Chapter 673 Douglas’s Request

When the news of Scott's acquisition of Douglas Aircraft Company came back to Australasia, Arthur was immediately surprised, and even a little excited and happy.

This economic crisis occurred a few years earlier than in history, and it also made Arthur unfamiliar with some famous American companies.

Except for companies like Boeing that are familiar and can be recalled immediately, Arthur allows intelligence personnel to acquire other small companies at will, depending on the situation.

This also led Arthur to forget about Douglas Aircraft Company, an aircraft manufacturer that would only emerge more than ten years later, and even almost let Douglas go in the bargain hunting operation.

The reason why Arthur reacted this way was because the transport aircraft built by Douglas Aircraft Company in the 1930s was so famous.

How exaggerated is it? A principal once said that if he was given 50 DC-3 transport aircraft, he would not even care if a very important transport highway was occupied.

From this famous quote, we can see the importance of the DC-3 transport aircraft. This model of transport aircraft was launched by Douglas Company in 1936.

What Australasia currently lacks in the aircraft field is precisely the transport aircraft that Douglas is good at.

Coupled with Boeing's aircraft series, Australasia can even form three major aircraft manufacturer giants: Royal Aircraft Factory, Douglas Aircraft Company and Boeing.

The aircraft fields involved by these three giants include all military and civilian aircraft, and they can also make Australasia's aircraft design and construction capabilities a big step forward.

In order to avoid long nights and nightmares, Arthur immediately ordered all intelligence personnel through Director Batty to do their best to help Boeing and Douglas move their headquarters to Australasia.

Other corporate industries can stay in the United States, but the two aircraft companies' production lines must be relocated to Australasia.

Without the help of these two major aircraft manufacturers, the United States' progress in aircraft will be delayed for several years.

If we continue to fall into an economic crisis, for example, if we have risen rapidly in the aircraft industry as it did in history, it will be good to be able to maintain our current position.

With the help of many intelligence personnel, the migration work of Boeing Company and Douglas Aircraft Company also went very smoothly.

The U.S. government has no intention of taking care of the relocation of a small aircraft company at this time. After all, such things happen almost every day.

1 William Edward Boeing and Donald Wales Douglas arrived in Australasia together. They would spend a week inspecting the company's site and then decide in which city their company's headquarters would be located.

Although most of the company's shares were acquired, this also means that the two companies have sufficient funds for relocation.

Finally, after many days of investigation, Boeing decided to go to Melbourne, while Douglas Aircraft Company chose to be stationed in Fort St. Arthur.

This choice is actually normal. Compared with other cities, Sydney, Melbourne and the capital St. Arthur's Castle have better infrastructure, larger populations, relatively developed economies, and are more suitable for the development of companies.

For aircraft companies like Boeing and Douglas, when there are more orders, the number of employees in the company will also increase dramatically.

This also means that the company must choose a city with a large population as its location, with a population of at least several hundred thousand, otherwise it will not be able to support the company's development.

It is worth mentioning that after the two aircraft companies chose their bases, a tripartite alliance of Sydney, Melbourne and St. Arthur's Castle was formed in terms of aircraft manufacturers.

Not long after Boeing and Douglas selected their company's location, their company's equipment and some employees who were willing to travel to Australasia also followed.

Australasia is quite generous to Americans who are willing to come. It not only promises that their wages will be at the same level as those in the United States, but also guarantees that they will enjoy citizenship treatment in Australasia and ensure their jobs, provided they are willing to become Australasian citizens.

The good news is that there are many vacant factories on the outskirts of Melbourne and St. Arthur's Castle, and it is perfectly fine to hand them over to Boeing and Douglas as the company's headquarters.

This also accelerated the formal work of the two companies. The smaller Douglas company even took only two weeks to complete the relocation of its headquarters.

1, three weeks after Boeing and Douglas arrived in Australasia.

With the two companies officially settling in Australasia, Arthur finally had time to receive these two very capable aircraft designers.

Boeing and Douglas can leave considerable names in history. The abilities of the two founders of Boeing and Douglas are very important.

In order to give the technicians enough topics to talk about, Arthur also called Teodor, the technical director of the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, and asked several aircraft experts to have a good chat.

