British civil servant

Chapter 487 Husband-in-law Wilson

"I hope so! By the way, Alan, what have you been doing recently?" Harold agreed and asked about the schedule of this colleague recently.

"Uh, I'm on vacation, and I'll return to the United States after a while." In fact, there is no agenda. Apart from receiving two European actresses, Alan Wilson uses his rich knowledge of key politics to contribute to his fiancée's career as an iron ore queen, and to turn Australia from A thorough analysis from the inside out.

From the accumulation of some key political knowledge reserves in Australia, Pamela Mountbatten shaped the development of Pamela Mountbatten's local career.

Although the basic conditions of Australia, if there is no rich mineral resources, it is a fact that it is not as good as Egypt.But now that we have it, there is a need to win over it. Egypt has no resources, and Libya has resources.

But having said that, Australia and Libya are really very similar. Australia is essentially a resource-exporting country, and its industry cannot develop at all.The reason is that the population supported by agricultural production is limited, and a large-scale industrial system also requires a large number of people as labor.On the other hand, Australia's water resources simply cannot support a larger industrial system.

All in all, if there is no mineral resources, Australia is not even as good as Egypt, and the grain output of the 800 million land area cannot be compared with that of Egypt.With it is an enhanced version of Libya.

With such a large area of ​​Australia, the combined land that can be used cannot catch up with Java Island. This is not alarmist talk at all, but a fact. Population growth will not lie.

Ai Zhongtang's finalized Indonesian threat theory has a way out, let Pamela Mountbatten play it.Although the strategist in the fiancée's mouth is definitely not herself, but Mountbatten, who is the commander of the fleet in the middle of the earth, but it doesn't matter, they are all family.

This can also shape the identity of the father-in-law as a strategist. As for the original jokes, General Mountbatten is clearly a strategist, but he is not used as a commander. That is definitely the fault of Fatty Qiu, and Australia has no treatment for Mr. Churchill. Good impression, it is absolutely right to push it on him.

General Mountbatten, who was still serving in the Mediterranean Fleet, did not know his status in a Commonwealth country, and was rising as a strategist. At the same time, Churchill's already bad reputation in Australia was even worse.

This is all based on the knowledge reserve of Alan Wilson. He can even recall the plate changes in his mind, pointing out that the continent of Australia is very old, and it is part of the ancient Gondwana continent.

When Pamela Mountbatten is established in Australia, there will be a place for Alan Wilson in the latest London geography paper.

"Pamela, that's the heir of the Duke of Leinster. Don't you think about it?" Princess Margaret is like a follower. Even her sister, the crown prince, has already visited New Zealand, but she still stays and follows Pamela. Meera Mountbarton was busy.

"What does it have to do with me? If it's a debtor, I'll just pay him back." Pamela Mountbatten looked at the telegram while turning a deaf ear to the words of the love-conscious matchmaker, and said sharply, "It seems that Knowing about the iron mine, the money is not enough, and you want me to give him the money? How can such a good thing happen, besides, I have a fiancé."

News about Australian iron ore has begun to spread in a small area of ​​London. Naturally, Pamela Mountbatten, who has a good background and now has iron ore bonuses, has stepped up to a new level in attraction.As for that Alan Wilson, he is just a son-in-law, considered by the aristocratic class, not worthy of the apple of the eye of the aristocratic group.

The major dukes naturally have a way to contact Australia. They have always believed that the little civil servant is not worthy of his sister, Princess Margaret, and they have played a role in doing their part. They began to express openly and secretly that it is the grand duke's family that can give Pamela Mountbatten happiness.

The love brain didn't know why Pamela Mountbatten fell in love with Alan Wilson because she was so evil. Although she had also seen that man's money, it was indeed not small, but how could marriage be so superficial without considering other factors.

"Pamela, you can find any kind of husband you can find in England, you can find more handsome ones and richer ones." Princess Margaret waved her hoe, showing her determination to save Pamela from suffering , "This is more appropriate."

"To be honest, there may be more handsome ones, but not necessarily richer ones. And Allen just has no interest in doing business, otherwise this iron mine would not fall into my hands at all. Do you know how much trust this is? "Pamela Mountbatten questioned the love brain, "Margaret, he can come and find the iron ore by himself, but believe me without reservation. If you use money to measure it, do you think it is very difficult to find such a husband? Is it easy?"

Since these flies after the news of the iron mine appeared, since they came here for the wealth of the iron mine, Pamela Mountbatten also talked about money without any concealment. Who can offer a higher price than this iron mine?

