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Originally Posted by Seahawk
We won an award at the biggest composite show in in the world, held in Paris, a few years ago:
Kitty Hawk, a blended wing lifting body. Flies great!
Not a new concept at all.
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I agree not a new concept.
In one of my designs from 25 years ago that I put into clay model form I had a circular inlet on the top representing a centrifugal fan intake that could be directed for lift or thrust (
inspired by Seaview's flying sub). I pondered the possibility of fan starvation or stall that would limit forward motion speed. Such visualization coincides with an air-cooled 911's fan efficiency without a ducktail/teatray/whaletail.
https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/moe/kit_moe_0817.shtml
The Flying Sub did not use a hovercraft's centrifugal fan, but it was reminiscent of such a design in my opinion.
srn1 - Red Triangle - Alvis Parts, Restoration and Car Sales
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/seaview-voyage-bottom-sea-flying-sub-1802382590
