April 1 2019 Union Pacific unveils new prototype

[Miningman]

Apr 1 2019

[Flintlock76]

Could work.

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

[BaltACD]

Could work.

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

[Flintlock76]

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

[tree68]

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.

[NorthWest]

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

[rdamon]

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