According to the requirements of the Daily Mail, the flight over the English Channel is about 60 kilometers from Galore to Canterbury.

This distance is not difficult for the "strong wind", the straight-line distance between Paris and London is only 300 kilometers, and the "strong wind" can fly one round trip at a time if it is equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks.

So this challenge is really pediatric for the "strong wind", and it is not even a warm-up.

Eddie Johnston was not interested in the "strong wind", some people were interested, and as soon as Stuart Coffey's words fell, someone next to him was surprised: "Your plane can really fly 500 kilometers?" ”

Katherine Wright is still surrounded by a large group of reporters, and they do have the capital to be sought after by the media, not to mention the aura of "female aviator", decent clothing, easy-going attitude, sweet smile, and even the action of covering her mouth with her hands when she is surprised is just right.

This action is also really beautiful, and the photojournalist next to him immediately has another "bang, bang, bang", and Stuart Coffey has stopped his waist board in the next moment.

But it's useless, next to other big beauties, even if Stuart Coffey works hard, he still doesn't look like a level.

It's really a bit big in terms of appearance, Stuart Coffey is in his forties this year, his height is no more than one meter six, his weight must be more than 200, and there is a serious top-

Eddie Johnston can't be blamed for disliking it, and if Stuart Coffey's photo were published in the Daily Mail, it would probably have an impact on the image of southern Africa.

His figure doesn't look like an airplane, but like a chef.

"Of course, we had a range of more than 500 kilometers last year," Stuart Coffey didn't realize, and he was suspected of leaking.

Before Katherine Wright could say anything further, Rich Wheeler, who had been following Stuart Coffey, coughed violently.

Rich Wheeler, an official in the Department of the Interior of the Nyasarstate government and a member of the Brad Unit, was in charge of security for the flight team sent by the Institute of Aeronautical Research, and secrecy was of course part of the security work.

Stuart Coffey didn't seem to realize it, and glared at Rich Wheeler with a slight anger, as if blaming Rich Wheeler for interrupting his communication with Katherine Wright.

Look, he's a straight man who also likes to deal with beautiful women, so you really can't blame the reporters for being snobbish.

"So, Southern Africa began working on flying machines a long time ago?" Eddie Johnston finally got down to business.

"Not Southern Africa, but Nyasaland, when Southern Africa was not yet established, Nyasaland began to work on flying machines, thanks to the attention of Lord Nyasaland, without him, there would be no current aviation research institute." Stuart Coffey's words were still suspected of being leaked, but Rich Wheeler frowned and did not interrupt Stuart Coffey.

"Aviation Research Institute, what kind of department is this?" Catherine Wright interjected, her confused little expression really pitiful.

"Institute of Aeronautics—" Stuart Coffey's eyebrows fluttered, but this time Ricky Wheeler didn't hesitate.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's take a look at the plane that we are going to use to fly over the English Channel this time, and in our country in Nyasaland, this type of aircraft is called 'Strong Wind'—" Rich Wheeler took over decisively, not letting Stuart Coffey continue.

"This model, then, Southern Africa—no, you Nyasaland have other types of aircraft—" Catherine Wright was really hard to deal with, and Rich Wheeler found himself unable to handle it.

This can't be blamed on Rich Wheeler, for Europe, Nyasaland is so far away, so far away that many people don't even know that there is such a place as Nyasaland, so there are many people who are interested in Nyasaland.

Nyasaland itself has too many secrets, for Rich Wheeler and Stuart Coffey, many things are already taken for granted, but for those people in Europe who claim to be the "center of world civilization", many things in Nyasaland are a bit ahead of their time, so Rich Wheeler and Stuart Coffey may leak secrets if they talk casually.

"Sorry, we're just talking about 'strong winds' right now—" Rich Wheeler didn't want to talk about anything else, just "strong winds."

Or rather, Rich Wheeler just wanted to sell "strong winds".

Nyasaland's planes were previously named according to the wind speed class, and since there are "strong winds", then there should be "gusts" and "strong winds", and there will be "storms" and "hurricanes" in the future, but these models are not in the scope of Rich Wheeler's discussion.

Just when Rich Wheeler and Kathleen Wright had a friendly exchange, the ground crew finally removed all the skin on the outer layer of the "strong wind", and the "strong wind" finally appeared in front of the world in its entirety.

The "Gale" has been modified several times, with a fuselage length of 8.56 meters, a wingspan of 10.42 meters, a height of 2.85 meters, and an empty weight of 625 kg.

