Groundbreaking New Plane Cleared for Take-off
Apr 5, 2024 16:02:56 #
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Apr 5, 2024 20:47:12 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
Flight testing will show whether the theoretical benefits show up in the real world. As well as currently unidentified problems. I wonder, for example, about the cost/convenience of maintenance on top mounted engines as compared to those slung under a wing. My impression is that radical new designs often, if not usually, have unanticipated problems.
Apr 6, 2024 05:18:05 #
Mac wrote:
https://greekreporter.com/2024/04/05/groundbreaking-new-plane-cleared-for-take-off/
For some reason, the article does NOT mention that the plane that will fly is a 1/8 or 12.5% scale model. The wing span of this demonstrator model is around 23 feet making it smaller than a Cessna 150.
This model's purpose is to test the airworthiness of the design before anything bigger, and more expensive, is designed or built.
Apr 6, 2024 09:07:59 #
Mac wrote:
https://greekreporter.com/2024/04/05/groundbreaking-new-plane-cleared-for-take-off/
Time will tell, but I'm not going to buy stock in this company.
Apr 6, 2024 09:41:49 #
Mac wrote:
https://greekreporter.com/2024/04/05/groundbreaking-new-plane-cleared-for-take-off/
I read about the plane and have only one quibble. Your post was name "Groundbreaking New Plane Cleared for Take-Off". I would tend to be wary of any plane labeled "Groundbreaking."
Apr 6, 2024 11:43:20 #
Red6 wrote:
For some reason, the article does NOT mention that the plane that will fly is a 1/8 or 12.5% scale model. The wing span of this demonstrator model is around 23 feet making it smaller than a Cessna 150.
This model's purpose is to test the airworthiness of the design before anything bigger, and more expensive, is designed or built.
This model's purpose is to test the airworthiness of the design before anything bigger, and more expensive, is designed or built.
I didn’t know that Red6, thank you for the information.
Apr 6, 2024 11:44:27 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Time will tell, but I'm not going to buy stock in this company.
Didn’t you say that about Apple?
Apr 6, 2024 11:52:39 #
Burtzy wrote:
I read about the plane and have only one quibble. Your post was name "Groundbreaking New Plane Cleared for Take-Off". I would tend to be wary of any plane labeled "Groundbreaking."
Yes, the title of the article is misleading. In the article though it does state that the design goes back to the 1920s and that some military aircraft are based on the design.
Apr 6, 2024 12:05:28 #
wrangler5 wrote:
Flight testing will show whether the theoretical benefits show up in the real world. As well as currently unidentified problems. I wonder, for example, about the cost/convenience of maintenance on top mounted engines as compared to those slung under a wing. My impression is that radical new designs often, if not usually, have unanticipated problems.
That’s an interesting question about top mounted engines. Though the B727, DC10 and Lockheed L1011 had top mounted engines, or at least engines that were close to being top mounted.
Apr 6, 2024 13:10:37 #
Burtzy wrote:
I read about the plane and have only one quibble. Your post was name "Groundbreaking New Plane Cleared for Take-Off". I would tend to be wary of any plane labeled "Groundbreaking."
How about "both plane and ground breaking"?
Apr 7, 2024 12:05:15 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
Mac wrote:
That’s an interesting question about top mounted engines. Though the B727, DC10 and Lockheed L1011 had top mounted engines, or at least engines that were close to being top mounted.
And the airlines had facilities for working on them. I know some of those planes are still flying, but I wonder if most maintenance shops can work on all of the engines.
I guess my real uncertainty comes from the fact that the engines seem to be on top of the wings and can be accessed only from the rear. (I don’t think wing surfaces are usually made for maintenance crews to stand on and work for extended periods, although maybe these wings are.)
Apr 7, 2024 13:16:24 #
Burtzy wrote:
I read about the plane and have only one quibble. Your post was name "Groundbreaking New Plane Cleared for Take-Off". I would tend to be wary of any plane labeled "Groundbreaking."
I had the same thought.
Apr 8, 2024 01:25:35 #
Harry02
Loc: Gardena, CA
kpmac wrote:
New tech is great if it's affordable.
NOT new tech!
Engines on top have been used many times, as for marine and rural uses.The blended wing was discontinued per maintenane worries.
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