All the heroes are dead
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All the heroes are dead
The lifting bodies (and a certain 70's TV show of course) have always seemed slightly less than real to me. I was reading up on them when I found out that the actual pilot in the M2-F2 crash, Bruce Petersen, sadly died earlier this year. I'd like to think that Lee Majors sent a wreath, but I wouldn't count on it. Anyway, here are some videos of how it used to be done. (And yes, spotters, I know that most of them are of the HL-10!)
some approach!
and here
3 Greens
and who could forget this
some approach!
and here
3 Greens
and who could forget this
Lifting Body Programme
There is an excellent book on the Lifting Body Programme:
Flying Without Wings by Milton Thompson & Curtis Peebles
The publisher is Crecy but there is no ISBN No in my copy.
If you are interested in this era of research and test flying then this book is well worth acquiring.
YS
Flying Without Wings by Milton Thompson & Curtis Peebles
The publisher is Crecy but there is no ISBN No in my copy.
If you are interested in this era of research and test flying then this book is well worth acquiring.
YS
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Lifting Bodies v Ground Effect
if you like that, you'll like these:
http://fluency.paintedtarget.org/cla...evehicles.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan
and especially this:
http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers...mber/i_pw.html
http://fluency.paintedtarget.org/cla...evehicles.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan
and especially this:
http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers...mber/i_pw.html
