Research
Aeronautics
#Aeronautics Value: 500 pts
Science of flight - unlocks Airport and Scout Planes.
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Description
❖The science of flight. Enables airports and scout planes.
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Aeronautics unlocks the skies to your civilization. Through the study of lift, thrust, and control, engineers design craft capable of sustained flight. Scout planes provide reconnaissance capabilities that transform strategic planning. The beginning of air power.
Creation
Requirements
Must be present (NOT consumed)
Researches:
Metallurgy CivilEngineering
Costs
Consumed when created
Time 60000
1m Gold 18000
Research 550 pts
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Strategic Context
❖Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.
Advantages
- + Unlocks Airport building
- + Unlocks ScoutPlane unit
- + Enables AirCombat (fighters)
- + Strategic reconnaissance
- + First step to air supremacy
Disadvantages
- - Requires Metallurgy AND CivilEngineering
- - High cost: 550 research, 18000 gold
- - Research time: 60000ms
- - Aircraft require special infrastructure
Warnings
- ! Long prerequisite chain
- ! Airport required before aircraft
- ! Gates air warfare tech tree
Synergies
Countered By
Scaling
No production effects. Unlocks air reconnaissance and the air warfare path.