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Garp

That's clever

Saw this and thought "well that's clever". Hope it can be developed and expanded for uses other than military applications. Think the pay load may be a little limiting atm, but technology is developing all the time, and who knows, maybe clean energy sources are achievable.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7577493.stm
raveydavey

QinetiQ the company behind it used to be owned by the UK government until very recently when it was sold off to the private sector and got it's trendy new name.

Imagine if they could make one big enough to fly 300 people to Malaga..?
cardboardbox?Youwerelucky

raveydavey wrote:
Imagine if they could make one big enough to fly 300 people to Malaga..?


At that speed it would take 3 weeks to get there  Laughing
Garp

Presumably, if the plane were solar powered, it would be sunny where you were so you wouldn't need to go to Malaga Rolling Eyes
cardboardbox?Youwerelucky

Garp wrote:
Presumably, if the plane were solar powered, it would be sunny where you were so you wouldn't need to go to Malaga Rolling Eyes


I like that angle  
Baldy

Their designing a bigger 1 that can carry only 450kg, gee, that sucker wouldn't even take off with Gopher and me on board..  
Garp

Baldy wrote:
that sucker wouldn't even take off with Gopher and me on board..  


A 747 would struggle with that Very Happy
30 Mill

Space shuttle Atlantis isnt taking your phone call either Baldy

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