In order to make a new glider for Zhang Tie, Colonel Halson, the principal officer of the base even contacted the Hoorn Republic. Finally, the Hoorn Republic dispatched an expert team to Selnes with some carriages of equipment and tools.
Zhang Tie didn't know it at that time. When he knew it, the team of experts from Hoorn Republic had already arrived. Zhang Tie felt a bit bashful about such a great mobilization of experts from Hoorn Republic. After being explained by Colonel Halson, the main officer of the base, Zhang Tie knew that he was very famous in Hoorn Republic.
After the news about him and this glider base spread to the Hoorn Republic, after being exaggerated by the domestic media of the Hoorn Republic, almost each citizen of the Hoorn Republic knew that there was a brave air knight who was awarded the honorary title of Selnes Eagle who was driving the glider of the Hoorn Republic in Selnes Theater of Operations. Additionally, he had made great achievements, which scared wing demons away.
At this moment, Zhang Tie was definitely an idol in the Hoorn Republic.
Therefore, after Zhang Tie's second glider crashed, the Hoorn Republic immediately promoted this event to a national honor and dispatched a very powerful expert team to Selnes with equipment and machines to build a wholly new glider for Zhang Tie.
In the words of Colonel Halson, it was the honor of the entire Hoorn Republic that Selnes Eagle could drive the glider of the Hoorn Republic to fight for humans in the sky.
When the expert team of Hoorn Republic came to Selnes, they met Zhang Tie twice and communicated with him. As it was in the rainy season, gliders would always lose the driving force brought by the ascending hot air flow. Additionally, the weather was also a great test for this kind of non-powered flying device. When those experts asked Zhang Tie what kind of glider did he want, Zhang Tie immediately replied to Zhang Tie, "What kind of glider do you want? When those experts asked Zhang Tie what kind of glider did he need, Zhang Tie once told them that he needed a glider.
"I've already made full use of the wind force and airflow in the sky. I think you could barely help me to make a breakthrough in this aspect. However, the situation on the battlefield is very complex. Sometimes, like in the past two months, due to the heavy rain, I would be very passive on the battlefield. When these natural conditions couldn't be taken advantage of, as a glider driver, I would be very passive on the battlefield. It would be very dangerous to drive a glider. If possible, I hope that my glider could have another driving force when it couldn't be taken advantage of airflow and wind. Could it fly freely in the sky like riding a bicycle? This is my request. "
When Zhang Tie uttered this sentence, he didn't think whether the expert team of Hoorn Republic could make it or not. He just said what he wanted to say. If they couldn't make it, he would not lose anything. It was definitely a big surprise for Zhang Tie as it meant that he would be freer in the sky.
After a few days, the expert team of Hoorn Republic invited Zhang Tie to make two comprehensive physical tests in the glider base.
At that time, Zhang Tie didn't know the relationship between driving a glider and his physical strength; however, he still went there. In the process of physical test, he only remembered that all the members of the expert team of Hoorn Republic were watching him with gleaming eyes...
From then on, the expert team of the Hoorn Republic rarely contacted Zhang Tie in the glider base until these days. Not until then did Zhang Tie receive the notice that a new glider had been manufactured. He was asked to take a look at it.
On October 7th, in the glider base of Hoorn Republic...
Zhang Tie appeared in a hangar of the base once again. The last product, the glider which cost dozens of expert engineers and over 100 mechanics of Hoorn Republic over one month, appeared in front of Zhang Tie.
That glider looked a bit similar to WindTalker II. However, the biggest difference between this glider and WindTalker II or all the other gliders was that there was one more double-wing propeller on its head.
Zhang Tie sat in the cockpit. He found that the layout and settings in the cockpit had completely changed. The steering pedal was replaced by a mechanism similar to the pedals of bicycles. The elevator also had some changes. It seemed that there was one more mechanism. Previously, the elevator could only be pulled up or pressed down; however, Zhang Tie found that the elevator could also be rotated about 90 degrees to the left and right like the steering wheel of a car. Additionally, there was one more push rod with an unknown function below the elevator.
Besides, the entire glider still maintained the obvious style of Zhang Tie. The seat was foldable. There were two indented handles on the left and right sides of the cockpit which could enable Zhang Tie to "lift" the glider by hand. The bilge cover of the cockpit could still slide.
Zhang Tie looked around in the cockpit of the glider out of excitement. Finally, he couldn't stand stepping on the pair of pedals like bicycles. He wanted to see the effect of pedals.
For commoners, it might be very strenuous for them to step on that pedal. If they were weak, they might not be able to step on that pedal for many laps even if they exerted all their strength. However, for Zhang Tie, it was really as easy as riding a bicycle for commoners.
The moment he stepped on the pedals, the two propellers on the head of the glider had started to rotate with a "hu" sound. As Zhang Tie gradually accelerated, the propellers on the head of the glider rotated faster and faster. Gradually, Zhang Tie found that the entire glider started to move and slowly glide forward on the ground.
When the glider was running in the warehouse, Zhang Tie operated the rudder to the right, causing the glider to slide to the right. Zhang Tie operated the rudder to the left, causing the glider to rotate to the left.
Zhang Tie became very excited. He finally understood the thought of those experts of Hoorn Republic. Now that the propeller could push the glider forward on the ground, it could also push the glider forward in the sky. This was the extra driving force that this glider could gain in the sky.
