My Italian: Chapter 523 The shock of the white swan
New York is the financial center and the largest port and transportation hub in the United States. Every day, countless people go to New York with their dreams, and of course, countless people leave New York in vain.
As the New Yorkers of the American metropolis, they are also well-informed. No matter what new things are, they are quickly familiar with them. Nothing can surprise the people of New York.
But today, the situation is a little different. People on the streets of New York raised their heads and looked at the big guy in the sky with surprise.
"Is this the airship the newspaper said?"
"It's really big. It's bigger and longer than a giant ship at sea."
"It's so big that it can fly in the sky. It's a masterpiece of God."
In the skyscrapers of Manhattan, rich and well-informed people are also watching the big guy in the sky.
"This is the Swan from Europe, so it's no wonder it's called the White Swan."
"I feel that the aviation industry definitely has potential for development in the future. Would Hawkins be interested in doing a vote with me? How about we invest five million dollars each?"
For this big guy who appeared in the sky above New York City, major newspapers also dispatched one after another, and photographers took the best position to try to leave the best photo.
One of the photos taken from the Manhattan Life Insurance Building has become the best symbol of the White Swan's visit to New York. The huge airship in the photo covers the sky and the sun, and the small city buildings below show the domineering airship.
While the people in New York paid their attention to the Swan, the people on the Swan also looked at the bustling New York City below. Even if some of the passengers were born in New York, it is also unique to watch from a high altitude.
"This is New York, and it looks bustling."
"Yes, this is New York."
The Swan did not stay in the sky over New York for a long time, and after half an hour, it rushed to LaGuardia in the suburbs, here is the airship berth set up by Alitalia in New York. The huge airship slowly descended, and the berth was also crowded with people. They also wanted to watch this big guy, and for this reason, the berth also sold tickets, allowing them to observe the huge Swan airship up close and feel the shock of the world's largest industrial crystallization.
Among these visitors were those with other purposes, and Major Brad was one of them.
Unlike other viewers, Major Brad was also stunned by the huge airship Swan. But unlike others who simply shocked and said a few words of praise, Major Brad had other ideas.
So when he returned to the residence after the visit, he immediately took out a pen and paper to prepare to write down some thoughts in his mind and report to his superiors.
"Dear General Allison, here I need to report to you the Swan airship, an epoch-making technological product..."
In this report, Major Brad is very worried about this giant airship that can cross the ocean. To this end, he wrote in the report that "if the enemy uses a giant airship as an attack weapon, it will be more aggressive than a warship. First of all, in terms of speed, the gap between warships and airships is too large, and airships only need 4 or 5 days. It can cross the Atlantic Ocean. Secondly, the airship can ignore the terrain and can perform tasks whether it is at sea or on land. Therefore, the construction of the United States' own airship force has become an urgent military task. In addition, according to reliable news from Europe, European countries are preparing to start The United States of America must not fall behind in building its own airship force."
Major Brad's news is not well-informed. The news of European powers developing their own airships actually started as early as Alitalia used airships for passenger and cargo transportation.
However, due to technical difficulties and discussions on the applicability of airships, the speed was not fast. But after the news of the giant airship Swan sailing around the world came, the speed of developing airships in various countries accelerated.
Yes, the most difficult thing in the current aviation industry is the development of airships. In the future, the development of mainstream aircraft in aviation will be much easier than that of airships. At present, some powerful countries have made their own aircraft. This kind of gadget that can fly 30 to 40 kilometers, although it has attracted the attention of various countries, but its practicality is not strong. On the contrary, the airship has received more attention from various countries due to its carrying capacity and applicability. But so far, apart from Led Zeppelin, only Italy, with its technical support, has successfully built rigid airships.
Even the world's largest British Empire, its first airship is still in the process of being developed, and it is expected that the first flight will take place by the end of the year. It can be seen from this that the manufacturing difficulty of rigid airships.
But no matter how difficult it is, I believe that all major industrial countries can develop rigid airships, but it is just a matter of time.
Major Brad's report is to tell the U.S. military about the role of airships in the military, and this report is basically read within the military.
As for the private sector, the Swan airship became the front page headlines of major newspapers in New York and even the United States the next day. Among the news published in various newspapers, the most outstanding is the New York Times, which published a novelist's diary of an airship travel.
Speaking of which, the novelist Harwell is also quite colorful. He is an author who loves flying and has taken an airship before. And this time the Swan sailed around the world, Harwell took out most of his worth to grab a ticket from the rich and powerful from all over the world, and he was also the only ordinary person on the Swan airship's round-the-world trip. (The identity of this ordinary person needs to be put in quotation marks. It is compared with other passengers on the airship~www.mtlnovel.com~ In fact, he should be considered a wealthy class, otherwise he cannot afford so much money to buy tickets.)
And Havel, who paid most of his worth to buy tickets, certainly did not miss the opportunity to find a replacement. Before boarding the Swan, he negotiated with eight newspapers and a publishing house. He will record the whole process of the Swan's round-the-world trip, and they will be responsible for reporting and publishing. And Harwell also got paid almost just enough for the ticket, and he really deserved to have business acumen.
And Harwell can get such a reward, but also has a lot to do with the passengers this time. As the first round-the-world flight in the air, it naturally attracted a lot of attention. After all, flying in the air has always been the hope of mankind. Even if there have been planes and airships before, there has never been a flight around the earth.
And these passengers are basically either rich or expensive. Not many people have the willingness to write their travel experiences into reports. Even if they have writing, they are not as good as him. It can be said that he is an exclusive report.
With such an advantage, it is also due to get a lot of rewards.
While New York was reporting on the Swan, the Swan, which had been refurbished for a day, started again. Its next stop is San Francisco, the largest city in the west. The next trip across the North American continent will give passengers Bring new experiences. 12143/10549171