Romanian Eagle

"These Italians are still showing their bad side."

Edel, who was holding the latest Italian-Turkish war report, commented.

He had reason to say that, perhaps the Roman Empire had exhausted the blood of the men of the Apennine Peninsula, and in the days that followed, Italy had always been the target of aggression by various nations. From the former Germanic barbarians to modern France and Austria, they all regard Italy as their back garden, and they can come and go as they want. After finally reunification, the Ethiopians who faced Africa were all defeated and returned, disgracing the face of the European colonists.

Edel knew that in the future World War I and World War II, Italy's performance would also be the worst among the warring countries. Of course, this has something to do with the characteristics of the Italians, and it may well be that Italy is at the bottom of the national power relationship among the great powers.

Putting down the Italian-Turkish war report in his hand, Edel picked up a telegram about the new army uprising in Wuchang in Qing.

It is still a familiar time, and it seems that Edel has little influence on the Far East. Although he had earned nearly 20 million taels of silver from speculation before, this eastern empire was still collapsing according to its own laws. Or the disaster caused by the recycling of the railway, which made him sigh. There are too many comments on this in later generations, and Edel will not comment on it.

Interestingly, it is generally believed in Europe that this uprising would promote the Qing state and make him more civilized. Only Edel knew that this was the beginning of China's misery, followed by decades of warlord melee, and people's lives were miserable. It wasn't until the birth of a red government that it ended. Only then did this old country stand up and be reborn, leading this country to stand at the forefront of the world again.

“Da~da~da”

While Eder was making comments about Italy, a knock on the door interrupted his train of thought.

"Come in."

Edel was a little uncomfortable with the sound of interrupting his thoughts, but he still knew that these guards would not disturb him if he was fine.

"His Royal Highness, General Preshan asks to see you." A guard came in to report.

"Please come in." Edel would of course welcome the Chief of Staff.

General Preshan stepped in and told Edel his purpose. "His Royal Highness is now concerned about the new Italian equipment, especially the application of the aircraft. Our Romanian army also needs the latest aircraft."

"This requires the efforts of the Coanda Aircraft Factory. After all, we are not experts in aircraft manufacturing." Eder continued to say after answering General Preshan's inquiry. "The chief of staff asked me not only to care about the plane problem, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Preshan replied.

After a pause, he continued. "I came here this time to invite the crown prince to inspect the army's training this year. The newly created divisions last year performed too badly. I heard that they have redoubled their training this time, hoping to get their honor back in front of the crown prince."

Edel heard the words of the chief of staff and felt that it was time to go to the army to inspect. This year, the army was rarely inspected because of a lot of things. Now that the Balkans are turbulent, the state of the army is very important.

"Can."

Edel, who wanted to understand this, agreed to General Presan's request.

After hearing the crown prince's agreement, General Preshan immediately told the time. "So how about November 3, when we start inspections of the military?"

Edel thought that in a few days, "you arrange it."

"His Royal Highness, then I will arrange the itinerary."

"Go."

General Preshan, who had been promised by the crown prince, left contentedly. Edel thought about the words of the chief of staff, maybe he should go to the Coanda Aircraft Factory to see their progress.

He called a guard and ordered it. "Prepare the vehicle, I'm going to inspect the Coanda Aircraft Factory."

"Okay, Your Highness."

When the Edel team came to the Coanda aircraft factory on the outskirts, Henry Coanda and his assistant Feraiku,

With a group of employees at the door to welcome the arrival of the crown prince.

After seeing the crown prince come out of the car, Henry Coanda and Ferayku stepped forward to meet his inspection. "Welcome Your Highness."

Edel looked at Henry Coanda and Ferayku's oil-stained clothes, and it seemed that they had just received the news.

"I came here this time to see how your new aircraft is being developed."

Hearing the crown prince's question, the two looked at each other a little awkwardly. It was Henry Coanda who answered the Crown Prince's question. "His Royal Highness is now almost finished with the new aircraft. There is only one small problem to be solved before it can be tested."

After hearing Henry Coanda's answer, Edel glanced at him a little surprised. In Edel's impression, this new aircraft is still under development, because what he asked for was the main aircraft of various countries at the outbreak of the First World War, and he did not expect them to be developed soon.

