Chapter 49
In the second month after Smith became president of the Romanian Petroleum Company, Henry Coanda was also observing the newly built new aircraft with his assistant Orel Flaycu.
Aurel Flaycu was born in Transylvania on November 19, 1882. Facing the oppression of the Hungarians since childhood. Relying on his own efforts to obtain excellent results, he studied at the Technical University of Budapest, and later went to the Technical University of Munich, Germany for further studies.
During his advanced studies in Germany, he was infected by nationalist ideas and believed that Romanians should be allowed to live in a country. In 1906, he learned from the newspaper that the Romanian aviator Henry Coanda had been flying successfully, which gave the 18-year-old genius the idea of developing in Romania.
After obtaining the engineer qualification certificate in 1907, he refused the invitation of Opel Locomotive Company and went to Romania to meet Henry Coanda to promote himself. Henri Coanda initially looked down on this young man who had just come out of school.
After some exchanges, he was deeply impressed by this young man from Transylvania named Aurel Flaycu. Later, the two talked more and more happily, and finally Henry Coanda asked Aurel Flaycu to be his assistant. In name, Aurel Flaycu was an assistant, but Henry Coanda had to listen to this assistant in many cases.
Thanks to Edel's huge funding, now a masterpiece of the two's fantastic ideas has been produced. This is a guy who is different from an ordinary aircraft, the same is that it has a double-layered wing, the fuselage is also a conventional layout, and the tail is no different from an ordinary aircraft.
The most important difference in the position of the nose is revealed. On both sides of the nose where the engine is placed, an afterburner is added to each side, which looks like the cheeks of the aircraft are bulging.
"I heard that the French brothers Seguin invented a new type of engine, which is great." Henri Coanda told his assistant Aurel Flaycu, the latest news about aircraft.
"Maybe we can buy one and try it, it may be helpful to our thinking. We can't always count on the people in the power laboratory." Orel Flaycu said his thoughts.
Due to Edel's intervention, Moloney Power Laboratory has been busy developing diesel engines and they have not invested much in aircraft engines. So after Henry Coanda went there twice, they gave up the idea of getting a new engine from the power laboratory.
"This aircraft will surprise everyone, right? Fraicu." Henry Coanda stared at the plane with a different power, and asked his assistant.
"I think it's better to experiment. The big guy we designed last time didn't achieve our intended effect." Assistant Orel Flaycu still felt better. After talking about going forward to check the plane, after all, half of it was designed by him.
Thinking of the last experience Henry Coanda felt a little uneasy. Previously, he and Flaycu built an aircraft with a wing length of 21.5 meters and a 60-horsepower engine called 'Hercules One'. Before the test flight, Henry Coanda, who was extremely confident, invited many media to watch the test flight.
As a result, the "Hercules One" did not fly at all after carrying 50kg of cargo and two personnel. After reducing the load, the heavy aircraft only took to the sky. This made Henry Coanda feel very shameless after getting funding from the crown prince.
"I have sent out the news of our test flight tomorrow." Henry Coanda was a little afraid to look at his assistant. Orel Flaycu, who was testing the new aircraft, turned his head and spoke to Coanda. "Keanda, if you do this and the test flight is unsuccessful tomorrow, we will make headlines."
"Then we can only check more tonight and hope that there will be no mistakes tomorrow." Henry Coanda remedyed the dissatisfaction of his assistant.
"It can only be the."
Due to checking the plane late at night, a group of talented people got up at about ten o'clock the next day. After washing up and eating breakfast. Henry Coanda spoke to Aurel Flaycu. "Fraicu, you will bring a few people out of the plane and prepare the tools. I will take the remaining people to clear the ground."
After Aurel Flaycu took a few people to the hangar to launch the new aircraft, Henry Coanda was also carefully inspecting the test runway.
"It's really nice weather in Coanda today." The first Metropolis Daily reporter, Coric, greeted Henry Coanda with a smile on his face.
"Thank you for being able to come to Coric." Henry Coanda turned his head to see the visitor clearly, and walked over to greet the reporter named Coric.
Coric reporter walked up to Henry Coanda and shook hands and said, "I wish you success in this test flight."
"Thank you." Henry Coanda also responded.
As time goes by, more and more people come to watch. Henry Coanda saw that the time was almost the same, and told Aurel Flaycu. "Let's start, this time I will operate this plane."
"This is too risky, or let the test pilot Cordo come." Assistant Orel Flaycu suggested at first. In this era, flying is an adventure. Many aviators have died in flight accidents. Henry Coanda knew that this was an assistant for his own good.
"I know it's a bit risky, but you have to believe it, I am the first Romanian pilot. And this aircraft is most familiar to you. This test flight is very important to us, and it can only be me." Henry Coanda said The assistant tells the reason.
Seeing that he can't persuade, Oreil Flayku patted his friend on the shoulder, and said jokingly. "You must come back, I don't know that the crown prince can't get funding."
Henri Coanda nodded to the assistant and said. "Don't worry I will come back, and it's a return full of honor."
After finishing speaking, they walked into the cockpit of the plane. The other personnel began to manually rotate the propeller. As the speed increased, the engine rumbled to start. After getting enough power, Henry Coanda made a gesture that he could take off. The staff removed the crossbar and the aircraft slowly accelerated on the runway. After running 180 meters, the aircraft left the ground.
Although the crowd was not as excited as the first flight, they waved their arms at the plane piloted by Henry Coanda. Aurel Flaycu became nervous, because according to the plan, after going up into the sky, the pilot had to start the jet to accelerate. UU reading www. uukanshu.com
Henri Coanda turned on the power fuel chamber after making a turn in the sky. After the burning gas sprayed two puffs of smoke on both sides of the plane, the crowd on the ground was taken aback and thought it was on fire. The staff calmed down after explaining that this was a new afterburner method.
"What a fast speed." Corrick reporter said. "Yes, it's really fast." The reporter's words were answered, and the crowd looked at the new plane in a novel way.
When Henry Coanda felt the extraordinary speed, the hidden dangers of the plane were also exposed. As the afterburner with extremely high temperature of the tail flame, it is attached to the wooden fuselage, which is completely the result of poor consideration of fire protection. There was an open flame on the fuselage where the tail flame was baked, and Henry Coanda could not detect it, and it was too late when he noticed the fire.
As a aviator Henry Coanda was fairly calm, he quickly lowered his altitude and speed. Seeing a small river ahead, Henry Coanda turned his nose at the river and planted it, but it was blocked by the trees. The whole plane was packed to pieces, and Henry Coanda was knocked out by the huge impact. The whole person was thrown out of the plane.
After seeing the plane crash, a group of people ran in the direction of the crashed plane. Finally, near the river, Henry Coanda was found unconscious, and everyone drove him to the hospital by car.
The news about Henry Coanda's crash was sent to Edel that afternoon, which surprised Edel, who had been following the reorganization of the oil company, and took a closer look at the report that recorded the entire incident.
After reading the report, Edel admired Henry Coanda and his assistant's forward thinking. When the propeller flight was just starting, it would be the first person to do jet experiments. I can't let them continue to grow, I must control them.