Fuel-Less Flight; Gravity Powered Flight

The idea that an airplane can fly endlessly carrying heavy loads of passengers and cargo without burning any fuel, can stop and hover in place weightless at any time, and can takeoff and land vertically is a radical departure from accepted thought concerning aviation. This new reality that is made possible by the invention of Robert Hunt's astounding new hybrid aircraft is Hunt Aviation's vision of the future of aviation. Our aircraft is a rigid glider made of lightweight composite materials. The new hybrid "gravity-powered aircraft" is formed by merging the capabilities of the following devices into a single new aircraft apparatus: (1) an aircraft capable of aerostatic (lighter-than-air) lift to gain altitude; and, (2) a glider aircraft capable of aerodynamic lift, having a high glide ratio to accomplish long range gliding; and, (3) an innovative new extremely low drag vertical axis wind turbine that is capable of harnessing the force of the wind to generate power as the aircraft glides upward via positive buoyancy and glides downward via gravity acceleration.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Gravity
• flight
• aerostatic
• aviation
• space
• environment
• fuel
• anti-gravity
• helium
• buoyancy

[bombadierpete]

Pretty pictures do not make a half baked idea fly.

[thaibu]

Such aircraft won't make it above 1mile alt. because its rigid. the pressure of the gas inside would make the ship heavier, and thrusting it out would generate minimum lift. Also upper-atmospheric winds are generally 60-150mph.

[bob84676]

It's a good idea, but they said it is safer because it has no fuel; even without fuel, hydrogen is still highly explosive.

[iam3001234]

HAY LOOK ! The Michelin man in the clouds. top right

[Passion4LivingFree]

pete your a bombadick. Get out of your own slick willy EGO and shut the fuck up. You're an asshole friend. You sound like an asshole. All your suck up buddies follow your hood, asholehood. DO SOMETHING AS CREATIVE...AND THEN TALK SHIT...PLEASE?

[daddydaze8]

this is bullshit they already have blimps that do this shit. they dont even need the wings.

[CoolWaterCar]

jock, or not, -

nonsense or not, -

it need to be tested, and it's the time to starts test all such things,...

even they are "jocks....

[theDeadWeatherfan]

man that is an annoying voice!



[thaibu]

Nice concept for a submarine. Earth's atmosphere is nowhere dense enough for such craft... Helium is only 11% less dense than air, therefore the craft have to be only 10% heavier than the air it displaces. Oh but then there is the 'Vacuum Balloon' theory.

[Callofduty4641]

@thaibu lol i agree and if its lighter then air the truhst would'nt be strong engouth to overcome the drag

[rb7magnetico]

looks like communist bloc aero-tech

[SackPilgrim]

hey i think they made these in the 20's and 40's what were they callede?... oh ZEPPELINS!