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this has been tried before https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules AKA "the spruce goose"
by rolph 5y ago
this has been tried before
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules
AKA "the spruce goose"
- mojomark 5y agoJust because it's been "tried" before doesn't mean the concept is invalid now. The underlying physics of wing in ground effect remain unchanged, but our technology has advanced. We now have new missions, new engines and fuels, new advanced control software, etc., that make these concepts potentially more cost-beneficial.