After being elected as a member of Congress, Judy was appointed as a member of the new senior advisory group of the US government by Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, and her political career made another leap.

In her eyes, putting aside the tacit close relationship that had been with Kang Fan for many years, Kang Fan, this "strange Chinese man", is still the hero in her mind, and even more than President Wilson. Therefore, after receiving Kang Fan's letter, she immediately opened up all the connections for Kang Fan in the United States, and excitedly waited for Kang Fan, who had not seen him for many years, to fly a seaplane to pick her up.

The new seaplane designed and developed by the Ministry of Aeronautics Industry of Beining is an amplified aircraft of the "Sea Eagle" amphibious aircraft. Due to its greatly increased appearance size, the maximum take-off weight exceeds 50 tons, so it can only take off and land on the water, and is named "Giant Bird". The aircraft is hung high on the open arm-type upper wing above the fuselage. The huge hull-type fuselage is divided into three layers. The upper two layers are the cockpit, crew member rest cabin, upper cabin and middle-level main cabin, and the bottom one is the storage cabin. There are bathrooms, kitchens and other living facilities on the plane. The overall fuel tank in the wing can fly continuously at an economic cruise speed of 320 kilometers at a time. As long as you can get refueling supplies in the middle, this aircraft can fly across the vast Pacific Ocean and directly to the United States on the other side of the earth!

This is a great engineering miracle, a miracle that even the omnipotent God in Father Donovan’s mind cannot imagine!

Although the war on the European continent is raging and the Atlantic Ocean is filled with smoke, Asia and the Pacific region are relatively quiet, and days of peace continue.

On September 16, 1916, Kang Fan and eight crew members flew a Beining Airlines "giant bird" seaplane from the calm sea of ​​the Bohai Bay, flying out of people's vision with a huge roar.

Since the "Giant Bird" seaplane is specially designed for long-range trans-ocean flights, the flight time is sometimes more than 20 hours. In the vast deserted sea and sky, the physical strength and willpower of crew members is a harsh test. Therefore, there are sleepers, bathrooms and kitchens in the rest cabin of crew members behind the cockpit, which allow the two crew members to take turns to rest. The cabins are spacious and luxurious sofa chairs that can sit and lie down to maximize the comfort of passengers' long-range flight. This is obtained by reducing passenger capacity: if all ordinary seats were used, the two-story cabins could have more than 100 seats in total, and after replacing this kind of luxurious sofa chair, the number of seats was reduced to more than 50, so the ticket price would definitely be expensive.

The "Giant Bird" seaplane with the words "Da Qing Huanglong Banner and Beining Airlines on the high vertical tail wing is called "Chinese Spirit". The four red chant characters "Chinese Spirit" are sprayed on both sides of the front. The passengers carried this time are Mei Xiang, He Shuixiu and several Mei Xiang's classmates who are not busy with work and can temporarily get rid of their bodies, as well as several special service personnel from the Security Bureau who are responsible for escort tasks. In addition to Kang Fan and 5 crew members, there are only 20 people in total, so the cabin looks very spacious.

In addition, in addition to the rubber inflatable rafts used as lifeboats for passengers to make it easier for passengers to get ashore, board or crash, and various spare items, the aircraft also loads a certain amount of mail, which undertakes the first cross-ocean air mail service between China and the United States.

After the "Eagle" transport aircraft was put into use, Beining Airlines opened a number of regular routes between several important cities in Beining's jurisdiction. The air transportation business volume soared, and more and more people were flying. This was no longer a new thing in Beining's jurisdiction. However, taking such a huge plane for long-range cross-ocean flights that cost thousands of miles was definitely the most impressive flight experience for everyone, so everyone was very excited, and the originally boring long-range flight seemed to be full of vitality.

Kang Fan and the crew members took turns flying the plane, and under the guidance of the navigator, they maintained a 2-kilometer cruising, flew straight across the Liaodong Peninsula, the Korean Peninsula, the Sea of ​​Japan and the Japanese archipelago, and flew eastward to the west coast of the United States. When they arrived over the Central Pacific, they had been flying for more than 6 hours, and it was Kang Fan's turn to rest. He left the cabin and looked at it, and saw that everyone was still excited and without any fatigue.

"We are going to refuel and rest on Wake Island and Oahu Island. Our supply boats have been waiting for us there. At that time, we can stay on these beautiful islands and let everyone have some breathing." Kang Fan's words attracted a burst of cheers.

With Judy in the United States, the "Chinese Spirit" received good service on these two Pacific islands belonging to the United States. After these two rests and recuperations in the middle, the "Chinese Spirit" chose a good weather and took off from the coast of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands at dawn on September 26, and flew directly to the end of the cross-ocean flight - the west coast city of San Francisco, the United States.

