Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 CONFUCIUS - Today, Confucianism announced that it is beginning the construction of its new fleet of defensive warplanes, which can be used for reconnaisance, naval warfare, aerial bombing, solidation of borders, and much more. They have released pictures of what they plan for the plane to look like at its completion. The planes are believed to be a major step forward in the world of aerodynamics, one which nobody can parallel. The President and his staff will also get one each for travel accomodations. The President's own is expected to be nearly impregnable, and to have all the latest in communication and warfare technology. In the case of an attack, the President can take to the skies in order to be safe. Some stats and figures, released from the Confucianist Department of Development: Cruising Altitude: 85,000 ft. Speed: 550 mph Maximum Capacity: 350 people Cargo capacity: 10 tons Armament: Classified The planes are not available for sale on the open market, but may be pre-ordered by any nation Confucianism has a friendship treaty or above for $500,000,000. Tech-sharing nations may purchase it for only $200,000,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkantos Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Are you tech sharing with anyone? If not, then you certainly don't have the tech to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) OOC: Are you tech sharing with anyone? If not, then you certainly don't have the tech to do this. OOC: Yes. Read the "Confucianism Factbook" as in my signature. EDIT2: It's a little outdated, but the treaties and tech numbers are correct. Edited February 8, 2009 by Pacifism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavo Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: o/ Zeppelins and air ships! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserMelech Mikhail Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: A 550 mph blimp! Unless the m is meters and not miles, I don't think that will happen, especially with the tiny propellers driving the craft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) OOC: A 550 mph blimp! Unless the m is meters and not miles, I don't think that will happen, especially with the tiny propellers driving the craft. The propellers are mainly for navigation, there are actual engines on the back. For clarification, that is a pretty poor picture. There are wings at the back for direction, engines on the back, and propellers to steer when near the ground or hovering. Edited February 8, 2009 by Pacifism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V The King Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Confucianism has just broken the limits of aerodynamics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Confucianism has just broken the limits of aerodynamics. We believe that our design is actually well-equipped for good airflow. The design allows air to go below and over the aircraft, and the hover engines at the bottom provide the necessary stabilisation for liftoff and landing capabilities. The durable and absorbent metals at the front and around the aircraft allow for the high-speed travel of this great machine. As we said, it is quite cutting edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavo Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Also, I think Baron has beaten or at least matched this with his insane designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberstein Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) OOC: You couldn't fit much armor on that thing, higher technology doesn't raise the buoyancy of helium you know. I built this: Also: Friendly Diagram: Also, they stopped using airships for bombing back in WWI. They are big and slow, they fill a nitch, they don't replace other planes. They are like a VTOL cargoplane, not a speedy bomber. Edited February 8, 2009 by BaronUberstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Frost Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Even at my tech levels, what your attempting to do is a bit of a stretch. So I'm going to have to go with "No" on this one. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasili Markov Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: My airship can only do 90 kph and loses significant lift at high altitudes because I have to vent gas to prevent the gasbags from rupturing. link There is also no way a airship can do 550kph, A airship is a big bulky object and it has too much drag to get to that kind of speed. And there are a myriad of good reasons not to use a airship as a warship the first being that the gas bag is incredibly fragile. Airships are only really useful as skycranes and as commercial freighters and passenger ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: The P-791 is an actual aircraft that was developed by SkunkWorks. Sorry to shatter your physics limits. It's first test flight was in 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevz Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: I like it Im gonna play pop the airbags with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) OOC: Too bad its not a bag of air, but metal that is a hybrid airship. :/ EDIT: To those that say "...my helium can only reach certain altitudes...", there are plenty of planes out there that combine both helium and modern aviation concepts. They are called "hybrid airships", and this is the first warplane to be turned out by the actual company SkunkWorks in the United States that combines these concepts. They do not rely completely on helium, and only use it to boost their performance. Those arguments are flawed, as this definetly does not only utilise a helium airship, whichi is why I did not refer to it as an airship. Edited February 8, 2009 by Pacifism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevz Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Too bad its not a bag of air, but metal that is a hybrid airship. :/EDIT: To those that say "...my helium can only reach certain altitudes...", there are plenty of planes out there that combine both helium and modern aviation concepts. They are called "hybrid airships", and this is the first warplane to be turned out by the actual company SkunkWorks in the United States that combines these concepts. They do not rely completely on helium, and only use it to boost their performance. Those arguments are flawed, as this definetly does not only utilise a helium airship, whichi is why I did not refer to it as an airship. OOC: Right so the helium/wahtever mixture is held behind what steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Right so the helium/wahtever mixture is held behind what steel? OOC: Real-life U.S. and SkunkWorks never revealed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Seb Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: You don't have 2006 tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevz Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Real-life U.S. and SkunkWorks never revealed that. OOC: The P-791 is an experimental aerostatic/aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed-Martin corporation First: Its Lockheed-Martin working on the P-791 the SkunkWorks unsuccessfully tried to bid their one to the US before. Second: Their is no mention of a mixture in the gas. Instead it is a mixture of lift techniques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: You don't have 2006 tech. OOC: Er, yes I do. I actually have 2008 tech, because my tech sharing agreements give me 1.26k tech. @Kevz: Funny that you know that, because nothing about it was declassified. It was discovered by plane watchers. I am RPing that it is a hybrid airship, because that is precisely what it looks like and that is what most believe it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevz Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Er, yes I do. I actually have 2008 tech, because my tech sharing agreements give me 1.26k tech.@Kevz: Funny that you know that, because nothing about it was declassified. It was discovered by plane watchers. I am RPing that it is a hybrid airship, because that is precisely what it looks like and that is what most believe it is. OOC: yes my source is horribly not reliable as its wikipedia for one (shudders). Also what gas mixture would you place inside your airship other than Helium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavo Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Can you give a link/evidence for the speed? I can't find anything on how fast it goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Hydrogen. Probably. Not entirely sure how good it would be, but it is lighter than helium and therefore could probably float in the atmosphere. Just harder to isolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silhouette Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) OOC: And flammable. Funky. So, what kind of engines does it use? If it uses jet engines i would be very, very scared. Jet engines next to a large quantity of hydrogen = bad idea. Edited February 8, 2009 by Silhouette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Bismarck Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 OOC: Can you give a link/evidence for the speed? I can't find anything on how fast it goes... OOC: Not really. The test flight of course shows it going at slower speeds, but nothing has been declassified about its speed. The shape itself can be made to be very aerodynamic, but nothing has been shown to demonstrate its true speed in RL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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