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Volkova III posted:It says the plan is to build a temporary airstrip on site for the delivery. Might be worthwhile in some cases but I dunno, not going to do any math on this one
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:https://www.scramble.nl/civil-news/radia-unveils-plans-for-world-s-largest-transport-aircraft in production by 2027, lmao.
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hobbesmaster posted:Ok, you got me to look at the actual article and: just buy an old 747-400f and hang the blade end out of a window near the back, like bringing 2x4s home in a compact. Or Herc them in with the blade stuck out the rear ramp like a hatchback.
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hobbesmaster posted:Ok, you got me to look at the actual article and: If you’re comparing efficiency by weight or number of pallets, it’s absolutely never going to compete. But there’s a (limited) market for oversize air freight that is presently served by AN-124s and previously the AN-225 (and in a more limited fashion by nose-load 747Fs) that has been itching for capacity growth. My gut instinct is that basically anything modern with western engines would be automatically competitive with the AN-124s.
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meltie posted:just buy an old 747-400f and hang the blade end out of a window near the back, like bringing 2x4s home in a compact. Stick the blades out the side doors for added lift.
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The Ferret King posted:
I appreciate the feedback. I don't disagree, I was caught off guard enough and traffic below was heavy enough I didn't press the issue when I should have.
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mobby_6kl posted:Yeah I saw it but "just build an airfield for a giant cargo plane right next to the wind farm" is kind of yada-yadaing over some possible challenges with that approach. A mile+ long airstrip in an area that is presumably not friendly to heavy ground vehicles.
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I don't think the strip has to be actually at the farm site; hauling overland for a few miles is probably easier than from the closest port.
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just get that 747 nasa used to carry the space shuttle and strap the turbine blade on top, bing bong so simple
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Safety Dance posted:Stick the blades out the side doors for added lift. Go all the way with this concept: use the blades you're carrying as the cargo plane's wings, and detach them when you've landed at the wind farm. (Getting the rest of the aircraft back to the factory for the next run is left as an exercise for the student.)
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Powered Descent posted:Go all the way with this concept: use the blades you're carrying as the cargo plane's wings, and detach them when you've landed at the wind farm. VTOL!!!!!
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Powered Descent posted:(Getting the rest of the aircraft back to the factory for the next run is left as an exercise for the student.) JATO bottles lots of em
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:https://www.scramble.nl/civil-news/radia-unveils-plans-for-world-s-largest-transport-aircraft I mean hello, Airships could do this, and they wouldn't need the airfield
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MrYenko posted:If you’re comparing efficiency by weight or number of pallets, it’s absolutely never going to compete. But there’s a (limited) market for oversize air freight that is presently served by AN-124s and previously the AN-225 (and in a more limited fashion by nose-load 747Fs) that has been itching for capacity growth. My gut instinct is that basically anything modern with western engines would be automatically competitive with the AN-124s. Ironically, I think Antonov partnered with Boeing to design that successor. No idea how far they got with it.
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Nebakenezzer posted:I mean hello, Airships could do this, and they wouldn't need the airfield That was literally the aim of the CargoLifter project, wasn't it? I'm sure I remember the renders showing it delivering wind generator blades, solar panel stacks, steam turbines, bulldozers, dump trucks, railway locomotives and so on in remote areas. Isn't the hangar they built for it still standing?
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Nebakenezzer posted:Ironically, I think Antonov partnered with Boeing to design that successor. No idea how far they got with it. A 747 with engines over the wing? Be still my heart...
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Powered Descent posted:Go all the way with this concept: use the blades you're carrying as the cargo plane's wings, and detach them when you've landed at the wind farm. Much like ambulances on the way to the hospital, there’s no reason for them to leave once they’re there
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There's no need to build a local runway if you just poop the blades out the back like an A-5 and have them parachute to the ground.
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Put them on top of a Falcon rocket, which is already tall and skinny and can land vertically like a helicopter.
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i would simply make my startup invent a small and easily transportable machine to build the blades in situ
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Sagebrush posted:Put them on top of a Falcon rocket, which is already tall and skinny and can land vertically like a helicopter.
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So last week I went up to Long Island with my father and I dragged him to this place: https://www.nps.gov/gate/learn/historyculture/historic-aircraft-at-hangar-b.htm If you're in/around NYC I highly recommend hitting this place up, though it does mean suffering the Belt Parkway. It's not a museum, per se, but it does have museum quality artifacts from NY aviation history and the hangar is chock-full of volunteer grease monkeys with foul mouths and friendly (for NYC) dispositions. Apparently "if the flag is up outside, they're open." The C-97 listed on that site isn't there any longer as it's been permanently relocated to the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading PA.
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BalloonFish posted:That was literally the aim of the CargoLifter project, wasn't it? I'm sure I remember the renders showing it delivering wind generator blades, solar panel stacks, steam turbines, bulldozers, dump trucks, railway locomotives and so on in remote areas. I think the hanger is either a waterpark or a year round Ski hill? The idea of a specific aerial heavy lifter for awkward cargo I don't think is a terrible idea, but like most other things aircraft-y, I think a military will have to underwrite and develop the technology. BalloonFish, if you have pull with the air-lander dudes, suggest blimps for detecting narco subs. In one of those thoughts that won't quite leave my head despite its personal irrelevance, I think blimps, especially ones built with existing technology, could be quite good at that.