Everyone got a good rest on Wake Island and Oahu Island, and also enjoyed the charming scenery of the islands. At this moment, they looked satisfied.

"There is still the last 4,000-kilometer voyage. If nothing unexpected happens, we will arrive in San Francisco at 18 o'clock at the latest." Kang Fan said to Mei Xiang and He Shuixiu with a smile.

Mei Xiang and He Shuixiu were both very happy and began to chatter and plan their journey after they arrived in San Francisco.

At noon, everyone cooked noodles with seafood from Oahu Island on the gas stove in the on-board kitchen. After dinner, Mei Xiang and He Shuixiu fell asleep first, and the others fell asleep one after another. The cabin became quiet, and the roar of the engine and the sound of propellers slamming the air came in through the bulkhead. It was not loud, but it was very rhythmic. Afraid that everyone was cold, Kang Fan raised the temperature of the air conditioner in the cabin to 25 degrees Celsius and returned to the cockpit.

The sky was beautiful all the way, with clear sky and gentle winds. The navigator constantly calculated the current orientation of the aircraft through parameters provided by airspeed meters, magnetic compass, heading gyroscopes and altimeters on the dashboard, guiding the aircraft to fly.

The Beining area has radio communication/navigation base stations built on land, coast and coastal islands, forming its own complete radio communication/navigation network. Aircraft, ship, etc. within this coverage area can adopt advanced radio navigation methods. The "Chinese Spirit" is now over the distant Pacific Ocean, with vast sea and sky, and radio beacons and radio compass have lost their function. There are no landmarks for reference and no reliable meteorological data. They can only rely on various instruments on the plane to explore flights, so there is not much difference between flying during the day or at night.

Therefore, after crossing the Japanese archipelago, the "Chinese Spirit" traveled day and night. Everyone ate and slept on the plane and ate and ate and ate. At first, they looked at the scenery outside the window, chatted, played mini games, played poker, etc. After a long time, they lost all their interest. The excitement at the beginning disappeared and everyone was depressed. Finally, they survived the wonderful resting moments of Wake Island and Oahu, and everyone's body and mind were completely baptized and their vitality was restored.

At 18:10, Kang Fan saw the green West Coast of the United States through the wide cockpit windshield of the "Chinese Spirit".

In addition to the time delayed in the middle, this flight lasted nearly 40 hours in the air, with a range of more than 12,000 kilometers! Even if you take the fastest ocean cruise ship in the contemporary era, it will take more than 300 hours to cross the Pacific Ocean. In other words, the speed of the "Giant Bird" seaplane is 8 times faster than that of the ocean cruise ship! It is definitely an amazing progress!

At this time, the crew members in the cockpit breathed a sigh of relief and slapped each other excitedly to celebrate. They were so great! With their super willpower and excellent driving skills, they successfully completed this epic flight feat across the Pacific, adding another shocking honor to the Qing Empire!

"After going back, I will award each of you a pure gold high-quality service medal." Kang Fan solemnly promised the crew members.

San Francisco is the largest concentration of Qing expatriates in the United States. Tens of thousands of local expatriates welcomed these heroes from the motherland. The entire San Francisco port area was surrounded by crowds of people and bustling with people. For a time, the whole of the United States was sensational. A large number of journalists and people watching the fun flocked from all over the world, scrambling to watch these yellow people from the other side of the ocean and their indescribable "big bird".

Kang Fan and his party followed Judy under the escort of local police. They worked hard to break out of the crowd and hid in a hotel arranged in advance. Everyone was in disarray and in a mess.

"You just like to show off!" Judy pushed Kang Fan coquettishly, and then smiled happily.

Kang Fan smiled and said, "It should be like this when I come to the United States to pick up a heavyweight like you."

On the third day, after receiving a telegram from Judy, Donovan immediately ended his visit to his mother and came from San Jose to meet Kang Fan and others. Kang Fan accompanied Judy and Donovan to visit some important figures in the American political circle and local Chinese communities, and spent half a month.

Mei Xiang, He Shuixiu and Mei Xiang's classmates had a lot of fun in San Francisco City under the escort of the Security Bureau's special service staff.

It was a pity that the crew members of the "Chinese Spirit" were suffering. They had to repair and maintain the plane themselves, and refuel the huge wing fuel tank of the "Chinese Spirit" from the oil tank of the Beining Ocean Transportation Company docked at the San Francisco Pier to prepare for the return journey.

Judy and Donovan are now famous figures in the American political circles, but Donovan is different from Judy. He does not hold any position in the US government, and is still running around for the diplomatic affairs of the Beining government. Under the instigation of the two of them, the Beining government reached an agreement with the U.S. government: use 6 "big birds" seaplanes to open the Tianjin-San Francisco trans-ocean aircraft route today, stop at Pacific islands such as Oahu, Wake Island and Guam in the middle, and settle every month.

