So, I was thinking about Pelicans, and I thought, “Where is the fuel stored, and is the wings being on the top really a good idea?” Now, I hope you realize, I am not an engineer, but I do find something wrong about the shape, and how more aerodynamic it could be. Should the human race re-design the Pelican?
Warthogs. Probably the icon of HALO. Is there any way the great Jeep could be improved? Covering the driver/passenger seat? NOT putting fuel tanks on the back? Discuss if and how the warthog could be improved!
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> So, I was thinking about Pelicans, and I thought, “Where is the fuel stored, and is the wings being on the top really a good idea?” Now, I hope you realize, I am not an engineer, but I do find something wrong about the shape, and how more aerodynamic it could be. Should the human race re-design the Pelican?
The pelican is meant for transport, and really isn’t meant to be aerodynamic, but large enought to fit many troops, and it is inefficient to make.
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> Warthogs. Probably the icon of HALO. Is there any way the great Jeep could be improved? Covering the driver/passenger seat? NOT putting fuel tanks on the back? Discuss if and how the warthog could be improved!
Covering either the driver seat or passenger seat would cost more, but also limit the driver’s/passenger’s FoV. To have the open sides is not only cheap, but also allows for quick exit and entry.
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> Warthogs. Probably the icon of HALO. Is there any way the great Jeep could be improved? Covering the driver/passenger seat? NOT putting fuel tanks on the back? Discuss if and how the warthog could be improved!
Wouldn’t the icon of Halo be the energy sword? I have a friend who doesn’t play or watch Halo, but knows the iconic energy sword, with its two blades.
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> Warthogs. Probably the icon of HALO. Is there any way the great Jeep could be improved? Covering the driver/passenger seat? NOT putting fuel tanks on the back? Discuss if and how the warthog could be improved!
The Warthog doesn’t run on hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline. The jerry cans on the back are most likely filled with water since the 'Hog uses a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine as opposed to our gasoline/diesel-fueled ICEs, so I doubt they actually pose any risk.
Covering the driver and passenger seats wouldn’t really do much. The M12’s field of view is already awful due to its unique windscreen design, sticking on doors wouldn’t help. Additionally, armoring those parts wouldn’t really help much because Covenant plasma weapons would make short work of them, so it’s easier and more practical to just not have doors to reduce weight and costs.
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> So, I was thinking about Pelicans, and I thought, “Where is the fuel stored, and is the wings being on the top really a good idea?” Now, I hope you realize, I am not an engineer, but I do find something wrong about the shape, and how more aerodynamic it could be. Should the human race re-design the Pelican?
The CH-47 Chinook helicopter has fuel stored in fairings along the sides of the fuselage. Both the D77 and D79 Pelicans seem like they’d do the same. I don’t see how the wings being on top would necessarily be a bad thing, but I’m not an aeronautics engineer either. Though, the V-22 Osprey has wings mounted at the top of the fuselage, and it still flies, so I don’t see why that’s a problem. About the aerodynamics… I’m pretty sure humanity has gotten dumber stuff to fly, so I don’t really see those being an issue.
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> > So, I was thinking about Pelicans, and I thought, “Where is the fuel stored, and is the wings being on the top really a good idea?” Now, I hope you realize, I am not an engineer, but I do find something wrong about the shape, and how more aerodynamic it could be. Should the human race re-design the Pelican?
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> The CH-47 Chinook helicopter has fuel stored in fairings along the sides of the fuselage. Both the D77 and D77 Pelicans seem like they’d do the same. I don’t see how the wings being on top would necessarily be a bad thing, but I’m not an aeronautics engineer either. Though, the V-22 Osprey has wings mounted at the top of the fuselage, and it still flies, so I don’t see why that’s a problem. About the aerodynamics… I’m pretty sure humanity has gotten dumber stuff to fly, so I don’t really see those being an issue.
Aerodynamics are not the issue when they come with a brute-force style gravity assist control, same as most atmo-capable ships, like frigates. Warfleets makes this very obvious.
Kind of off-topic, but does anyone else see a face whenever they exit the Pelican in Warzone? It looks like it’s wearing black sunglasses and the cargo door opening is the mouth.
For the wing topic, aren’t they movable or am I not remembering that right? It might be easier to have them at the top as opposed to the middle or lower when they go vertical during landings.
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> So, I was thinking about Pelicans, and I thought, “Where is the fuel stored, and is the wings being on the top really a good idea?” Now, I hope you realize, I am not an engineer, but I do find something wrong about the shape, and how more aerodynamic it could be. Should the human race re-design the Pelican?
With the pelicans thrusters on its wings, the wings being on the top of the pelican give it more stability to keep upright. As for aerodynamic design, ya, it seems the pelican could use some work there. This vehicle in cannon should also be able to operate in space. My first thoughts are giving it heat shielding on the bottom of the pelican, and streamlining the nose. More thoughts are making the wings fixed while the thrusters themselves angle for thrust vectoring. The smaller thrusters need to be integrated within the pelican and they provide better nagitation in space and minor corrections in atmosphere. The ways things look today, military jets are inclining more and more towards less stabilizers as they provide drag, so the many that exist on the pelican have to go. The end result…arguably looks cooler than a pelican, still serves same purpose, and is actually functional. Note that the key features of a pelican are it’s 2 front wings and 2 rear thrusters, it’s cargo carry area that can carry vehicles, it’s passenger space, and cockpit… which all exist even after my suggestions. Maybe I should design this on autocad and upload it.
here is an image of a cool pelican I found on the internet.
