A plane with wings, but have a fat in the fuselage and full of Hydrogen to lift the plane up vertical for take-off.
2006-10-06 03:43:36 · 8 answers · asked by Jerster 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Too much drag would be created by vehicle so large.
The wings are more efficient.
2006-10-06 08:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by Terry B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wings and the lighter-than-air fuselage both serve the same purpose, so I'd guess that there's a redundancy there.
Dirigibles do have wings, in a manner of speaking. They use them to steer.
2006-10-06 03:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by AntiDisEstablishmentTarianism 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trouble is that dirigibles and airplanes are engineered essentially to be the oppotie of each other. Dirigibles are engineered for maximum volume and to use primarily gas-volume changes to move. Airplanes are designed to minimize volume and to move via continuouis forward thrust. Therefore, a good plane is a bad dirigible and so forth. A hull capable of self-lifiting would be torn to shreds at place speeds.
2006-10-06 09:24:54 · answer #3 · answered by sciguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they get better lift from the design of the wings then the lift due to a gas lighter than air. And they wouldn't use hydrogen because it is flamable (remember the Hindenburg?)
2006-10-06 03:50:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something with a large enough body to hold enough Hydrogen to provide significant lift would not be aerodynamic enough to fly like a plane.
2006-10-06 07:29:10 · answer #5 · answered by Ken H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some modern airships are almost as you suggest. But please don't fill them with hydrogen... too dangerous. Try helium! .
2006-10-06 03:52:59 · answer #6 · answered by avian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good point
2006-10-06 03:51:29 · answer #7 · answered by Mets00 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-06 04:54:51 · answer #8 · answered by thiru k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