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Gustav Whitehead's invention of the 'Condor' car plane flew 1.5 miles, which was 2.4 kilometers. The flight altitude was 50 feet, or 15.24 meters.
However, before Liu Chuan was reborn, Gustav Whitehead had already migrated to the Lighthouse Country.
As a reborn person, Liu Chuan knew the importance of the aviation industry. He knew that if the Germanic Empire wanted to win the war in the future, it would be inseparable from a powerful air force.
Therefore, he sent someone to find Gustav Whitehead and invited him to bring his team back to the German Empire.
Liu Chuan promised that August Mining Company would invest in Gustav Whitehead to establish August Airplane Manufacturing Company. He would hire Gustav Whitehead as the company's chief engineer and be fully responsible for the development of the aircraft.
It was very expensive to invent and create, and ordinary people could not do it at all.
Gustav Whitehead invented the airplane two years earlier than the Wright brothers. But why did the later generations only know about the Wright brothers and not Gustav Whitehead?
It was because Gustav Whitehead did not have enough money to support his invention and could not continue his invention.
However, it was completely different in this spacetime.
Not only could Liu Chuan provide financial support to Gustav Whitehead, but he could also provide guidance on technology and design concepts.
Under such circumstances, Gustav Whitehead led his team back to the German Empire.
With Liu Chuan's support, they finally developed the first plane.
This plane was no longer like the previous strange-shaped planes, but a normal biplane.
Liu Chuan didn't go to the aircraft manufacturing factory alone. He also called the Minister of Land Forces, Vonfalkenhain, Admiral Xiao Maoqi, who had replaced General Schlieffen as Chief of Staff, the Minister of the Navy, Count Tirpitz, and the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral Vonpole.
Liu Chuan hoped that they could fully understand the role of aircraft and support the equipment and application of aircraft in the military.
"Your Majesty, we already had a test flight yesterday. This is definitely an epoch-making invention!”Gustav Whitehead was very excited when he saw Liu Chuan.
Liu Chuan looked at the plane parked on the tarmac. It had a streamlined design and two wings. The engine installed on the plane was also an engine specially developed by Gustav Car Company.
With the support and help of so many favorable factors, if they still couldn't develop a real plane, they might as well buy a piece of tofu and kill themselves, let alone change the world and the fate of the German Empire.
"If you're ready, let the test pilot take off!”Liu Chuan said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gustav Whitehead quickly went to make the arrangements.
"Your Majesty, can such a small toy really fly into the sky?”General Vonfalkenhain asked.
"Of course! It was completely different than the previous gliders. It could fly in the sky by its own power. In the future, whoever dominated the sky would be able to dominate the battlefield! Therefore, in the field of aviation, the Imperium had to do it!”Liu Chuan said firmly.
"Your Majesty, isn't this too exaggerated? This little thing can dominate the battlefield?" General Lil 'Xiaoqi, Count Tirpitz, and the others were also in disbelief.
In this time and space, no one would think that such a toy-like little thing could become an air force like the army and navy in the future.
Furthermore, with the continuous development of technology, the performance of airplanes became more and more powerful. It also made controlling the air become a prerequisite for future wars.
"I know that everyone doesn't quite believe it. However, let's wait and see." Liu Chuan smiled and didn't say anything.
The facts spoke louder than words. It was useless for him to say anything now.
Only when these big shots of the army and navy personally felt the power of the plane would they know how useful this weapon would be in the future.
Soon, the test pilot was ready.
After receiving the order to take off, the ground crew helped the test pilot start the plane.
The helicopter's propeller spun rapidly. When the test pilot released the brakes, the helicopter began to roll forward under the huge power.
The plane was getting faster and faster. When the nose of the plane was raised, it flew into the sky.
"Oh my god! It really flew! It was completely relying on its own power to fly. It was really unbelievable!”General Vonfalkenhain exclaimed.
"Can humans really fly freely like birds? The power of technology was truly too powerful!”Count Tirpitz sighed.
The plane circled in the sky and occasionally flew over everyone's heads like a free-flying bird.
This shocked the higher-ups of the Empire's military on the ground.
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