Chapter 205: Pioneer Boat Test Flight

Not two people, but one person.

It is no longer a "two-seater airship", but a "pioneer boat".

For the two designers, Norton and Wells, they simply changed Midi's genius idea, simplifying and refining it to make it more practical. In the eyes of these two people, the "two-seater airship" should be an idea in Midi's mind, not an actual product.

But as a reborn Midi, she knows very well that the "two-seater airship" is not an idea, but the product of many designers in the previous life.

Of course, Norton was not involved in the design of the airship in that life, and Wells may have died under the machinations of his brothers.

But in this life, when the alchemist Norton and the genius designer Wells came together because of the relationship between Midi, and when they got the complete design of the airship in the previous life, it seemed that the result was far more fantastic than the butterfly effect.

From a "two-seater airship" to a "pioneer boat", it's not just an enhancement, it's an evolution.

"Let's try it!" said Midi bluntly, without superfluous words.

A elf test pilot immediately jumped onto the pioneer boat and sat in the open cockpit, as the air liquid in the sky ring began to accelerate continuously, the invisible buoyancy gently lifted the dolphin-like silver-white pioneer boat, and the rhythmic engine sound, the pioneer boat "swished" and flew into the air.

In order to avoid being discovered by the Empire, the Pioneer boat did not rise to a very high place, but went back and forth in the factory's test field, making various flight attitudes such as hovering, steering, accelerating, diving, and climbing.

Then, it stopped in the air and paused, and the two cannons at the front spun rapidly, shooting out one after another fire snakes, directly smashing the target a hundred meters away!

Finally, the pioneer boat made a carefully calculated dive and dropped the bomb hidden in the boat, a trick that had obviously been practiced many times, and the bomb cut a graceful arc in mid-air, and then landed in the center of a large target with a diameter of ten meters on the ground with great accuracy.

Of course, this bomb is only a model bomb, the weight and shape are comparable to the actual bomb, but it is impossible to explode, so it is just a hole.

"The attack power of the cannon is equivalent to the full force of two level 50 capped gunners, and different types of warheads can be added, and of course, if it can be driven by earthshatter stones, the power will continue to increase, exceeding the destructive power of the capped gunners!" Norton continued to foam at the mouth.

Wells was not to be outdone: "The power of the bomb is comparable to the Mithril Bomb, in short, it is not much different from the power of the main gun of the ironclad battleship, and those keel battleships will sink to the bottom if they are shot!"

"So, how?" asked the two in unison, looking at Midi with expectant but confident eyes.

Today's Midi, in their eyes, is not only a genius commander, but also an inventive genius, who can think of using the characteristics of the Sky Stone to make the Sky Ring, and then propose the concept of the airship based on this characteristic, which is definitely an epoch-making idea.

Therefore, alchemists and design geniuses are very much looking forward to being affirmed by Midi, a "fellow practitioner at the forefront".

"The design of the Pioneer has greatly exceeded my expectations, and I am sure that both of them are geniuses!" said Midi in a tone of utmost certainty, "but ......"

But?

At first, Norton and Wells were still beautiful, and when they heard the most powerful turning word "but", their hearts immediately "chuckled" for a moment.

This is a symptom of first raising and then suppressing, first appeasing and then criticizing.

Could it be that there is still any problem with this pioneer boat designed by Zen Jingjing?

In other words, what is the mystery and attention to the design of the two-seater, which should not be changed easily?

The two looked at each other in speculation, and Midi spoke again.

"However, I made a huge mistake. Midi sighed deeply and smiled wryly.

Yes, it was not the two designers who made the mistake, but the Midi, and the fault was not with the Pioneer itself, but with the pilots who drove it!

Before heading for the Three Towers Tree Sea, Midi recounted every detail in detail, hoping to serve as a reference for designing airships, but he forgot one thing - teaching people how to fly airships.

Although the elf with excellent balance also looked like it when he was a test pilot, it was just that this kind of appearance was not enough in Midi's eyes. And Midi knows better that this level of flight, in actual combat, will only bring defeat and death!

Hovering, steering, accelerating, diving, etc., these attitudes, if you use an analogy, are similar to the situation of a baby just learning to walk, but the most basic, do not reflect the advantages of air vehicles at all.

The need to stop and aim before shooting, and the bomb can only be dropped in a fixed attitude, which is a fatal problem.

The Pioneer Boat was already quite fragile, and its firing range was only a hundred meters, no different from that of an ordinary gunner, and once it stopped, it would immediately become a target and be destroyed directly.

