The Spruce Goose - a mere child's toy!
Somebody really needed to take Howard Hughe's cocaine away from him.
The Spruce Goose - a mere child's toy!
No, that's the cockpit and the restaurant. The pool is in the back.Is that the cockpit above the pool area? If so then I certainly don't want to fly the damned thing. Guess it's in the vein of artwork made by futurists who saw the thing they were futurificating once in passing by chance.
Wonder how long a runway the thing needs? Or in this case open ocean.
And I will do one better still...
Come to think of it, it's pretty much useless.The Super Great White Shark, AFAIK, is actually more of a SVOTL aircraft (it uses those two turbofans on its sides for flight, the fuselage embedded rotor is pretty much only there to enable it to take off from a helipad).
But since it's shaped like a hockey puck, fuel efficiency on that thing is going to be absolutely godawful (think of it as the Hummer of aircraft).
I could see it being called Pegaso Dorado Rum - Golden Pegasus Rum1930
Cuba buys 20 Blackburn R.1. Blackburn's second hand from Britain for use as patrol aircraft. They allegedly make regular unofficial night time flights to Florida packed with cases of Rum.
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Or flying horse p**s?I could see it being called Pegaso Dorado Rum - Golden Pegasus Rum
Another thought.... There's an AH Ernest Hemingway story "The Rum Runners" in this idea.1930
Cuba buys 20 Blackburn R.1. Blackburn's second hand from Britain for use as patrol aircraft. They allegedly make regular unofficial night time flights to Florida packed with cases of Rum.
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April 1st 2021 English Channel.
The world learns why Britain has reduced it's orders for F35's as the Queen Elizabeth's new air group is shown to the press.
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I'm sure the appropriate modifications have been made to allow them to use missiles.Considering all their weapons are "line-of-sight" only I'm not sure that was a "good" choice, but it's damn sure a very "cool" choice
Randy
Easy peasyI'm sure the appropriate modifications have been made to allow them to use missiles.
Let's see.
14 Vipers
14 Buck Rogers Strike
3 Buck Rogers A.E.W
3 Buck Rogers Electronic Warfare
8 Merlin A.S.W/C.O.D helicopters (The new raptors are stuck in development hell)
(must come up with proper F.A.A. names)
Eagles are a bit big for regular carrier use, but would be handy for delivering large amounts of supplies quickly and in one go.And could the Merlin not be replaced using a UOR funding for the 'off the shelf' Type 1999 Eagle Transporter with its multi module capability?
Its about the size of a Chinook - okay a bit longer than a chinook and at over 200 tons I suspect the Lifts might not manageEagles are a bit big for regular carrier use, but would be handy for delivering large amounts of supplies quickly and in one go.
So land on, drop off a couple of 20ft shipping containers and return to base.Its about the size of a Chinook - okay a bit longer than a chinook and at over 200 tons I suspect the Lifts might not manage
I'm sure the appropriate modifications have been made to allow them to use missiles.
Let's see.
14 Vipers
14 Buck Rogers Strike
3 Buck Rogers A.E.W
3 Buck Rogers Electronic Warfare
8 Merlin A.S.W/C.O.D helicopters (The new raptors are stuck in development hell)
(must come up with proper F.A.A. names)
Easy peasy
Viper = Vampire II
Buck Rodgers = Buccaneer II
And could the Merlin not be replaced using a UOR funding for the 'off the shelf' Type 1999 Eagle Transporter with its multi module capability?