Plz can anybody confirm???????????
Tu-124 VSTOL version…???
http://www.internetelite.ru/cosmopark/tu-124.html
The successful experience of Tu-104 airliner eploitation made it available to think about creation of short range jet liner. The work on the draft of new plane began in 1958 under leadership of S.M. Yeger, D.M. Markov, L.L. Kerber, K.V. Minker, B.M. Kondorsky, I.B. Babin. The dimensions of the plane were to be 1/4 less that Tu-104 while twise reduced mass. Reduction of dimesions permitted to use Solovjov D-20P turbojet engine. The deceision of Ministry counsil No786-378 about creaation of new plane was issued july 18 1958. Tu-124 appeared to be the first during the work on which the scale strength calculations method by A.M. Cheremukhin were applied. This reduced the development time significantly. The trial planes were built in Moscow. The production was organized in Charkov. The first plane was completed in 1960. Factory trials began march 24 1960, and march 29 the plane performed it’s first flight. The plane was used up to 70th begining when it was replaced by Tu-134. There were manufactured 110 civil liners and 55 planes for air force.
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Versions:
Tu-124- serial variant with 44 seats
Tu-124- project for 48 or 52 seats
Tu-124- for 60 seats
Tu-124V- serial variant for 56 seats
Tu-124B- version with D-20P-125 engines
Tu-124K- saloon version
Tu-124TS
Tu-124SPS
Tu-124- VSTOL version
Tu-124Sh-1
Tu-124Sh-2
Tu-127- military transport
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Su-15 VSTOL in flight !!!???????? 😮
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/Sukhoi
Here’s a new concept worth watching…
http://www.najaco.com/aviation/notes/2002/february2002.htm
If it flies, VTOL Humming will carry 20 to 50 people – Craig Barnett – One of the more intriguing vendors at the National Business Aviation Association’s convention was a one- year-old company called AeroCopter Inc. The firm has plans for bringing to market a new VTOL aircraft called the Humming. The concept calls for a passenger compartment that will house 20 to 50 passengers. What’s truly interesting is the Humming’s lack of wings or conventional rotor system. The aircraft is surrounded by a circular jet-powered rotor system that’s contained within two rings. The inner ring, which is attached to the fuselage, is stationary. The outer ring, to which the jet engines are attached, rotates. Between the two rings are a number of aerofoil structures that rotate with the outer ring to provide the aircraft’s lift and thrust. With the rotor system parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage, and the jet engines rotating the aerofoil structures, the aircraft can take off and land vertically, and it can hover as well. Two fans at the back of the fuselage provide directional stability. The aircraft transitions to horizontal flight by rotating the plane of the rotor so that it ends up perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage — thus the rotor’s lift vector becomes the thrust vector during flight. The aircraft gains speed during the rotor transition, so that by the time the rotor is fully rotated to forward flight, lift is provided by the fuselage shape. AeroCopter officials claim that once it’s operational, the Humming will have a maximum cruise speed of around 400 mph and a range of 1,400 miles. But will it fly? The company is in the final stages of engineering a proof-of-concept model it hopes to test fly this year. The aircraft, of course, faces significant technological and engineering hurdles. Small jet engines will be mounted on the outer ring. George Syrovy, AeroCopter’s founder and vice president of engineering, said those engines would be subjected to 70-G forces. Syrovy expressed enthusiasm when GAN asked if perhaps the lateral force on the jet engines might be excessive, and perhaps the engines could be housed within the aerofoil structures, with diverters to direct the thrust so that centrifugal forces would be longitudinal rather than lateral on the engine bearings. So, like every new concept, design issues must be addressed on the long, hard road to commercial application. Still, this idea should be an interesting one to watch over the next few years.
I must say aerospacetech one thing to u that is…., WOW 😮
. Some Really good information! 🙂 Thanks a lot.
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