Zhang Tie jumped out of the glider's cockpit. He asked the experts and engineers of the Hoorn Republic happily, "How did you do it?"
"What you said to us at that time gave us a lot of inspiration and inspiration. After careful consideration, we used the design ideas of early human aircraft before the Catastrophe. We used a variable gear set and a chain to transfer the power generated when you step on the pedal to the propeller in front. As a result, this glider could have the ability of early human aircraft before the Catastrophe. It could gain extra driving force when it couldn't rely on updrafts and wind power. "
"Thank you, you're really great!"
"Such a glider is especially designed and manufactured for you. Such a design may not be of much use to them, because their strength and stamina may not be able to support such a flight for too long. Do you remember the previous test we did on you? We found that the strength of your legs is very strong, and your stamina and endurance are also extraordinary. If the strength of your legs is converted into the power of the machine, it will not be able to withstand it. If you convert the strength of your legs into the power of the machine, your legs might be equal to a 20 horsepower engine. Because of this, we have this design idea. "
"Ahh? My legs are equal to the power of a 20 horsepower engine? What's that?"
"Commoners without igniting surging points could only release 1 horsepower in 1 minute. In 10 minutes, commoners could only release about half a horsepower, namely the power of the so-called 20 horsepower engine. Roughly speaking, it was like you were lying down with your feet on top of a 1500-kilogram object, and in one second, you could raise that object by one meter, and this process could be repeated endlessly. This is not a momentary explosive force; instead, it's a constant and repetitive force. In terms of explosive force, many people's feet can easily exceed 1500kg. However, if you want a person to repeat the process of lifting a 1500kg object by one meter in one second for half an hour or an hour, there are very few people who can do it. "
"Oh, I see!" Zhang Tie understood it right away. Zhang Tie was enlightened. He had not imagined that his feet could match a 20 horsepower engine, which made him a bit proud. Not everybody could have such an ability.
"Can I have the glider fly into the sky by stepping on this pedal?"
"Although we've set an assistant device to drive the glider to run by the pedal, it has a very high requirement on your strength. However, if you fly into the sky, it would be different. As long as you could keep the propeller above 800 revolutions per minute physically, it could provide an endless driving force for this glider. As a result, this glider could still have a very good flight and manipulation performance without depending on the climate. We feel that this glider should be called a man-powered plane instead of a glider!"
"Man-powered plane? What an interesting name!" Zhang Tie revealed a smile. When he recalled the Hit-Plane Brotherhood, Zhang Tie felt that he was destined to have a plane. He had not imagined that he could really drive a plane now.
"Can I have a try now?"
"Of course!"
"There's one thing that I don't understand. What's the function of the push rod below the elevator? I see some numbers on it, namely, 50, 30, 15 and 5. Besides, there's a space and a ground. What do they mean?"
"This is a speed-changing transmission lever. It could adjust the rotation ratio between the power pedal and the propeller and the direction of the power output of the pedal. There are two directions of power output and 4 gears. The highest gear represents that you could rotate the propeller for 50 laps by stepping on the pedal; the lower gear represents that you could rotate the propeller for 30 laps by stepping on the pedal; the lower gear represents that you could rotate the propeller for 50 laps by stepping on the pedal; the lower gear represents that you could rotate the propeller for 30 laps by stepping on the pedal; the lower gear represents that you could rotate the propeller for 50 laps by stepping on the pedal; the lower gear represents that you could rotate the propeller for 30 laps by stepping on the pedal; the lower gear represents that you could rotate the glider on the ground like riding a bicycle..."
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After a few minutes, after Zhang Tie thoroughly understood how to operate this human-powered plane, he pushed it onto the runway.
After sitting in the cockpit once again, Zhang Tie instantly pushed the gearshift rod to the position of the "ground". After that, he exerted his strength and started to step on the pedal...
Without the traction of a tractor, Zhang Tie didn't lift the glider to run; instead, he just stepped on the pedal like riding a bicycle. As a result, the glider moved faster and faster on the runway. Finally, it left the runway and flew into the sky...
After flying into the sky, Zhang Tie pushed the gear to the position of 50 below the word "space". Closely after that, he started to step on the pedal rapidly, causing the propeller to rotate rapidly...
Finally, without the help of wind force and ascending airflow, Zhang Tie had the man-powered plane fly in the sky freely like a plane based on the strength of his feet.
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It was really hard for Zhang Tie to describe the feeling of driving this human-powered plane in the sky. If he drove a common glider, he had to pay attention to the wind force and the direction of the airflow all the time. However, by driving this human-powered plane, Zhang Tie felt that he was really free in the sky.
In Zhang Tie's opinion, this thing was more like a sky bicycle than an airplane. As long as he had enough strength, as long as he kept stepping on the pedal, this human-powered plane could fly freely in the sky.
When in free flight, Zhang Tie could drive it like a glider when he met an ascending airflow so that he could take a rest and recover his physical strength. When there was no airflow, Zhang Tie could always step on the pedal. In this way, he could fly as fast as he wanted without considering the influence of the weather.
If Zhang Tie stepped on the pedal and let the propeller work together with the airflow, Zhang Tie found that his flight speed could be increased by 20-30%.
With such a human-powered plane, Zhang Tie became more confident to accept that task...
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PS: On Earth, human-powered planes could fly over 100 miles at most in the 1980s. Have you imagined that human-powered planes could become an Olympic event one day? Haha...
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