Chapter 630: Perfect Design
When the helicopter, named “Satan” by its design company, appeared before Akado’s eyes, he knew that the progress he had brought to Germany was by no means insignificant. By this point, the Germans had already used their own ingenuity and rigorous scientific spirit to create advanced equipment that Akado himself would not have dared to imagine.
The occupation of Britain had brought unexpected gains to Germany. For example, German troops had found blueprints and test parameters for various engines in the chaotic Rolls-Royce design facilities. Furthermore, in the British countryside and mountains, hundreds of British scientists were taken away by the SS intelligence department to join in the development and design of German engines.
The gains from Britain were immense, so much so that many of the results have yet to be fully cataloged and received by the relevant German departments. However, one of the most direct results was that it compensated, to a certain extent, for the technical deficiencies of German aircraft engines.
The son of a famous British aircraft engine designer was serving time in a concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. This young captain had been captured in the Battle of Dunkirk and was working in Frank Alston’s camp. Upon learning that his son was not dead, the father immediately swore to serve the German military. His son, in turn, was transformed into a mayor’s secretary in Poland.
The contribution of this aircraft engine designer was very swift. It took him only 40 days to help Germany improve its helicopter engine, increasing its power and reducing production hours. The unique insights of the British in piston engine design were immediately and vividly demonstrated.
As a result, Germany’s Crusader helicopter could now carry thicker armored steel plates, use a stronger internal support structure, and could also carry more soldiers and more weapons to fly to more distant battlefields. German designers ultimately decided to re-tool their production lines to produce a more powerful and comprehensive super helicopter.
Thus, this larger, faster, and more stable helicopter was designed. It could be said to be an epoch-making aircraft, because it was a truly practical multi-purpose helicopter.
The platform of this aircraft was larger than the Crusader’s. The Crusader could only carry a small number of wounded, or a few fully armed infantrymen at a time. This new type of helicopter, without weapons, could fit 7 fully armed soldiers. Furthermore, many munitions could be slung underneath the helicopter for transport.
Before Akado’s eyes, this aircraft, after taking on 7 men, actually lifted a lightweight 75mm short-barreled anti-tank gun specially designed for paratroopers, demonstrating an unparalleled payload capacity.
The army generals were very interested in this helicopter. Since the idea of using paratroopers to advance with tank units was born during the Polish campaign, the idea of airlifting army troops had never stopped. Who would have thought that the concept of a new Army Aviation Corps (different from the American “Air Force”) would be born so easily and become so deeply rooted among the seemingly rigid and stubborn German generals?
Transporting the wounded was more convenient and faster, battlefield reconnaissance was safer and more effective, and its fire suppression was also better than the Crusader’s. This aircraft could carry more rockets and could also use the more advanced German 20mm grenade launcher and 13mm heavy machine gun as defensive armament. The increase in firepower was very significant.
“How is the cost control? Are there too many new technologies and new designs being used?” This was the question that concerned Akado the most. No matter how advanced a weapon was, as long as there were problems with complexity and precision in the production process, it would affect the weapon’s popularization and use. Precision meant frequent failures, and complexity meant too many production steps.
Everyone held their breath again. This Führer was no pushover. On the contrary, this big shot who had once thrived in the military-industrial world was an expert among experts. Trying to fool him was by no means an easy task.
In the past, German arms dealers had often fooled the whimsical artist Hitler, who knew nothing about such things. Someone had even told him that a railway gun could be used to shoot tanks. If it hadn’t been for Guderian stopping him, the German army would probably have had several 270mm anti-tank railway guns.
But the current Führer, Akado, was an expert’s expert. He knew the path German designers liked to take, and he knew the correct direction of world weapon development. He was not only the omnipotent great Führer of Germany but also a genuine weapon design expert and a master of industrial production planning.
It was this de facto emperor of Germany who had single-handedly created the standard assembly line production rules that were now prevalent in Germany and even emulated by the United States. He had single-handedly created the automated production workshops in many large enterprises. His influence on German industry was as profound as Newton’s on British industry.
