I hoped they wanted to bring back the Antonov An-225 Mriya.
Sagrilarus on
I was skeptical going in, but that was pretty cool.
Miserable-Towel-5079 on
Even if that whole plane is ultra lightweight composite, it’s hard to see how the wing loading is going to support short takeoffs and landings.
Fuel is still heavy. *That* much fuselage is still heavy.
Always skeptical when I see designs of aircraft that don’t look like they could maintain flight. But hey, if an F-104 could fly, maybe this thing can too.
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I hoped they wanted to bring back the Antonov An-225 Mriya.
I was skeptical going in, but that was pretty cool.
Even if that whole plane is ultra lightweight composite, it’s hard to see how the wing loading is going to support short takeoffs and landings.
Fuel is still heavy. *That* much fuselage is still heavy.
Always skeptical when I see designs of aircraft that don’t look like they could maintain flight. But hey, if an F-104 could fly, maybe this thing can too.