> No one was hurt (a "good landing") but the
> plane was totaled.
>
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. If you can reuse the
aircraft, it was a 'great' landing.
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Thanks. I "sped watched" them. Still, I wonder why the idea never "took
off." It actually seems like it could work very well to replace
passenger-only ferries. Here, in Seattle, we have a number of high speed
catamarans ferrying people around. They are noisy and costly to operate.
If an
From: "j...@k6ccc.org"
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:52:32 -0700 (PDT)
Interesting concept. The Cessna Skymaster - which this obviously is
a modification of, is one of very few twin engine airplanes that has
both engines on the centerline of the aircraft. That makes it far
easier
Seems to have worked ok to me!
https://youtu.be/V8Nu94khHoo
https://youtu.be/_Cq0ffFiJUY
https://youtu.be/4pd8SFCuFpk
https://youtu.be/Vbjorr_FIko
There are more than you will want to watch! In the early 60's there was a
article in "popular Science", I tried it with a sheet of paper on the floor.
Interesting concept. The Cessna Skymaster - which this obviously is a
modification of, is one of very few twin engine airplanes that has both engines
on the centerline of the aircraft. That makes it far easier to fly if an
engine fails. That makes it an ideal candidate for this type of
This is interesting. No question ground effect works, that's how float
planes get enough speed to takeoff and conversely land. But it sounds
very complicated to actually build a craft that flies this way.
First, the pilot must keep the plane in the ground effect region. I
suppose with a
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"Electric EEL is an adapted six-seat Cessna. There is a conventional
combustion engine in the back of the plane that drives the rear propeller.
"... [a] compartment under the cabin holds six batteries - originally built
for motorcycles - that power the front propeller.
"The replacement of one
