At this moment, most people were looking up at the plane soaring in the blue sky. The president's long sigh seemed to be lamenting that mankind had taken another step forward in the battle against nature.
It was also a kind of helplessness towards the insignificance of mankind. Even if they conquered the sky, there were still more unknown and mysterious things waiting for them.
These were actually just rhetorical techniques. He actually just wanted to sigh. Sometimes, when people did certain things, they didn't have so much mental activity.
Everyone was paying attention to the plane, but there were two guys who focused on different things. Their eyes were wandering around the hangar, and one of them even wanted to grab something and stuff it into his pocket.
Everyone had their own mission and mission. Some people's mission was to promote the progress of civilization, but not everyone had to be so noble.
Because more people lived for the purpose of living, to support the extraordinariness of a small group of people.
The chief engineer coughed. He obeyed Lynch's order and kept staring at these people.
The Department of Defense scientist who was stuffing a thumb-sized piece of metal from the fuselage into his pocket showed an innocent smile. He then put the item back.
He even reached out and wiped the dust on it.
Mr. Lynch was right. They really couldn't relax too much. Who would have thought that these Ministry of Defense scientists were so dishonest?
He knew that the other party wanted to understand the plane by examining the metal composition, but this kind of behavior … It was not easy to evaluate.
"You can let them come down now …" After a long sigh, Mr. President finally regained his composure.
The Ministry of Defense and the military also began to pay close attention to the landing of the plane. Until now, there had been no large-scale research and development projects for the plane, but the landing problem was difficult to solve.
First, the first plane, which was made of pure aluminum, lowered its altitude and slowed down the output power of the engine. After the last circle, it began to officially land.
Several agents subconsciously blocked in front of the president. Every year at the Aviation Expo, the damage caused by the landing of the plane was no less than a cannonball.
Every year, some unlucky people would be injured by the falling plane debris because they were too close to the landing strip. There were even cases of death.
Everyone held their breaths as they watched in silence …
The rubber wheels deformed the moment they came into contact with the ground. The fuselage seemed to have sunk to a certain extent. Surprisingly, it wasn't damaged. Instead, it bounced the plane up.
However, this contact, which lasted less than a second, reduced the speed of the plane to a relatively low level. It was now completely relying on its structure to glide.
Three or four seconds later, there was a second contact. This time, the rubber tires were not deformed so much. The fuselage of the plane bounced up a little, but it soon landed on the ground.
More than half of the runway, the plane had completely landed. The pilot excitedly pushed it to the side with the ground crew. There was another plane coming down from the sky.
The landing of an aluminum-clad plane was smoother than that of an all-aluminum plane. The toughness of wood was better than that of aluminum alloy, and it could withstand a greater impact when it landed.
Both planes completed their missions perfectly. From takeoff, to soaring, to landing, there were no problems!
Whether it was the pilots, researchers, or the officers of the Ministry of Defense and the military, they all became particularly excited at this time.
The first to ask questions was the Navy. "Mr. Lynch, this … How far can this plane fly?"
This was a very critical question. If it couldn't fly too far, although it was valuable, its value was not that great.
The world was so big. The Federation couldn't fight other countries at home for the rest of its life. That was not a smart choice.
If the war was introduced to the mainland, from the president to the Minister of Defense, they would be responsible for it!
Therefore, the core idea of starting a war on other people's land as much as possible had been deeply engraved in the minds of the Federation people. During the war, they had seen too many tragedies and were deeply afraid of the flames of war igniting in their own land.
Therefore, these planes needed to have good endurance. Only in this way could they cooperate with the Navy and the Army to advance.
Lynch looked at everyone and took two steps with a smile. With his back facing the gate of the institute, he asked with a smile, "Why don't we sit in a warm room and discuss these problems while drinking coffee?"
The president didn't hesitate too much. He stepped forward directly.
Lynch's suggestion was very welcome. He was probably the oldest in this group of people. The temperature in February was not high, and the undeveloped industrial capacity had not ruined the planet's climate, so winter was really cold!
After more than 20 minutes in the cold wind, the president vaguely felt that his knees were a little sore, and his elbows were a little sore. He had to find a warm place to stay.
A large group of people followed Lynch into the conference room of the institute. The blackboard in the conference room had been wiped clean, and the things on it were preserved in the form of photos and film.
