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Re: Sinking GEV's

From: bbrush@u...
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 23:22:27 -0500
Subject: Re: Sinking GEV's


Michael actually used a misnomer here IIRC.

The Slammer's combat cars can generate enough lift with their fans to
actually create a ground effect cushion without the aid of the skirts.
This is similar to a helicopter which can do low altitude (very low)
hovers
at much lower power than they can high altitude.  Basically you're
sandwiching a cusion of air between the fans and the ground.   The hover
tanks (panzers) on the other hand can not generate sufficient lift to
create an air cushion without the aid of the plenum skirts due to their
greater mass.

Bill
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On 19-Oct-01 at 12:14, Michael Llaneza (maserati@speakeasy.net) wrote:
> The real catch is the thrust/weight ratio. The combat cars have enough
> thrust to fly over water for short distances. The panzers must rely on
the
> ground effect for lift and so will sink if the ground cannot support
their
> weight - like water or damaged bridges.

I thought the combat cars could use ground effect to cross water.

Roger

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