In the banquet hall of the palace, Arthur finally met two experts.

Unlike the fame they left in history, they were still very nervous to meet Arthur at this time.

After all, they are just the helmsmen of a small company, and now most of the company's shares have been acquired by Arthur.

As a monarch of a great power, Arthur holds the power of the entire country in his hands, and his status has already formed a huge gap with them.

"No need to be formal, two experts." Looking at the slightly nervous two people, Arthur smiled and motioned for them to sit down, and then ordered Teodor to sit next to them.

"This is Teodor, the chief aircraft designer of the Royal Australasian Aircraft Factory. I believe you technical experts will have something in common." Arthur introduced to Boeing and Douglas with a smile.

After the three of them got to know each other, Arthur continued: "Well, being able to meet here proves that you are all experts that I trust enough.

Whether it is the Royal Aircraft Factory or Boeing and Douglas, you will become Australasia's explorers and pioneers in the aircraft industry, developing more, more advanced and more powerful aircraft for Australasia.

Whether it is a military aircraft or a civilian aircraft, they are very important to the country and are also our main exploration goals in the aircraft field.

Now, you can talk about some issues in the company's development and set the company's next main R\u0026D goals. "

Looking at Boeing and Douglas who didn't know what to say, Teodor took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the development of our civil aircraft Padu No. 3 is very smooth, and it is expected to be officially put into commercial use within three years.

New aircraft reduce the probability of accidents, which only occur once in every 100,000 flights.

In addition, we have improved the flight speed and the number of passengers that civil aircraft can carry. This will become the fastest means of transportation in the world and speed up the connections between our regions. "

Arthur nodded.

Arthur is still aware of the progress of civil aircraft at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It has been more than 20 years since the first aircraft appeared, and it has gone through many iterations and improvements.

At present, the progress of military aircraft in various countries is not bad, and the aircraft have officially acquired combat capabilities. They are equipped in large quantities by various countries, and air forces have been officially established.

But in the field of civil aircraft, research in various countries is not so in-depth.

Compared with the combat effectiveness pursued by military aircraft, what civilian aircraft pursue is nothing more than safety.

No matter how fast a plane is, if it cannot ensure safe takeoff and landing, no one will take it.

This is not the same as military aircraft. Soldiers are tasked with defending the country. What they care about is whether they can win the war, not whether they can come back alive while sitting on a plane.

This has also led to the generally slow progress of civil aircraft research and development in various countries. Without ensuring safety, any aircraft design and ideas will be in vain.

After Theodor finished his report, Douglas looked at Arthur's eyes and then stood up boldly and said: "Your Majesty, we are studying a transport aircraft using two engines. It is expected to greatly improve the transport aircraft." The weight of the cargo carried is increased, and the stability and speed of the aircraft are improved.

But you know, because of the economic crisis in the United States, the progress of this twin-engine transport aircraft has almost been stopped, and it will take some time to restart. "

The twin-engine transport aircraft Douglas mentioned is actually the DC-2 transport aircraft, the predecessor of the famous DC-3 transport aircraft.

In fact, no matter what type of transport aircraft it is, Australasia currently does not have much involvement.

This is why Arthur is looking forward to poaching Douglas Company, because Douglas Company can make up for Australasia's shortcomings in aircraft.

"Using a twin-engine transport aircraft?" Arthur nodded, looked at Douglas who was slightly worried, and said with a smile: "That's a good idea. What kind of help does Douglas Aircraft Company need now?"

"Enough, capable staff, and sufficient research and development funds, Your Majesty." Douglas said boldly.

This 18-year-old is only 35 years old now.

When he developed the DC-3 transport aircraft, he was actually only 43 years old. Being so capable and so young, a talent like Douglas is very important to Australasia.

If used well, the aircraft developed by Douglas will help Australasia stay ahead of the curve for decades to come, and far ahead.

Arthur nodded and directly agreed to Douglas's request: "You can recruit staff by yourself. There are still many outstanding staff in Fort St. Arthur. As for funds, I will temporarily approve your R\u0026D funds of 2 million Australian dollars. The remaining additional funds will depend on your transport aircraft research and development results."

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