07-30-2022, 04:51 AM
Images of the plane are initial renderings and not final design. But.
The engines look like they're mounted too close together. Prop wash could cancel a decent amount of engine thrust. The wing design looks more like a hydrofoil than an aircraft wing.
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A blimp or airship could be a good platform for hawaii interisland flight. It could also double as a platform for moving freight interisland economically. It wouldn't molest whales or wildlife. And could offer better rates with lower fuel economy. The only hit would be to transit time. But the distance between islands being small in the grand scheme of things, it wouldn't matter much and could be made up for in greater cargo capacity.
There wasn't a good method for landing airships. That was a major hiccup for airports and fields supporting them. Today with drones, it might be possible to use them as tugboats to land airships more safely and accurately.
The engines look like they're mounted too close together. Prop wash could cancel a decent amount of engine thrust. The wing design looks more like a hydrofoil than an aircraft wing.
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A blimp or airship could be a good platform for hawaii interisland flight. It could also double as a platform for moving freight interisland economically. It wouldn't molest whales or wildlife. And could offer better rates with lower fuel economy. The only hit would be to transit time. But the distance between islands being small in the grand scheme of things, it wouldn't matter much and could be made up for in greater cargo capacity.
There wasn't a good method for landing airships. That was a major hiccup for airports and fields supporting them. Today with drones, it might be possible to use them as tugboats to land airships more safely and accurately.