PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Spruce Goose a WIG Aircraft?
View Single Post
Old 23rd Sep 2006, 13:01
  #6 (permalink)  
ChristiaanJ
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: France
Posts: 2,315
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
In the same context, I seem to remember the Dornier Do-X flew some of its long distance trips in ground effect, not because it couldn't climb out of it (it could), but because it gave a longer range
ChristiaanJ is offline