"If our first plane is equipped with an extra fuel tank, theoretically, the one-way flight distance is about 1,000 kilometers!"
The chief engineer coughed heavily. He choked on his own saliva.
They delayed the report to Lynch for more than a month because there were always some things that went beyond their expectations.
For example, in order to provide a more stable output and increase the runway speed during takeoff, they sacrificed a little endurance.
Now, without an extra fuel tank, the round-trip flight distance of an adult was about 220 kilometers. Even with extra fuel, it couldn't fly as far as 1,000 kilometers!
"Are you not feeling well?"
Lynch glanced sideways at him. Without waiting for the chief engineer to say anything, Lynch said, "If you're not feeling well, you can take a rest first. I know you're working hard to develop these things as soon as possible."
The chief engineer wanted to remind Lynch, but he didn't expect Lynch to secretly give him a look, which meant "Shut up, I f * cking know what you're going to say, but shut up!"
After confirming the look, the chief engineer forced a smile and thanked Lynch for his "kindness", then took the initiative to leave his post.
In fact, Lynch knew that it couldn't fly too far, but that didn't stop him from exaggerating its performance.
Less than a thousand kilometers, less than a hundred kilometers, less than a thousand kilometers, and less than nine hundred ninety-nine kilometers. Moreover, there was no limit on the size of the fuel tank. They were only asking about the maximum flying distance.
It was like those car salesmen. You thought they were talking about a complete car, but other than talking about the car at the beginning, they kept talking about the spare parts.
After you believe what he said, you will realize that what he said and what you heard are not the same thing.
Those satisfactory spare parts and interiors were actually optional. In other words, if you wanted to get these things, you had to spend extra money.
However, they wouldn't tell you. They would take customers to see the best car and test drive it. When you made up your mind, they would tell you that if you wanted the car in your mind, you had to pay more, sir!
Now, Lynch was playing the same trick as them. Let alone flying less than 1,000 kilometers, he even dared to boast about the altitude close to the atmosphere, as long as someone asked.
When it came to the actual operation, they would constantly reduce the initial data for various reasons, then they would get the real data.
After all, they had "theoretically" completely confirmed its feasibility!
The gentlemen in the room nodded. 1,000 kilometers, if they built some supply stations in the Atlantic Ocean, they could even fly the plane directly to Geffra.
Although they didn't know why they subconsciously thought of Geffra as an imaginary enemy when they were thinking about this problem.
People asked a lot of other questions, such as its actual combat performance, the accuracy of the bomb, and the convenience of supply. At this moment, Lynch turned into an expert in the field of aircraft. There was no question that he couldn't answer.
He wasn't talking nonsense. He was just showing it according to the data given to him by the chief engineer and the researchers.
It was common sense that the theory was better than the actual numbers. It was like those girls who held their heads high, even if they were nailed down, they could still become a little bit undulating.
If there were a little bit of undulating, it might become turbulent.
Therefore, it was normal for there to be errors in the theory!
After briefly asking some questions about the performance and effectiveness of the aircraft, Lynch quickly took the initiative.
He used the topic of "future war development" to turn the question into his own.
When he realized that he might not be able to answer the questions if they continued to ask, he knew it was time to change the topic.
"The aircraft is the most important invention in human history. It is also the key to helping us to victory in the war."
"I mentioned a three-dimensional war before. While the war of other countries is still on a plane, our war ability has developed into a multi-dimensional war. We hold the key to victory."
"We can attack any facility of any force without any restrictions. We can even launch the 'decapitation strategy' to directly determine the victory of the war!"
The military liked to hear this. The major general who came as a representative asked, "Mr. Lynch, what do you mean by 'decapitation strategy'?"
Lynch liked this kind of potential friend who could cooperate with him and was full of kindness. He shook his finger. "The human brain controls the human body. So we personify war. The combat command is equivalent to the brain of a war."
"If our aircraft suddenly appeared over the command center of a warring state and then dropped bombs, what would happen?"
"If our aircraft suddenly appeared in the capital of a warring state and dropped bombs on the national center of the warring state, what would happen?"
"Gentlemen, from this moment on, the shape of war has changed!"
"If we can't keep up, we will fall behind. I hope we are not the ones who fall behind!"