tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post4325914920292565899..comments2023-09-01T10:41:08.531-04:00Comments on PMSC News: Technology transferAndy Lumleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16135102810834285364noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-9832541158192924612013-12-06T15:43:55.592-05:002013-12-06T15:43:55.592-05:00The Air Trailer people took down their video. Too...The Air Trailer people took down their video. Too bad. It was quite convincing.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-65121994127301783252010-01-31T14:20:52.804-05:002010-01-31T14:20:52.804-05:00It's long past time that NASA was disbanded.It's long past time that NASA was disbanded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-48517640451446547102010-01-25T13:57:06.049-05:002010-01-25T13:57:06.049-05:00Those seem real.Those seem real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-54009693866982091082010-01-25T11:03:05.209-05:002010-01-25T11:03:05.209-05:00Here are 2 more up and coming technologies:
http:...Here are 2 more up and coming technologies:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV0qBU_u3tQ&feature=player_embedded<br /><br />and <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Mw9RBOK_w&feature=related<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-80432755620375970112010-01-21T20:32:36.214-05:002010-01-21T20:32:36.214-05:00Just don't tell him about this:
http://tinyurl...Just don't tell him about this:<br />http://tinyurl.com/yhc2ba9Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-84481510963657100012010-01-21T20:25:46.230-05:002010-01-21T20:25:46.230-05:00sounds like something Brian Borland would buildsounds like something Brian Borland would buildUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293601059548527336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-10327597973228081912010-01-21T16:52:20.159-05:002010-01-21T16:52:20.159-05:00Maybe it does a roll and flips "upside-down&q...Maybe it does a roll and flips "upside-down" when upgliding.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-26792010033072913802010-01-21T15:45:13.846-05:002010-01-21T15:45:13.846-05:00Cool. I wonder why it isn't symmetrical. It ...Cool. I wonder why it isn't symmetrical. It seems that upgliding and downgliding should be treated the same.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-69844173001689793252010-01-21T14:41:37.523-05:002010-01-21T14:41:37.523-05:00Moshe:
Here's one that any glider pilot can t...Moshe:<br /><br />Here's one that any glider pilot can tell works better:<br /><br />http://www.onr.navy.mil/~/media/Files/Fact%20Sheets/advanced_underwater_glider.ashx<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-54129373742009022452010-01-21T13:59:11.308-05:002010-01-21T13:59:11.308-05:00Moshe:
Here is a gravity powered submarine:
http...Moshe:<br /><br />Here is a gravity powered submarine:<br /><br />http://spray.ucsd.edu/pub/rel/info/spray_description.php<br /><br />It has a max glide ratio of about 3:1 at 0.5 kts (going up or down).<br /><br />It would be interesting to see if it could work as an underwater sailplane by finding upwelling or downwelling currents. Of course if the glide ratio was better than 3:1 (its more of an underwater hang glider) it would work a lot better.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-13449897083133101232010-01-21T12:39:02.543-05:002010-01-21T12:39:02.543-05:00If you combine the Fulton Surface-to-Air Recovery ...If you combine the Fulton Surface-to-Air Recovery system to the Air Trailer.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5GJ4cu311o<br /><br />And put some seats in the trailer. The airlines could provided a door-to-door pickup/drop off service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-56613342808294970372010-01-21T11:30:13.713-05:002010-01-21T11:30:13.713-05:00Could we use a gravity plane to tow an air trailer...Could we use a gravity plane to tow an air trailer full of fuel to Post Mills? That would be useful.S2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-30995780348224491492010-01-21T11:18:31.454-05:002010-01-21T11:18:31.454-05:00Meanwhile, I vaguely remember reading in recent ye...Meanwhile, I vaguely remember reading in recent years about an actually built (or perhaps also only an idea?) "gravity submarine" doing the same thing this aircraft is supposed to do, but underwater.Moshenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-78355314097374378162010-01-21T11:15:51.940-05:002010-01-21T11:15:51.940-05:00Sounds like a perpetual motion device to me.Sounds like a perpetual motion device to me.Moshenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-59006661820097895682010-01-21T11:14:43.315-05:002010-01-21T11:14:43.315-05:00A rocket-blimp! Good idea. I bet we could find o...A rocket-blimp! Good idea. I bet we could find one of them on the web if we looked.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-59782049036179872262010-01-21T11:13:11.677-05:002010-01-21T11:13:11.677-05:00So, we have a perpetual motion (er, flying) machin...So, we have a perpetual motion (er, flying) machine, and a glider trailer.<br /><br />Nothing like a rocket-blimp, I say. And, one pitch up of the latter on takeoff will be the end of their liability insurance coverage.<br /><br />What WILL they think of next?!?!?JSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-86803376809264411882010-01-21T09:11:42.658-05:002010-01-21T09:11:42.658-05:00I thought all gyrocopters were disposable.I thought all gyrocopters were disposable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589030274248022508.post-9377583723490796502010-01-21T00:16:37.570-05:002010-01-21T00:16:37.570-05:00I'd go for it but all my money is in the Molle...I'd go for it but all my money is in the Moller Sky Car. There will be one in every garage...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com