{"id":505042,"date":"2010-04-02T02:23:33","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T06:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.modernmechanix.com\/?p=9295"},"modified":"2010-04-02T02:23:33","modified_gmt":"2010-04-02T06:23:33","slug":"seagoing-saucers-jan-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/505042","title":{"rendered":"SEAGOING SAUCERS (Jan, 1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Frank Tinsley<\/p>\n

THIS radical new ship is now under development by the British government. According to the London Daily Mail the Saunders-Roe Aircraft Co. is now hard at work on preliminary research.<\/p>\n

The idea is essentially the same as that proposed for Ford’s futuristic “Wheel-less Car.” (See Oct. ‘58 MI) <\/span>The MI design calls for an elongated saucer form with a horseshoe-shaped cavity underneath. Compressed air is expelled from nozzles in the top of this cavity, which contains the pressure and directs it against the sea’s surface, lifting the saucer a few feet above the water. Airplane-type propellers, driven by gas turbines, propel the skimmer at high speed. In docking or lying at anchor, the pressure is gradually reduced and the ship lowers to the water. A water propeller and rudder are provided for surface maneuvering.<\/p>\n

The British expect saucers to carry up to 1,000 passengers, hit over 100 mph. Development will probably take about ten years. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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