And to be honest, my fiancé is helping the aristocratic class get rid of the falling track, but many family members come to dig the wall, which makes Pamela Mountbatten quite contemptuous. They are all British, and my fiancé is running for the country. Those nobles It's okay for the children of my son to do nothing, but they still want to come here to take advantage of it.

"It seems that I need to hire some bodyguards to protect my safety, otherwise it may cause Alan to misunderstand." Pamela Mountbatten read the content of the telegram and absorbed the part that shaped her father's strategist. Princess Grete said this in front of her.

Princess Margaret came back to her senses, and followed behind her, "Sister, you've been away from him for so long, you don't even know he's looking for other women to vent his desire."

"I don't care if I know it, do you understand?" Pamela Mountbatten glared at the crown prince's younger sister and said angrily, "Don't always speak ill of my fiancé, or your future may be worse." There will be twists and turns.”

Pamela Mountbatten has witnessed Alan Wilson's methods in British India. Once they are targeted, they will use one trick after another without repeating it.

The most important thing is that the British India was clearly tormented quite miserable, but no one could notice it, as if everything happened naturally. Only myself who was with him at that time understood the source of many times in the mainland.

This means that Britain has been unable to control the situation after two world wars. In the peak period of the British Empire, Pamela Mountbatten doubted that Ali Khan, the richest man in the world, would be replaced within a year.

"I'm so mad... Ah!" Princess Margaret stomped her feet angrily, deeply angry at her sister's stubbornness.

Ben Chifley can be said to be very happy recently. Australia has always been known as an iron-poor country, otherwise it would not have issued a decree to ban the export of iron ore. With the arrival of Crown Prince Elizabeth, there was also a good news that iron ore was discovered information.

This has increased the current approval rating of the Prime Minister from the Australian Labor Party. For politicians, the approval rating is the top priority. The discovery of iron ore has eased the dissatisfaction of some Australian citizens.

Moreover, it was the iron ore discovered during the visit of Crown Prince Elizabeth. Some public opinion said that it should be named after the crown prince. Such public opinion also made the relationship between Australia and Britain deeper than water.

"It's Ms. Mountbatten, honorable Prime Minister." The secretary outside the door came in to report, and Prime Minister Ben Chifley, who was working easily, came back to his senses and immediately said that he had time to meet.

Pamela Mountbatten has been the guest of Prime Minister Ben Chifley since the discovery of iron ore.What surprised him the most was that this young girl had a huge reserve of knowledge that did not conform to common sense.

What politicians like to talk about most is politics. Pamela Mountbatten is not only very interested in such issues, but even understands them very well, which is very surprising.

Ben Chifley was a little shocked by some viewpoints, as well as his views on the international situation. It was only after he learned that it was General Mountbatten's teaching that he understood.

Even Ben Chifley was in the habit of talking to this young lady about Australia's response to the situation around him, because he found that every conversation was rewarding.

"Dear Prime Minister, this is the exploration plan at this stage. After I contacted the local area, I came up with a feasible plan after many discussions. And the possible difficulties in the northwestern part of Australia. We all know that it is relatively desolate there. And there are Some safety concerns." After Pamela Mountbatten came in, she showed her capable side.

Having just finished her extra lessons, she analyzed the exploration plan methodically, starting with the climate and geographical conditions.In fact, in the original contract with the Australian government, the scope of exploration covers the exclusive exploration rights of the entire Western Australia.

Now that the set contract is still valid, Pamela Mountbatten expressed the economic benefits that this iron mine may bring to Australia with a confident demeanor.

Reminded by her fiancé, Pamela Mountbatten handled these scenes with ease, making Ben Chifley nod frequently.Many problems are indeed long-standing problems in Australia, and Ben Chifley is very humble when being spoken out by a native girl in a very understanding manner.

At the same time, Alan Wilson, the mere son-in-law in the eyes of the aristocracy, returned home exhausted from his vacation in the Ruhr area, and ended his vacation early.

He gave his fiancee a mission, and his fiancee also gave him a mission. The comet airliner will conduct an important test flight.Pamela Mountbatten is busy with the iron ore business in Australia, and naturally he needs to go to the de Havilland company.

Chapter 488 There Are People in the Court Who Are Easy to Handle

Allen Wilson came to the headquarters of the company named after the founder de Havilland himself for the first time. This was the first time the two met. De Havilland himself is 67 years old and has been engaged in aircraft manufacturing and design for a long time. Dating back to World War I.

After shaking hands with this pioneer in the aviation industry, Alan Wilson introduced himself without embarrassment. I am Pamela Mountbatten's fiancé. Did you ask for advice?