Compared to the aircraft of this era, including the Flyer III, the most important feature of the Gale is the sealed cabin.

During this period, there were no considerations about the efficacy of man and machine, and when pilots flew the aircraft, there was basically no protection, so pilots had to wear thick cold-proof clothing, helmets and eyes to fly into the blue sky.

Even then, the pilot could not hold out for too long, and if the flight was too long, the pilot would be frozen.

This situation is especially uncomfortable for women, for example, every time she performs an air show, it is a great test for Katherine Wright's image, so Katherine Wright would rather stay on the ground and chat with reporters than get on a plane and destroy her image.

In "strong winds" there is no such problem.

In fact, installing a glass cover in the pilot's cockpit will not add much cost to the aircraft, but it will bring many benefits, not only can it effectively protect the pilot, but also minimize wind resistance with its smooth shape, bringing more stability and faster speed to the aircraft.

So Catherine Wright's eyes lit up the first time she saw the "strong wind", and as the world's most famous "female aviator", Kathleen Wright realized the benefits of this glass cover for the first time.

However, it is not easy to install a glass cover for the cockpit, for this small piece of glass, the Nyasaland Institute of Optics looked for the most suitable materials from all over the world, and finally cooperated with the German Zeiss to develop the glass that meets the requirements, in order to buy out the patent rights of this glass, the Nyasaland Institute of Optics paid 30,000 pounds to the German Zeiss, and the Wright brothers were probably reluctant to come up with the money.

I can't afford to come up with this money, this is the gap between individuals and capital, if it's just a simple flying machine, then individuals can still toss it, but if the plane is raised to a high-tech product that requires the cooperation of multiple industries, it is not something that individuals can touch.

"Can I sit in there and feel it?" Catherine Wright was overjoyed when she saw the hunt, and the expectation in her eyes at this time was definitely not a disguise.

"Hehe, of course it doesn't matter, but if you can't get into the cockpit, only our pilots can handle the 'strong winds.'" Stuart Coffey is generous, the future "strong wind" is to be sold to the outside world, there is no point in hiding it, some things are not something that can be seen at a glance, such as the glass installed on the cabin, even if the Wright brothers know the benefits of this, it is estimated that they are not capable of doing it.

In fact, even the position of the machine gunner behind the pilot was enough for Catherine Wright to be satisfied.

Compared to the pilot's cockpit, the Heavy's position can also be sealed, and the Heavy can close the hatch when there is no fighting, so he doesn't have to feel the wind.

Once a battle breaks out, the Heavy can open the hatch and maneuver the machine gun to launch an attack on enemy aircraft, or at ground targets.

The "Gale" fighter is equipped with a heavy machine gun specially designed for aircraft, which simplifies unnecessary parts as much as possible, and has a larger caliber than the general-purpose machine gun equipped by the army, reaching 17.78 mm.

The reason for using such a strange caliber is mainly to adapt to the habits of the British Commonwealth, 17.78 is 0.7 inches.

The heavy machine gun is placed directly in front of the machine gunner, in order to facilitate the machine gunner's operation, the entire machine gunner's cockpit can be rotated, so the machine gunner can shoot 360 degrees without dead angles, Catherine Wright tried to turn it, very flexible.

But there was not much joy on Kathleen Wright's face, and even from the moment she sat in the shooter's cabin, Kathleen Wright's expression began to gradually become solemn.

Compared with the "Strong Wind", the "Flyer III" has almost no advantages, the shooter cabin of the "Strong Wind" can already rotate, and the Wright brothers' "Flyer III" is still studying how to install the machine gun on the plane, and considering the other information about the "Strong Wind" that Stuart Coffey inadvertently revealed just now, this gap has made Catherine Wright feel a little desperate.

Not to mention that the "Strong Wind" may also be just one of many aircraft models in Nyasaland, and if Nyasaland comes up with more and more advanced aircraft, then the Wright brothers' flying career can now be declared over.

So after jumping off the plane, Catherine Wright took the initiative to send an invitation to Stuart Coffey, hoping to have dinner with Stuart Coffey.

"Sorry, we have a chef with us, we can't eat out-" Stuart Coffey was a little dumbfounded, but there was a compromise: "-If you want, you can taste our Nyasaland cuisine, I promise, no less than the restaurants in Paris!" ”

Looking at the team, the image of the team members may not be very good, but the degree of perfection is absolutely outstanding, and Catherine Wright and their grass platform team are not at the same level at all.