Biplanes and Triplanes were the best !

"Keith Willshaw" wrote:
"Mike Marron" wrote:
Stephen Harding wrote:

Remember, the purpose of getting on an air machine has always been to
get somewhere, and typically, to *get somewhere quickly*. Not an
airship trait.

Why not commercial ground-effect vehicles (i.e: "Caspian Sea
Monsters") that theoretically could make transatlantic trips
at approximately .5 mach economically, safely and luxuriously?

http://www.att-nn.com/ENGL/MPE.htm

Those ae fine in low wave states but the notion of doing that
speed in the North Atlantic is not attractive, a large wave
could have serious effects on your health.

I could be wrong, but aren't these humongous vehicles capable of
climbing out of ground effect?

"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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Those ae fine in low wave states but the notion of doing that
speed in the North Atlantic is not attractive, a large wave
could have serious effects on your health.

I could be wrong, but aren't these humongous vehicles capable of
climbing out of ground effect?



Maybe but I doubt they could get up to the sort of level
you need to avoid the effects of a decent winter storm.

Bumbling along at a 1000 ft or so in a force 8 is apt to
produce a lot of unpleasantness back in the bay
for self loading cargo

Keith

"Keith Willshaw" wrote:

Bumbling along at a 1000 ft or so in a force 8 is apt to
produce a lot of unpleasantness back in the bay
for self loading cargo

Keith

I've been there a bunch...it ain't real fun after about 12 hours
(looking at another 8 or so)

(The top fronts of your thighs get sore from smashing up against
the lap belt so you put your shoulder harness on tight to give
them some relief) I'm sure happy to be retired...
--

-Gord.