"De Havilland! Hello, Mr. Allen, do you work in Whitehall?" De Havilland's hands are very strong, just like the hands of working people.

"It doesn't count now, I'm the consul of the Boston Consulate. Pamela is in Australia, and I can't come to observe this trial voyage. It just so happens that I'm not in North America recently, so let me come over." Alan Wilson said modestly. Pay tribute to this aviation pioneer, "Actually, we should have met long ago. When Pamela came to see the old gentleman, I was still working in British India. I couldn't come here in person. I could only ask her to come here, just like she asked now. I'm here to witness the trial voyage."

De Havilland snorted. It turned out that the daughter of General Mountbatten who came to the door rashly at the beginning was instructed by Alan Wilson, and then heard, "As for the money that Pamela took out, of course it is mine, but this It’s not about important things, it’s about contributing to the aviation industry.”

"Ms. Pamela's proposal to make changes on the passenger plane is also Mr. Allen's opinion?" De Havilland frowned and asked, seeing Allen Wilson nodded, and asked, "Mr. Allen has design experience?"

"No, but I have some social experience, so I can see some problems, so I intervene through my fiancee."

Faced with some unkind questions, Alan Wilson didn't mean to be angry, and he simply admitted that he himself did use Pamela Mountbatten, the second-generation British top authority who is not easy to mess with, to interfere with the design of the Comet airliner.

The design flaws of the comet airliner have been corrected, and the comet airliner that is about to take a test flight is staying at the airport.

The appearance is quite different from the original version. The position of the engine is not in the belly, but under the wings. As for the window that caused the disintegration of the Comet airliner, it has also been corrected.

The Comet Airliner is a four-engine jet airliner, and the engines are placed on the left and right wings respectively, which is also the conventional arrangement of later generations.As for the original plan of placing it under the belly of the aircraft, it will greatly increase the maintenance cost and has been abandoned.

Civilian jet engines have only been around for less than ten years, and some are even modified from military engines, and their reliability needs to be improved. However, the reliability of piston aircraft engines in the same period has not improved much compared to World War II.

If the twin-engine arrangement is like that of the later generations, it will not be able to provide enough thrust. After all, the current engine cannot be compared with the power decades later. Before safety and economic benefits, the former must be considered first.

A mature twin engine only needs to wait until the Boeing 737 appears, and it appears as a regional airliner.That's right, when the Boeing 737 first entered the aviation industry, the mainstream of the aviation industry was the three-engine model.

At the same time, aircraft engine technology has improved, regardless of thrust or reliability has been greatly improved, and it has been able to produce engines with a thrust of more than [-] pounds and less than one shutdown per [-] flight hours. Carry more passengers and cargo, and fly longer distances.

This has led to the development of the Boeing 737 airliner, which has changed from a regional aircraft to a choice for mainstream routes.

Obviously, de Havilland, who now knows the inside story, finally approved the revision plan under the intervention of Pamela Mountbatten, whose aristocratic class is at stake, but it is obvious that the perpetrator still inevitably wants to connotate it. It's because you don't understand airplanes.

Alan Wilson really doesn't understand airplanes, and he simply admitted this, and then asked, "Mr. de Havilland, it's true that you understand airplanes, but you don't understand the world. If you don't understand the world, you will Failure."

"Does Mr. Allen want to tell this old man that the earth is round?" De Havilland's tone was not without teasing.

"So Mr. de Havilland, what do you think the jets need most?" Alan Wilson asked disapprovingly.

"Performance, convenience, and epoch-making significance." De Havilland directly expressed a few of his own ideas.

"Especially reliable!" Alan Wilson added with a smile, "When the Hindenburg became a big fireball, the airship disappeared into the sky in just a few years. Jet aircraft can be regarded as a high-tech industry, but Not only the United Kingdom has this technology to build, let alone the United States, Canada also has its own jetliner project, called the C-102 project."

The world's second jet airliner was made in Canada, but unfortunately because it was the second, it was forgotten by history, and even the name was never known. The emergence of the C-102 project was also related to the United Kingdom, because Canadian engineers during the war, see When it came to Rolls-Royce's jet engine, it was immediately decided to look like a jet airliner.

De Havilland still had an expression of disapproval, and Alan Wilson immediately asked the second question, "Once something happens to this plane, competitors will make a big fuss about it. This is a new Industries and countries with technical reserves are all vying for the commanding heights, and they will do everything possible for this. As a senior Whitehall civil servant, I can assert one thing now. I wonder if Mr. De Havilland will believe it ?”

"What's the matter?" De Havilland asked with a questioning face, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd for this man who was better than Pamela Mountbatten.

