The Dark Knight Rises.. and so does the "bat wing"

[Relique du Madde]

It looks like Batman raided the Marvel Universe during the Age of X and stole some weaponry..

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg4xDYJh8Os]Batwing Flying Down the Street!! (The Dark Knight Rises) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Well THAT looked pretty crappy.

(And derivative.)

 

[Klaus]

Batman has been rocking the flying ride for a while. This is just the latest.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Sure- remember his bat-shaped plane? Or his helicopter?

But that thing above? BLECH!!!!

 

[Rune]

Looks like it's supposed to be a VTOL or hovercraft, which, frankly, makes a lot more sense for Batman's needs than flying a jet through city streets.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

It would have to be a VTOL- a hovercraft is a near-surface vehicle, since it rides on a cushion of air partially trapped & pressurized by a flexible skirt.

But even for a VTOL...its butt-ugly. And it doesn't look like its all that aerodynamic OR that its thrusters are properly distributed (to my non-engineer's eyes).

 

[Klaus]

I dunno, I kinda like it.

 

[Kzach]

There's nothing derivative about comic books. Ever.

 

[Rune]

It would have to be a VTOL- a hovercraft is a near-surface vehicle, since it rides on a cushion of air partially trapped & pressurized by a flexible skirt.

But even for a VTOL...its butt-ugly. And it doesn't look like its all that aerodynamic OR that its thrusters are properly distributed (to my non-engineer's eyes).

Well, a VTOL should have a means of converting to a propper aircraft (plane), but this doesn't look like it has wings of any sort.

That said, it looks like the arm-things have intake fans (similar to those in jet engines) in them. I wonder how that's supposed to work.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Well, a VTOL should have a means of converting to a propper aircraft (plane), but this doesn't look like it has wings of any sort.

That said, it looks like the arm-things have intake fans (similar to those in jet engines) in them. I wonder how that's supposed to work.

I bet they unfold in the movie. However, from what I recall- foggily- don't most VTOL have at least 3 if not 4 sources of downward vectored thrust for stability? (Some of which may be achieved via redirected & split thrust from fewer sources.)