Illustrated description of Lonsdale-Hands project for direct lift stratosphere aircraft envisioned by designer for 1968; plane is wingless craft, of shape which departs from streamlined principles as it is intended for supersonic speed; airplane propellers eliminated in favor of jet propulsion system; horizontal or vertical movement selectively achieved by simple process of changing propulsive jets from horizontal to vertical; speeds of over 1000 mph anticipated.


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    Title :

    Vision of 25 years ahead


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Published in:

    Flight ; 44 , n 1816


    Publication date :

    1943


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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