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P-51 11-24-2009 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Vulcan607 (Post 122250)
Mil Homer
Fact one
Its Soviet
Fact two
It has two sets of rotor blades

Ill give you that :D I personally would have used:
Its name is Homer (mil v-12)
Its the biggest helicopter, bigger that a boeing 747!!

Vulcan607 11-24-2009 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by P-51 (Post 122252)
Ill give you that :D I personally would have used:
Its name is Homer (mil v-12)
Its the biggest helicopter, bigger that a boeing 747!!

I did ad some pucker facts afterwards
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/12751824.jpg

Ancient Seraph 11-24-2009 06:38 PM

A-90 Orlyonok
Ekranoplans are nice :).

P-51 11-24-2009 06:40 PM

This was a plane contest :P

Does that thing actualy fly? I want one!

Vulcan607 11-24-2009 06:41 PM

Nice Seraph
and P51 sort of its a ground effect vehicle. Or Ecranoplan

Ancient Seraph 11-24-2009 06:42 PM

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Technically the ekranoplan flies.. It uses ground effect to just skid over the surface. It needs water to take off, but can fly over ground just as well, as long as it's flattish.

P-51 11-24-2009 06:42 PM

Ahhh so its more economical and faster that a boat then? Nice!

Edit: Vought XF5U? or the 'flying pancake'?

Ancient Seraph 11-24-2009 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by P-51 (Post 122265)
Ahhh so its more economical and faster that a boat then? Nice!

Nope :P. It needed so much power to overcome the drag in the water and actually get up in the air that it proved to be inefficient. The idea is good though.
Look up the Caspian Sea Monster. It needed the engines just to take-off. It needed less than half of that power to maintain flight once established.
EDIT: Yup.

P-51 11-24-2009 06:46 PM

Yeh, it would be better if you optimised the engines so they worked better at 45% say.

Vulcan607 11-24-2009 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ancient Seraph (Post 122264)
Technically the ekranoplan flies.. It uses ground effect to just skid over the surface. It needs water to take off, but can fly over ground just as well, as long as it's flattish.

ahhh just been looking at that but cant remember the name


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