Donier has calculated the calculations. If he is preparing to build a large aircraft like the K8, then it will cost more than 800,000 marks on the R&D investment and blower tunnel, which is about 40,000 pounds before the war! If you want to take the whole process aside, including the early R&D and the construction and test flights of several test aircraft, then if you want to create an aircraft like the K8, the cost will be at least 8 million marks! This R&D cost is difficult for private individuals to bear except for the country!

Moreover, the most important thing is that you may not be able to successfully win the bid after you make it! If it fails, the loss will be great. Even if you go through a lot of hardships and finally get this plane out and win the bid, then what? According to the current production capacity of the three factories, they do not have the ability to mass-produce it in large quantities. If it is a war period, the country's large amount of funds and resources can naturally support it, but in peacetime, it's better to take a shower and go to bed. This is impossible!

So, a problem has emerged. If all private companies want to get the opportunity to develop large aircraft, it is very difficult for them to accumulate experience, and it is naturally even less possible to accumulate experience. However, the market for large aircraft is indeed very attractive, because only by developing and gaining experience can you make breakthroughs in large passenger aircraft, transport aircraft and bombers. However, the third cooperation method gives all private aircraft manufacturers the opportunity to participate in the design and manufacturing of large aircraft!

"This is an opportunity for us, an opportunity to grow and grow from peace. With this opportunity, perhaps one day we can stand side by side with the Bavarian aircraft manufacturer or the Prussian aircraft manufacturer," said Hugo Junckers.

"It looks good idea." Folk thought for a while and said.

"I think so too. From a technical point of view, I don't think there is a domestic aircraft manufacturing company that can surpass me, and the same is true for the Bavarian aircraft manufacturing plant." Dornier said.

"Okay, everyone, now the good news has been told to everyone. We know that we have a relatively fair playing field in the future and can get enough financial support. Mr. Henkel hinted me that all three ways of cooperation can be chosen by us. But at the same time, for some of us, this fair way of competition is also a problem, because it also lowers the threshold for others to access. If other companies are willing to join the aviation industry, their entry barrier will be very low." Junckers said.

"It doesn't matter, our efforts over the past ten years are enough to build a high enough barrier. Our efficient technical team, rich experience and complete facilities are enough to give us the advantage." Folk was very relaxed at least on the surface.

"However, all this is also suitable for foreigners, not only German companies, but also for French companies such as Breguet, Farman, Loire-Newport, and Romano," said Junckers.

"God, what a joke? I really believe now that our Crown Prince is really a bit pro-French. This is not just a political need." Dornier said in surprise.

"It seems that there is no free lunch in this world, and the fierce competition is about to begin now." Folk said with some depression.

If we talk about this plane, who is better at aviation than Germans? The answer is naturally the Germans, but the fundamental reason for this high level is that the engines in the hands of Germans are NB. It does not mean that the design has a crushing advantage. The French also have high-level bombers and fighters. If we change them to a German engine, it is probably not a problem to directly surpass some German first-line aircraft in terms of performance! And now, everyone is mainly competing with design, and the engine is definitely looking for the best one. In this way, in addition to the fact that Donier, who is indeed confident in seaplanes, is still relatively calm, both Folk and Junckers actually feel huge pressure.

"Will the French government agree? Are those French aircraft manufacturers really ready to participate?" Folk said with some concern. If we want to say which of the three companies has suffered the most, it is Folk Company. Its main brand is single-engine fighter jets, but I really think that the French single-engine fighter jets are not good products? What do you think?

For example, the S.xiii fighter of the historical Spad Airlines can fly out of a high speed of 218 kilometers per hour using an engine with a maximum output power of only 220 horsepower! Of course, such aircraft is also problematic, and its ideas are basically the same as those of Russian aircraft in World War II. It can improve flight performance by lightening weight and reducing range.

For example, this aircraft has an air weight of only 566kg and a maximum take-off weight of only 856kg, which is incomparable to the J6 aircraft produced by the Bavarian aircraft manufacturer. But this is not a reason why Folk Company can ridicule, because Folk Company's Folk D.vii aircraft also takes the same routine! And its performance is not as good as others! It uses a 180-horsepower engine, but its speed is only 189... The speed difference is 30 kilometers! The speed difference in this era is not a joke. To a certain extent, the French's aviation design level is actually the first-line.

"It seems that we are busy again when we go back this time. I originally thought that after the war, I would not have to face the Frenchman's plane, but now it seems that this is not the case." Folk said a little depressedly.

"This time there will be a lot of aircraft development plans, and if we choose the third one, there will be no risks. So, in addition to some areas where our company already has advantages, I also want to try it in other aspects. The result of being self-satisfied is regression and destruction. Believe me, this bid is an opportunity and a challenge for us." Junckers said.

"Okay, I'll contact my technical team now. I need them to take out some of the things they had sealed before immediately." Folk said. When the war is about to end, the country will appropriately reduce its armaments for future economic development and recovery. In the same way, aircraft manufacturers will also seal some designs when the future is not very good. For example, Folk Company.
Chapter completed!