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| Cargo Drone Makes Debut in Afghanistan |
| 2012-01-08 |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #5 Its gonna be weird to NOT see manned B-52 BUFFS or C-130's, etc. fly around anymore. On a separate nore, even iff the USDOD is correct in no major wars ever taking place for the duration/remainder of the 21st Century [2050-2100], THERE IS STILL EXTANT THE IMPORTAN ISSUE OF LACK OF UNIVERSAL GOVT, PERT CONSENSUS AS PER "PEAK RESOURCES/ENERGY", ETC. [GWCC = MMAGW]. Which will directly or indirectly affect present + future NT = Space Techs, + or fourse the OWG-NWO that no American = Amerikan, OWG Mighty USSA versus OWG Weak USRoA Global SSR, has yet voted for nor been asked to. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-08 20:31 |
| #4 "...developing the Obamadrone..." (Channelling 'Moose) But the big problem is policy shift. Over a certain amount of poll drop and you are limited by the amount of blame a politician can handle; and if it is documented, you almost have to have Eric Holder to handle the instability. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2012-01-08 18:33 |
| #3 Must be close to developing the Obamadrone (just need the flying teleprompter). |
| Posted by: manversgwtw 2012-01-08 16:25 |
| #2 The trouble with cargo lift is two fold. First is that economy of scale truly matters. A bird like the Antonov An-225 Mriya (larger than an Airbus 380), which has carried 250 tons of payload, can do in a single trip what it would take a smaller aircraft a dozen trips to do. But the big problem is cargo shift. Over a certain amount of cargo and you are limited by the amount of crosswinds a plane can handle; and if it is liquid, you almost have to have human pilots to handle the instability. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-01-08 13:27 |
| #1 K-MAX was developed specifically as a cargo bird; petroleum off shore equipment deliveries as well as logging. The USN also tested as a possible CH-46 VERTREP replacement aircraft. It is a no frills aircraft and with the drone capabilities it looks like a good thing. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2012-01-08 12:52 |