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How reasonable would be it be to cross the Atlantic Ocean in such a aircraft ? Would it be more efficient ? How much slower ? How would it fare in turbulent se
by cassepipe 3y ago
How reasonable would be it be to cross the Atlantic Ocean in such a aircraft ?
Would it be more efficient ? How much slower ? How would it fare in turbulent seas ?
- denton-scratch 3y ago> How reasonable would be it be to cross the Atlantic Ocean in such a aircraft ? Range : ~ 300 nautical miles
- imglorp 3y agoAnd at 90 knots and 3462 nm (NY to London) it would be 38 hours, if you could carry enough fuel.
- Retric 3y agoIt’s far less efficient crossing the Atlantic than modern jets. The advantage of something like this is it doesn’t need to gain altitude to become efficient so it’s decent for very shorter distances.
- t0mas88 3y agoIt's more efficient than a low flying aircraft, due to reduced drag from ground effect. But it's not more efficient than a high flying airplane getting reduced drag from lower air density. So it works on short distances where the airplane would use a lot of fuel to get to high altitude, but on longer distances it wouldn't be more efficient.
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