Black Corporation: Joseon

Episode 1050: The Age of War – The Age of Copycat. (9)

Hyeon, who found the blueprint, sent someone to Hyang and Wan.

“You were looking for us? Did something happen?”

“Ah, it’s no different. As I was looking at the flying machines, an interesting idea occurred to me. First of all, I named it ‘Self-powered Flight Plane’. As for what it is…” “I’ll think

about it for a moment and guess. .”

“Why do you have to do such a hassle?”

“Wouldn’t this be fun in its own way?”

After drying the strings, Wan stroked his chin and began to think.

“A flying machine, a self-propelled flight plane, and a mother ship… Hmm, a flying machine, a self-powered flying machine ship, a mother ship…” Wan, who

had been mulling over and muttering key words over and over, turned to a bright face and opened the string. I looked.

“Are you planning to make a large self-powered flying machine and then use it to fly in the streets? What a great idea!”

“Huh? That wasn’t it, right? Still, it looks better, right? Make the monk’s torso into a box…” Hyang

suddenly saw the father and son talking while drawing drawings on a blank piece of paper, and his forehead fell. I put my hand on it.

‘Why is there an air carrier here?’

“Wait a minute…..”

Hyang stopped the conversation, which was appropriate for the word “jeom-ip-ga-gyeong,” and pointed out the problem.

“Let’s say you are going to operate a self-propelled aircraft by loading a flying machine. How many flying machines will you be carrying?”

“First of all, wouldn’t three to five be enough?”

“You have to carry people and cargo such as ammunition and fuel, so you have to be strong as well as big, right?”

“Isn’t that right?”

“Then how big should the air sac be made? Then what is the size and weight of the organ that will supply the heat to fill the air sac and move the acetabulum?”

“Ah…”

After Hyang pointed out, Wan and Hyeon realized what the problem was.

“I was taught and taught to distinguish between creative ideas and fantasy, but I made a mistake.”

“Me too.”

Wan and Hyun, who acknowledged their mistake, bowed their heads to Hyang.

“Thank you for teaching me a great lesson.”

“That’s too much praise. Let’s end this and take a look at the blueprint the Emperor has.”

“yes.”

Hyeon answered briefly, took out the blueprint, unfolded it, and began to explain.

“It was something I thought about as self-propelled flight equipment became widely used. I thought it was especially necessary for the Navy.”

Hyang and Wan nodded to Hyeon’s explanation. It was much more advantageous to use a broom to look around than to look in all directions from a watchtower built at the top of a mast. However, it was not easy to load monks or self-powered flying monks onto the front lines. It was not easy to create a space to store the monks or self-powered flying monks, and safely launching and disembarking them was also a problem.

It was because of the wind and waves. Therefore, the main mission of the Navy’s self-powered aircraft was to float from a military port and scout the nearby sea. With this alone, the Imperial Navy was able to secure an overwhelming reconnaissance capability over other countries’ navies.

“Still, it would be great if we could use Bhikkhu in distant seas…”

It was the Imperial Navy that could not hide its disappointment. However, it was not possible to ensure safety for both the flying aircraft and the self-propelled flying aircraft when operating in distant seas. Therefore, neither the monk nor the self-flying monk could leave the port. Hyun continued his explanation.

“But with the use of steam engines, the need for masts was eliminated. So, I thought that if we reduced the number of guns and adjusted the arrangement of the batteries, we could operate self-powered aircraft and flying machines in the ocean.”

“Hoo~. Is the basic assault return line?”

“That’s right.”

“It seems like a good idea.”

After seeing Hyun’s blueprint, Wan reacted positively, but Hyang’s expression was not at all like that.

‘Is it an air battleship this time…’

“Whew~.”

Hyang sighed and pointed out the problem.

“It’s not bad, but there seems to be a problem. Since the self-propelled flight aircraft can rise and fall in place, it may be possible to operate it by providing space like that. However, if the front line is sailing, it is difficult to utilize the characteristics of the self-powered aircraft. Continued So do you think it will be easy to get down at the speed of the front moving forward?”

“Ah…”

Wan nodded at Hyang’s point, and Hyun suggested an alternative.

“Wouldn’t it be okay to just stop for a moment to get on and off?”

“You have to think about efficiency. And…”

After clearing his throat for a moment, Hyang continued.

“How will you operate the flying machine? The blades need to run to gain lift.”

“Hmm… I see.”

Hyeon nodded his head in response to Hyang’s point, looked at the blueprint for a while and then picked up the stylus.

“In that case, you can move it to the left and right of the bridge like this . If we install a runway…”

Hyeon’s idea of improvement was to build a V-shaped runway with the bridge at the center.

“If you do this, you can properly use artillery and fly aircraft, right? ?”

After seeing Hyang’s plan for improvement, Hyang unfolded a blank sheet of paper and drew a picture.

“I think it would be best to completely strip the front and back of the ship.”

“Then you can’t mount artillery, right?”

“The artillery can only be used for self-defense at a minimum. I think it’s best to do so.”

“But wouldn’t it be dangerous to be on a front line without guns?”

