Chapter 398

At the airship landing point in Valladolid, reporters from various European newspapers were looking forward to the airship.

They couldn't wait to look at the sky; even if the blue sky had no objects, it could not stop their enthusiasm for airships in the slightest.

There is no way; the airship currently conducting the experiment is a brand-new and amazing item for everyone.

Before the birth of the airship, there had never been any item that could take people to fly to the sky and could fly a distance of several hours or dozens of kilometers.

The current airship has already done it and is still constantly improving, which is something all Europeans before the birth of the airship dared not imagine.

The current airship represents that European future life will have huge changes; people can also choose the airship as a transport method when traveling, which is also the reason why many reporters are excited.

Because Madrid and Valladolid are separated by a straight-line distance of 162 kilometers, even if the airship can successfully conduct this test, it is impossible to reach Valladolid in just a few hours.

The reporters waiting at the airship landing point also had already prepared to wait for a long time. Once they discovered a black dot similar to an airship appearing in the sky, they would crazily raise their cameras and take a few photos first.

Even if it is finally determined that this black dot is just a bird, the reporters are tireless about this. Because what they are recording is not a simple photo, but a quite important link in the history of human beings flying to the sky.

Just when the reporters were discussing hotly when the airship could reach Valladolid, a huge black dot suddenly appeared in the distance.

"Airship, it's an airship, the airship is here!" With the surprised cheer of a reporter from Germany, the reporters looked at the huge black dot in the sky in the distance one after another.

That's right, it's an airship without a doubt.

This huge black dot cannot be an animal like a bird; the only possibility is the airship that is rushing to Valladolid.

With the gradual approach of the airship, some reporters also saw the shape of the airship with binoculars. Those reporters who did not carry binoculars had to wait until the airship got closer and closer before they could see the size and appearance of the airship clearly.

When the reporters were excited and cheering for it, the experimental personnel at the landing site were already preparing for the related guidance work.

The airship is after all flying in the sky; wanting to let the airship land smoothly, one must give guidance to the pilot on the airship to clarify the landing location.

The good news is that at this time, the sky is quite bright, neither cloudy nor windy, and the landing environment is still quite perfect.

Under the guidance of the experimental personnel at the landing site, the airship also began to land slowly at the set site.

The reporters watching from the side couldn't wait to take photos, recording this important moment in human history with excitement.

The airship landed on the ground smoothly, which also means that this airship flight experiment was a complete success. For these watching reporters, they personally recorded a major piece of news and couldn't wait to write the news draft, bring the draft and photos back to the country, and then urgently print them to sell newspapers and earn big money.

And for Spain, such a successful airship test can not only successfully complete Gao Da's plan but also temporarily replace airplanes and become a reliable aerial transport method.

The success of the flight tests of airplanes and airships is only one of Spain's good news; the other piece of good news is the result of the Water Cabinet project team.

The Sky project team is responsible for researching and developing airplanes, and the Water Cabinet project team is responsible for researching and developing tanks.

Because the power provided by the power system was insufficient, the research and development progress of the previous tank was always hindered.

The tank at that time was only adding a thin layer of iron skin on the basis of the car, and then installing a machine gun.

Such a car could not even install artillery, because the huge recoil would cause problems in the connection between the artillery and the car, and it was even possible to cause the entire car to fall apart.

Even if a group of experts from the Water Cabinet project team wanted to improve the recoil problem of the artillery, they could not modify it on the existing tank.

There is no way; because of the limitation of power, the current iron-skinned tank cannot add anything else. Otherwise, the tank's power system would go on strike directly; at that time, not to mention putting it into the battlefield, the tank would be strenuous even to run.

After establishing the National Power Laboratory, Gao Da ordered the chief engineer of the National Power Laboratory, Diesel, to be responsible for developing a more powerful diesel engine, solving the biggest trouble for the tank project at present.

It has to be admitted that Diesel's research and development of diesel engines is indeed leading in this world. In just less than two months, Diesel manufactured a more perfect diesel engine according to the transported materials and related equipment.

And in the next few months, Diesel continuously improved the existing diesel engine and finally increased the power of the diesel engine by nearly double.

A more powerful diesel engine is obviously a more suitable choice for a tank engine.

Relying on the diesel engine provided by the National Power Laboratory, the Water Cabinet project team quickly started the improvement and research on tanks.

With a more powerful engine, the project team could also safely conduct various deletions and additions on the tank.

For example, the tank's armor protection, which was originally only a thin layer of iron skin, immediately became an ultra-thick steel armor covered around after having a new engine.

Under the circumstances that the weight of the tank itself has doubled, the average speed of the tank can still maintain a speed of 15 kilometers per hour or even faster, which is obviously a quite good piece of good news.

Although the speed of 15 kilometers per hour is not fast, the tank does not need to compete for speed; what it needs to compete for is the ability to cross obstacles and conduct hard-fought battles.

Currently, the tires of cars are all rubber; the advantage of doing this is that the grip is relatively strong, which can allow the car to possess a relatively fast speed.

But rubber is obviously not suitable for the battlefield. Once it hits sharp objects, the rubber tires will be damaged, which will seriously destroy the tank's movement ability.

In order to prevent the tank from encountering the embarrassing situation of being unable to move when the tires are damaged like a car, the Water Cabinet project team specially developed an iron track for the tank.

Although this kind of track will make the tank's speed far inferior to a car, for a tank that wants to go to the battlefield, speed is the least important thing.

With this kind of iron track, the tank can easily cross trenches and other obstacles. Soldiers can also safely hide inside the tank and attack the enemy with the machine gun or artillery installed on the tank.

Currently, according to the research and development progress of the Water Cabinet project team, the first tank in the true sense has hope of appearing within this year, which also means that Spain is about to welcome its own tank troops.

Of course, even if there is an improvement in power, the current tank still has such or such problems.