"That is, the United States will definitely ask for an excuse to prohibit your achievements from entering the United States." Alan Wilson said in a positive tone, "To protect the United States' own aviation manufacturing industry, this is bound to happen."

This in itself is what the United States has done in history after the Comet airliner came out. It just found an excuse to prohibit domestic airlines from buying Comet airliners until Boeing caught up.

De Havilland is just an aircraft designer. Let alone the aircraft manufacturing industry, which is still in its infancy, it has many problems, and it is easy to find excuses.Even decades later, how many immoral things has the United States done to protect Boeing?

After a short conversation, de Havilland confirmed one thing, that is, Alan Wilson is more difficult to deal with than Pamela Mountbatten in terms of language. Of course, it doesn't matter who taught it?

As for the arrangement of the engine under the wing, Alan Wilson also gave a convincing explanation. Since the engine is mounted under the lower wing, it is closer to the ground, and it is a separate nacelle, so the engine's Maintenance operations will be easier and it will be easier to observe the engine running status when starting and stopping.

The weight of the engine is the bulk of the airframe structure. The position of the engine has a great influence on the weight distribution of the aircraft. The wing hanger structure places the engine directly on the main wing that provides lift, and the position of the main wing is generally near the center of the fuselage. So it will provide a better weight balance.

As for not placing it on the most balanced belly, it is because the engine is too close to the ground, so sometimes it is necessary to reverse the wings or change the shape of the engine compartment to avoid collision with the ground. In addition, the engine is too low to the ground and it is easier to inhale. foreign body.

Finally, de Havilland had nothing to say, and even he felt that no one knew more about aircraft design than Alan Wilson.

After the fuel injection was completed, the test pilot entered the comet jet airliner under the watchful eyes of the two. After a while, the roar of the engine came, and the test flight of the world's first jet airliner officially began.

The thrust generated by the engine pushed the huge fuselage of the Comet Airliner, moving on the runway bit by bit, at a faster and faster speed, until it rose from the ground and lifted into the air with a deafening sound barrier.

Alan Wilson and de Havilland, who already knew each other a little bit, looked relieved when they saw the sky getting smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a dotted comet airliner.

"As long as reliability can be guaranteed, I believe that in the European market and the major colonies, the demand can still be met." Alan Wilson's eyes are full of expectations, "After all, the current world situation is relatively beneficial to the UK. If the reliability is guaranteed If it is guaranteed, try to lower the price as much as possible, and grab the market first. We take advantage of this favorable time to lower the profit, and it will be difficult for competitors to grab the market. After occupying the market, the huge after-sales service can also offset part of the cost. You can make money slowly and occupy the market first.”

Again, taking advantage of the exclusive period of the past few years, the Comet can occupy as many markets as possible, and it will be more beneficial in the future competition with Boeing.

"If the production capacity is expanded but the aircraft cannot be sold, it will have an impact on the company's funds." De Havilland said with some embarrassment, "You must know that this kind of big guy is not cheap, and the backlog of one aircraft is a huge amount of money. "

"I think I can solve some of the problems. The commissioner relations of some of my colonies are decent, including but not limited to British Togo, British Sudan, British Malaya, British Cameroon, British Gold Coast..."

After talking about the names of more than a dozen colonies, Alan Wilson said, "Actually, the Middle East market can also be won, let alone Europe. I can help in Whitehall."

"Now I know why Pamela looks at you differently, Allen." As soon as de Havilland heard about Allen Wilson's connections, he immediately said that the two were a perfect match, a natural pair.

Although it may be slightly embarrassing to admit it readily, de Havilland has to say that there are people in the court who are easy to handle.

Chapter 489 Killing Two Birds With One Stone

"Epoch-making, revolutionary!" The test flight of the Comet jet was dubbed by major newspapers in London.

The excitement of public opinion also showed London citizens’ expectation for Britain to start again after the war. Because of the test flight of the Comet jet airliner, this jet craze is spreading from the British mainland to the whole world.

It's hard to say how the Comet is different from the original one. Anyway, according to Alan Wilson, the passenger plane looks like this, a bit like Airbus, and a bit like Boeing. That's normal.

In any case, this jet airliner, which was first flown in the UK, ushered the world's civil aviation into the jet age.A booster was given to the UK. Two days later, the behemoth Comet [-] landed at Canberra Airport, Australia.

This big guy, out of tune with the times, attracted many passengers at Canberra Airport, pointing fingers at it.The Union Jack pattern on the tail wing shows the nationality of this big guy, and many Australians are very envious.

