Starlionblue From Greenland, joined Feb 2004, 13578 posts, RR: 68 Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 11739 times:
You laugh but one of the 380 proposals was to mount two 340 fuses side by side in some fashion. But that solution was much heavier than what was finally decided upon.
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Bmi330 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 1448 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 11347 times:
Like the thunderbird two aircraft that's cool. How attractive would that idea be to lccs you could have 5 minute turn a rounds just drop the passenger pod and stick in 1 already full of passengers and of you go.
JMChladek From United States, joined Aug 2003, 331 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (5 years 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 11111 times:
Great, they just created Thunderbird 2! Somebody is just having a bit too much fun with Photoshop there.
Even if some Airbus designer was whacked out enough to come up with an idea like this, the engines in the tail would be dangerous as heck since you risk catastrophic damage to the rudders in the event of a serious engine problem back there (not to mention the fuel and hydraulic plumbing in the tails). The pod idea also makes little sense as it would add dead weight to the structure for the bulkheads and hydraulics, cutting the range and payload down as a result.
Still though, it does give me an idea for a model kitbash. How about one in TMA of Lebannon colors?
PHLapproach From Philippines, joined Mar 2004, 1031 posts, RR: 35 Reply 10, posted (5 years 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 10834 times:
Look at the set of flight deck windows on the first one, I guess it would need a 40 person flight crew up in the front office Looks like the bridge on a tanker ship.
BrodieBrazil From Canada, joined Nov 2003, 88 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 9723 times:
very creative whoever photpshopped those pics! obviously a lot of time went into that!
on a side note, i believe the reason something like that will never exist is because of pressurization. tubular fuselages seem easier to pressurize than that of an oval or rectangular shape.
Ktachiya From Japan, joined Sep 2004, 1618 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (5 years 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 8330 times:
Dutchflyer I had a wonderful laugh!!!
Was the A380 supposed to be designed like one of those Thunderbird planes? That's what it looked like the first time I saw it. Sort of like the transformers getting together (engine joining, wing joining, etc)
The second one. That is not viable. I mean the A318 is not doing well at all because I think capacity is just too small. So the A3? Would not do well
FLYtoEGCC From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 947 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (5 years 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 6853 times:
"Even if some Airbus designer was whacked out enough to come up with an idea like this, the engines in the tail would be dangerous as heck since you risk catastrophic damage to the rudders in the event of a serious engine problem back there (not to mention the fuel and hydraulic plumbing in the tails). The pod idea also makes little sense as it would add dead weight to the structure for the bulkheads and hydraulics, cutting the range and payload down as a result."
If the tail engines were to be removed (assuming the aircraft could be given enough power from the wing-mounted engines) and the pod idea was dropped - would there be any reason, in terms of aerodynamics or otherwise, that an aircraft like that couldn't make it into the air?
Fanatic From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 22 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (5 years 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 6272 times:
on a side note, i believe the reason something like that will never exist is because of pressurization. tubular fuselages seem easier to pressurize than that of an oval or rectangular shape.
Interesting point, BrodieBrazil. However the developers (was it NASA?) of a "Flying Wing" project must have found a solution to the pressurization problem.
Starlionblue From Greenland, joined Feb 2004, 13578 posts, RR: 68 Reply 23, posted (5 years 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 5587 times:
on a side note, i believe the reason something like that will never exist is because of pressurization. tubular fuselages seem easier to pressurize than that of an oval or rectangular shape.
Interesting point, BrodieBrazil. However the developers (was it NASA?) of a "Flying Wing" project must have found a solution to the pressurization problem.
Cross bracing works, although of course it adds weight The 747 has almost flat fuse sections forward of the wing on the sides. This was a major design problem before they added strengthening.
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Cpharris5514 From United States, joined Nov 2002, 169 posts, RR: 0 Reply 25, posted (5 years 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2031 times:
That's flat-out hilarious! That's one of those "so ugly it's cute" concepts. The beast would need two runways on which to operate, almost.
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26 Areopagus: Burnoulli would approve of the A3XX Burnoulli, or Burnelli?
27 Lindy: I have to plug here another picture. Airbus A311-100. Shortest Airbus variant ever. http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/search/photo_sea
28 7E72004: that last one was funny *lol* I thought they were coming out with a triple decker
29 APP: Check out the new A328 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.airlinepictures.net/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/109/sort/1/size/medium/cat/514/page/
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Looks like the bridge on a tanker ship.
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