Pelican was a ground-effect heavy lift aircraft, too. DARPA refused to fund any Pelican developmental work 20 years ago because the “Technology has been demonstrated already” (by the Russians).
I had the privilege of working for the people who did the concept of operations work.
Re:Liberty Lifter Aims to Revolutionize Heavy Air Lift
by jhgb on Sunday May 29, 2022 @11:34AM
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There's the mention of "sustained flight at mid-altitudes". Perhaps the intention is for this to be able to fly over land as well? Maybe by sacrificing some cargo capacity in mid-altitude flights?
Pelican was a ground-effect heavy lift aircraft, too. DARPA refused to fund any Pelican developmental work 20 years ago because the “Technology has been demonstrated already” (by the Russians).
I had the privilege of working for the people who did the concept of operations work.
> highly controlled flight close to turbulent water surfaces
Has been a "heavy lift" for ekranoplan designers for decades.
American naming schemes tend to be like this. It's just branding.
Can you give some examples of Americans doing this more than other peoples?
I don’t think a pattern needs to be exceptional to be notable.
The first example that comes to mind is Freedom Fries (lol) https://www.google.com/search?q=freedom+fries&ie=UTF-8&oe=UT...