Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Lin Yi just smiled when he heard Wilbur White's words.

Although he helped the White brothers realize their dreams, it was the empire that got the real results.

"Mr. White, you are being polite when you say this. There is a saying in our country, which is that roses given to others leave a lingering fragrance in their hands."

"Although the Empire supports you, the Empire also has its own aircraft."

"Okay, dear Mr. White, I can't wait to see your research results." Lin Yi said with a smile.

As soon as they heard that Lin Yi wanted to see their plane, the White brothers and Feng Ru didn't waste any time and led Lin Yi directly towards the research institute.

The flight research institute occupies a larger area than the weapons research institute next door.

But the terrain is not as varied as the Weapons Research Institute.

After all, this is a place where aircraft are researched, and many of their experiments require flying into the air.

That's right, in this era, there are no wind tunnel experiments. All experiments require flying into the air.

Therefore, being a scientific researcher in this era is actually very risky.

Arriving at a very flat field, Lin Yi saw a big guy parked not far away.

This big guy looks a little weird. If you say it is an airplane, it is better to say that it is just a wooden box equipped with three pairs of wings.

It looks weird, but it is also very consistent with the characteristics of aircraft of this era.

Due to deficiencies in engines and manufacturing processes, most aircraft in this era were made of wood instead of iron or aluminum.

Similarly, due to structural and material reasons, the wings of an aircraft cannot be designed as a monoplane.

Generally, three-layer or five-layer wings are used. Monoplanes will still have to wait for decades, and they will not appear until before the start of World War II.

Lin Yi walked to the side of the plane, stretched out his hand, knocked on the fuselage of the plane, and touched the wings.

Lin Yi could tell that this so-called airplane was made of a metal frame except for the cab, and thin wooden boards were used as partitions.

The fuselage, including the tail, is just a wooden frame.

The wings were wooden frames covered with canvas.

This design can be said to reduce the weight of the aircraft to the minimum.

Lin Yi did not criticize the White brothers and Feng Ru harshly. After all, the current engine technology of the empire, or the entire world, could not carry a heavy aircraft at all.

Therefore, the weight of the aircraft can only be reduced as much as possible with the existing engine technology.

Therefore, overall, Lin Yi is quite satisfied, of course, provided that the plane can really fly.

"Chief Feng, Mr. White, can you find someone to try flying?" Lin Yi asked, looking at the three of them.

When Orville White heard that Lin Yi wanted to see the test flight, he took the initiative to stand up and said to Lin Yi: "Your Excellency, let me do it."

When Lin Yi heard that Orville wanted to come in person, he quickly shook his head.

Just kidding, the White brothers are the experts he paid a lot of money to bring back for test flights. What if there is an accident?

"Dear Orville, I don't want you to do this. After all, you are too important to me and the empire."

"Neither the Empire nor I can afford to have an accident happen to you. So, let's find someone else."

When the three of them heard Lin Yi's words, they felt moved and disappointed.

What was disappointing was that Lin Yi did not allow them to test-fly at will, but what was touching was that Lin Yi cared so much about their safety.

But does Lin Yi really think so?

He really just felt that these three people were too important to the development of aircraft.

An accident involving any of them would be a major loss to the empire.

After all, without them, the process of aircraft development would be much slower.

However, this is also because there are professional test pilots in this research institute.

These test pilots have joined the Flight Research Institute from the beginning, and each of them can skillfully operate these aircraft.

At Lin Yi's request, a not-so-tall pilot quickly ran to Lin Yi's side.

He wore a pilot's leather hat, goggles and flight jacket.

Then he followed the ladder, got into the cab, and pulled down his windshield.

The ground crew waiting nearby pushed the plane to adjust its direction and pointed the nose of the plane towards the runway.

At this time, a ground crew member ran to the front of the plane, grabbed the propeller in front of the plane with both hands, and pulled hard.

The pilot was in the cab and immediately supplied fuel to the engine with the help of the ground crew.

A plume of black smoke came out of the engine in front of the plane, and there was also the roar of the engine.

Then the engine's propeller spun faster and faster, and the entire plane bounced slightly.

Seeing that the ground crew in front of the plane had left, the pilot gave a thumbs up to the ground crew next to him to indicate that he was ready.

The ground crew next to him also waved the command flag in his hand forward, indicating to the pilot that he could take off.

After seeing that he was allowed to take off, the pilot released the handbrake on the aircraft, and then the aircraft slowly moved forward under the traction of the engine.

Moreover, the starting speed of the plane slowly moved forward and became faster and faster.

After reaching a certain level, the plane began to become a little light. Finally, after two bounces, the plane left the ground and began to climb slowly.

In fact, airplanes in this era cannot fly very high at all, and can only fly a distance of two to three hundred meters at most.

However, this does allow people to fly, and it is the kind of flight that can be controlled freely.

The pilot began to complete various actions more than 200 meters above the ground.

Sometimes it flies to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes it pulls up, and sometimes it dives.

Lin Yi watched the performance of the aerial pilots, and his heart was filled with excitement.

Lin Yi can responsibly announce to the whole world at this moment that the empire's first experimental aircraft has been successfully developed!

From now on, there must be a place for empire in the sky.

Lin Yi looked at that model now. He originally thought it was an ugly aircraft, but he also felt that it was getting more and more beautiful and powerful.

Like a silver eagle, soaring in the sky. The dragon totem painted on the fuselage looks like an empire rising from the ground.

Even Lin Yi, who has been exposed to a lot of advanced equipment in later generations, was extremely excited when he saw the plane dancing in the sky at this moment.

Lin Yi looked around at the people around him. Even someone like Feng Ru, who had participated in research and development, looked at the plane in the sky with a mesmerized look on his face.

As for those who had never seen an airplane, they were all dumbfounded at this time, with dull expressions on their faces.

Lin Yi wanted to laugh when he saw that expression.