Romanian Eagle

In the second month after the arrival of 1915, Eder came to inspect the Coanda Aircraft Factory.

The use of aircraft over the European battlefield is now commonplace, and most of the aircraft are still used as reconnaissance. Because of the appearance of Edel, Romania used the machine gun mounted on the fuselage in the Second Balkan War to shoot down the Bulgarian aircraft, which also opened up the minds of countries for the use of aircraft.

Warring nations are now armed with large numbers of aircraft carrying machine guns for reconnaissance and combat. Therefore, in the original time and space, it can only be used for reconnaissance at this time, and the scenes of seeing the other side's planes spit and swearing and pulling out their pistols to shoot them in a deterrent manner are gone. Now basically see the opponent and start to circle, so that the co-pilot can control the machine gun to fire at the enemy aircraft. In the most intense Battle of the Marne, Britain, France and Germany dispatched hundreds of planes to fight, but because of the poor shooting angle of only flanking attacks, this scene of hundreds of planes was actually The number of shot downs is also more moving. From the morning until sunset, 27 planes were shot down on both sides, which was a tragic fight.

Now facing the huge number and variety of aircrafts of various countries participating in the war, Romania certainly cannot lag behind. Romania has the smallest gap with other countries in the emerging thing of aircraft. Only by being in the first group can Romania have a better development in the future. Now Eder is here to inspect the latest Romanian aircraft, the first to be assembled entirely from domestically sourced parts.

Previously, Romanian aircraft purchased engines produced by the French Landshen Company, but now the Romanian Power Laboratory and Coanda Aircraft Factory have finally produced their own engine, which is completely a new engine. Different from the rotary cylinder engines currently used in various countries, it is a rotary radial air-cooled engine produced entirely based on the ideas of Henry Coanda and Feraiku.

The only downside is that the shaft required for this engine has to be imported from Germany. And because it is the first rotary shaft engine, the service life has a certain reduction compared to the current rotary cylinder type, which can only reach 600 hours of service life. But it's all worth it, because the engine's horsepower reaches 120 horsepower, far exceeding the 100 horsepower engines used in various countries today.

"Look, Your Majesty, this is the new fighter we have prepared for the Romanian military, and it is also the world's first nose-firing fighter."

Feraiku pointed to the plane in front of him and excitedly told Edel. "Of course, the appearance of this aircraft is also inseparable from the ideas you gave, Your Majesty. The idea of ​​this firing coordinator has really impressed us. This aircraft will become the most advantageous weapon for our Romanian airspace defense."

Hearing Ferayku flattering himself, Edel was also secretly proud in his heart. After all, how could he forget the big killer such as the shooting coordinator? Of course, he needs to tell the two aircraft designers in front of him. They didn't expect it, and they quickly developed this gadget.

Eder looked at the petite plane and listened to Firaicu explain its capabilities to himself.

"Your Majesty, we privately name this aircraft the Condor. It is 615 meters long, with a wingspan of 910 meters and a height of 24 meters. It is powered by our own rotary radial air-cooled engine. It has an empty weight of 387 kilograms and a maximum take-off weight of 580. Kilogram, with two improved Maxim machine guns installed in the nose, it can be said to be the best fighter in the world at present."

Hearing Ferayku's words, Edel asked. "And what about our previous Navigator 2?"

"The two are not comparable."

Feraicu explained.

"Although the engine horsepower of the Pilot II aircraft is much stronger, the aircraft is larger, and its turn and speed cannot be compared with this new aircraft. It can be said that the new Goshawk can single out two at the same time. Navigator 2. If the number increases, Navigator 2 has no chance of winning.”

Eder still wanted to see it for himself after listening to Feraiku's hard-selling pitch. "Try it and let me see."

"As you wish, Your Majesty."

After replying to Eder, Feraicu invited a test pilot to drive the plane and let Eder observe its performance.

Looking at the new plane that was flexibly circling and rising in the sky, Eder felt that the new plane was really good, much more flexible and fast than the previous planes. Now he has the answer in his heart. Now it seems that all kinds of aircraft in Romania need to be replaced. Fortunately, there are only more than 100 aircraft that need to be replaced.

"At this time a great new aircraft, I will let the military to buy, I believe this new aircraft will not be less than 200 purchases."

After the test flight, Eder made his own promise to Ferayku and Coanda by his side.

Hearing Edel's words, Coanda immediately assured him. "That would be great, and we will continue to work hard on new aircraft so that the defenders of the Romanian skies will not fall behind other countries."

Hearing Coanda's assurance, Edel nodded in approval. It seems that Coanda and others are not blindly confident and know their level. In Edel's opinion, it is good to be able to keep up with the footsteps of other countries. Although this aircraft is more advanced than other countries, it is not inferior. Britain, France, Germany and other countries that are in the war will only take a period of time to catch up, and the investment in technology during the war is impossible for Romania now.

For example, machine guns, tanks, submarines, planes, etc. all obtained practical performance in the first World War. And Romania's leading position is only an advantage brought by the first run. Ultimately, in this era of technological innovation, it still requires the investment of national strength and capital to achieve results, which is also what Romania lacks.

Eder didn't just need fighter jets, of course, he needed a ground-attack bomber. So he spoke to the two most famous aircraft designers in Romania. "I am very satisfied with this aircraft, but it is mainly aimed at enemy aircraft, and now Romania lacks a dedicated ground attack aircraft."

"A plane dedicated to ground attack?"

Seeing the confusion of the two designers, Edel knew they hadn't turned the corner. In fact, countries have not yet realized the importance of specifically targeting ground attack aircraft. The only exception is Germany, but they took a detour and gave the airship the task of attacking the ground, which is not a good choice. In fact, the United Kingdom, which was the first to develop a bomber, has not yet had this idea. It will take until November next year for Handlery Page to develop the world's first o/100 bomber. Now Edel intends to develop it first.

"Yes, this aircraft needs at least 300 kilograms of bombs, and it needs a range of more than 300 kilometers, and the speed cannot be lower than the Goshawk fighter."

Edel made high demands as soon as he came up, which was also to make the two feel pressure.

After thinking for a while, Feraiku said immediately. "Your Majesty, if your request is followed, this new ground attack aircraft will require at least two engines."

"It's no problem."

"And the price is definitely twice as expensive as the current Goshawk."

"That's not a problem either."

"So how long did we develop it?"

"two years"