The Urban Aeronautics X-Hawk
To: sukhoi-30mki
The Jetsons car!!!!......
2 posted on
07/20/2006 11:16:40 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(Is Castro dead yet?........)
To: sukhoi-30mki
They were talking about these (larger versions) a few years ago as rescue vehicles for hiigh-rise buildings. The can touch right up against the building since the rotors are protected.
3 posted on
07/20/2006 11:17:40 AM PDT by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: sukhoi-30mki
It's interesting, but if the top is sealed, where are the intakes for the rotorflow?
5 posted on
07/20/2006 11:26:33 AM PDT by
gaijin
To: sukhoi-30mki
Looks similiar to Mollers SkyCar. Hmmmmm...
9 posted on
07/20/2006 11:32:57 AM PDT by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Let's hope the eventual nickname for this craft is "sunny side up" instead of "over easy".
10 posted on
07/20/2006 11:35:37 AM PDT by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(Islam claims to have invented the zero; True or not, it's been downhill ever since.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
13 posted on
07/20/2006 11:39:43 AM PDT by
Alexander Rubin
(Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I don't know.
The ability to hover is based on disc loading. The two discs in the picture aren't very big so it must be extremely light weight.
There does not appear to be an airfoil so lift in forward flight would have to be from the brute force of the downward flow of air. This is extremely inefficient (think of the fuel consumption of a Harrier in hover).
BTW, This is in no way a "helicopter". It appears to be a VTOL based on ducted fans.
I wish them luck but this is similar to what has been tried before.
To: sukhoi-30mki
17 posted on
07/20/2006 12:08:07 PM PDT by
faq
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18 posted on
07/20/2006 12:36:52 PM PDT by
SJackson
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To: sukhoi-30mki
20 posted on
07/20/2006 12:50:19 PM PDT by
Ol' Dan Tucker
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To: sukhoi-30mki
One major problem with hover-style craft is that they require light-weight construction...which means less armor.
The trend, however, is toward more armor on the battlefield (e.g. up-armored HMMWV's).
Apparently, troops don't like to be sniper bait. Go figure.
21 posted on
07/20/2006 8:37:15 PM PDT by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: dervish; Convert from ECUSA
Hmm. Rotorless helicopter. The US military has had one for years, it's called a jeep. ;')
22 posted on
07/20/2006 8:54:15 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: sukhoi-30mki
It sounds like the shaft for the rotors is extensible and can be tilted so it can achieve higher speeds yet retract for take-off and landing.
23 posted on
07/20/2006 10:55:01 PM PDT by
Rembrandt
(We would have won Viet Nam w/o Dim interference.)
To: sukhoi-30mki; SunkenCiv
24 posted on
07/22/2006 11:20:56 AM PDT by
dervish
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