Search the archive:
YaBB - Yet another Bulletin Board
 
   
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print
X-3 (Read 347 times)
Jun 17th, 2011 at 9:34am

ozzy72   Offline
Global Moderator
Pretty scary huh?
Madsville

Gender: male
Posts: 37122
*****
 
I've heard stories but this is an exciting development for the rotorheads Cool
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13768410
 

...
There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
IP Logged
 
Reply #1 - Jun 17th, 2011 at 9:47am

patchz   Offline
Colonel
What, me worry?
IN THE FUNNY PAPERS

Gender: male
Posts: 10589
*****
 
Very cool. Smiley

However, I would be interested in seeing the pros and cons of it vs the Bell/Agusta BA609 and/or the V-22 Osprey.

BA609

General characteristics
Crew: 1 or 2
Capacity: 6 to 9 passengers/5,500 pounds (2,500 kg) payload
Length: 44 ft (13.3 m)
Rotor diameter: ()
Height: 16 ft 3 in (5.1 m) nacelles vertical; (21 ft 10 in (6.6 m) nacelles horizontal
Wingspan: 38 ft 5 in (11.7 m)
Width with rotors: 60 ft 5 in (14.1 m)
Rotor diameter: 25 ft 10 in (7.92 m))
Disc area: 981.75 ft² (98.53 m²)
Empty weight: 10,483 lb (4,765 kg)
Useful load: 5,500 lb (2,500 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 16,800 lb (7,600 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67A turboshaft, 1,940 hp (1,447 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 275 knots (315 mph, 510 km/h)
Cruise speed: 260 knots (299 mph, 465 km/h)
Range: 750 nmi (852 mi, 1,390 km)
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.62 m/s)
Disc loading: 15.8 lb/sq ft (77 kg/m²)
 

...
If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.
IP Logged
 
Reply #2 - Jun 18th, 2011 at 1:37pm

CHUCK79   Offline
Global Moderator
"Good grief"
KOMK

Gender: male
Posts: 4998
*****
 
It looks awesome Shocked Cool
 

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"
IP Logged
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print