As long as he could control his strength well, he would be able to start the plane for the second time. Therefore, Zhang Tie felt pretty good.
"Hahaha..." Zhang Tie burst out into laughter as he ran back to the belly of the plane. After removing the anti-skid lock which was jamming the wheels of the undercarriage, he drilled out of the belly of the plane and lightly jumped onto the cockpit. After that, he threw a glance at Zhang Su who was also shocked. After glancing at the cockpit, Zhang Su immediately ran over there and jumped onto the wing of the plane. After that, he pulled open the cockpit and sat inside.
Zhang Tie must have a reason to call his cousin Zhang Su here at this moment.
Zhang Su might be unknown before; however, since he jumped onto the plane, Zhang Su's name was destined to leave a mark in the history.
Because this was the first test flight of the first plane invented by humans in the Black Iron Age over 900 years after the Catastrophe. It was a great attempt for commoners to conquer the sky once again. Besides Zhang Tie, Zhang Su also participated in this test flight.
Because this was the first time for humans in this age, it was of special significance. Therefore, Zhang Su's name was destined to be remembered by people. 'Zhang Su is too trivial now. Later on, if Zhang Su wants to work on my side, he must have some reputation.'
Of course, Zhang Tie would save such a good opportunity for himself instead of bothering others. These airplanes had not flown here yet after completing the engine performance test on the ground.
This was Zhang Tie's intention. However, those onlookers might not realize it at this moment because they were still shocked. Even now, the others were still in shock. They didn't know how Zhang Tie had started the engine of this plane; neither were they sure that this plane could fly in the sky.
Zhang Tie closed the cockpit cover. Zhang Su followed suit. Under the gaze of all the onlookers, the plane started to move slowly. After making a small circle in the warehouse, it drove out of the gate of the warehouse and came to the airship landing field outside.
The flat airship landing field and the airboat landing field became the runway of the plane. Zhang Tie gradually accelerated the speed of the plane. After rushing out hundreds of meters, Zhang Tie and Zhang Su both felt light all over. Under the gaze of all the onlookers, the plane flew off the ground at once. Closely after that, the undercarriage of the plane slowly retracted under the wings.
Zhang Tie then drove the plane around Xuantian Peak.
The roar of the plane's engine attracted many onlookers' attention as they all looked up at the sky out of amazement.
Only after a short while, Zhang Tie had been completely familiar with the driving essentials and tricks of this plane. This plane could make more and more movements in the sky. In the night, it constantly rolled, ascended and made various maneuvers like a big bird or a monkey climbing onto a tree.
After making a few circles in the sky, Zhang Tie flew the plane from over 3 m high above the hangar. When the plane was about to hit the mountain wall of Xuantian Peak, he rapidly pulled up at a 90-degree angle and made a beautiful circle in the air. Only then did he wake up those dumbfounded onlookers down there.
Bai Zhengnan patted his head as he flew off first and chased after Zhang Tie's plane, closely followed by Mountain Lifting Hermit, Feng Cangwu, Bai Suxian, Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi. In the blink of an eye, they had caught up with Zhang Tie's plane …
Soon, Zhang Tie knew the result of showing off a plane in front of so many knights — — he was being watched in the air.
Bai Zhengnan flew to the left wing of the plane; Mountain Lifting Hermit flew to the right wing of the plane; Bai Suxian, Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi flew above the plane; Feng Cangwu directly flew to the front of the plane and watched the plane upside down …
Of course, this plane could not catch up with knights. Therefore, it was very easy for these onlookers to watch it.
All the others watched the plane and Zhang Tie with gleaming eyes, making Zhang Tie feel being gazed at in a cage. At the speed of over 600 km/h, the onlookers and the plane remained still. No matter how Zhang Tie moved, the distance between the onlookers and the plane remained unchanged. As they watched, they clicked their tongues in amazement.
Thankfully, they were all familiar with Zhang Tie. Therefore, Zhang Tie didn't feel too embarrassed. He just tested the performance of this plane as much as he wanted. All the onlookers just watched him quietly without disturbing him. As knights, they all knew how important what Zhang Tie was doing was. By then, they had all realized that they were not watching something interesting out of curiosity; instead, they were witnessing the appearance of a big killing machine which could change the power contrast between humans and demons in the sky in this age.
Under the night curtain, Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory was tranquil and dimly lit. However, the first human plane in this age was spreading its wings in the sky above this tranquil land. It was February 6, the 904th year of Black Iron Calendar.
