"GhostZ" (GhostZ)
08/11/2014 at 17:29 • Filed to: None
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"GhostZ" (GhostZ)
08/11/2014 at 17:29 • Filed to: None | 0
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(I'm not an author outside of Oppo, so would someone mind crossposting this maybe somewhere it would be more useful?)
A single PW600 engine on a one-man stealth glider, designed to glide under radar, weighing under 2000lbs before fuel. Engine is used for takeoff, and then shuts down and is covered with a hatch after wards to reduce drag until it is needed to produce additional lift or to take off again once landed.
Discuss.
I know nothing about airplanes, just physics and wikipedia, but I have seen Escape from New York, and that "nuclear glider" was awesome .
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> GhostZ
08/11/2014 at 17:31 |
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Awesome movie.
Jcarr
> GhostZ
08/11/2014 at 17:34 |
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I've seen Bob Carlton and his jet sailplane at Oshkosh a few times. Pretty interesting.
http://www.vertigoairshows.com/jet.html
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GhostZ
> ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/11/2014 at 17:35 |
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I mean, c'mon. Look at that gun. How can you say no to a gun like that?!
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GhostZ
> Jcarr
08/11/2014 at 17:37 |
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That's badass!
Now imagine it with 4-5x more thrust and better aerodynamics.
ttyymmnn
> GhostZ
08/11/2014 at 18:02 |
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The Super Salto Jet Sailplane makes the rounds of the air show circuit. They do a hell of a show. So the idea of putting a jet, in this case a PBS TJ-100 , on a glider is eminently practical. Making it retractable may be more of an issue though. I imagine that the mechanism for retraction would weigh a lot. This is a shot I took of the Super Salto in action at the Central Texas Air Show back in 2013.
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GhostZ
> ttyymmnn
08/11/2014 at 18:05 |
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I wouldn't make it retractable, just run a venturi duct along the bottom to the engine at the rear. When not in use, just close a hatch over the duct with some simple hydraulics. The duct itself is empty, so it wouldn't add significant weight. The only limitation I see is starving the engine for air if it has to feed off an intake, rather than being exposed.
Dadu
> GhostZ
08/11/2014 at 22:33 |
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Kinda like this?
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Dadu
> GhostZ
08/11/2014 at 22:39 |
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super quiet.....