To: Red Badger
NASA must be using Russian designers.
It looks like the Tupolev Tu-95
Russian Bear Bomber
2 posted on
05/04/2015 7:07:55 AM PDT by
Hang'emAll
(If guns kill people, do pencils misspell words?)
To: Red Badger
Interesting concept. I wonder if there is potential to upgrade or replace the Osprey with more engines but smaller radius propellers.
To: Red Badger
5 posted on
05/04/2015 7:12:44 AM PDT by
glock rocks
(Whenever I find myself in a conundrum, I ask myself: What would Elvis do?)
To: Red Badger
NASA sent a rocket to the moon. Now theyre playing with propeller airplanes?
6 posted on
05/04/2015 7:17:30 AM PDT by
lowbridge
To: Red Badger
Another photo of the GL-10 that shows the 2 aft props on the tail planes.
7 posted on
05/04/2015 7:23:34 AM PDT by
SES1066
(Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
To: Red Badger
The tail rotors make me think the aircraft is tail heavy which means it will be unstable in horizontal flight.
12 posted on
05/04/2015 7:36:01 AM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
To: Red Badger
Come On NASA , battery-powered plane is so last century
15 posted on
05/04/2015 7:53:25 AM PDT by
molson209
(Blank)
To: Red Badger
The concept seems vaguely familiar...
20 posted on
05/04/2015 8:02:59 AM PDT by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Red Badger
A battery that can store enough energy for a useful flight range and payload would be astounding.
Currently ,far more energy is released in usable form by combustion of a pound of liquid hydrocarbons in an engine versus the usable energy delivered by a pound of storage battery.
24 posted on
05/04/2015 9:23:04 AM PDT by
hoosierham
(Freedom isn't free)
To: Red Badger
The idea reminds me of "The Bus" from "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
27 posted on
05/04/2015 9:46:26 AM PDT by
PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
To: Red Badger
Zack Johns is the GL-10's primary pilot. He says flying the ten-engine aircraft has its ups and downs, but it really flies more like a three-engine plane from a control perspective. groan.
29 posted on
05/04/2015 10:33:09 AM PDT by
zeugma
( The Clintons Could Find a Loophole in a Stop Sign)
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