Comments on: Convertable Jet Helicopter http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:17:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sirscott http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-1051440 Sirscott Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:26:39 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/#comment-1051440 The reason it says "US mail" but doesnt have any cargo space is because , like many other cold war projects, this is a clear military aircraft (a VTOL fighter) that has been dressed up as a civilian aircraft to shield americans from the panic they would create if they thought their front yard would actually become a Airforce landing strip The reason it says “US mail” but doesnt have any cargo space is because , like many other cold war projects, this is a clear military aircraft (a VTOL fighter) that has been dressed up as a civilian aircraft to shield americans from the panic they would create if they thought their front yard would actually become a Airforce landing strip

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-1044841 Firebrand38 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:29:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/#comment-1044841 Thundercat I guess that this pilot wasn't told that it was impossible http://www.airspacemag.com/multimedia/video/pogo_lands.php Thundercat I guess that this pilot wasn’t told that it was impossible http://www.airspacemag.com/mul....._lands.php

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-454305 Firebrand38 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:56:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/#comment-454305 No, I think it's closer to this one http://www.luft46.com/heinkel/hewespe.html It was designed to take off and land as a tail sitter, the rocket plane "landed" by having the pilot and plane parachute down separately. No, I think it’s closer to this one http://www.luft46.com/heinkel/hewespe.html

It was designed to take off and land as a tail sitter, the rocket plane “landed” by having the pilot and plane parachute down separately.

]]> By: shadaik http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-453139 shadaik Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:32:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/#comment-453139 That's actuallly derived from a German experimental plane in WW II, although that was rocket-driven: http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/AC/aircraft/Bachem-Natter/info/info.htm That’s actuallly derived from a German experimental plane in WW II, although that was rocket-driven:
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/A.....o/info.htm

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-450274 Firebrand38 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:14:03 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/#comment-450274 The Convair version of this concept actually transitioned from vertical to horizontal flight and back, but the test pilot wasn't too happy about it. See http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/convair_pogo.htm for details. The Convair version of this concept actually transitioned from vertical to horizontal flight and back, but the test pilot wasn’t too happy about it. See http://www.nasm.si.edu/researc.....r_pogo.htm for details.

]]> By: Thundercat http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-450009 Thundercat Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:54:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/#comment-450009 of course it never worked out, its impossible to see where you are landing! of course it never worked out, its impossible to see where you are landing!

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-449576 Firebrand38 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:51:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/#comment-449576 The funny thing is, Lockheed actually built this plane http://www.sun-n-fun.org/content/interior.asp?section=museum&body=planes/lockheed but it never worked out. The funny thing is, Lockheed actually built this plane http://www.sun-n-fun.org/conte.....s/lockheed but it never worked out.

]]> By: Wikipedista http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/comment-page-1/#comment-449502 Wikipedista Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:22:13 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/30/convertable-jet-helicopter/#comment-449502 For what is intended to be a U.S. Mail helicopter there's no space for cargo transport. Cheers, For what is intended to be a U.S. Mail helicopter there’s no space for cargo transport.

Cheers,

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