After careful consideration, Lin decided not to explain what a "brake" was. Instead, he let Totokani sit in the pilot's seat and actually operate the airship.
Although the layout of the pilot's seat of the repaired airship was said to be modeled after Earth's, it was actually much simpler than the real thing. That was because someone had only experienced flight operations in some flight simulation games. The layout of the pilot's seat was at most seen in online photos and movie scenes. Therefore, the repair work was only based on Earth's experience as a reference. Basically, the design was still based on actual needs.
Simply put, apart from some switches, there was only the rudder, the first throttle in charge of the floating magic array, which was to control the altitude, and the second throttle in charge of the engine's throttle, which was to control the speed. Then there was the switching between the navigation map and the enemy radar.
Unlike Earth, which had the support of global climate data, as well as the licensing restrictions of shipping routes and navigation rights. Therefore, in the navigation mode, after the destination was designated, the map would only guide the shortest distance in a straight line. The rest of the detailed control, including the relevant parameter settings and the coordinated operation of various equipment, was actually in the control program written by Fen.
Simply put, the control of the airship was simplified to fool's mode. The only thing left was to imitate the Americans and use the X-box to control a submarine.
Although the goblin's nerves were not necessarily connected to the correct location, his IQ was still online. Of course, there was no reason why Totokani could not learn the simplified control of the airship to this extent. Even the others were eager to try.
After a simple lesson, Lin said to the goblin, "Because this is your first time controlling the Sid, I suggest that you don't do anything too fancy. Just fly steadily. The most important thing now is to get used to this control method and the operation of the instruments. "
Totokani pointed at each equipment in the pilot's seat and repeated the name and purpose. After confirming that the basic knowledge he had learned from the operation manual was the same as in reality, he held the fixed rudder and unfixed it, truly controlling the airship. Totokani asked a question, "But among these functions, there doesn't seem to be any related to landing. Do I have to operate it elsewhere? "
Although the Sid had Fen's integration program, all the controls and status instruments could be operated from the pilot's seat. However, the operation of individual equipment could still be done elsewhere. That was why the goblin asked this question.
However, the answer wasn't what the Goblin had expected. Lin smiled and patted Totokani's thin shoulder. "As expected of someone who has piloted an airship before, you can think of these things. As for the landing function, I'm just starting to think about it. That's why I asked you to sit in the pilot's seat and take over. That's it. Open it steadily. "
"Sigh, sigh!" The goblin, who didn't understand at first, only responded casually. But after he understood, he started to make a big fuss and started to greet in the goblin language. However, Lin could not be bothered to understand what the Goblin was trying to say just by looking at his expression. It was more important to figure out how to brake and land first.
This was a common scene in sci-fi movies. The spaceship had the maneuverability of a helicopter and could take off and land vertically on any terrain. This was something the Sid could not do. That was because the Sid's buoyancy and propulsion were separate matters. The two were not integrated together.
Secondly, as the propulsion mechanism of the engine, the propeller blades were directly connected to the engine crankshaft without passing through a gear box. Therefore, the amount of propulsion was completely dependent on the throttle, which determined the speed of the engine. He could neither change the speed nor reverse the car.
Although it could coordinate with the airship's flight maneuverability, the engine could be adjusted at fifteen degrees up and down, for a total of thirty degrees. However, it couldn't be like the Osprey tilt rotor, which could change the propeller to a vertical angle and achieve the maneuverability of a helicopter. Moreover, the engine was located at the tail. Even if it could rotate ninety degrees up, the front would be light and the back would be heavy. It would not be able to fly normally.
On Earth, the same propeller plane needed to slow down in the air. Other than slowing down the speed of the propeller blades, it also needed to open up the flaps to increase wind resistance. In the end, it still had to land at the airport and rely on the friction between the tires and the ground to stop the inertia. This method would not work on the Sid either, because the Sid did not have tires.
Originally, Lin Huang thought that the vertical take-off and landing ability of the levitation magic array would be enough, so he did not consider the problem of slowing down at all. However, when he actually took to the sky, slowing down became a problem that he had to face. He could not let it go as easily as he had originally thought.
It could only be said that no matter how thorough one's plan was on the ground, one would always find a fatal flaw in the sky. It was no wonder that the development of airplanes on Earth required countless test flights.
Although the Sid had wings on both sides, they were more like rudders that controlled the attitude of the airship. The effect of increasing wind resistance by tilting angle was limited.
By stopping the engine, the propeller blades would no longer provide thrust. Naturally, the airship would not be able to maintain full speed like it was now. However, waiting for the airship's speed to reach zero was not something that could happen. This was because even if there was no power, the airship could still rely on the airflow to maintain a certain speed by gliding. Therefore, it was impossible to expect the airship to stop naturally in the air.
Therefore, he had to think of other ways to increase the wind resistance.