“Let’s think of this ship’s guns as flying machines. The flying machine can fly much farther than ordinary artillery, so there’s no need for this ship to be in the middle of the battlefield, right?” ”

Ah! That’s right!”

Hyeon, who changed his mind at Hyang’s words, nodded with a bright face. Understanding Hyang’s words, Hyun took out a blank piece of paper again and used the stylus to play with it.

“I wonder how far it will take for the improved blade to be launched. I don’t know yet… but I think it would be better to use a Black Light-class transport ship as a base rather than an assault return ship. “If we lay a flat deck straight from the bow to the stern and move the chimney to the side…”

Hyeon’s drawing was similar to an early aircraft carrier.

“Hmm… How about fixing this place like this? ?”

Hyang, who was looking at the ship’s design drawing, added a bridge to the right side of the hull.

“If you add a bridge like this, you can clearly see the flying frame rising and falling, and wouldn’t it be easier to drive the battle line?’

“It is so!”

Wan, who was watching his grandson’s hands and feet fit together, joined the conversation.

“But that’s it. Aren’t the wagons the only armament of the flying machine we want to make now? Although the wagons are powerful, they can be seen as useless against the front lines. In that case, they can only be used for reconnaissance, but if you make and operate a dedicated front line, you must “There will be criticism that this is a horseshoe for overpaying and paying too little for development.”

“If the right product is released, I think it’s only a matter of time before a blade that can fire explosives is released.”

Wan, who was thinking about something in Hyang’s answer, looked at Hyang.

“How about using self-propelled bombs instead of explosives?”

“A self-propelled bomb? Don’t you know how heavy that thing is?”

“Wouldn’t it be possible to reduce the size and improve the performance of the blade while maximizing its power?”

“There is a problem with the power engine, but as far as I know, they say it has been almost pushed to its limit.”

Wan responded to Hyang’s point in a firm voice.

“We have to push researchers and craftsmen. Of course, we have to compensate them sufficiently.”

Following Wan’s words, Hyun added his thoughts.

“Neither the flying machine, nor the flying machine carrier, nor the self-propelled bombs are things that will produce results right away. If we solve them step by step, one by one, we will be able to achieve the desired results.”

Hyang also nodded at Hyun’s words.

“That’s a good thing. Let’s join forces as three generations.”

“great!”

“I will do my best!”

The officer recording this on one side added:

-…So the three generations came together. It was truly a beautiful sight to see three generations working together for the safety of the country.

The officer says:

Since these extraordinary people have come together, I am very worried about what kind of amazing feat will come out.

* * *

Without knowing what kind of conspiracy was going on at Gyeongbokgung Palace, craftsmen and researchers were working hard to create a new blade. While competition was going on, the newly created blades appeared similar yet different.

Basically, like the flying machine Wan made in Area 52, engines and propellers were installed at the front and back, and thin but well-made plywood was used as the outer shell of the fuselage. The surprisingly strong properties of plywood were used to strengthen the durability of the blade fuselage. Other than these similarities, the blades had quite different appearances.

The most noticeable difference was the number of wings. It was divided once into ‘biplane or triple blade’ and again into the method of connecting the wings to the fuselage. The thing that caught my eye the most was the flying machine that Da Vinci made. Da Vinci was the first to think of attaching trefoil to a new flying frame.

“The farther you are from the cockpit, the more force it takes to steer. If so, raise it even higher!”

With this in mind, I attached the three leaves. And, starting with da Vinci, craftsmen with similar ideas began to attach trefoil. There was a debate about whether to use simple straight wings or receding wings that move slightly backwards, resulting in the creation of similar but different looking wings. Those who created the result after working all night long carefully entered the test flight.

“We can’t repeat what happened last time, just getting pointed out by Taesang!”

As problems discovered during repeated test flights were resolved one by one, the level of perfection of the aircraft was further improved. However, as the level of completeness increased, there was also a problem that the blade manufacturers became more concerned about.

It was a problem with the power engine.

“The new external combustion engine is good now, but this is not enough!”

“We need to improve it further or create a new institution!”

In order to further improve the performance of the flying machines they or their colleagues made, researchers and craftsmen began to focus on the problem of power engines. After hearing this, Hyang and Wan Hyeon smiled in remorse.

“You’re doing great. You’re doing great.”

* * *

Just as artisans and researchers in the empire were devoting their lives to the development of flying machines, many craftsmen and scholars abroad were also risking their lives to develop flying machines.

“Even though the first may have been lost to the empire, the best cannot be yielded to the empire!”

These ambitious craftsmen and scholars developed flying machines based on their own knowledge and experience, as well as information provided by those who returned from the empire. Thanks to so many people working on the development of flying machines, decent results were achieved fairly quickly in Europe and Japan.

“Now just a little more!”

“Just a little more!”

Craftsmen and scholars who gained confidence in the results they obtained tried harder, but soon encountered huge obstacles.

It was a problem with the power engine. For those who did not know the existence of the new external combustion engine, the problem of this power engine was an extremely difficult problem. To solve this problem, the governments of each country took action, and many spies began crossing the borders of other countries. However, the final destination was the Empire, and a fierce battle with the Milwis took place in the dark.