“Production is very simple. The main structure is similar to the Crusader helicopter,” Frank Alston said with full confidence. If it weren’t a sure-fire profitable business, with his shrewdness and competence, why would he bring it before the Führer just to embarrass himself? One only needed to think of that commercial miracle, the resurrected White Orchid Group, to know that the Führer before him was a business genius on the level of a god. Lying in front of such a person was no different from suicide.
He was telling the truth. This aircraft was a brilliant design invention born of a flash of inspiration, one that could definitely be written into the history of aviation as a textbook example. On the basis of the Crusader, German aircraft designers had actually further simplified the internal structure and improved the production process and technology, making this aircraft astonishingly less complex than the Crusader, with four fewer parts.
“My Führer, I assure you, this helicopter, just like the Kübelwagen, is a sturdy, durable, and reliable piece of equipment with an extremely low failure rate. The production process is very simple, and many parts can even be produced in Poland and Ukraine!” Frank Alston had to rely on this aircraft to make money. He knew that this performance in front of Akado was the only chance he could seize.
“Really?” Akado could hardly believe his ears. Those German designers, who often frustrated him, always liked to add some irrelevant functions to their designs, turning what could have been a powerful weapon into a work of art that was difficult to produce.
“My Führer, you can personally inspect my production line. If the production hours exceed the standard, you can have me shot immediately!” In the face of money, a businessman could even offer up his own life. As long as there was a 200 percent profit, anyone would dare to take a risk! The war Germany was fighting was bringing these big businessmen profits of 300 percent, even 500 percent, so these businessmen had become more frantic than ever.
Soon, this helicopter was beloved by the army’s test pilots and various generals. During nearly an hour of various flight demonstrations, the aircraft did not experience any failures. The powerful performance and the sense of safety and stability it displayed earned praise from everyone who went up in it. Akado even wanted to go up and experience it for himself, but he was immediately and easily vetoed by everyone on the grounds that the Führer could not ride in a test aircraft.
However, based on procedure and the principle of caution, Akado still stated his decision to the successful businessman beside him: “Mr. Frank, out of an abundance of caution, I must send personnel from the relevant departments to conduct inspections and verification. This is, after all, a decision that concerns the fate of the Empire. I trust you will understand my difficulties.”
“My Führer, you worry too much. I welcome any form of inspection and verification,” Frank Alston said proudly. His handsome face carried a faint smile. He had less of the Führer’s imposing manner but more charm.
When Akado first saw this handsome man, he was quite surprised. Anna, who was beside him, also recognized this handsome Frank, who had charmed many noble ladies in Berlin, and told Akado that this fellow had quite a “reputation” in aristocratic women’s circles. Akado had just chatted with Frank about this topic for a while, and it was clear that this successful young man was definitely another representative of someone riding a wave of success.
“Our enemies are all progressing, Frank, so the Empire needs talents like you to ensure that the Empire’s technology can continue to develop!” Akado said to today’s star, Frank Alston, at the cocktail party afterward. To receive such praise from the Führer, this young businessman would surely become a hot commodity in German business circles for a long time to come.
“My Führer, I happen to have a British prisoner in my concentration camp whose father is a British aircraft engine designer. So, my success today is a very fortunate thing. But I think, if my luck could be magnified, perhaps the Führer would get many such fortuitous incidents, which in turn could prompt more people to serve the Empire,” Frank Alston whispered the secret of his success to Akado.
Akado squinted his eyes and looked at the handsome businessman. Finally, a playful smile appeared on his slightly thin face. He nodded, then raised his wine glass and said, “Frank, I admire your style, and I will never let a friend loyal to the Empire suffer the slightest loss. You write up an application to expand your personal subordinate concentration camps, and I will speak to Heydrich on your behalf…”
Published: 2025-09-12T04:03:39.000+00:00
Last Edited: 2026-01-29T19:33:21.000+00:00
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