Chapter 146: The sea and the sky are the same

In November 1859, the world's first most advanced ironclad ship was launched. Did Tangning build? No. Tangning would not build a backward ship like an ironclad ship. It is the most advanced in the eyes of the navies of various countries, but it is far behind Tangning's plan. Not to mention the heavy cruiser he was in manufacturing, even the Great Oriental was better than this one when modified.

When this French "Glory" ironclad ship was designed, the British Steel Company's steel production had not exploded. It had not even used steel, and the hull was not iron, but just used iron armor to wrap the outside. This is already the strongest battleship among the navies of various countries.

The Glory also used howitzers that had never been used on naval guns. The previous naval guns were all cannons, because the grenades could not withstand large initial velocities at that time, and the paixhans solved this problem. The cannons can only be used for direct low-orbit shooting, with a close effective distance, and only have destructive power when hitting the target directly. The howitzers are high-rail guns. Considering the resistance and gravity, the range is the largest at about 45 degrees. When hitting a high explosion, not only will it directly cause large-scale damage, but bombs will also have certain destructive power near the target, so the Glory can be regarded as the most advanced in the world.

On the surface, the Royal Navy of the British Empire was behind, but they would soon catch up. And the more advanced overall hull uses iron, which is still not all steel, because it was a project that started early. The next generation must be all steel.

The warship manufacturing industry is not unaware of the black welding technology used by the crystal shipyard, but they still have not found a copycat method. The key is that there is no technology to manufacture oxygen on a large scale. It is obviously impossible to rent such things as warships, so all parties are in contact with the crystal shipyard.

France was the first to build ironclad ships, which stimulated the Royal Navy. The Duke of London used black technology to give the princes another bargaining chip. When the British Prime Minister came to ask if the technology could be transferred, Tang Ning could say: "How is it? You see the position of commander of the British and French coalition forces..."

Bamaitun was silent for a long time and said, "We are good friends too. If we were not friends, I would have agreed long ago, but the staff were in their posts and their staff were all doubtful. You are now the monarch of another country and the general of the Austrian Empire Army. If you come to serve as commander, you will have many complex interests. I am afraid that it is not so good for implementing the real policies of the empire. To be honest, I guess you must have a plan to take charge of this action. This reminds you of your performance in the Safari coalition against the Austrian coalition. You directly took millet from the fire and got Lombardy from both sides. This... has to attract attention from all parties."

Tang Ning: "...I understand, don't worry, I won't provide technology to other countries' navies."

Bamaitun: "I heard that the Japanese have already obtained this technology?"

Tangning: "Where? Their industry is too backward. It is impossible to learn without twenty years. Everything is under my control."

Bamazun: "Then... can supply acetylene and oxygen to the Royal Navy's shipyards do this?"

You can't completely disappoint the Prime Minister, Tang Ning said: "Well, this is for the sake of your friends. I have a completely different definition of a friend than you."

Bamaitun expressed his ashamed: "I am a public office and you are a monarch. This is a big difference."

Tang Ning smiled but said nothing. It would be fine. The Prime Minister owed him a favor and could still save the Old Summer Palace without having to bear the reputation, which made him feel relieved.

Obviously, the joy of the French is limited. Although they have built the world's leading warships for the time being, the British are not slow. Besides, no matter how good the warship is, compared with the Great Oriental-class sky-blue ten-ton steel ship, it is still a slag, not to mention that it has gradually become popular recently. Legend has it that there are airships swimming around London!

This is the "white whale" that was tested at the airship base. Sometimes it climbed thousands of meters high and was finally seen by people in the distance. Later, it was seen by spies lying in ambushed nearby in various countries. This is the real "spy photo". If it were someone else, he might go to the newspapers to brag about his novel inventions every day. However, now Tangning is the king of the Kingdom of Science and does not need those false names and is so low-key that it is unreasonable. Even the world's first person to fly freely in the sky has become a mystery to the world. The only thing that is certain is the test pilot of the airship.

