Photos: The U.S. Military’s Prototype for a Flying Submarine

Capable of carrying 66 tons of cargo, the Aeroscraft could bring airships back to the skies

  • By Mark Strauss
  • Smithsonian magazine, April 2013
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flying submarine

(David Vincent Wolf)


U.S. military planners are especially interested in the Aeroscraft’s capacity to take off and land vertically, without a runway. Flying at speeds up to 140 miles per hour and able to travel some 4,380 miles on a tank of fuel, the airships could deliver supplies to remote locales in nearly any type of terrain.

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Great article demonstrating how military planning and research can lead to greater fuel efficiency

Posted by Miles Baxter on April 2,2013 | 04:33 PM



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