"Is there any small problem left unresolved?" Edel asked with a smile, and immediately he knew that this small problem was not small at all.

"We are going to change the French land god rotary cylinder star-shaped air-cooled engine to a shaft-rotating type, but now we have a little trouble." Henry Coanda was a little afraid to watch the crown prince speak out about the current trouble.

In fact, this is not a small trouble at all, because the change of the rotating cylinder to the rotating shaft involves the structure of the engine. Edel looked at Henry Coanda's expression, and it was obvious that the two of them still couldn't do anything about it. However, Edel knew that there would be no rotary-cylinder engines in future generations, and the two had the right idea, so they didn't discuss it too much.

Seeing that the crown prince didn't say much, Henry Coanda also didn't know what to say. Ferayku came forward to save the field. "His Royal Highness, let's go and see this new plane."

"Alright." Edel didn't want everyone to stand here in embarrassment and agreed.

Henry Coanda hurriedly directed the crown prince to the aircraft manufacturing workshop to see the new aircraft lacking an engine. When passing by his friend Ferayku, he gave him a grateful look. A group of people came to the aircraft manufacturing workshop. Eder has been here several times, and of course he is not unfamiliar here. At a glance, Edel saw a new plane in the middle of the workshop, which was different from what he had seen before.

"His Royal Highness, this is the new plane we developed." Henry Coanda pointed to the plane that Edel saw.

The biggest difference that the new aircraft has ever seen before is that the nose is fitted with a shield, which makes it look more pleasing to the eye than its predecessor with exposed engines. Moreover, a windshield of about 50 centimeters is also installed on the plane.

"The plane looks good."

Eder was satisfied with this post-World War I-style aircraft, and praised Henry Coanda and Feraiku next to him.

"This is the result of His Highness's support, otherwise there would not be enough funds to complete our vision." Henry Coanda said flatteringly, and Feraiku also agreed with him.

Edel didn't answer when he heard their flattery, and now he's immune to flattery.

"The demand for aircraft in the army is increasing now. You must speed up your progress, and you cannot let the army wait." Eder had to sound the alarm for these two Romanian aircraft manufacturing pioneers, otherwise they would not know what to do next time.

The two who were beaten by the crown prince felt a little embarrassed, knowing that this was urging them not to be too ambitious.

"His Royal Highness, let me introduce this new plane to you now." Feraiku stepped forward and changed the subject.

Most of the work at the Coanda Aircraft Factory is now done by Feraicu, so much so that the current employees are privately saying that he is the boss and Henry Coanda is the aircraft designer. Neither questioned the claim, though, and seemed to care less about who owns the aircraft factory.

"Then tell me about this plane."

"Okay, Your Highness." Feraiku began to explain after signaling to the crown prince. "We named this brand new aircraft the Navigator. It is made of tin wood and skin to form a fuselage. It is 12.4 meters long, has a wingspan of 10.1 meters, a wing width of 0.9 meters, and a 1.1-meter spacing between the wings. It weighs 641 kilograms. We It is expected to transform the Tushen engine as a new power, and it is still almost in progress. If the military is urgent for time, we can use the latest French 80-horsepower Tushen engine as power. After we calculate that the approximate flight distance of this aircraft is in 90-110 kilometers, and the elevation is around 2,500 meters, which is still a little far from the request of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

After listening to Ferayku's explanation, Edel's sense of the two was much better. This at least proves that both of them are working hard, but their vision is a little higher.

"You have done a good job. I am quite satisfied. I hope you can make this pilot fly as soon as possible. At that time, I will let the military come to check and accept it. It is estimated that another purchase list is waiting for you."

The two who got the approval of the crown prince breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. For the crown prince who is now the big money owner and the boss, neither of them wants to go back and raise funds to build the plane.

Edel returned to the palace after inspecting the two-man semi-finished new plane. He's going to be ready to see what he's most concerned about with the Army.

(I heard that the number of people who will be rewarded reaches 100, and the starting point needs to be changed. Mantou is a bit cheeky to ask, don't need too much meaning, let me open my eyes.)