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Company unveils airplane design with seats on top of aircraft
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| December 16, 2015
Posted on 12/16/2015 3:28:12 PM PST by sparklite2
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To: sparklite2
From George Carlan
"It's time to get on the plane."
F%*# you I'm getting IN the plane.
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:04:43 PM PST
by
Walmartian
(Not Responding)
To: xrmusn
The old Speilberg “Amazing Stories” episode called “The Mission” (starring Kevin Costner) is free out on the ‘net. Anyone who wants an idea of what dangers a ball turret gunner faced should go watch it.
To: grobdriver
Since airliners almost always fly above the weather these seat would always be in the sunshine. Unbearable heat and sunburn would be issues (spoken as one who flies under a canopy - and uses a retractable shade).
Variable-tinted smartglass
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:08:17 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
To: Fiddlstix
Aircraft had them in the 1930s
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:09:18 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
('Life is a comedy to those who think and a tragedy for those who feel' - Horace Walpole)
To: sparklite2
As many have mentioned, a bubble canopy is a hothouse and without excellent a/c you are going to have roasted passengers. The US Army Air Corps found this out (P-38, P-47 & P-51) during that little tiff called WW2!
A mo better idea might be to have some special seats within that have semi-surround screens that are fed from exterior cameras. Much the same effect but without the fuel cost, the sunstroke and other oppsies!
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:11:34 PM PST
by
SES1066
(Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Rumbleseat ping. Next up, airline pilots finally get necker knobs!
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:15:37 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
To: COBOL2Java
smartglass Canopies aren't made of glass.
If such a thing were available for plastic canopies, we'd have it.
Canopies can be tinted, but it cuts down on the view like dark sunglasses...
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:16:44 PM PST
by
grobdriver
(Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
To: Oztrich Boy
I've seen them like this:
Pilot sits on top in the open air
I don't remember seeing the ones you posted.
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:18:28 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! I reallyRead it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: grobdriver
Canopies aren't made of glass. They wouldn't be on the outside.
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:22:26 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
To: Covenantor
Yup, it was a dangerous posting for a small soldier.
Audie Murphy small and Audie Murphy brave!
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:25:05 PM PST
by
Bobalu
(Even if I could take off, I could never get past the tractor beam!)
To: sparklite2
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:30:12 PM PST
by
Flag_This
(You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
To: Bobalu
Loneliest guy in the crew. No access to the main fuselage. Only one way in and out. Recall reading that they cramped up and ground crews had to unwind them.
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:30:34 PM PST
by
Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern - Chesterton)
To: NorthMountain
...Not bad ... but I think Iâd prefer the ball turret...
Gotta be awfully short for that. And hope it doesn’t jam with the landing gear stuck up.
To: sparklite2
As long as it’s on their own dime, why not, if that’s what makes your putter flutter?
I rather liked the concept of foregoing ports/windows in favor of video displays that screen what cameras on/in the fuselage are picking up...Added benefit of less drag and a stronger less air-leaky fuselage structure...
Might be unnerving in a thunderstorm, though...
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:32:53 PM PST
by
elteemike
(Light travels faster than sound...That's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak!)
To: sparklite2
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:32:58 PM PST
by
JPG
(What's the difference between the Rats and the GOPe? Nothing.)
To: grobdriver
I don’t think there would be much drag... the airflow over the streamlined dome [since air has to travel more distance to go over the dome than if it weren’t there and is therefore ‘thinner’ in that area] would create a lower pressure area “sucking the plane upward.” Now, if it were a ball turret on the bottom, that’s a different story, you want high pressure on the bottom surfaces to push them upward.
That’s why those AWACS planes with the giant round radar on top that don’t look logical actually fly well- the contraption is neutral, its upper and lower surfaces neutralize each other.
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posted on
12/16/2015 4:34:26 PM PST
by
piasa
To: NorthMountain
That would be great! Maybe too great — but, it would be an exciting ride.
To: roamer_1; Cicero
“EIGHT MILLION to retro-fit two seats? You’ve got to be kidding me.”
You have likely never owned a certified aircraft...
You receive a small envelope from the FAA...
It instructs you to replace your left windshield within the next 10 flight hours.
$25,000 later you can fly your aircraft again.
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posted on
12/16/2015 5:06:32 PM PST
by
BBB333
(Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
To: Dalberg-Acton
I would rather be able to see the ground. Much more interesting. Yes, a ball turret with some heavy machine guns would be a lot more fun. :)
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posted on
12/16/2015 5:08:41 PM PST
by
Mr. Jeeves
([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
To: Covenantor
I once interviewed a guy who was a ball-turret gunner on an Eighth Air Force B-17 in '44~'45. He said the hard part wasn't climbing into the turret. It was getting a guy who'd survived a mission over Germany to climb into the turret again.
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posted on
12/16/2015 5:20:50 PM PST
by
Flatus I. Maximus
(Obstruct. Oppose. Overthrow. Obama.)
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