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2523 The glory of France 2

Therefore, the Crown Prince was generally satisfied with Henkel's investigation. From the perspective of professionalism, at least he found the right thing and the evaluation was very pertinent. It was not because of how high the performance of this thing was, but the cost-effectiveness was really good! There were only two bombers in the later stages of the Bavarian Air Force, one was k6 and the other k8. The latter had too few airports to take off and land and maintain, and the former was also very large. It was OK to use it in Europe. It might be troublesome when you arrived in Europe, and maintenance and maintenance were a problem.

"So, besides this Falman F60 aircraft, are there any other good products? For example, a single-engine aircraft?" asked the Crown Prince.

"In addition to larger companies such as Farman, Brege, and Gauderon, there is also a small company that has just been established. They also received orders from the French government. However, with the end of the war, the airline went bankrupt after only less than 100 new aircraft sold. We finally got the airline's plane. After a simple repair, our test pilot tested the aircraft and the evaluation was very good, especially the propeller of this aircraft was very good."

"The Vii aircraft produced by the famous French Spad company also uses this propeller. This aircraft can have a speed that is far higher than the Folk D aircraft when the horsepower is not particularly high, and is largely due to this propeller. This aircraft manufacturer, known as the Sea company, started to produce propellers, and then just switched to production of the aircraft." Henkel said.

Although there are wind tunnels these days, it is obviously impossible to say how high the aerodynamic layout of countries are. Therefore, if the aircraft performs well, the engine must be strong, and the propeller must be easy to use. In fact, in the second battle, the propeller is still an important factor limiting the performance of the aircraft. Especially for the later high-power engines, you must be equipped with a large four-blade variable-range propeller to exert the power of the engine. Even later, there was a rumor that the p47 pilot evaluated that it would be 1,000 horsepower more than 1,000 horsepower. Although it was exaggerated, the role of the propeller on the aircraft at that time was evident!

"Okay, let's talk about this new product of Sae. Since you have used a lot of effort to get this extremely rare aircraft, you must have done a more detailed test, right?" Ruprecht said with a smile.

"The positioning and performance of this aircraft are closest to our j6 fighter. The aircraft has a crew of 1 person, an empty weight of 950kg, a maximum take-off weight of more than 1,600 kg, and is equipped with a French Hatchcais 13.2mm large-caliber machine gun and two Hatchcais 8mm machine guns. It can be said to have fierce firepower. It uses a liquid-cooled engine with a maximum speed of more than 225 kilometers. Of course, the best thing is the ceiling of this aircraft, which is 7,000 meters! IMHO, this is the only aircraft in the entire French Air Force that can compete with the j6 fighter. It represents the highest achievement in the field of single-engine fighter in France!"

Henkel is not hesitating to praise himself! After all, the j6 was created by a company with a strong national background like the Bavarian aircraft manufacturer, while this sea      V aircraft was created by a small private company in France that has only been established for two years. Although the performance is still a little worse, it is not easy in terms of technical level. The person who designed this aircraft can definitely be called genius!

(Note: There was this aircraft in history, and its performance was also very excellent. This article has made some modifications. Historically, the sea         V aircraft is a two-seater aircraft with an air weight of 1060kg and a maximum take-off weight of 1620kg. It has a length of 8.5 meters and a wingspan of 12 meters. It is equipped with 3 machine guns, the engine power is 350 horsepower, the maximum speed is 218 kilometers per hour, and the maximum ceiling is 7400 meters! And this aircraft is indeed very sad. The order was 1,000 aircraft at the beginning. The first mass-produced aircraft was shipped out of the factory. As a result, the French Air Force only accepted 115 aircraft in total. Subsequently, the sea company went bankrupt...)

"Very good, so now, can your people contact this European aviation genius?" Ruprecht was very satisfied with Henkel's answer.

"Is the aviation genius in Europe? You have a high opinion of this designer. IMHO, now, the aviation genius in Europe can be equated with the aviation genius in the world." Henkel quipped, of course, this is just to activate the atmosphere.

"Our people have contacted the designer named Marcel Broche and his team. Because of the war technology, his team and company are in a very bad situation and there is a possibility of disbanding. So, I think if we can provide some financial support, then I think he will definitely be interested in participating in our tender." Henkel said.

"Don't think things are so simple. This time, other French manufacturers may not participate in our bidding, but this sea company and its chief designer must come to Munich! I want to meet in person. You and your people must invite them in the gentlest way. I just want the result, I don't care about the others. You can pay for any resources you need first. Do you understand?" Ruprecht said very seriously, with a rare seriousness in his tone.

"Do you already know this designer?" Henkel said in his heart, but he naturally would not say it directly at this time. How can I say something? The king has the most secrets, and the king obviously has other channels to obtain relevant information. He is a little grateful that he did not play tricks in this matter. Otherwise, if he had concealed some things that the crown prince was interested in, he would have done his job as an aviation consultant in the Kingdom of Bavaria!

"No problem, I'm going to set off for France this afternoon," Henkel said.

"Very good. If this matter is done, then after you come back, you will be the general technical consultant responsible for this bidding." Ruprecht said.

"Everything is for Germany, everything is for Bavaria." Henkel bowed and said. Then, after briefly explaining some things, Henkel left. However, after Henkel left, Ruprecht stood up excitedly. At this moment, he finally confirmed that he had seized the most critical and important role in the future of the French aviation industry! This person who is still unknown and even humble is the key figure in history that will make the French aviation industry take off in the future! He was once comparable to the United States and the Soviet Union in the field of fighter jets! It is not an exaggeration to say that such an aviation expert is a national treasure!

"I'm looking forward to meeting you, Marcel Broche." The crown prince said with a smile.
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