As for the bomb with a fixed attitude, the first few times may be able to receive good results, but the Empire is not stupid, after watching it a few times, they will immediately be able to make a prediction based on this posture, not only can they dodge accordingly, but they may also take the opportunity to launch a counterattack and stop the pioneer boat directly.

In a word, the epoch-making weapon has been built, but how to use it is a technical job.

"Let all the test pilots, the selected pilots, and the people from the Magic Research Department of the Hayabusa Regiment all go to the commanding heights of Deep Rock Island. ”

Midi gave a simple order, and then, with a leap of action, he went straight to the Pioneer Boat.

The next moment, a silver-white lightning bolt jumped into the sky!

The lightning arced in a brilliant arc in the low sky, and then rushed to an exit without hesitation.

The exit was no more than three meters wide, to be precise, a small door for personnel to pass through, and it was still slightly hidden at the moment, making it even narrower.

As soon as they saw the direction Midi was heading, almost everyone's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Test flight accident! Many people have even involuntarily raised these four big words in their minds.

However, before Norton, Wells, and the rest of the spectators could stop it, Midi had already flipped through the half-hidden door with almost the width of the fuselage in the Vanguard with a slight twist!

From take-off to acceleration, to passing out of the test flight site, all this happened between lightning and flint, so that people's moods suddenly rose and fell, and it was too late to even be afraid, surprised, or emotional. After a long while, Wells was heard whispering thisβ€”

"God ......"

"Go to the high ground!" It took a few more seconds for Master Norton to remember Midi's order, and he quickly took the lead and ran out.

While a group of people were hurrying, Midi was slowly swaying around the low sky of Deep Rock in the Pioneer Boat, familiarizing himself with the characteristics of the airframe.

It wasn't until he got on this pioneer boat that he really felt that in this life, the airship that human beings used to soar in the sky and occupy such a place in the sea of the sky in the future has really become stronger. The compact structure makes the reaction speed faster, and the streamlined shape makes the air less resistant, and the alchemist Norton's treatment of the empty liquid also makes the thrust brought by its circulation more powerful.

And the main thing is that the change from a two-seater to a single-seater has significantly reduced the weight of the Pioneer boat, making it a radical qualitative change.

If it is this kind of single-seater pioneer boat, many difficult flight maneuvers in the previous life may be able to be easily performed!

After becoming familiar with the characteristics of the body, such a thought suddenly arose in Midi's heart.

As soon as he glanced at it, he saw that Master Norton and his party had rushed to the commanding heights out of breath, just enough to overlook the entire island of Deep Rock, including his own pioneer boat.

Now that the audience is here, you might as well give it a try!

Thinking of this, the throttle under Midi's feet was pressed, and the speed of the Sky Ring suddenly increased, and the Pioneer Boat suddenly turned into a streamer of light, and began to shuttle between the various areas of Deep Rock Island.

Under the control of Midi, the pioneer boat did not just a simple climb, dive, acceleration and deceleration, but a series of difficult flight maneuvers. In the criss-crossing streets, it is a serpentine flight, between the uneven buildings, it is a maneuver and gliding, when encountering various dead ends, it is a displacement maneuver, and so on.

In the intricacies of Deep Rock Island, the Pioneer Craft piloted by Midi is like a real dolphin, teasing the invisible air, riding the strong winds with the smell of moisture, flying at high speed among the reefs formed by buildings, coming and going without slowing down.

For a moment, everyone on the vantage point, even Tanius, who had never been interested in anything other than combat, was stunned by the dazzling and unbelievable aerobatics of Midi.

No one spoke, and it could even be said that people had forgotten to speak, only to keep their eyes fixed on the silver-white pioneer boat.

To this extent, it can already be said that it is the pinnacle, right?

Many people even think so in their hearts.

However, far from the end of Midi's test flight, on the contrary, it seems that it has just begun.

Passing through the various areas of Deep Rock at incredible speed, the Pioneer Boat made a turn, swept directly at a low altitude over the dock, passed lightly between the masts of several ironclad battleships docked, and then pressed on the surface of the sea, bringing up an extremely long wave tail, and soon, it entered the troubled reef area.

This reef area is one of the characteristics of Deep Rock Island, and there are countless tall reefs in the water, many of which are like small hills, and they are lined up everywhere, and once warships enter it, they will immediately crash into it, even ironclads.

But at this moment, this chaotic reef area has become the best shooting range for Midi.