"Mr. Lilienthal, I'm very sorry, but given my current condition, I can only meet you here." After meeting Gustav Lilienthal in the hospital room, Oscar immediately apologized to him.
"Your Highness, it is I who should apologize for disturbing your recovery," Gustav Lilienthal said.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, their conversation finally turned to the main subject.
"Mr. Lilienthal, I have been paying close attention to your research. At the same time, I greatly admire it. Your elder brother, Mr. Otto Lilienthal, was someone worthy of great respect. He gave his life for the cause of flight." Oscar's face was filled with reverence.
"Your Highness, if my brother could hear those words from you, he would surely be deeply comforted." The thought of his elder brother made Gustav Lilienthal somewhat sorrowful as well.
"Mr. Lilienthal, the Wright Brothers in the United States developed the first airplane several years ago. What do you think of that?" Oscar asked.
"Your Highness, the Wright Brothers did indeed accomplish humanity's first great feat of taking to the skies. Although their first flight did not last long, with continued research, the time their aircraft can remain aloft has grown longer and longer. I believe their research will certainly succeed," Gustav Lilienthal said.
Oscar nodded. It was precisely because countless aviation pioneers pressed forward wave after wave that the aviation industry of later generations would shine so brilliantly. Though everything was still in its trailblazing stage, Oscar knew that final success was, in fact, not far away.
"Mr. Lilienthal, have you ever considered the application of airplanes in the military field?" Oscar asked.
"The military field?" Lilienthal could not help frowning. The airplanes of the present had only just solved the problem of flight. Their time in the air was extremely short, their flying altitude was