

After thinking about it for a while, Arthur decided to hold a World Aircraft Expo in Australasia, just in time to promote these three transport planes and open the world flying era.

First and foremost, the so-called World Aircraft Expo is to make a name for itself.

This is actually easy to do, especially for a king like Arthur.

On February 11, 1929, the Australasian government issued a public announcement that a World Aircraft Exposition would be held from March to April to expose three Australasian civil aircraft designs to the public.

During this period, Australasia will see the establishment of a variety of airlines and the opening of the world's first transport aircraft around the world.

Because the first airship circumnavigation around the world was held in Australasia, this World Aircraft Expo still attracted a lot of attention.

Although the airship was a failure in the military sphere, no one blamed Australasia for this fault.

After all, at that time, the people who could take off the airship were all rich people, let alone the poor, and even the opportunity to see the airship with their own eyes was rare.

In an attempt to stir up the gimmick of the World Aircraft Expo, Arthur also asked the government to disclose some data on the three transport planes, such as their sailing speed and the number of passengers they could accommodate.

In particular, the failure rate of airplanes is much lower than that of airships, so that people are convinced that airplanes are a more reliable means of transportation than airships.

While hyping up the World Aircraft Expo, Australasia said it would give away 38 people for the first round-the-world flight.

And Australasia has promised to pay at least $100,000 to everyone who takes part in the round-the-world voyage if there is any problem with the plane.

After some hype, the heat is indeed out. It doesn't have much impact on ordinary people, after all, airplanes will definitely be like airships, the ticket price is very expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it.

But for those airlines and the wealthy, it's the ones who really pay attention to the World Aircraft Expo.

I have to admit that there are still a lot of rich people in the world. If there really was a faster and safer means of transportation, the wealthy would be happy to choose it.

In an effort to increase the trust of potential audiences in these aircraft, the Australasian royal family has publicly stated that it will purchase a transport aircraft to be used as a royal jet.

This has also made airlines and wealthy people around the world pay more attention to aircraft. After all, the Australasian royal family is absolutely aware of the safety of these transport planes.

Even the Australasian royal family has to purchase, what can they worry about?

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