The short honeymoon soon passed with Prince Ruprecht and Princess Marie planning a shipping company, and as soon as everything was on track, the prince was immediately on the move to deal with another matter, on August 15, 1901, financed by the Kingdom of Bavaria, sponsored by Baron Daimler and Otto. Baron Lirinthal (canonized by the Kingdom of Bavaria) had already made a breakthrough in the construction of a powered gliding aircraft, and immediately after his honeymoon, the prince went to the proving ground outside Munich to inspect the aircraft. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The prince's choice of these two people is deliberate, Daimler naturally needless to say, this guy is engaged in power, the later Daimler-Benz company was proud of the aero engine rather than the car engine at the beginning, the famous DB601, DB605 and DB603 series engines can be said to hold up half of the sky in Nazi Germany in history. Putting him in charge of the engine project was naturally the most suitable.

This Otto. Baron Lilinthal is also a famous person, he is one of the most famous ****** designers in Germany, but unfortunately he died in a test flight in 1896. In this plane, the prince took it under his command in 1895 and tried his best to oppose the core personnel of ****** design to engage in such dangerous activities, so the famous aviation pioneer has survived to the present day and successfully produced the first series of aircraft for the prince.

That's right, you read that right, these prototypes have already made a series! Compared to the Wright brothers, who had no one to support them, fought alone, and made money from the bicycle business to support aviation experiments, the treatment of the Daimler and Lilinthal group was completely royal! In order to find the right wing skin, his crew collected tens of thousands of materials from all over the world, including but not limited to various woods, canvases, textiles, silk ........ Bitumen, various paints and pigments are also included as auxiliary coatings.

In return for the prince's full support, the design team also produced no less than half a dozen prototypes, and after six months of refitting, Lirinthal finally made an aircraft that he considered very successful. And named it the Flyer 1 .......

When the prince and his group arrived at the test site, a rather rudimentary biplane appeared in front of people's eyes, and the wingspan of the Flyer 1 reached 12.5 meters. The height of the aircraft is 3 meters, and the length is 7.2 meters. The two tiers of wings are slightly staggered, with vertically oriented elevators on the lower wings. The tail has horizontal rudders that control the horizontal direction. An 8-cylinder liquid-cooled petrol engine manufactured by Daimler AG is provided, with a maximum output of 50 hp. Direct drive propellers. A huge propeller with a diameter of 2.4 meters is located directly ahead. Behind the engine is the driving position, and the operation of the aircraft is controlled by two operating sticks. The fuel tank of the aircraft is under the pilot's seat. The fuel tank can be discarded when necessary to ensure the safety of the pilot.

"Thanks to the new gasoline engine produced by Baron Daimler, as well as the new high combustion value gasoline, our Flyer 1 aircraft has been substantially improved compared to the previous experimental aircraft, in our previous experiments, all aircraft have never been in the air for more than 3 minutes, and the flight distance is not even a kilometer! And just 5 days ago, our test pilot flew this plane for exactly 27 minutes! The range is up to 42 km! If it weren't for the lack of fuel on the plane, we could have flown farther, and I'm a little jealous of those lads right now! Baron Lilinthal said excitedly.

"Very well, this result can already throw the Wright brothers into the Pacific Ocean!" The prince said in his heart. You know, the Wright brothers' first flight only lasted 12 seconds, and the range was only 40 meters, which is not even as good as those unformed test planes when put here by the prince!

"So how high can this plane fly?" The prince thought for a moment and asked.

"The maximum in the experiment is not more than 500 meters." Daimler on the side said. "As the flight altitude increases, the disturbance in the air increases, and our aircraft wing area is up to 52 square meters. An aircraft weighing nearly 520 kg is difficult to compete with the effects of wind in the air. ”

"So if you can, can you test fly now?" The prince asked.

"Absolutely, and this aircraft has maneuverability far beyond its predecessors." Baron Lilinthal said, then signaling the pilot to prepare for a test flight!

Compared to the Wright brothers' aircraft, the Bavarian version of the Flyer 1 is definitely powerful, at least in terms of engines! Whereas the historic Voyager 1 had an engine of no more than 15 horsepower and operated the propeller via chain transmission, this new V8 liquid-cooled petrol engine drives the propeller directly, making it more practical and more operable!

Like a huge number of ordinary planes began to accelerate in the roar of the launch, the huge wingspan brought more lift and lower take-off speed, test pilot Ryan sat in the driver's seat, after checking the plane for the last time, released the brakes, under the pull of the propellers, this aircraft began to gradually accelerate!

With the increasing speed, the plane began to be a little bumpy, but soon, under the effect of lift, the plane began to gradually leave the ground, Ryan carefully controlled the attitude of the aircraft, the nose of the plane was slightly raised, and the elevation angle was controlled within 15 degrees, he did not dare to pull the nose too high, because in this case, it may cause a stall, and the aircraft's fuel supply system will also have problems....... Because the power of the oil pump is somewhat insufficient--!

The plane gradually climbed to an altitude of 300 meters, and the vicinity of the test flight site was very flat, so there was no need to worry about a collision, and Ryan took a look at the altimeter and began to operate the aircraft steering. He needed to maneuver both the horizontal and vertical rudders, tilting the airplane and gaining a centripetal force at the same time. The plane didn't have power-assisted equipment, so he had to use brute force to contend with the wind, and he slowly pressed the lever to the side, and with a creaking sound and the hum of the cables taut, the huge plane began to slowly turn.

Like a huge flying bookshelf, the plane slashed through the air 200 meters away, and the corners of the prince's mouth twitched, how to look at this huge thing and how it was not strong, as if it would break off in the next moment. However, although the sound of twisting in the wind could be heard even on the ground, the plane made of processed wood was able to successfully complete the turning action, which made everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

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