The Aerocon Dash-1.6 wingship was a proposed American ground-effect vehicle intended to carry large cargos and thousands of passengers over long distances at near-aircraft speeds.
The Aerocon Dash 1.6 wingship, a 5,000-ton ground effect vehicle concept
The vehicle was claimed to be able to carry a combination of 1,500 short tons (1,400 t; 3,000,000 lb; 1,400,000 kg) of cargo and 2,000 passengers a distance of 11,500 miles (18,500 km; 10,000 nmi) at speeds close to those of commercial airliners.[1]
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) evaluated the Aerocon design, along with submissions from several other manufacturers, as part of a preliminary study of the concept during the 1990s to determine whether a billion-dollar program was viable, to develop a wingship for military uses.[2][3][4] By the end of 1994, the Department of Defense decided that the design was too high a risk and did not offer further funding.[5]
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The Aerocon Dash 1 6 wingship was a proposed American ground effect vehicle intended to carry large cargos and thousands of passengers over long distances at near aircraft speeds The Aerocon Dash 1 6 wingship a 5 000 ton ground effect vehicle concept The vehicle was claimed to be able to carry a combination of 1 500 short tons 1 400 t 3 000 000 lb 1 400 000 kg of cargo and 2 000 passengers a distance of 11 500 miles 18 500 km 10 000 nmi at speeds close to those of commercial airliners 1 The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA evaluated the Aerocon design along with submissions from several other manufacturers as part of a preliminary study of the concept during the 1990s to determine whether a billion dollar program was viable to develop a wingship for military uses 2 3 4 By the end of 1994 the Department of Defense decided that the design was too high a risk and did not offer further funding 5 Contents 1 Specifications 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 BibliographySpecifications editData from W I Technology Roadmap Appendix C Structures page C 4 C 6General characteristicsCapacity more than 3 000 passengers 2 000 troops 6 Length 566 ft 0 in 173 m Wingspan 340 ft 0 in 104 m Height 112 ft 0 in 34 m Wing area 38 720 0 sq ft 3 597 21 m2 Empty weight 3 588 000 lb 1 627 000 kg Max takeoff weight 10 000 000 lb 4 500 000 kg Example Cargo capacity Data from 7 32 helicopters 20 tanks 4 landing craft 300 105mm howitzers Powerplant 20 unknown type of jet engines 90 000 lbf 400 kN thrust each Performance Cruise speed 460 mph 741 km h 400 kn Range 12 000 mi 19 000 km 10 000 nmi Service ceiling 15 000 ft 4 600 m Lift to drag 32 5 Wing loading 258 lb sq ft 1 260 kg m2 See also edit nbsp Aviation portal Beriev Be 2500 Boeing Pelican Caspian Sea Monster HCA LB Lun class ekranoplan SpasatelReferences editNotes edit Frederick Donald 19 September 1993 Giant Soviet airship could evolve into cruise ship or winged hospital Aviation The 540 ton Caspian Sea Monster would be reborn as a 5 000 ton wingship if one American has his way The original built in 60s crashed in 70s Los Angeles Times National Geographic p A11 ISSN 0458 3035 OCLC 474112039 Archived from the original on 22 March 2015 Retrieved 30 August 2018 Wingtip Investigation Volume 3 Technical roadmap Advanced Research Project Agency September 30 1994 W I Final Report Chapter 2 Introduction page 2 1 2 2 Evers Stacey August 22 1994 U S wingship pursuit keyed to ARPA study Aerospace Daily Aviation Week amp Space Technology Vol 141 no 8 pp 55 56 ISSN 0005 2175 OCLC 41598016 Lardner Richard December 22 1994 Smaller vehicles may be worth pursuing DOD study Technical cost risks of large wingships outweigh advantages Inside the Pentagon Vol 10 no 51 Inside Washington Publishers pp 1 8 9 ISSN 2164 814X JSTOR 43992627 OCLC 13302463 Flynn Barry February 15 1992 Winged ship could airlift 2 000 troops Local The Daily Press Newport News Virginia p A1 OCLC 37397036 Lardner Richard December 13 1993 Aircraft could carry 2 000 troops Wingship touted as best way to get future army to far off hot spots Inside the Army 5 50 14 16 ISSN 2164 8182 JSTOR 43975735 OCLC 839737692 Bibliography edit Pentagon wingship study prompted by small Virginia firm Inside the Pentagon 10 51 8 December 22 1994 ISSN 2164 814X JSTOR 43992636 OCLC 13302463 ARPA led panel recommends further wingship study Aerospace Daily Vol 172 no 52 December 19 1994 p 385 ISSN 0193 4546 OCLC 71471561 Wingship investigation Final report Vol 1 Arlington Virginia Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA September 30 1994 OCLC 227833764 Retrieved 31 August 2018 Wingship investigation Appendices Vol 2 Arlington Virginia Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA September 30 1994 OCLC 227833770 Retrieved 31 August 2018 Wingship investigation Technology roadmap Vol 3 Arlington Virginia Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA September 30 1994 OCLC 227833767 Retrieved 31 August 2018 Cameron Kevin August 1994 The ekranoplane Russia s wingship Popular Science Vol 245 no 2 p 53 ISSN 0161 7370 OCLC 423969155 Retrieved January 3 2019 Garrison Peter July 1994 Neither fish nor fowl It s a boat It s a plane The Russians have tested hybrid vehicles that seem like a little of both Now they re fishing for U S cooperation Flying Magazine Vol 121 no 7 pp 70 76 ISSN 0015 4806 OCLC 173879979 Defense briefs Inside the Pentagon 10 13 13 14 March 31 1994 ISSN 2164 814X JSTOR 43958245 OCLC 13302463 Lardner Richard March 28 1994 Pentagon seeks solutions for meeting wingship s power requirements Inside the Army 6 13 18 ISSN 2164 8182 JSTOR 43976181 OCLC 839737692 MTMC examines value of wingship as strategic transport asset Inside the Army 5 50 15 December 13 1993 ISSN 2164 8182 JSTOR 43975736 OCLC 839737692 Lenorovitz Jeffrey M May 24 1993 ARPA team to visit Russia for WIG vehicle study Headline News Aviation Week amp Space Technology p 25 ISSN 0005 2175 OCLC 41598016 Saville Kirk October 21 1992 Futuristic projects may propel peninsula s future Local The Daily Press Newport News Virginia p B3 OCLC 37397036 Petkofsky Andrew October 21 1992 Joint venture envisioned for first wingship Area State Richmond Times Dispatch VA Newport News Virginia p B 1 Ludvigsen Eric C August 1992 Wingships Strategic mobility platform or impossible dream ARMY Magazine Vol 42 no 8 Association of the U S Army AUSA pp 8 15 16 hdl 2027 uiug 30112100064861 ISSN 0004 2455 Dane Abe May 1992 Wingships Massive wing in ground effect flyers combine jetliner speeds with steamship economy Cover story Popular Mechanics Vol 169 no 5 pp 35 38 123 ISSN 0032 4558 OCLC 608073156 Gaines Mike March 11 17 1992 USA joins Russia on wingship PDF Headlines Flight International Vol 141 no 4309 Reed Business Publishing p 5 ISSN 0015 3710 Retrieved 31 August 2018 High Speed Merchant Ship Concept wingship Development 1990 permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aerocon Dash 1 6 wingship amp oldid 1168696053, wikipedia, 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