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27th Jul 2017, 5:07 pm | #341 | |
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Re: Museum of failure.
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27th Jul 2017, 6:45 pm | #342 |
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Re: Museum of failure.
If we're talking aircraft, the Italian Stipa-Caproni "Flying Barrel" is worth a look. An early attempt at a ducted fan, the increased efficiency from the ducted propeller was entirely offset by the massively increased drag of the duct!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipa-Caproni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYqr2h_xQRk I showed this to a friend of mine and she said it looked like something from a Tintin cartoon! |
28th Jul 2017, 8:27 am | #343 |
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Re: Museum of failure.
Oh god yes, described by one author as 'looking like a tiger moth that's fallen down a well' !
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