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Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: Sundog on October 16, 2002, 06:32:06 PM

Check this out!

(http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/02/10/6/pelican.jpg)

The Ultimate WiG vehicle with a wingspan greater than 500ft. and a wing area larger than an acre: Aeronautical engineers claim that it will be able to fly 14,000 tons of cargo more than 10,000 miles. The Pelican will be designed to fly 50 feet above the ocean, using the buoyant aerodynamic effect of flying close to the water to provide its maximum economic range.



You can read about it here (http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/000283.html) and follow the links, one of which where I linked the pic from.

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: funkedup on October 16, 2002, 06:49:24 PM

So we are finally catching up with the Russkies on the WiG thing!

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: koala on October 16, 2002, 07:46:42 PM

Oh, I thought this was about that huge bird they're all seeing in Alaska.

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: Ozark on October 16, 2002, 08:17:49 PM

Looks like the Spruce Goose with a major negative dihedral.

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: Sundog on October 16, 2002, 09:06:36 PM

With regard to the WiG reference, I should state that the Boeing design is different then the majority of Russian WiG designs, with the possible exception of the early Bartini design. The Boeing design can also fly up to 20000 ft in altitude for when it would need to fly over land and also considering that the Boeing design only operates from land; i.e. it is not amphibious.

Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean we are going to catch up when you consider all of the WiG vehicle designs we saw from  the U.S. that never came to fruition during the late 70's and early 80's. At least, not any that we have been told about.

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: whgates3 on October 16, 2002, 09:07:30 PM

this site
http://www.setechnology.com/wig/html/main.phpopen=listmovies&code=0
has 35 WiG movies (AVIs) including The Caspian Sea Monster
(http://www.att-nn.com/GALLERY/HISTORY/km1_1.jpg)
which could apparently 'fly' w/ a takeoff weight of up to 540 tons (possibly more w/ a headwind?)
http://eleves.supaero.fr/page-perso/club/wigpage/movie00001.avi

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: fdiron on October 16, 2002, 09:47:40 PM

Finally, something big enough to carry more than one M1 tank!

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: Vulcan on October 16, 2002, 09:52:30 PM

Sorry but Russian one is way cooler...

First time I saw it my heart leapt, and those magic words entered my head:

THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: whgates3 on October 17, 2002, 02:20:48 AM

they have/had a slightly smaller one (400 tons), the Alekseev Lun, for coastal defense that carried ~ 6 large anti ship missles and did ~500 km/h...actually that would be a great way to get some nukes in under the radar

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: Samm on October 17, 2002, 03:08:35 AM

Reminds me of a certain limerick .

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: Saintaw on October 17, 2002, 03:26:01 AM

lol "Thunderbirds" :D

Believe it or not, they're still playing that on TV here !

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: Black Sheep on January 27, 2003, 11:53:37 AM

yeah its on Tech TV - that thing was and still is bad :)

Title: The Boeing Pelican
Post by: mietla on January 27, 2003, 01:28:42 PM

Boroda told me that Russians invented airplane.