Re: HALE-D failure


Message posted by Mark Lincoln on July 28, 2011 at 17:04:16 PST:

Only 2 years late and way over budget. . . . Lockheed, what do you expect?

A tough concept, 60,000 feet operational ceiling, solar powered and 50 lb payload. The problem being that much below 60,000 feet and you have winds the thing can't possibly deal with. The 'Blimp Hanger' is actually the old Goodyear Air Dock created to build the ZRS-4 and 5 flying aircraft carriers in.

IF, and that may be a hopeless IF come Tuesday, a new envelope is manufactured this might turn out to be a viable concept.


In Reply to: HALE-D failure posted by Griffon_314 on July 28, 2011 at 8:26:38 PST:

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