Zhou Yuji was scolded fiercely. Zhou Yuji went back to modify the plan in embarrassment, and then flipped through the next report. It was sent by the Air Force and wanted to build a navigation device.

The hot air balloons in the Ming Dynasty have always been navigation through two ways, one is landmark buildings and landmark forests. This method is easier to use during the day, but at night, there is a dark hole and nothing can be seen, so naturally there is no way to navigate.

The second type is to use a compass to calculate the heading speed, and navigate it on the map through calculations. After the plasma is close to the destination, you will find the ignition and other signals through the telescope to determine the landing location.

This mode is enough for flying on land, but it is not possible for sea. First of all, the airship is flying constantly, the ship is moving constantly, and once the war begins, the ship moves in a constant direction.

The second is that if the airship has been flying on the sea for a long time, it will not be able to tell which side is the sky and which side is the sea. Although it will not be able to see the front and reverse directions clearly, the height will not be able to be seen clearly.

Therefore, the Air Force needs a brand new signal system to determine its position and the position of the airship aircraft carrier.

Relying on a compass and a speed and direction measurement tool is a great challenge for the driver. During combat, you chase the enemy ship and refuse to keep registering information such as speed and direction.

If you want to do it, the driving team will have at least two people. This undoubtedly adds weight to the already insufficient airship space.

At present, the Air Force means to develop an altimeter that measures altitude, and also to use a mechanical sextant on airships. When returning, it can return based on the data measured by the sextant.

In this way, the driver does not have to keep recording how far he has gone, but just wait until the task is completed, calculate his own latitude and longitude and return from the nearest route.

Because there is no radio communication system, the problem of going back to find a ship cannot be solved. However, in this era, the ship burns coal and thick smoke is rolling, and the airship is not alone, so the black smoke can be seen far away. With the assistance of a telescope, it is not difficult to find a ship.

However, the sextant is very complicated to use now. The Air Force hopes to use some mechanical devices to allow the instrument to be adjusted directly without complicated calculations.

The same is true for altimeters. Eyes sometimes lie, but machinery does not. The Air Force hopes to have an instrument with high accuracy, low error rate, and best not to make mistakes to solve this problem.

These problems of the Air Force reminded Zhu Cixuan of the rows of instrument panels on planes in later generations. Although the Ming Dynasty's airships do not have so many instrument panels, there are many things to pay attention to, and they can also make some instrumentation.

For example, a simple oil meter, a thermometer in a hot air balloon, an engine thermometer, an altimeter, a compass, a speedometer, and a clock.

In fact, there is another important instrument in the Air Force, which is not even available, that is, the gyroscope. This thing is not used for hot air balloons, because the center of the heater is in the bottom warehouse and rarely deflects or skews.

Zhu Cixuan also noted the research on the gyroscope on the Air Force's application form, and all of these must be done.

However, the Ming Dynasty really did not have such a scientific institution specializing in instrumentation. Now it is just a good time to set up one. This research institution first needs skilled craftsmen who can make precision parts and can adjust people from the watch factory.

The sextant also requires experts in geography and astronomy, and this Ming Dynasty is not short of it.

Talents in physics are also needed, which can be found in the Royal Academy of Sciences and the University.

You also need a master with experience in instrument research and manufacturing. Let’s find someone from the thermometer factory to use it first.

Finally, it also requires the cooperation of experienced pilots and ground crews in the Air Force, and hot air balloons and airships are used to test these instruments.

After this operation, the framework of the Daming Instrument Research Institute was built, and by the way, another such major was opened in the university to cultivate talents to absorb fresh blood.

Zhu Cixuan directly approved 5 million taels of funds for the first phase of the funding. The institute still needs to produce results as soon as possible. Otherwise, the airship carrier is about to be launched, so the airship has not been finalized yet.

Of course, the installation of instruments has not made much improvements to the airship, but it is just a matter of adding some equipment. There is no need to make major changes in appearance. Airship aircraft carriers can be trained while waiting for improvement results.

However, Zhu Ciyang also saw a problem from this matter, that is, the ownership of the airship mothership. Zhu Ciyang asked Gui Xi around him: "Have the Air Force and the Navy quarreled over the airship mothership problem?"

Gui Xi bowed and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have quarreled, and it has been quarreled twice! The Air Force feels that those who fly in the sky should be considered Air Force.

The airship is just equivalent to the logistics docking point of the airship. The airship berth has been on land and the army has never said it is theirs, so the airship is equipped with the air force.

Navy people think that the airship flew out of the ship, and all the air force flew out of the air force? The artillery bullets are all flying from the sky. Why don’t your air force pull them into your arms? The Navy thinks that this airship should also be considered naval equipment.

The two sides have not seen the physical objects yet, but the battle for control has been going on again and again. There is no conclusion on the military department, and it is still arguing."

Sure enough, there is indeed some debate on this issue, but according to the destination of aircraft carriers in later generations, units such as aircraft carriers belong to the naval aviation forces.

In later generations, the armies of various countries have always been in the model organization of the large navy. The navy not only has its own air force aircraft, but also has semi-army organization such as the Marine Corps, and a port garrison unit.

Moreover, the Navy Air Force not only has aircraft on aircraft carriers, but also coastal airports and coastal aircraft. As long as the aircraft fighting at sea are under their control.

The Ming Dynasty is not like this now. It seems that the Ming Dynasty is the largest army and the navy is just beginning to rise. As for the Air Force, it is a hot commodity in His Majesty's hands, an emerging force and is protected by key forces.

Just like today's application for funds, if it was replaced by the Army and Navy, it would not be possible. When the Air Force said that it was necessary, Zhu Cilang would approve it.

That's why the Navy and the Air Force have this dispute. The Air Force feels that it is favored by His Majesty, so this kind of good thing must be its own. The Navy feels that it is developing rapidly now, and it can also compete for favor.

Zhu Cixuan pondered for a moment. The airship still had to fight with the naval fleet in the end, so there was no need to be an air force organization. This was in line with the experience of later generations. After all, it was summarized after a hundred years, and such divisions must have made sense.
Chapter completed!