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The Aerocon Dash 1.6 wingship, a 5,000-ton ground effect vehicle concept

The Aerocon Dash-1.6 wingship was a proposed American ground-effect vehicle intended to carry large cargos and thousands of passengers over long distances at near-aircraft speeds.

The vehicle was claimed to be able to carry a combination of Шаблон:Convert of cargo and 2,000 passengers a distance of Шаблон:Convert at speeds close to those of commercial airliners.[1]

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) evaluated the Aerocon design, along with submissions from several other manufacturers, as part of a preliminary study of the concept during the 1990s to determine whether a billion-dollar program was viable, to develop a wingship for military uses.[2][3][4] By the end of 1994, the Department of Defense decided that the design was too high a risk and did not offer further funding.[5]

Specifications

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See also

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References

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  2. "Wingtip Investigation Volume 3: Technical roadmap", Advanced Research Project Agency, September 30, 1994.
  3. W. I.: Final Report, Chapter 2 - Introduction, page 2-1 – 2-2
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