France and Prussia are the most ambitious to catch up with the UK. They also want to build airships, but they have many obstacles. If they cannot create helium, they will use hydrogen to replace it. This is no problem. At most, there are safety risks. This is not a problem for ambition countries. The first real obstacle is high-quality zinc-aluminum alloy, which is not a sale product of the European aluminum industry. Using ordinary aluminum is too soft, and using steel is too heavy.

The second is hydrogen fuel cell. Didn’t this type of engine be opened last time? Yes, but that means it is open to the automotive industry. If France and Prussia want to start, they can only secretly remove it from the car. Not only does the specifications not necessarily fit, but the power is not necessarily fit.

The third is a gas bag that seals hydrogen. Polymer polymerization technology is still Tang Ning’s private collection, otherwise he would not be able to easily monopolize the petrochemical industry.

It seems that airships are not technically difficult, but it is quite difficult to make reliable products in this era. Tang Ning estimates that it will take at least 10 years to be copied. This is already a very conservative estimate.

Under the constant questioning of London citizens, BBC finally broadcasted the news, acknowledging that under the leadership of the great engineer Brunel, the London airship base has already had quite reliable products, and short-range test flights have been completed. The next step is long-range cargo test flights. After about one to two years, after obtaining all flight data as a percentage of safety, services will be opened to the public. The name of the new company has been confirmed: Airbus.

The first test flight cargo route is from London to Luxembourg. Luxembourg's special status has finally been reflected. Now, even if the Grand Duke sits in the formation and starts a war with French Propaganda, it is fine. At worst, he can't win and run away by airship.

The K building of the House of Cards, that is, the private villa, has been built. After a few trial voyages, the grand duke tried to fly with his wife to see their new home. How much Sissi loves traveling? Now that she has a magical airship for travel, she naturally feels great.

The most charming thing about the airship is its quiet and stableness. As long as you sit once, you will feel that it is the most comfortable means of transportation in the world. Without the roar of trains and the bumps of ships, it is also a magical tool for hedonists to enjoy the journey. What's more, although airships are as fast as trains, they are only 50 kilometers per hour, their flight paths are straight and they can cross the English Channel in one fell swoop, making the journey more convenient.

Thanks to Tangning's direct intervention in the appearance design, the airship now looks like a big white whale, graceful, gentle and peaceful. Never let the audience endure the ordinary sausage-like shape like Zeppelin. Almost all those who look up on the ground and see the big white whale in the air for the first time or the nth time will be amazed: "The airship! So beautiful!"

People all over the world are eagerly looking forward to the day when the airbuses are open to passengers, and they may not necessarily fly from the world to Luxembourg to experience the rising "Centre of Europe". Luxembourg is now flying slowly into the sky like an airship.

There are now three white whales, traveling between London and Luxembourg every day to transport important strategic materials. Today, the three ships are dispatched together because there is a white whaler with the passengers on the airship kingdom. This is the most important thing and it is not to be missed at all. Both white whales are guarding the car behind and act as backup airships in accidents. (http:///.).

The lady was holding the Grand Duke's arm, standing in front of the transparent windshield, looking down at the magnificent view. This is 2,000 meters above the English Channel, and you can see Foxton, England and Calais, France at the same time. The Grand Duke was introducing to the lady that these two cities would be two endpoint cities for underground magnetic air traffic in the Strait. The mole-like shield opportunity excavated from both ends at the same time, doubled the progress of the project.

Listening to her husband's ambitions, the lady was proud and disapproving, and said, "I think the airship is good enough, and it will only take a day to return to Munich like this, right?"

Grand Duke: "That's going to fly at night, the technology now is probably not that safe."

The grand duke thought she would ask "When will it be safe?" Unexpectedly, Xixi said lazily: "Then it will be divided into two days and three days."
Chapter completed!