Someone should take this ground effect project on. Preferably sober.

[RAM]

Funny article. Apparently he is going to make an RC version to test it.

Language Warning!
http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...drunk-designed-plane-twitter-viral-mark-keith

 

[jamboree1]

you lost me at sober

 

[wilmracer]

His sketches look a bit like a modified Y tail polaris... drop the delta wing design for "standard" wings, throw in some anhedral, and make a few other tweaks. Looks like he's also wanting counter-rotating props. Not a big deal.

 

[razor02097]

The concept has been done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iqqHAWJq_0&ab_channel=rctestflight

 

[wilmracer]

The concept has been done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iqqHAWJq_0&ab_channel=rctestflight

or this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Nu94khHoo

 

[RAM]

or this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Nu94khHoo

I think that's what he is trying to create.