Walking to the workbench that had not been removed yet, Lin took out the coffin and placed it on the bench again. He then began a new round of simulation calculations. At this time, the other people who were slow to realize the problem they were facing after Polly's translator, Totokani, yelled and yelled. None of them had any complaints. Instead, they all started to give their own opinions and methods.
In view of the fact that there were more ways to think, Lin listened to their opinions very carefully. After all, his logic was easily limited by the Earth's lairs. Perhaps the magic of the Land of Mystery could find a different way to achieve its goal. However, the results were regrettable. Not a single one of them could be used.
Decelerating and landing. The most important thing was to maintain the integrity of the Sid. As long as the airship's structure was not damaged by any movement, the people inside would be fine.
However, the methods proposed by the others, after simulation, had a 90% chance of the airship being smashed into mush the moment it landed. Half of the airship would disintegrate in the air, and the remaining half would be severely damaged. At least half of the people inside would be killed or injured.
Almost no one proposed a deceleration method that could pass the test. This was also limited by the Sid's current conditions. The only promising method was to turn off the engine and find a way to make the airship turn 180 degrees so that it could fly aft.
However, the design of the airship took into account the wind resistance at the top, bottom, left, and right. It did not take into account the situation directly behind it. If the airship flew aft, it would be fine at low speeds. However, at medium to high speeds, it would be easy for the structure to become unstable, and there would be a risk of the airship disintegrating. In other words, if they wanted to fly in this way, they would have to find a way to decelerate below a certain speed.
Even the king who had once soared in the sky could not give any useful suggestions. Most importantly, Augustus could easily ignore the airship's structure and come up with some methods that could only be done by the body of a giant dragon.
However, to be honest, the old dragon only spoke because he wanted to join in the fun. He did not really want to come up with a solution. Even so, Augustus' suggestion of imitating the flight of a living creature gave Lin Huang an inspiration. While everyone was at their wit's end and came up with all sorts of bad ideas, Lin Huang did some simulation calculations.
Seeing that the results showed a success rate of more than 70%, Lin did not intend to continue thinking about other methods. They were about to arrive at their destination, Abadan City. Unless they had to hover in the sky and waste time and fuel. Otherwise, they would have to do whatever they wanted to do.
After making up his mind, Lin began to assign tasks to everyone. The first task was to find a way to fix everything that could move in the airship. The second was the seat belts. They did not care about comfort. They only needed to be able to securely tie people to the seats.
Although they had used tree bark to make ropes during the repair of the airship. When they left, they had kept these ropes, but the number was far from enough. Thus, under Lin's instructions, the intact snow wolf skins were torn into strips and tied together into long strips. They could be used as ropes.
In the eyes of the knowledgeable Uzov Gantia, this was a complete waste. However, he did not dare to say anything. Even when the mage gave clear instructions, the group did not raise any objections. Instead, they obediently followed the instructions.
For the two apprentices and the four silver-bearded dwarves, they were already used to not questioning someone. In any case, when there was a need to explain, that person would naturally explain to everyone. When he did not want to say anything, even if they pressed, they would only get answers that were even more confusing. After all, their knowledge was not on the same level.
As the former Demon King, Lich would not question anything. That was because that man rarely assigned work to her. Whenever he asked her to do something, it was the kind that was particularly troublesome and impossible for others to do. It was impossible for ordinary heavy work to be given to her.
Black Dragon Augustus was also of this level. Lin did not want to offend this humanized dragon, nor did he feel that he needed the help of a crippled old man. If he could really help, it would be fortunate if he did not drag them down.
The two goblins had already submitted to the mage's despotic power. Ever since a certain someone had familiarized himself with his past experience of slaughtering uncivilized goblins, organized a detailed knowledge of goblin anatomy, and introduced it to Totokani and Polly, it was already commendable that their legs did not tremble when they saw this man again.
Malcolm did not want to continue offending this mage, so he fawned on him as much as he could. It was no problem for him to sleep with him, let alone some simple work. Uzov Gantia, on the other hand, could not understand this mage's thought process no matter what. He could not even raise questions. What else could he do but obediently do as he was told?
Thus, the flying ship's cabin was quickly cleaned up according to a certain someone's request. Everyone returned to their seats. After firmly securing themselves, Lin and Totokani took over the driver's seat.
When a certain someone took hold of the rudder again, they were only about twenty minutes away from Abadan. He pulled the second throttle to the very bottom and said, "Stop both cars. Enter inertia. Begin to descend. "At the same time, he pulled the first throttle back to the middle position.
When the engine stopped, it maintained an idle state and did not stop. This was to prevent the need for engine power in case of an emergency. If the engine stopped and had to be started at the last minute, it would be easy to make mistakes in a tense situation.
The Sid was now 23,000 meters above sea level and was traveling at 380 kilometers per hour. The altitude and speed were both decreasing.
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