Compared with the headaches of the British, Arthur was much more relaxed at this time.

The World Aircraft Expo has almost been prepared, and the countries that should be invited have also invited seven, seven, eight, eight.

In fact, the purpose of this World Aircraft Expo is not only to expo, but more importantly, to promote Australasia's machinery industry to the world.

The expo not only has an exhibition area for aircraft, but also an exhibition area for aircraft engines, aircraft parts, special glass, and even aircraft pilot training and aircraft repair equipment.

There are even automobile exhibition areas, machinery exhibition areas, including various home appliances exhibition areas and so on.

It is said to be an aircraft expo, but it can actually be regarded as an industrial expo. There are all kinds of industrial products, but they rely more on the gimmick of aircraft.

After all, there are countless world expos held by various countries, and it is difficult to attract more attention without looking for some gimmicks.

In order to make the World Aircraft Expo famous, Australasian invitations were distributed to almost every country in the world, except for those in Africa.

In addition to the personal feelings of Arthur and most Australasian people, it is true that the current blacks are too poor to afford airplanes.

Even the newly formed republics, Australasia, handed out invitations and said they would pay for their tickets.

The vast majority of countries still give Australasia a lot of face, after all, it is also a recognized third power.

Many countries quickly called back, and the number of countries willing to participate in the World Aircraft Expo soon exceeded 40, which also increased the scale of the World Expo.

On March 27, 1929, the Australasian World Aircraft Exposition was officially held.

Arthur attended the opening ceremony of the World Expo and welcomed all the delegates from all participating countries.

Three advanced transport planes were unveiled in turn in the expo, as well as the production capacity, maintenance facilities, and technical personnel training of the aircraft, which attracted the attention of a large number of small and medium-sized countries.

Of course, there are many representatives of capital among them. If the aircraft technology is mature, the value generated by air freight is not necessarily worse than that of shipping.

Moreover, the speed of the aircraft is incomparable with that of the ship, and taking the lead in grabbing the share of the aviation market means that the whole cake is eaten first.

Arthur is more concerned about the sale of the products displayed at the fair than the fair.

After all, in an economic crisis, although European countries have improved, airplanes are not a cheap thing either.

The good news is that the planes were sold quickly, and in quite a few more cases.

The first is Europe. Both British and French capital expressed a keen interest in such aircraft, and the number of purchases started at ten.

Together with other small and medium-sized countries in Europe, as well as some European royal families interested in aircraft, the number of aircraft sales has exceeded 100 on the first day.

100 may seem like a small number, but the money involved is not a small amount.

The cost of the three transport aircraft varies, but the cost price is generally controlled at around 3 to 40,000 Australian dollars.

The sale price of these three transport aircraft is also at least more than 70,000 Australian dollars, which means that the sale of each transport aircraft can bring Arthur a profit of at least 30,000 Australian dollars.

100 transport planes is 3 million Australian dollars, and if you fill in the supplement, you can build another aircraft carrier.

In addition to the main transport aircraft, other businesses also have a lot of customers, such as automobiles and some machinery.

Australasia has a wide range of car brands, with the creation of corresponding off-road and luxury car categories.

Different groups of people naturally have different needs, and off-road vehicles, luxury cars and sports cars are popular with a considerable number of people.

An off-road vehicle is actually a car that has been raised underneath. Coupled with better power, it can adapt to uneven road environments and is more suitable for wild environments.

The main thing that luxury cars improve is the comfort of the occupants. Luxury cars can also be equipped with bulletproof glass, special steel and more protective equipment, which is very suitable for high-ranking officials and members of the royal family.

The sports car is a new type of car that has been born at present. It attracts attention with more powerful power, a more handsome and streamlined body, and a more brilliant color scheme.

With all the stuff in it, the sales on the first day totaled more than $20 million, and the total profit exceeded $9 million.

What's more, with the unveiling of three transport planes, airplanes will replace airships as the fastest mode of transportation in the world, and will also revolutionize the way politicians around the world move between themselves.

Another major theme of the Aircraft Expo was the round-the-world voyage of three different transport aircraft.

It is worth mentioning that the maximum flight distance of the three transport aircraft has exceeded 2,000 kilometers, which means that it is still easy to sail around the world.

