Chapter 727 Aircraft Expo (13 more)

Compared with the British people's headaches, Arthur was much more relaxed at this time.

Preparations for the World Aircraft Expo are almost complete, and the countries that should be invited have also been invited.

In fact, the purpose of this World Aircraft Expo is not just an expo, but more importantly, to promote Australasia's machinery industry to the world.

The expo not only has an exhibition area for aircraft, but also an exhibition area for aircraft engines, aircraft parts, special glass, and even aircraft pilot training and aircraft repair equipment.

There are even attached car exhibition areas, machinery exhibition areas, including various home appliance exhibition areas, etc.

It is said to be an aircraft expo, but it can actually be regarded as an industrial expo. There are all kinds of industrial products, but they rely more on the gimmick of airplanes.

After all, there are countless world expos held in various countries. Without some gimmicks, it will be difficult to attract more attention.

In order to build the reputation of this World Aircraft Expo, invitations to Australasia were sent to almost every country in the world, except those in Africa.

Apart from the personal feelings of Arthur and most Australasians, the current black people are indeed too poor and they certainly cannot afford to buy an airplane.

Even the newly established republics, Australasia, sent invitations and said they would pay for their passage.

Most countries still give Australasia a lot of face. After all, it is also a recognized third power.

Many countries responded quickly, and the number of countries willing to participate in the World Aircraft Expo soon exceeded 40, which invisibly increased the scale of the World Expo.

On March 27, 1929, the Australasian World Aircraft Exposition was officially held.

Arthur attended the opening ceremony of the World Exposition and expressed his welcome to representatives of all countries participating in the Exposition.

Three advanced transport aircraft were unveiled at the expo, as well as the supporting productivity, maintenance facilities, aircraft technical personnel training, etc., which attracted the attention of a large number of small and medium-sized countries.

Of course, there are many representatives of capital among them. If aircraft technology matures, the value generated by air transport will not necessarily be worse than that of shipping.

Moreover, the speed of airplanes cannot be compared with that of ships. Being the first to seize the aviation market share means taking the first bite of the entire cake.

Compared to the holding of the expo, Arthur was more concerned about the sales of the products displayed at the expo.

After all, they are in an economic crisis. Although European countries have improved, airplanes are not cheap.

The good news is that the planes sold quickly, and in large quantities.

First is Europe. Both British and French capital have expressed strong interest in such aircraft, and the number of purchases starts at ten.

Coupled with other small and medium-sized countries in Europe, as well as some European royal families who are interested in aircraft, the number of aircraft sales exceeded 100 on the first day.

The number of 100 aircraft may seem small, but the funds involved are no longer a small amount.

The construction costs of the three transport aircraft are different, but the cost price is generally controlled at around 30,000 to 40,000 Australian dollars.

The sales price of these three transport aircraft is at least 70,000 Australian dollars, which also means that the sale of each transport aircraft can bring Arthur a profit of at least 30,000 Australian dollars.

100 transport aircraft is equivalent to 3 million Australian dollars. If you fill the gap, you can build another aircraft carrier.

In addition to the main transport aircraft, there are also many customers in other businesses, such as automobiles and some machinery.

Australasia's car brands are already very rich, and corresponding off-road vehicle and luxury car categories have also been born.

Different groups of people naturally have different needs. Off-road vehicles, luxury cars and sports cars are popular with a considerable number of people.

An off-road vehicle is actually a car with a raised bottom. Coupled with more excellent power, it can adapt to uneven road conditions and is more suitable for outdoor environments.

Luxury cars mainly improve the comfort of passengers. Luxury cars can also be equipped with bulletproof glass, special steel and more protective facilities, which are very suitable for senior national officials and members of the royal family.

Sports cars are a new type of vehicle currently born. It attracts attention through more powerful power, more handsome and streamlined body, and more brilliant color matching.

Across all items, sales totaled over A$20 million on the first day, with total profits exceeding A$9 million.

More importantly, with the debut of the three transport planes, airplanes will replace airships as the fastest mode of transportation in the world, and will also completely change the way politicians travel around the world.

Another major theme of the Aircraft Expo is to pilot three different transport aircraft to complete a global voyage.

It is worth mentioning that the maximum flight distance of the three transport aircraft has exceeded 2,000 kilometers, which means that it is still very easy to sail around the world.