Two round-trip flights are lined up, and it takes 6 days to operate passenger and postal services; the Beining government is allowed to establish air transit stations on Guam, Wake Island and Oahu, and enter relevant personnel and equipment to provide communication, navigation, weather forecast, rescue, maintenance and logistics supply services for passing aircraft; the United States will build a "big bird" seaplane terminal on the coast of San Francisco according to the design plan provided by Beining Airlines, and be responsible for the safety of the three island transit stations.

After the contract was signed, Judy and Donovan led everyone to play in San Francisco for a few more days and organized several rallies with local expatriates. Kang Fan gave an impromptu speech at the rally, which received long-lasting applause from the expatriates. After that, the luggage compartment of the "Chinese Spirit" was full of bags sent by the expatriates to their relatives in their hometown. Under the gaze of tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, huge waves rose from the sea and flew toward the motherland on the other side of the earth.

"Your eloquence is comparable to President Wilson, and even I am excited to hear it." Judy looked at Kang Fan warmly, still savoring Kang Fan's passionate speech.

Kang Fan smiled and said, "It's all about the heart. You don't need to use your brain, just open your mouth."

Judy is now completely a noble, cold and reserved image of a political woman. The image of an American woman who was so beautiful and passionate, and beautiful, has disappeared without a trace. Kang Fan could only vaguely find the shadow of Judy in her eyes when she looked at her. He felt like he had a five-flavor bottle in his heart, and couldn't figure out what it felt like.

"Kang Fan, I haven't changed, it's you who changed." Judy pulled Kang Fan's hand and said softly.

Kang Fan did not refute her and was silent. After experiencing so many things, everyone will change, including himself.

"I see a domineering spirit in your eyes now. And you used to be a kind of arrogant and straightforwardness." Judy said.

Kang Fan said: "At that time, all I had was the group of young friends who came with me, and now I had a country in my heart. It was impossible to remain unchanged."

Judy nodded, "Maybe you are right, I may have changed. At that time, I only had you in my heart, but now I have my family and the whole of America in my heart."

This time, both of them were silent. Maybe it was because there were too many people on the plane, maybe it was because they had been separated for too long, maybe nothing was wrong at all, but both of them had changed. Things changed, things changed, and things changed!

Judy might have felt a little hot, so she took off her suit top and unbuttoned the collar of the white shirt. Kang Fan suddenly recognized that the diamond necklace she wore in her neck was the one she once gave her, and her heart couldn't help but feel warm.

"You are still wearing it." Kang Fan put his hand into Judy's neckline and covered the still dazzling diamonds with his entire palm. He felt Judy's body trembling powerfully transmitted to his palm through his warm and tender skin.

Judy smiled and said lightly: "I told you that I will bring it into the grave."

Kang Fan also smiled, trying to suppress his inner excitement, and said repeatedly: "So good, so good..."

Donovan walked over with a cup of coffee, sat in the next seat, and said, "Tell me what you plan."

Judy seemed to wake up suddenly, "By the way, you, the big man, have something big to do, right?"

Kang Fan smiled and said, "It's nothing big. I just want you to accompany me to Ethiopia. Speaking of which, we still have some connections with Ethiopia, an African country. This time we went together to discuss the construction of a base in Egypt with the Egyptian government. The Eritrea region of Egypt is located on the coast of the Red Sea, guarding the throat area of ​​the Indian Ocean entering the Mediterranean Sea and then leaving the Atlantic Ocean. If we can establish a military base along the coast of the Red Sea, there will be an additional support point on the Indian Ocean-Atlantic route, which is of great strategic significance."

Donovan and Judy suddenly realized. Donovan nodded and said, "It turns out that you had planned to ask me to send medicine to Egypt!"

Kang Fan smiled and said, "This is not a premeditation, it is helping each other."

The Beining Navy fleet that went to Ethiopia this time consisted of the Taihang Mountain dock landing ship and two "Qing-class cruisers". The Taihang Mountain is the first of the new "Shan"-class 10,000-ton dock landing ships of the Beining Navy. The ship was loaded with a large amount of food, medicine, daily necessities, various agricultural machinery, medical equipment and other items, all of which were gifts for the Egyptian government.

The reason why this type of ship is used to transport materials is because the current port facilities in Egypt are still very primitive and do not have the fully functional modern large-scale loading and unloading equipment owned by various seaports in Beining. The "Shan"-class dock landing ship can use the "Giant Touyu" class general landing craft carried in its dock cabin to directly transport the materials loaded by this ship to the shore without or less using the port facilities here, saving a lot of trouble.
Chapter completed!