As Zhang Tie constantly ascended vertically, the Xuantian Peak which was over 8,000 m high was soon left behind by Zhang Tie. At the same time, the roar of the engine of the plane became sharper. However, it was still steady. When Zhang Tie watched the altimeter of the plane, he sensed the performance of the plane. When it reached over 12,500 m high, Zhang Tie tried it for a few times. However, no matter how the engine roared, this plane could not ascend any higher. Closely after that, Zhang Tie lowered the altitude to over 4,000 m high before flying towards Tianxuan City.
Only after over 10 minutes, Tianxuan City had appeared under Zhang Tie's foot.
Tianxuan City was a big city with a lot of people. Although it was already nightfall, it was a good night with brilliant stars all over the sky. When Zhang Tie's plane flew over Tianxuan City, the metallic plane flew over Tianxuan City like a shuttle under the starlight with a roar of the engine. Many people in Tianxuan City saw it, causing a bit uproar.
After flying over Tianxuan City, Zhang Tie directly flew over the core of Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. After that, he flew over Xinlu City, Langyun City, Ningan City, Xuesong City, Yande City, Qinghe City, Dashang City, Wugong City and Dongyang City within Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory for over 5 hours, arousing a lot of uproars in those cities. Finally, he flew back along Yangui Mountain Range.
When the plane was about to arrive at Xuantian Eighteen Mountain Peaks, Zhang Tie's heart raced as he told those "onlookers", "The steam crossbow has not been tested yet. How about spreading out and releasing your protective battle qi? Pretend to be wing demons and have a try on the air battle ability of this plane!"
As for knights, as long as they released their protective battle qi, the power of the steam crossbow was just like tickling them. They could not pose any threat to them at all. After hearing that Zhang Tie wanted to have a try on the air battle ability of this plane, all the others felt it interesting as they all nodded. Like playing a game, they released their protective battle qi and distanced themselves from the plane.
After telling Zhang Su to start, Zhang Su, who was sitting in the rear cabin, started to experiment on those knights by operating the steam crossbow.
The power of the steam crossbow didn't decrease. Additionally, after being operated by people in the rear cabin, it was very flexible. In normal flight, besides the direction of the propeller, the tail and the lower part of the fuselage, there was basically no blind angle. As long as Zhang Tie adjusted his flying posture, he could still shoot at those blind angles.
Compared to driving a glider which was restricted by airflow, the flexibility and maneuverability in the air could never match that of driving a glider.
Bai Zhengnan and Mountain Lifting Hermit felt it was interesting. Not until Zhang Su finished shooting all the bolts in the crossbow did Zhang Tie bid farewell to the others. After that, he returned to Xuantian Peak and landed on the same runway. Finally, he slowly drove the plane into the hangar where he had stayed just now.
It took Zhang Tie almost 6 hours. When he returned to Xuantian Peak by plane, it was already past 1 am on February 7th.
Donder, the disciples of Iron-Dragon Sect and the disciples of Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi were waiting for Zhang Tie in the warehouse.
What happened today was very shocking for all of them. Even Donder's group was very excited, not to mention Zhang Tie and the other knights. Nobody felt sleepy at all.
After the plane stopped, the propeller stopped rotating. Zhang Tie then opened the hatch cover and jumped off the cockpit, closely followed by Zhang Su.
A lot of people surrounded him as they watched Zhang Tie with gleaming eyes as if they were watching an extremely rare prehistoric beast. As a result, Zhang Tie felt goosebumps all over. Zhang Tie had not seen such a look even in the rotating chakra ceremony a few days ago.
None of the knights spoke. All the surrounding disciples of Iron-Dragon Sect and Donder felt the atmosphere was weird. Therefore, they dared not open their mouths.
Zhang Tie shrugged as he said, "Don't look at me like that. Just say it!"
Zhang Tie broke the silence first.
"The maximal flight altitude is 12500 m!" Feng Cangwu opened his mouth first.
"The maximal speed is about 700 miles per hour!" Lu Zhongming replied.
"The crossbow on the plane is more powerful than that on the airship. It's more flexible and faster than that of the airship." Bai Suxian nodded.
"Over the past few hours, the flight mileage of this plane is about 3,800 miles. How many more miles could it fly?" Bai Zhengnan asked Zhang Tie.
"There's still half of the fuel in the fuel tank …" Zhang Tie answered straightforwardly.
"You mean the maximal combat radius of this plane is about 3,800 miles and the maximal flight distance is at least 7,600 miles …" The royal highness of Lord Guangnan's Mansion took in a deep breath as he watched Zhang Tie with a profound look, saying, "With this plane, Iron-Dragon Sect could also be famous among humans!"
Before Zhang Tie replied, Donder suddenly coughed twice, saying, "Hmm, it's too late. Don't stand here. It's too cold. Let's talk about it in the resting place …"
'Let's talk about it in the resting place. It's indeed not suitable for Zhang Tie to talk with those knights alone.'
(To be continued.)
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