Revolutionary new plane

https://mashable.com/video/train-plane-hybrid/

You gotta admit, it's better than the electric train pulling a blimp.

Maybe with a longer extension cord, electric gliders could work.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:08:43 -0600, kinsell wrote:

https://mashable.com/video/train-plane-hybrid/

You gotta admit, it's better than the electric train pulling a blimp.

Maybe with a longer extension cord, electric gliders could work.

Nice one, whoever drew it. About as aerodynamic as a brick.



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On Thursday, 25 March 2021 at 11:44:46 UTC, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:08:43 -0600, kinsell wrote:

https://mashable.com/video/train-plane-hybrid/

You gotta admit, it's better than the electric train pulling a blimp.

Maybe with a longer extension cord, electric gliders could work.
Nice one, whoever drew it. About as aerodynamic as a brick.



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Gregorie | gregorie dot org

About a week too early for April Fool's Day

It reminded me very slightly of the Caspian Sea Monster, but those used to fly lower

On 3/25/21 6:06 AM, andy l wrote:
On Thursday, 25 March 2021 at 11:44:46 UTC, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:08:43 -0600, kinsell wrote:

https://mashable.com/video/train-plane-hybrid/

You gotta admit, it's better than the electric train pulling a blimp.

Maybe with a longer extension cord, electric gliders could work.
Nice one, whoever drew it. About as aerodynamic as a brick.



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Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org

About a week too early for April Fool's Day

It reminded me very slightly of the Caspian Sea Monster, but those used to fly lower

Strange website, sometimes it plays an animation, sometimes not. But
it's absolutely no joke, already a real design. First flight 2022, EASA
certification expected 2023!

Don't know about other people, but Google loves to push unsolicited
articles like this to my phone. Here's another doozey they featured:

https://www.travelweekly.com.au/arti...y-80-per-cent/

One piece molded construction, with patent pending technology. 10560
mile range. Wonder if that's with gear up or gear down?

About as aerodynamic as a brick.

No, it's about as aerodynamic as four bricks.

2,000 passengers? Following fixed routes where the track runs? Of course, all bridges, tunnels and power lines will have to be removed. No problem, apparently.

And if you wonder about the legalization of marijuana, this is a great example of all the "neat ideas" we are going to see. I think we're already seeing the results from repealing the Laws of Physics.

Mark Mocho wrote on 3/25/2021 7:27 AM:
About as aerodynamic as a brick.

No, it's about as aerodynamic as four bricks.

2,000 passengers? Following fixed routes where the track runs? Of course, all bridges, tunnels and power lines will have to be removed. No problem, apparently.

And if you wonder about the legalization of marijuana, this is a great example of all the "neat ideas" we are going to see. I think we're already seeing the results from repealing the Laws of Physics.

The concept came from a Russian design firm, so I doubt legal marijuana was involved :^)

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- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

Both of those "concepts" show complete ignorance of aerodynamics. Reminds me of my
grandmother who wanted to tell the pilot to fly low and slow, for safety. There are very good
reasons modern aircraft are all mono-planes turbofans that fly at very high altitudes. They are both
more energy efficient and safer. Why would anyone want an airplane that has to follow a track?

Rich L.

On 3/25/21 8:28 AM, Richard Livingston wrote:
Both of those "concepts" show complete ignorance of aerodynamics. Reminds me of my
grandmother who wanted to tell the pilot to fly low and slow, for safety. There are very good
reasons modern aircraft are all mono-planes turbofans that fly at very high altitudes. They are both
more energy efficient and safer. Why would anyone want an airplane that has to follow a track?

Rich L.


I know these do indeed look like April Fools jokes, but who would have
ever guessed that Caproni would build a nine-wing seaplane airliner
meant to cross the Atlantic with only eight refueling stops? They
actually made one and a half test flights with that thing.

Here's a more detailed article on the three-wing job. Through the
miracles of Photoshop, now they're flying with gear up:

https://paxex.aero/se-aeronautics-fever-dream/

This one has an actual author who is starting to apply a bit of critical
thinking. Sounds like they're serious about this thing, fishing around
for $40-50 million in seed money, then angling for the ever popular
reverse acquisition with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company to get
the billions they'll need. If they actually do go public, a day one
naked short sounds like a good bet to me. First flight in three years,
you betcha.

Interesting that the one shot molding process forces a few compromises,
like no windows. Does that include the cockpit too?

Seriously, am I the only one with an Android phone that keeps getting
this crap fed to them? When they've got nothing new, they recycle old
articles like how the Alice in Wonderland plane was the star of the 2019
Paris airshow, or how Norway is charging full speed ahead with their
all-electric airplane program.

Doesn't surprise me that Google would be pushing such a cockamamie
scheme.Â* Flying next year and certified a year after that?Â* Have they
already forgotten about their grand schemes at Moriarty?

Dan 5J
On 3/25/21 7:21 AM, kinsell wrote:
On 3/25/21 6:06 AM, andy l wrote:
On Thursday, 25 March 2021 at 11:44:46 UTC, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:08:43 -0600, kinsell wrote:

https://mashable.com/video/train-plane-hybrid/

You gotta admit, it's better than the electric train pulling a blimp.

Maybe with a longer extension cord, electric gliders could work.
Nice one, whoever drew it. About as aerodynamic as a brick.



--
Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org

About a week too early for April Fool's Day

It reminded me very slightly of the Caspian Sea Monster, but those
used to fly lower

Strange website, sometimes it plays an animation, sometimes not. But
it's absolutely no joke, already a real design.Â* First flight 2022,
EASA certification expected 2023!

Don't know about other people, but Google loves to push unsolicited
articles like this to my phone.Â* Here's another doozey they featured:

https://www.travelweekly.com.au/arti...y-80-per-cent/


One piece molded construction, with patent pending technology. 10560
mile range.Â* WonderÂ* if that's with gear up or gear down?

On Thu, 25 Mar 2021 05:06:49 -0700, andy l wrote:

On Thursday, 25 March 2021 at 11:44:46 UTC, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:08:43 -0600, kinsell wrote:

https://mashable.com/video/train-plane-hybrid/

You gotta admit, it's better than the electric train pulling a blimp.

Maybe with a longer extension cord, electric gliders could work.
Nice one, whoever drew it. About as aerodynamic as a brick.



--
Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org

About a week too early for April Fool's Day

It reminded me very slightly of the Caspian Sea Monster, but those used
to fly lower

Some ekranoplanes were strictly ground effect, while others, like the
A-90 Orlyonok (the one with a huge turboprop unit on the top of its
tailfin) apparently had a maximum operating altitude of 9,800 ft., a
range of 930miles and max speed of 220 kts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-90_Orlyonok


But, that electric thing reminds me more of a modern version of the
Caproni Ca.60 - prewar the flying boat thing with three triplane wing
stacks stacks attached to what looks like an up-market canal-boat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caproni_Ca.60


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