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Aerocon Dash 1.6 Wingship
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 of cargo and 2,000 passengers a distance of at speeds close to those of commercial airliners. 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. W. I.: Final Report, Chapter 2 - Introduction, pag2-1 – 2-2/ref> By the end of 1994, the Department of Defense decided that the design was too high a risk and did not offer further funding. Specifications See also * Beriev Be-2500 * Boeing Pelican * Caspian Sea Monster * HCA-LB * Lun-class ekranoplan * Spasatel Spasatel ( "Rescuer", "Lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerocon Dash 1-6 Wingship
Aero Comercial Oriente Norte Ltda., doing business as Aerocon, was a Bolivian airline. Its national office was in Hangar 93 in El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It started its operations in 2005. In 2006, the airline transferred its operational base to Trinidad. It was also called the Airline of Beni Department. It operated from Trinidad to Cobija, Cochabamba, Guayaramerín, La Paz, Riberalta, Santa Cruz, Yacuiba, Sucre, and Tarija but in 2015 it stopped operating due to finance problems and resulting severe security issues. Destinations In January 2013, Aerocon offered scheduled flights to the following destinations: ; Bolivia *Cobija - Captain Aníbal Arab Airport *Cochabamba - Jorge Wilstermann International Airport *Guayaramerín - Guayaramerín Airport *La Paz - El Alto International Airport *Oruro - Juan Mendoza Airport *Potosí - Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport *Puerto Suarez - Puerto Suárez International Airport *Riberalta - Riberalta Airport *Rurrena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