Of course, before sailing around the world, the stopping points of the aircraft and the replenishment of supplies are very important.

If you carry as much fuel as possible, you can theoretically complete this round-the-world voyage by just choosing a few stopping points.

In terms of the choice of stopping points, the starting point is Sydney, the next stop is Hawaii, followed by Los Angeles, New York, London, Constantinople, Qatar, India, Java and finally return to Sydney.

Such a trip is farther than simply circling the earth, but it just proves the safety of the aircraft.

The total journey is about 40,000 kilometers. Judging from the speed of the three planes, there is no problem keeping the speed at 250 kilometers per hour.

Calculated, it takes about 160 hours to complete the entire voyage. Including refueling and resting along the way, as well as time to replenish supplies, it takes about 200 hours.

200 hours is actually not long, and it only takes more than eight days to complete the calculation. It took less than nine days to complete the entire circumnavigation. This increase in speed was absolutely huge for a ship.

For European countries, it has become very easy to conduct diplomatic visits between Europe.

Although Britain and France are only separated by the English Channel, if you set off from London to Paris, it will take two or three days at the earliest.

If you take a plane, it is more than 300 kilometers, and the plane only takes two hours.

Even if you include the time it takes to get to the airport, you can definitely get from London to Paris in five hours.

This kind of efficiency is absolutely exaggerated, and the time that can be saved can definitely be used to complete many other things.

Well, maybe some capital only sees the benefits among the private sector.

But for those countries, they saw potential military threats.

Compared to airships, airplanes are undoubtedly safer. If there are more aircraft escorts, such transport aircraft can not only transport ordinary people, but also transport a trained elite army.

After all, for civilian passenger aircraft, a transport aircraft can only transport 14 people. But for the military field, all aircraft seats can be disassembled. Basically, an aircraft can transport at least 30 people.

In addition to personnel, transport aircraft can also transport large amounts of urgently needed cargo, which is a great supplement to the poor logistics in war.

Generally speaking, such aircraft are of great use, which is why Britain, France, and other European countries decisively purchased them.

Of course, the more purpose of Britain and France is to imitate their own aircraft through such aircraft and master the technology required to build such aircraft.

But this is still quite difficult. For current aircraft, the core technology should be the aircraft engine.

It is still very difficult to copy an engine, and it will take at least several years.

After Britain and France took a few years to imitate the Australasian engine, Diesel had already developed a new engine, which was able to maintain its overall lead in engines.

Why can Arthur take out such a transport aircraft directly and even sell it to all countries openly?

In fact, it is determined that other countries cannot develop such an engine in a short time, and they will need longer time to imitate and explore.

As a result, the attention of Britain, France and other great powers stayed on ordinary engines, and the progress of research on jet engines was naturally suspended.

Compared with ordinary engines, jet engines will be the mainstream of future aircraft.

As long as Australasia can maintain the lead in jet engines, it means that Australasia has a huge advantage in the air force.

In fact, in addition to purchasing finished aircraft, there are still many countries that want to purchase aircraft technology.

However, it is clear that the aircraft technology belongs to three aircraft companies, and these three companies all refuse to sell the aircraft technology to the outside world on the grounds that the core technology is confidential.

Even Britain and Russia, which have relatively good relations with Australasia, were decisively rejected by the three aircraft manufacturers.

This has also caused many countries to give up the idea of ​​consulting aircraft technology. After all, they do not have the confidence to compare with the United Kingdom and Russia.

In the end, the World Aircraft Expo was very successful.

The cost of holding the expo was only a few million Australian dollars, but the expo made Australasia a net profit of at least 30 million Australian dollars.

In addition, the world's attention is attracted by these three transport aircraft. These three transport aircraft can play an extremely important role in both civilian and military fields, and they will also change the pattern of the world's transportation industry.

After such a transport aircraft is made public, Arthur can openly equip the Australasian Air Force with military transport aircraft.

The military transport aircraft is a modified civilian transport aircraft with all seats removed to improve the efficiency of the transport aircraft in transporting personnel and cargo.

Of course, the engine has also been modified. The military version of the transport aircraft is more powerful, and its climbing efficiency and cruising speed will naturally be faster.

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