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Leon Brooks wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Aug 2002 16:19, Hook wrote:
> > I'm not convinced about their performance over dry land -
> > you'd need something pretty smooth like sandy desert with few rocky
> > outcrops or you'd risk tearing the bottom out.
>
> I got the impression that it could actually fly standalone, as it were,
just
> not very gracefully. Australia is pretty much ideal for it, since so much
of
> our continent is either dead flat or small hills. Even so, drifting off
> course and suddenly finding a mountain range in your path at 300km/h could
be
> a bit tragic...
>
> I wonder what it would be like standing on the ground when one went
straight
> over the top of you? I bet that if they were used commercially there would
be
> unofficial grandstands below the usual routes. (-:

Loud comes to mind :-)  The Russian "monster" had 8 jet engines mounted on
two stubby wings at the front. I agree with you though, I'd love to see
something like it as a cargo carrier - it would out perform hydrofoils with
ease.

The Hooker