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Shadowrun General => General Discussion => Topic started by: TheWanderingJewels on <02-15-11/0918:16>
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Things like this would be cool in shadowrun. We already have T-Birds, but short sheer bulk shipping
....these would be damned cool
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/05/ekranoplans-showcase.html
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I want one... Loaded for Bear! ;D
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I want one... Loaded for Bear! ;D
Don't you mean loaded for BULL? ;)
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As cool as the old Cold-War era versions are....
Check out the proposed new EkranoYacht (http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ekranoyacht-a-flying-yacht-concept-for-2025-29985.html)
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Shiney ;D
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As cool as the old Cold-War era versions are....
Check out the proposed new EkranoYacht (http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ekranoyacht-a-flying-yacht-concept-for-2025-29985.html)
Looks cool.
I always take these designs with a grain of salt, though, as the guy behind it is a graphic designer and not an engineer. I mean, I come up with really cool designs myself all the damn time*, but that doesn't mean they'd actually WORK.
It's pretty, but there's no "meat" behind it.
If it was an engineering team that was announcing they got a small wing-in-ground-effect system to work, then I'll get more excited.
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* - I am in fact also a graphic designer
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I always take these designs with a grain of salt, though, as the guy behind it is a graphic designer and not an engineer.
I completely understand where you're coming from, but let's face it, these are the designs used from Cold-War tech (http://www.hydrofoils.org/Egal/egal.html).
And these are some of the other ones (including hydrofoils, as a combination of the two would be pretty cool!)
- Chinese XTW-4 (http://i6.tinypic.com/14curk1.png)
- Personal WIG plus Hovercraft (http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2010/04/500x_flying_hovercraft.jpg)... Wheeee!
- Catamaran/Hydrofoil (http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/6551-dreamboat-for-orca.html).... the line just keeps getting blurrier...
- Boeing PHM Missile Cruiser (http://www.hydrofoil.org/history.html)... nice big Hydrofoil to scare the BEJEESUS out of people :)
- Sailboat Hydrofoil (http://www.startedsailing.com/hydrofoil-sailboat.html)... again, just for a little fun
And the creme-de-la-creme, the Wally 118 Super Yacht (http://gearcrave.com/2008-07-03/wally-118-wallypower-super-yacht/) *drool* and more on it <here> (http://worldsportsboats.com/2009/10/24/introducing-the-batman-of-superyachts-the-wally-118/)