New Transport Aircraft? Think BIG

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26th Apr 2005, 20:15

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New Transport Aircraft? Think BIG

See Boeing Frontiers - Pelican.

26th Apr 2005, 20:20

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Fantastic.....Now, which airfield would be bigenough to take that monster....certainly not L-O-O

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Didn't Howard Hughes come up with something remarkably similar in the 40's?

Spruce Goose anyone?

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Nothing new under the sun

Rang some bells:

http://www.aether.demon.co.uk/coolkit/ekranoplan.html

and

http://www.se-technology.com/wig/index.php

Retard

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