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I am pretty sure that the aircraft was capable of normal flight. However, Hughes was under extreme pressure at the time as he was in the middle of having to attend Congressional Hearings on the validity of the project. In some quarters he was being accused of fraudulently obtaining government funds. many think that he felt that if he could get the thing into the air, he might allay some of these accusations.
The aircraft wasn't quite ready to make a formal first flight so the one and only flight it made was in ground effect.
In the event, the hearings proved nothing but the US military's requirement for the aircraft went away and Hughes himself decided to can the project - so it never flew again.
The aircraft wasn't quite ready to make a formal first flight so the one and only flight it made was in ground effect.
In the event, the hearings proved nothing but the US military's requirement for the aircraft went away and Hughes himself decided to can the project - so it never flew again.
james_tigerwoods said:
irocfan said:
anywho back to looky looky rather than yawny yawny 
A bear. Cool 
The, er, URL (russianwomenblog.hotrussianbrides.com) is interesting though - One has to question how you found it
As for the semantics over the Spuce Goose, it lifted from from the surface therefore it flew, no matter which way you twist it.
Edited by JuniorD on Thursday 22 October 17:21
JuniorD said:
james_tigerwoods said:
irocfan said:
anywho back to looky looky rather than yawny yawny
A bear. Cool The, er, URL (russianwomenblog.hotrussianbrides.com) is interesting though - One has to question how you found it
jeysus, that's a bit steep.Helicopters are quite a lot more expensive than fixed-wing aircraft and can't carry the same sort of payloads. The Porter I fly is good for 850-900kgs and only really needs 200 meters to operate in/out of.
As for the winds, we just take the tailwinds on these sort of airstrips. In fact, from around 9-10am onwards almost all the mountain airstrips have tailwinds thanks to being aligned up the slope and hence affected by the adiabatic effect.
As for the winds, we just take the tailwinds on these sort of airstrips. In fact, from around 9-10am onwards almost all the mountain airstrips have tailwinds thanks to being aligned up the slope and hence affected by the adiabatic effect.
Moose. said:
Helicopters are quite a lot more expensive than fixed-wing aircraft and can't carry the same sort of payloads. The Porter I fly is good for 850-900kgs and only really needs 200 meters to operate in/out of.
As for the winds, we just take the tailwinds on these sort of airstrips. In fact, from around 9-10am onwards almost all the mountain airstrips have tailwinds thanks to being aligned up the slope and hence affected by the adiabatic effect.
By The Beard of Odin!As for the winds, we just take the tailwinds on these sort of airstrips. In fact, from around 9-10am onwards almost all the mountain airstrips have tailwinds thanks to being aligned up the slope and hence affected by the adiabatic effect.
I've just been reading your blog - eeek!
I thought that may be the case; but wasn’t sure
Thanks chaps.
As a PPL in training (just shy of 30hrs now) runways like that are a long way off for me
I’ll be learning all about the adiabatic effect when I start reading the Met book on Saturday morning!
I’ll have a read of your blog Moose (after having a quick look I have realised I have been reading excerpts from it in Flyer Magazine). It’s going to give me ideas I know it…
Thanks chaps.
As a PPL in training (just shy of 30hrs now) runways like that are a long way off for me
I’ll be learning all about the adiabatic effect when I start reading the Met book on Saturday morning!
I’ll have a read of your blog Moose (after having a quick look I have realised I have been reading excerpts from it in Flyer Magazine). It’s going to give me ideas I know it…
Edited by PanzerCommander on Monday 26th October 09:05
Taken a while ago, so it's very likely to be a repost, but anyway...
And as a bonus, views of both parked up, with other assorted rarities:
And as a bonus, views of both parked up, with other assorted rarities:
- https://www.google.com/maps/@34.953811,-117.883716...
- https://www.google.com/maps/@34.9522101,-117.88867...
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