User talk:Innov8ive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ground_effect_vehicles#Australia

IF there is a rule that requires the Country based 'State of the Art' to list presently available craft, may I ask who believes (in good faith) that the 'Sea Eagle' (SE-6, 6 seater) was designed, developed or manufactured in Australia?

It was designed, developed (both terms being generally complimentary and therefore inappropriate) and produced in China!(in very small numbers and did not include 50 craft for Dubai as the Chinese internet claims!)

I falls way behind the German design, development and production of the X-114, 1977!

For the younger viewers, the German craft was developed at a time when there were no PC's capable of Finite Element Analysis of Fluid Flow Analysis!

I live in China! Sadly it is safe and wise (no pun intended!), here, to assume inaccuracy of information!

The craft in question is known here as Tian Shi Niao (tianshi=angel, niao=bird) and there are (totally dubious) reports of sales volumes exceeding 50 units at (totally dubious) prices to Dubai!

Though the local people there could be said to have 'money to burn' they are not supposed to drink alcohol either and would be unlikely to spend many multiples of the cost of the US$57,000 engine to obtain 50 such engines packaged in Chinese GRP that most certainly is not worth much more than the engine!Innov8ive (talk) 14:42, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift-to-drag_ratio States that sailplanes may have l:d ratios approaching 60:1 yet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailplane states that "Eta" has a l:d ratio EXCEEDING 70:1!

Other sources and I believe that Wikipedia (in the past) claimed 72:1! This page needs amending to 'exceeding 70:1'!Innov8ive (talk) 07:46, 24 November 2012 (UTC)