Tuesday, December 11, 2012

An Airplane That Can Hover

Watch it take off at 2:00 minutes in. No runway!



At 6:23 in, it lands vertically, taxis, and takes off again with a spit of a runway. In less than 20 seconds.

I would love to learn to fly one of these. It would be so exhilarating. So like a bird.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    One of these monstrosities flew over my house yesterday making an approach to our local airport. They are incredibly loud even from a great distance. This is because in order to "hover" they must rotate those propellors at high speed. Birdlike is not how I would describe it. It is also a well documented military contract boondoggle that has failed to perform, and has killed many in crashes.

    You want birdlike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k

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  2. AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    The Osprey is effin awesome! Hybrids are the future man.

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  3. BixDecember 11, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    "The Osprey is effin awesome!"

    LOL. Isn't it!

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  4. BixDecember 12, 2012 at 7:19 AM

    I watched the youtube from Anonymous No. 1. Neat. But he can't hover.

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