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Yes; parent was making a pun about it not taking off (in fact, the A-90 Ekranoplane could fly without the ground effect, albeit poorly). The substantive point t
by seabass-labrax 2y ago
Yes; parent was making a pun about it not taking off (in fact, the A-90 Ekranoplane could fly without the ground effect, albeit poorly). The substantive point though is that using the ground effect isn't as viable over rough seas such as those of the Atlantic as it is over calm, flat water due to the irregular astrodynamic shear forces among other reasons.
- DaiPlusPlus 2y agoOut of curiosity, what would happen if a giant saltwater wave got into those jet engines?
- p_l 2y agoDoesn't matter what kind of water, significant interruption of air intake wrecks the engines. It's commonly what damages engines when they ingest birds, or in one case, a 737 taxiing got too close to side of the taxiway and ingested... snow. Engine blown.
- mrguyorama 2y agoThough it's worth noting that "significant water ingestion" is a design requirement of airplane turbine engines. You can see testing videos on youtube. They are designed to fly through an amount of water (clouds) without damage or significant performance reduction.
- DaiPlusPlus 2y agoClouds are very, very different to outhouse-sized amounts of saltwater though…