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April 1 2019 Union Pacific unveils new prototype

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April 1 2019 Union Pacific unveils new prototype
Posted by Miningman on Monday, April 1, 2019 9:11 AM

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Monday, April 1, 2019 9:13 AM

Could work.

As my Air Force veteran brother says, "Anything'll fly if you put a big enough engine on it!"

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, April 1, 2019 10:07 AM

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Could work.

As my Air Force veteran brother says, "Anything'll fly if you put a big enough engine on it!"

 

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Monday, April 1, 2019 11:22 AM

Pretty amazing what those R/C guys come up with!

Now, something like THIS has been around since a certain famous "Flying Ace" took to the sky years ago.  The technology's just gotten better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTnnXhcmSgY  

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, April 1, 2019 1:22 PM

Flintlock76

Could work.

As my Air Force veteran brother says, "Anything'll fly if you put a big enough engine on it!"

I believe it was my Air Force vet son who told me they tried to put modern turbofans on a B-52 and had to de-rate them as the airframe couldn't handle them.

So yes - put a big enough engine on it and it'll fly.

Recall, too, that they fly M1 tanks (nearly 70 tons) inside aircraft...  A C17 has a payload in the 88 ton range.

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Posted by NorthWest on Monday, April 1, 2019 2:22 PM
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Posted by rdamon on Monday, April 1, 2019 2:42 PM

tree68

 

 
Flintlock76

Could work.

As my Air Force veteran brother says, "Anything'll fly if you put a big enough engine on it!"

 

I believe it was my Air Force vet son who told me they tried to put modern turbofans on a B-52 and had to de-rate them as the airframe couldn't handle them.

So yes - put a big enough engine on it and it'll fly.

Recall, too, that they fly M1 tanks (nearly 70 tons) inside aircraft...  A C17 has a payload in the 88 ton range.

 

Pratt & Whitney leased a B52 to test the JT9-D for the 747

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