NASA GL-10 Greased Lightning, a diesel-electric multirotor tiltwing VTOL UAV
Posted by Uranium-Sandwich657@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 23 comments
Sourced from Wikipedia during a tiltrotor rabbit hole.
tob007@reddit
10 turning and zero burning.
Facosa99@reddit
Diesel-electric, today is the day we see a train fly
Does this counts as an air prius?
Erikrtheread@reddit
This is the world diesel punk promised us.
Squrton_Cummings@reddit
If diesel electric makes it a train then it also makes it a submarine.
LeatherRole2297@reddit
Pattern_Is_Movement@reddit
And? It's for testing in case there is a problem. It's very common in VTOL testing to tether early prototypes.
NeutralGoodAtHeart@reddit
My first thought was they forgot to edit out the cable in post.
TalbotFarwell@reddit
I just hope my wire-fighting team is READ-DY…!
IlluminatedPickle@reddit
That is indeed how vtols are tested.
aleopardstail@reddit
the crane is a feature, it does limit the operational range slightly
Even_Kiwi_1166@reddit
How many rotors would you like ?
GL-10 : yes
Brialmont@reddit
All the rotors should be push-pull sets. Get that number up to 20 right away!
FlusteredZerbits@reddit
Hexa, “Hold my beers.”
OseaDelendaEst@reddit
Am I the only one that wishes appleshit designs would go back to the 00s and stay there?
macthebearded@reddit
Wonder what the price point is gonna be
Kalikhead@reddit
Diesel? Why make an aircraft where the fuel can gel up when it gets cold - like when you fly?
No_Database7746@reddit
Jet fuel is quite similar to diesel, and modified diesel engines have little trouble running on it. The U.S. Army, for example, uses JP-8 as part of its single-fuel concept in just about everything from trucks to tanks and aircraft.
Kalikhead@reddit
Never knew that. Thanks.
Brialmont@reddit
Neither did I so, so thanks for asking your question! BTW, it just ocurred to me now, but both Packard and Junkers made diesel aircraft engines. The Ju-86 used the Junkers type.
Squrton_Cummings@reddit
I'm pretty sure that the fact that the diesel-electric Antarctic Snow Cruiser exists indicates that this is a solved problem.
OseaDelendaEst@reddit
Does it also come in spruce goose size?
biggesteegit@reddit
Its gonna be rotors everywhere, man. Rotors on the tail, can you believe it?
novwhisky@reddit
They cooked with that name, probably just like the fuel supply