Aerocon Dash 1.6 wingship

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The Aerocon Dash-1.6 wingship was a proposed ground effect fixed wing aircraft. As part of a five-million dollar congressional grant,^[1] the aircraft was studied by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the 1990s to recommend to the United States Secretary of Defense whether to spend billions of dollars to develop a wingship program for military uses.^[2] The aircraft could also transport a combination of 1,500 short tons (1,400 t; 3,000,000 lb; 1,400,000 kg) of cargo and 2,000 passengers a distance of 11,500 miles (18,500 km; 10,000 nmi) at speeds close to commercial airliner levels.^[3] By the end of 1994, the Department of Defense decided that constructing wingships of this size was too risky compared to their advantages.^[4]

Specifications[edit]

Data from W. I.: Technology Roadmap, Appendix C - Structures, page C-4 – C-6

General characteristics

Capacity: more than 3,000 passengers; 2,000 troops^[5]
Payload: 1,725 short tons (3,450,000 lb; 1,565,000 kg; 1,565 t)
Length: 566 ft (173 m)
Wingspan: 340 ft wing, 236 ft propulsion bridge, and 320 ft empennage (104, 72, and 98 m)
Height: 112 ft (34 m)
Wing area: 38,720.0 sq ft (3,597.21 m²)
Aspect ratio: 3.15 (wing), 4.25 (propulsion bridge)
Empty weight: 1,794 short tons (3,588,000 lb; 1,627,000 kg; 1,627 t)
Max. takeoff weight: 5,000 short tons (10,000,000 lb; 4,500,000 kg; 4,500 t)
Powerplant: 16 × , 90,000 lb (400 kN^[5]) each

Performance

Cruise speed: 400 kn (460 mph; 741 km/h; 675 ft/s; 206 m/s)
Range: 10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km)
Service ceiling: 6,000 ft at cruise (1,800 m) 15,000 ft (4,600 m) for 500 nmi (580 mi; 930 km) flight distance^[6]
Wing loading: 258 pounds per square foot (1,260 kilograms per square metre)
lift-to-drag: 32.5

Armament
Data from^[7]

32 helicopters
20 tanks
4 landing craft
300 105-mm howitzers

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

↑ W. I.: Final Report, Chapter 2 - Introduction, page 2-1 – 2-2
↑ Evers, Stacey (August 22, 1994). "U.S. wingship pursuit keyed to ARPA study". Aerospace Daily. Aviation Week & Space Technology. 141 (8). pp. 55–56. ISSN 0005-2175. OCLC 41598016.
↑ Frederick, Donald (September 19, 1993). "Giant Soviet airship could evolve into cruise ship or winged hospital: Aviation: The 540-ton Caspian Sea Monster would be reborn as a 5,000-ton 'wingship' if one American has his way. The original, built in '60s, crashed in '70s". Los Angeles Times. National Geographic. p. A11. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 474112039. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
↑ Lardner, Richard (December 22, 1994). "Smaller vehicles may be worth pursuing: DOD study: Technical, cost risks of large wingships outweigh advantages". Inside the Pentagon. 10 (51). Inside Washington Publishers. pp. 1, 8–9. ISSN 2164-814X. JSTOR 43992627. OCLC 13302463.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Flynn, Barry (February 15, 1992). "Winged ship could airlift 2,000 troops". Local. The Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. A1. OCLC 37397036.
↑ W. I.: Technology Roadmap, Chapter 3 - Important technologies, page 3-62
↑ Lardner, Richard (December 13, 1993). "Aircraft could carry 2,000 troops: Wingship touted as best way to get future army to far-off hot spots". Inside the Army. 5 (50): 14–16. ISSN 2164-8182. JSTOR 43975735. OCLC 839737692.

Bibliography[edit]

Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) (September 30, 1994). Wingship investigation: Final report. 1. Arlington, Virginia. OCLC 227833764. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Lay summary. Search this book on
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) (September 30, 1994). Wingship investigation: Appendices. 2. Arlington, Virginia. OCLC 227833770. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Lay summary. Search this book on
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) (September 30, 1994). Wingship investigation: Technology roadmap. 3. Arlington, Virginia. OCLC 227833767. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Lay summary. Search this book on
Gaines, Mike (March 11–17, 1992). "USA joins Russia on wingship" (PDF). Headlines. Flight International. 141 (4309). Reed Business Publishing. p. 5. ISSN 0015-3710. Retrieved 31 August 2018.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
Dane, Abe (May 1992). "Wingships: Massive wing-in-ground-effect flyers combine jetliner speeds with steamship economy". Cover story. Popular Mechanics. Vol. 169 no. 5. pp. 35–38, 123. ISSN 0032-4558. OCLC 608073156.
Saville, Kirk (October 21, 1992). "Futuristic projects may propel peninsula's future". Local. The Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. B3. OCLC 37397036.
Petkofsky, Andrew (October 21, 1992). "Joint venture envisioned for first 'wingship'". Area/State. Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA). Newport News, Virginia. p. B–1.
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Lenorovitz, Jeffrey M. (May 24, 1993). "ARPA team to visit Russia for WIG vehicle study". Headline News. Aviation Week & Space Technology. p. 25. ISSN 0005-2175. OCLC 41598016.
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Lardner, Richard (March 28, 1994). "Pentagon seeks solutions for meeting wingship's power requirements". Inside the Army. 6 (13): 18. ISSN 2164-8182. JSTOR 43976181. OCLC 839737692.
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Garrison, Peter (July 1994). "Neither fish nor fowl: It's a boat! It's a plane! The Russians have tested hybrid vehicles that seem like a little of both. Now they're fishing for U.S. cooperation". Flying Magazine. Vol. 121 no. 7. pp. 70–76. ISSN 0015-4806. OCLC 173879979.
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[1] W. I.: Final Report, Chapter 2 - Introduction, page 2-1 – 2-2

[Pursuit-2] Evers, Stacey (August 22, 1994). "U.S. wingship pursuit keyed to ARPA study". Aerospace Daily. Aviation Week & Space Technology. 141 (8). pp. 55–56. ISSN 0005-2175. OCLC 41598016.

[NG1993-3] Frederick, Donald (September 19, 1993). "Giant Soviet airship could evolve into cruise ship or winged hospital: Aviation: The 540-ton Caspian Sea Monster would be reborn as a 5,000-ton 'wingship' if one American has his way. The original, built in '60s, crashed in '70s". Los Angeles Times. National Geographic. p. A11. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 474112039. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[Pentagon-4] Lardner, Richard (December 22, 1994). "Smaller vehicles may be worth pursuing: DOD study: Technical, cost risks of large wingships outweigh advantages". Inside the Pentagon. 10 (51). Inside Washington Publishers. pp. 1, 8–9. ISSN 2164-814X. JSTOR 43992627. OCLC 13302463.

[AirliftTroops-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Flynn, Barry (February 15, 1992). "Winged ship could airlift 2,000 troops". Local. The Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. A1. OCLC 37397036.

[6] W. I.: Technology Roadmap, Chapter 3 - Important technologies, page 3-62

[FarOffHotSpots-7] Lardner, Richard (December 13, 1993). "Aircraft could carry 2,000 troops: Wingship touted as best way to get future army to far-off hot spots". Inside the Army. 5 (50): 14–16. ISSN 2164-8182. JSTOR 43975735. OCLC 839737692.

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