Zeppelin Aircraft - Lockheed Martin P-791

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Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, the group that created among others the U-2 and JSF planes has developed this crazy looking aircraft.

  1. By: gedop
  2. Categories Wheels & Wings
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  4. Added :01-Dec-08
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  • Looks like....

    Something the Michelin tire man left in the toilet.

    By Lawdogs1 1228101265
  • Nice Design

    I got to like the take-off and landing methods when spending lots of time on the ground is sure to prove fruitful. The major flaw of such past designs is that they could not handle strong winds and serious storms which doomed the design. So not having your "balloon" blow away in the wind is a major design requirement. Sure modern weather forcasts can help there but one major failure can doom the project. Ground is good. There is certainly market need for such a craft including heavy cargo lift and passangers.

    By fuzzyx 1228130637
  • Big

    Slow and an easy target. Should be deployed within friendly territrory or it will be a sitting duck. One flak shot is all it takes to make it go "mayday! mayday!"

    By ofnirss 1231677167
  • For more info, see below:

    http://www.military-heat.com/91/p791-hybrid-airship-project/

    By royteo 1229142637
  • lockheed martin p-791

    lots of potential here yah !!!!! great vid / thx

    By kotoyaki 1228704791
  • Naaa!!

    I would never want to be inside that thing when it takes off or lands.

    By Neqki 1228293999
  • zepplein

    I'm sure it,ll be used for some war effort

    By muttkat 1228278437
    • I hear one

      going up the gulf coast doing its surveillance.Other than that they look pretty neat.I just have this thing about surveillance.

      By muttkat 1233392704
    • Why so bitter?

      This is a mutiuse platform, it will be excellent for rescue & supply in disaster zones, imagine having these during the aftermath of the tsunami in Indonesia, flying food, clothing, & medical supplies by the ton into say a soccar field. plus one could be equiped with communications gear & used as a radio relay to reestablish radio links to coordinate rescue efforts.

      By Truckamuk 1233357504
    • ayup

      do a google search for "JLENS"

      By aelwero_too 1229385668
  • I think...

    ...this is a low level flyer. It won't experience any buffetting you get when you go real high up in the athmosphere, but I could be wrong.

    However this is a 'heavy lifter' & I saw it before on TV & was very impressed with it :)

    I hope it takes off (pardon the pun)...

    By dornedec 1228253038
  • does the design allow the ship body...

    To provide its own lift. Because i couldn't tell.

    By shex456 1228181739
  • UFO

    At night it would look like a UFO

    By blackcat009 1228176012
  • Application

    Short Run application for cargo and some passenger traffic, particularly where water or terrain inhibit rail or road activity. Often takes years to get investment return; could easily be converted to day time solar on smaller versions if one desired same.

    By oldnuc67 1228174545
  • A that a cool pic

    super!

    By craigsetipor 1228120936
  • What???

    What is this aircraft supposed to be for???

    By Mike 1010 1228092490
    • it was made to

      it was made to drain additional monetary values from our pocket books.. i mean come on, might as well strap on a jet engine...

      By Turbon20 1228101269
    • Who's

      pockets? It's made by a private company as opposed to a company in europe.

      By gtcruiserman 1228146205
    • Does no one keep up with aviation?

      It is supposed to be a heavy lifter which will eventually replace extremely expensive and aging aircraft such as the Sikorsky Skycrane, which is more than 40 years old.
      This is the only replacement aircraft that can meet or exceed the lifting capacities of the Skycrane for short haul very cargo lifting. It is also comparatively cheaper to operate and maintain than the Skycrane ever was.

      By Raptorcat 1228185521
  • Its a great design

    I wondered when the would add airfoil lift to a blimp,intead of hovercraft engines in the feet they could add large surface velcro and avoid the large crews that are needed to tether regular blimps. Blimps maybe the next mass tran air ships if we run out of oil and hydrogen wont work for commercial craft.

    By LeeDAHbee 1228456851
  • haha

    like a fat ass flying...

    By cybershot300 1228317442
  • looks like

    a big waste of money......next in line for billion dollar bailout

    By pkrrats 1228289164
  • BS

    LOOKS LIKE A GIANT OF SOURDOUGH BREAD... MAYBE AN ALIEN SHIP... OR.... WATEVER... NO ONE SHOULD INVEST THEIR MONEY IN THIS CRAP... PLS...LOL

    By miss fay 1228215536
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