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Nebakenezzer posted:I think the hanger is either a waterpark or a year round Ski hill? The idea of a specific aerial heavy lifter for awkward cargo I don't think is a terrible idea, but like most other things aircraft-y, I think a military will have to underwrite and develop the technology. I wish I had any involvement, let alone pull, with the Airlander people! Beyond living 25 minutes' drive from Cardington... But I think narco sub detection (and other interdiction roles) would be pretty good use cases for the Flying Buttocks. It did originate as a DoD project for an unmanned intel/comms platform that was supposed to loiter on station for weeks at a time, after all. And finding submarines skulking around the Gulf of Mexico was what the USN used most of its blimp fleet for.
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BalloonFish posted:But I think narco sub detection (and other interdiction roles) would be pretty good use cases for the Flying Buttocks. It did originate as a DoD project for an unmanned intel/comms platform that was supposed to loiter on station for weeks at a time, after all. Yeah, it fits so well I'm surprised either the Airlander boys or LockMart are not angling for it.
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PhotoKirk posted:https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/insanity-in-the-air-the-crash-of-pakistan-international-airlines-flight-8303-46bbcc0e5f45 Love Cloudberg. This doesn't deserve to languish on the previous page tho people in here will already be familiar with her writing I hope. AdmiralCloudberg posted:At the moment flight 8303 reached the stabilization gate, it met none of these criteria — not a single one! The aircraft was significantly above the glideslope with large inputs required to intercept it; the airspeed was 75 knots too high; the landing gear wasn’t down; the rate of descent was 1,800 feet per minute and increasing; engine power was at idle; and the landing checklist had not been performed. The article is incredibly detailed (as are the hundreds of others they've written) and easy to read and well worth your lunchtime attention each Monday! Plus, holy hell, I do more checklists than that single pilot, drunk, in my home flight sim.
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Yeah, that's pretty mind blowing. It's like they messed up one element of the approach and instead of taking some basic corrective steps they decided gently caress it, let's not do a single thing correctly for the rest of our lives.
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Wingnut Ninja posted:Yeah, that's pretty mind blowing. It's like they messed up one element of the approach and instead of taking some basic corrective steps they decided gently caress it, let's not do a single thing correctly for the rest of our lives. I honestly can't think of a more rational explanation.
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PhotoKirk posted:https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/insanity-in-the-air-the-crash-of-pakistan-international-airlines-flight-8303-46bbcc0e5f45 we have pilot hubris at home 
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BIG HEADLINE posted:The C-97 listed on that site isn't there any longer as it's been permanently relocated to the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading PA. this is worth the trip if you care to also experience the deep weirdness of the northernmost Bojangles franchise on the face of the earth. White gravy instead of brown, cranberry sauce instead of mac-n-cheese, and you gotta season your own cajun fries, they deliver them plain but have a huge shaker next to the fountain drink machine
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shame on an IGA posted:this is worth the trip if you care to also experience the deep weirdness of the northernmost Bojangles franchise on the face of the earth. White gravy instead of brown, cranberry sauce instead of mac-n-cheese, and you gotta season your own cajun fries, they deliver them plain but have a huge shaker next to the fountain drink machine 
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the flip side of that is they will straight up sell you the fry seasoning by the pound Cook-Out's is better anyway
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shame on an IGA posted:Cook-Out's is better anyway Cook-out is so terribly underrated.
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Corn Burst posted:Cook-out is so terribly underrated. they're still too hit & miss, the one closest to me is god tier but most of the ones I've been to in NC sucked. If they ever hit McD consistency they'll be unstoppable and I can't poo poo on PA too hard, the PHL terminal Smashburger is still the high water mark of best fries I've ever had in my entire life shame on an IGA fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Mar 19, 2024 |
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Wingnut Ninja posted:Yeah, that's pretty mind blowing. It's like they messed up one element of the approach and instead of taking some basic corrective steps they decided gently caress it, let's not do a single thing correctly for the rest of our lives. I'm reading it and thinking "huh, I guess Canada still lets them fly in?" On the basis of those airline stewards vanishing (immigrating)
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Corn Burst posted:Cook-out is so terribly underrated. Creeping their way steadily northward. There are now Cook-Outs in Manassas Park and Winchester VA. The Reese's Cup shake is  .
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shame on an IGA posted:they're still too hit & miss, the one closest to me is god tier but most of the ones I've been to in NC sucked. If they ever hit McD consistency they'll be unstoppable... We've only had sucky ones in North & South Carolina. Maybe it's the proximity to I-95, but we gave up.
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PainterofCrap posted:We've only had sucky ones in North & South Carolina. Maybe it's the proximity to I-95, but we gave up. the top two are Bennettsville SC and Akron Dr. in Winston Salem. If you find yourself on I-85, who cares there's Culvers in Salisbury and Charlotte just go there
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Cook Out on Western Ave in Raleigh was god tier but I was also a drunk college student so that probably had more to do with it then any difference in food quality Not the sort of food people would be happy for you to bring on an airplane though
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