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masmdu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 12:53 PM
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FUEL-LESS airplanes are in the works...Great Idea! NO FUEL, NO POLLUTION, NO NOISE,
Edited on Tue Jun-17-08 01:01 PM by masmdu
Passengers and Cargo... I can't wait for such things to be commonplace.

VIDEO explanation here

http://www.fuellessflight.com/index1.htm
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 12:55 PM
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1. I'm picturing a big ass hang glider
:rofl:
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 12:56 PM
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2. I was picturing a huge sling shot, where planes are flung from
one location to another.

Would need lots of padding inside for the passengers, though. :rofl:
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 01:08 PM
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8. The slingshot idea is more practical.
There are too many things wrong with this idea to list...
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cloudbase Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 12:58 PM
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3. I do that every weekend.
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masmdu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 01:02 PM
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4. Fantastic!...But this would be for travelers who currently rely on passenger planes
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 01:04 PM
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5. Is this American technology?
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 01:05 PM
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6. Some fuel would be used
BUt this looks kinda cool. I hope someone who knows more about this subject than I could tell me if it would work.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 01:07 PM
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7. Fine, as long as you never plan to fly West.
See, there's this little thing some of us like to call the jet stream...

That aside, I'd really need to see an analysis of this thing. Plans to do things like power turbines with wind resistance while in flight would fundamentally alter the craft's aerodynamic properties.

Sounds like a complete pipe dream to me.
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 01:23 PM
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9. A blimp with wings.
If it was actually practical, it would seem like somebody would have already built one.
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The2ndWheel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 01:29 PM
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10. Unfortunately, we live in physical reality
Everything will use fuel, or cause pollution, or make noise.
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Dreamer Tatum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 01:38 PM
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11. Who's going to fold sheets of paper that big?
And who's going to throw them?
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 02:11 PM
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12. Erm, aren't we actually running out of helium?
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Boo Boo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 02:21 PM
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13. Now he just needs to figure out how to get the wind to stop blowing. /nt
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LondonReign2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-17-08 03:03 PM
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14. Flight time increases
Flight sfrom NY to Chicago just went from 3 hours to 34 hours, seeing as they have to fly with the westerlies...
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