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Originally posted by Kwicko:
You know this is such old news that most of these craft are now retired and/or obsolete, right? I mean, this is "news" that's more than 20 or 30 years old now.

Still, the Ekranoplans (or "flarecraft") were pretty cool, if of limited usefulness.

By the way, that bottom one? I don't think it's going to work out. Dip one of those wingtips into the water, and things are going to get ugly right quick, and the things going to cartwheel and come apart.

Mike

Let the wild rumpus start!

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Originally posted by AnthonyT:

I think those wingtips are designed to go into the water?

And yes, this is very old news. The first Ekranoplan was probably the Spruce Goose. ;-)

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Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Hello,

Ten points for the man in the shiny hat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Pelican

--Anthony

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Hello,

Ten points for the man in the shiny hat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Pelican

--Anthony

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The wingtips on the Boeing Pelican serve two purposes : firstly , they're a hydrofoil that penetrates the water's surface and enable the craft to lift free of hydrodynamic suction , and secondly , they function as a winglet for capturing an air-cushion for the wing in surface-effect...

PhantomWorks is Boeing's black-projects division ; corresponding to LockMart's Skunk Works...

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There has not been any further information about this concept since 2002.

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There has not been any further information about this concept since 2002.

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Seems a bit of a dead bird.

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