Chapter 725: Searching for Pirate Treasure
Ever since boarding the seaplane, Malin had been giving Xiao Peng the "hygiene eye." Xiao Peng felt helpless. Could he blame him?
Akhmedov's seaplane was a Canadian-made CL-415.
This seaplane actually looks quite ordinary, slightly larger than the "Albatross" seaplane used in the movie "The Expendables." It has two large propellers and flies slowly, so it doesn't seem to have any special features.
The first people in the world to develop seaplanes were the French. The first seaplane was invented by the French. Later, the Americans also studied seaplanes but later gave up developing it.
When China developed a large seaplane, many public intellectuals came out to pour cold water on it, saying that it was just something left over from the Americans. This only shows their ignorance.
The reason why the Americans don't develop large seaplanes is because of "demand".
Currently, the countries with the best seaplanes in the world are Canada and Russia.
What do these two countries have in common? Vast land and sparse population!
In many places, there's no one to be seen for hundreds of miles. If they were to build airports in such desolate places, the investment would be huge but the returns would be minimal, so they naturally couldn't invest heavily in infrastructure. This is where seaplanes, with their convenient takeoff and landing capabilities, come in handy. Even the Americans aren't completely shunning seaplanes, but are switching from large ones to smaller ones. In sparsely populated areas like central and southern America, small seaplanes play a huge role!
While China's eastern region is densely populated, the western region faces a situation similar to that of Canada and Russia. Furthermore, the east boasts a long coastline, two long rivers, and numerous tributaries. Large seaplanes could play a crucial role! Could China not develop this?
The words of "public intellectuals" are so unreliable. They can even speak ill of and slander the heroic border guards who sacrificed their lives defending national security. What else can't they do?
Just a bunch of narrow-minded clowns!
The Canadian CL-415 is a very good medium-sized seaplane with excellent range and load capacity.
Of course, it also has disadvantages. After all, it is a propeller engine, so it is very noisy.
But that was an ordinary CL-415. As a billionaire, could Akhmedov tolerate the noise of the propeller like ordinary people?
The interior of the aircraft has been completely renovated, with significant investment in comfort. The noise reduction is excellent, unlike other propeller aircraft, which are noisy at all. In addition to the crew lounge, the aircraft also features two en-suite bedrooms, a small bar, and even allows for in-flight parties.
Why did Malin give Xiao Peng the "hygienic eyeball"?
Xiao Peng kept saying that this was a "hard journey", but the environment here didn't seem to have anything to do with the word "hard"!
Xiao Peng also felt aggrieved. He bought this plane but never got on to see it. He had always given it to Kasin and others for maintenance. In his eyes, it was just like "sitting in a row and eating fruit" on an ordinary plane. Who would have thought that Akhmedov would enjoy himself so much?
Xiao Peng is indeed good at making money, but when it comes to spending money, he really has no experience.
Now the crew members on the plane have been taken away by Ahmedov, but Kassin, Khedira and Walter can all fly planes. As for the 'flight attendant', it is naturally 'Boko' who cannot fly a plane. The rest are Xiao Peng, Pascal, Felix and three women. Fabian and Billy did not go with them. Fabian went to short TV5, while Billy returned to his country to receive an award. Now this is the lineup left. No one would believe that they are not going on vacation.
Xiao Peng changed the subject: "The shortest distance between these two points is a straight line, so why isn't the plane's flight path a straight line?"
Even now, they are not flying in a straight line to Iceland. It looks like an arc when viewed on the map.
Abby laughed. "Xiao, airplane routes are never straight. Have you ever considered this? The Earth is a sphere, which means no matter how you fly, it will be in an arc. And we also have to consider that the Earth is rotating. The straight line we see here might not be a shortcut, but rather a longer distance."
Xiao Peng suddenly realized: "How could I forget this! The earth is round!"
Abby continued to explain, "As for why we have to go north? On the one hand, it's because of safety. If you fly over the ocean, if the plane has any problems, there will be no way to rescue it. So the plane will fly over land if it can. Just like when Americans go to China, the plane will circle over the Arctic, go to Alaska, then to Russia, and then go south back to China. This is why we are flying north now. From Iceland to Greenland to Canada, we pass through the United States and make a circle. This is the most convenient route, and we can also refuel along the way."
Xiao Peng suddenly realized: "That's one aspect, what about the other aspect?"
Abby continued, "It's all about safety. Different geographical environments produce different weather conditions. The biggest fear for airplanes is inclement weather. For example, basins and valleys often experience heavy fog, which is why planes often crash into mountains. Temperate zones are prone to thunderstorms, all of which can affect flight safety. Therefore, air routes are carefully planned to ensure the safest possible passages."
Xiao Peng slapped his forehead when he heard this. "I understand. Just like we're flying over the North Sea now, it's not so bad here this season. If it were summer, there would be hurricane weather! Hehe, I don't know much about the sky, but I do understand the ocean!"
Abby nodded. "That's right. That's why all flight routes are carefully planned to avoid these dangerous weather conditions. After all, safety comes first, right?"
Xiao Peng snapped his fingers: "Now I understand after this explanation!"
Marlene on the side felt uncomfortable after seeing this. She felt that she was not as knowledgeable as Abby, and the gap was obvious at this time.
She changed the subject: "Are we just traveling along the way? I've never been to Iceland."
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "What are you talking about? You just play around! Let's go straight to the Virgin Islands."
Marlene looked disappointed after hearing this: "What are you doing in the Lesser Antilles this time?"
Xiao Peng gave the answer: "Investigate a pirate treasure!"
"What?" Marlene and the others became interested. Pirate treasure! This is an eye-catching thing!
At that moment, the plane suddenly shook violently. Malin, who was standing, lost her balance. Xiao Peng quickly hugged her and prevented her from getting hurt.
Felix grabbed the sofa handle with a look of fear on his face: "Master, the plane won't fall, right?"
"Shut up, you crow mouth!"
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