Pamela Mountbatten was looking forward to it, and Alan Wilson, who was carrying a parachute, experienced the treatment of a head of state under the ultraviolet rays of the southern hemisphere. It seems to have seen the world.

Pamela Mountbatten, who had fixed the target at a glance, trotted and hugged the man who was carrying a loose bag and was about to eat chicken, "You don't like to be an airplane, you don't feel down-to-earth."

"So this is not carrying a parachute!" Alan Wilson pointed to his paratrooper equipment, and now even if he joins the paratrooper force quickly, becoming a dandelion in the air will not violate peace at all.

If it weren't for the crowd of onlookers, Pamela Mountbatten really wanted to hang on to the man like this, but the concentrated gaze finally made the girl feel the scorching heat, and she let go of her hand embarrassedly.

As for her fiancé's life-threatening remarks, Pamela Mountbatten was not picky at all. Alan Wilson has always been like this. Now she dares to cross half of the earth and come here on the experimental Comet [-]. She was very pleasantly surprised. It's all touching and nothing else.

After a while, the crew members were divided up and greeted the men and women standing side by side, and also said hello to their boss. Many people knew Pamela Mountbatten, and they really just knew about Alan Wilson.

"Miss Pamela, let me tell you why Mr. Allen wants to come to Australia." Captain Hunter seemed to have just discovered this secret, and gave an assist to the couple who had just met.

"How does the long-distance voyage feel, let's find a place to eat and chat." Alan Wilson grabbed Pamela Mountbatten's hand and asked how he felt about the long-distance voyage this time.

The Comet Airliner has just been released for a few days, and the whole world is full of praise for the first jet airliner, but as a new thing, there must be flaws, and only the captain can feel such flaws.

As Alan Wilson and de Havilland talk about, the most important thing is reliability.Reliability is a big issue. Air travel is not popular yet. People still travel long distances by ocean-going ships. Air travel is only available to the rich and high-ranking officials.

In fact, many of the passengers on the British International Airways flight were commissioners, military officers and other local officials sent by the British government to manage the colonies overseas.

If a plane falls off, it is not ordinary people who will be completely wiped out.Alan Wilson did not design the aircraft, so it was impossible to avoid all the problems of the first machine.

Needless to say, all major British airlines have high hopes for Comet [-], even though Comet [-] is still in the test flight stage.

"It takes four hours to refuel. This is not a big problem. I believe that the local engine company will improve this problem. The key is that we eliminate design problems. From a conservative point of view, the jetliner itself is the latest model. Things, no matter how conservative the plan is under the concept of jet airliner, it will not appear conservative.”

Fortunately, with Pamela Mountbatten present, the Comet Airliner has undergone hydrostatic testing, and a huge pool was designed to immerse the aircraft in water for various pressure tests.

The water pressure in the fuselage of the aircraft is continuously raised and lowered to simulate the pressure conditions faced in actual flight.In this way, a long period of time has passed, which is equivalent to [-] hours of actual flight.Another six weeks later, when the pressure inside the fuselage suddenly dropped, the metal around a window cracked and the fuselage exploded.

Obviously, the fuselage is too thin, thus completely exposing two fatal flaws in the aircraft design.The first is its structure. In order to fly higher and faster and reduce weight, the skin of the aircraft has been cut to a certain thickness.

Moreover, when flying at high altitudes, the cabin needs to be pressurized to ensure that passengers can breathe normally.So the thinning of the skin and the pressurization of the cabin are applied to the fuselage at the same time. Under the combined effect of these two factors, eventually the aircraft will burst.At the same time, this experiment also improved the windows of Comet [-] and turned them into rounded windows.

It was this water pressure experiment that caused de Havilland to lose to Pamela Mountbatten, the second generation of the top British power, and improved the Comet No. [-] machine to become today's Comet No. [-].

As for whether there are other problems, this requires the crew to explore during the flight.

Ever since Ellen Wilson arrived in Australia, Pamela Mountbatten couldn't take her eyes off her eyes. Looking at the outrageous words in Princess Margaret's eyes, the spirit in her eyes was full of vigor, and the smile on her face never disappeared.

After a while, Pamela Mountbatten followed her fiancé step by step, returned to her place of residence, and talked about the harvest of coming to Australia this time, "Some noble children have ideas for me, and I refused without hesitation. "

"My dear, do you want to say that you are very popular?" In front of Princess Margaret, Alan Wilson listened to Pamela Mountbatten's candid confession, and changed the subject, "Yeah, so big Who can be tempted by a piece of wealth, how many idiots like me are there in this world?"

"They don't deserve to be compared with you." Pamela Mountbatten's eyes seemed to be able to drip water, enough to melt any man's iron will.