Of course, before circumnavigating the world, it is important to have a stop for the aircraft, as well as to replenish the supplies.

If you carry as much fuel as possible, you can theoretically only need to choose a few stops to complete the round-the-world voyage.

In terms of choice of stops, the departure station is Sydney, the next stop is Hawaii, followed by Los Angeles, New York, London, Constantinople, Qatar, India, Java and finally back to Sydney.

Such a trip is farther than simply circumnavigating the globe, but it is also a testament to the safety of the aircraft.

The total range is about 40,000 kilometers, and according to the speed of the three aircraft, it is no problem to maintain the speed at 250 kilometers per hour.

That translates to about 160 hours to complete the entire voyage. Combined with the refueling and rest in the middle of the journey, as well as the time to replenish supplies, it takes about 200 hours.

200 hours is actually not a long time, and it is only a little more than eight days when it is full. It took less than nine days to complete the entire circumnavigation of the globe, and this increase in speed was absolutely huge for a ship.

For European countries, it becomes very easy to make diplomatic visits between Europe.

Although there is only one English Channel between Britain and France, if you travel from London to Paris, it will take two or three days at the earliest.

If you take an airplane, which is more than 300 kilometers, the plane only takes two hours.

Even if you add in the time it takes to get to the airport, you can get from London to Paris in less than five hours.

This is an exaggerated amount of efficiency, and the time saved can definitely be used to accomplish a lot of other things.

Well, perhaps some capital only sees the benefits in the private sector.

But for those countries, they see a potential military threat.

Compared to airships, airplanes are undoubtedly safer. With more aircraft to escort them, such a transport plane could transport not only ordinary people, but also an elite army that has been trained.

After all, for a civilian airliner, a transport aircraft can only transport 14 people. But for the military field, it is completely possible to disassemble all the seats of the aircraft, and basically one aircraft can transport at least 30 people.

In addition to personnel, transport aircraft are capable of transporting large quantities of much-needed cargo, which is no small addition to the poor logistics of war.

In general, such an aircraft has a great effect, and it is also the reason why Britain, France, and European countries are decisively buying.

Of course, Britain and France had more of an aim of copying their own aircraft through such aircraft and mastering the technology needed to build such aircraft.

But it's still quite difficult. For the current aircraft, the core technology should be the aircraft engine.

It is still difficult to copy an engine, and it will take at least several years.

By the time Britain and France copied the Australasian engine in a few years, Diesel had already developed a new engine, which was also able to maintain its overall leadership in engines.

Why was Arthur able to take out such a transport plane directly, and even sell it openly to all countries?

In fact, it is determined that other countries will not be able to develop such an engine in a short period of time, and they will need a longer time to imitate and explore.

As a result, the attention of Britain, France and other powers stayed on ordinary engines, and the progress of research on jet engines was naturally suspended.

Compared with ordinary engines, jet engines are the mainstream of the next aircraft.

As long as Australasia can maintain its lead in jet engines, it means that Australasia has a huge advantage in the air force.

In fact, in addition to purchasing the finished products of the aircraft, there are still many countries that want to buy the technology of the aircraft.

However, on the surface, the technology of the aircraft belongs to the three aircraft companies, and these three companies all refuse to sell the aircraft technology to the outside world on the grounds of the secrecy of the core technology.

Even Britain and Russia, which have better relations with Australasia, were decisively rejected by the three aircraft manufacturers.

This has also discouraged many countries from consulting aircraft technology, after all, they are not confident in comparing with Britain and Russia.

In the end, the World Aircraft Expo was a great success.

It cost only a few million dollars to host the expo, but the fair has made Australasia a net profit of at least $30 million.

In addition to this, the eyes of the whole world are attracted to these three transport planes. These three transport aircraft can play an extremely important role in both the civilian and military fields, and they will also change the landscape of the world transportation industry.

After such a transport aircraft is made public, Arthur will also be able to equip military transport aircraft in the Australasian Air Force.

Military transport aircraft are civilian transport aircraft that have been modified to remove all seats and improve the efficiency of transporting people and cargo.

Of course, the engine was also modified. The military version of the transport aircraft is more powerful, and the climb efficiency and cruising speed will naturally be faster.

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