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Forum: Military Aviation

16th Feb 2012, 23:46

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New Gen AirShips - Hybrid Air Vehicles, UK

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Posted By Milo Minderbinder

When you see in that timeline a howler like...

When you see in that timeline a howler like "Hydrid air vehicle..." it does beg the questions of (1) how good are they at attention to detail and (2) what else have they got wrong?
That chart is...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Feb 2012, 18:59

Replies: 535

New Gen AirShips - Hybrid Air Vehicles, UK

Views: 291,181

Posted By Milo Minderbinder

er, excuse me, but the first powered (though...

er, excuse me, but the first powered (though unmanned) flight was by John Stringfellow in 1848

Chard Museum (http://www.chardmuseum.co.uk/Powered_Flight/)

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Feb 2012, 18:03

Replies: 535

New Gen AirShips - Hybrid Air Vehicles, UK

Views: 291,181

Posted By Milo Minderbinder

SkySports The Ballonets are there to prevent...

SkySports
The Ballonets are there to prevent overpressurisation of the gas bag. As the craft rises and air pressure decreases. you have to dump air FROM the ballonet to stop the main gas bag...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Feb 2012, 22:40

Replies: 535

New Gen AirShips - Hybrid Air Vehicles, UK

Views: 291,181

Posted By Milo Minderbinder

"40% of lift comes from the shape of the craft" ...

"40% of lift comes from the shape of the craft"

So 40% of lift is from air movement over the craft, indicating it won't be able to hover at full load. Which rules out the idea of ship...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Feb 2012, 17:56

Replies: 535

New Gen AirShips - Hybrid Air Vehicles, UK

Views: 291,181

Posted By Milo Minderbinder

giblets, fin1012 You're both missing a...

giblets, fin1012

You're both missing a couple of key points
First if you used these as cargo movers, you hit the fundamental problem that for every tonne of freight delivered, you have to pick up...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Feb 2012, 22:27

Replies: 535

New Gen AirShips - Hybrid Air Vehicles, UK

Views: 291,181

Posted By Milo Minderbinder

JollyGreen The problem is that these machines...

JollyGreen
The problem is that these machines are being envisioned for high risk roles as replacements for AEW platforms, for MPA use, for use as pickets in a similar way as HMS Sheffield and...

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