Piaggio P.1HH HammerHead (UAV)

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luvsads@reddit

I'm a firm believer in "never go full canard"

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luvsads@reddit

It was a play on Robert Downey Jr's joke from Tropic Thunder + poking fun at the canard / no canard purists lol

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SlickDillywick@reddit

I maintain this is the single greatest performance of RDJs career. You completely forget it’s him

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SlickDillywick@reddit

He should do voice work, he’s great with accents and other dialects. That might be a step down in pay for him tho lol

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luvsads@reddit

Never considered that, but you're right. He'd probably kill it doing voice acting

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AlbinoAkon@reddit

What country flys this. And what does it do? Recon? Fire?

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taisui@reddit

The biggest issues with these push planes is that the pebbles kicked up from the wheels absolutely shred the props.

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IlluminatedPickle@reddit

"Oh no! A cheap part needs to be replaced, however will we unscrew it and fit a new one?"

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daygloviking@reddit

Even when the props are well clear of the gear?

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Fluffy_Muffins_415@reddit

Really loud for intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance. I love the idea of it though

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FletcherCommaIrwin@reddit

My immediate thought, as well. We get one flying overhead every so often, and there is no question about what type it is.

It's no An-12, but it is distinct and not subtle.

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Kookanoodles@reddit

Anyway the Hammerhead is dead. Piaggio stopped developing it and the design was sold to some Emirati firm, I believe, but nothing has come of it.

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Rooilia@reddit

Sold to Bayraktar and building their drones now.

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TacTurtle@reddit

Much quieter when you realize they cruise at like 25k feet though

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Lillienpud@reddit

There’s a Piaggio canard pusher that comes by on final right over my work every few days. Makes the most amazing sound!

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They straight up just UAV'd an Avanti, huh.
Presumably, it's used for like ELINT and EW stuff, because it sure as hell isn't doing any quiet reconnaissance LMAO
"I think we're being watched."
"How can you tell?"
_Thunderous turboprop hell in the middle distance_
"Dunno, just got a feeling."

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MrEff1618@reddit

Maybe it's by design? It's not meant to quiet, it's meant to be intimidating.

"We're watching you, and want you to know it."

Thunderous turboprop hell starts getting louder

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Rooilia@reddit

It's meant to fly high. You won't here it anymore like almost every other plane at altitude.

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Annual-Advisor-7916@reddit

"Maaan, I can't eat my crayons in peace with that sound, gimme the stinger."

or

"Blyat, vodka can't drown noise, need Igla!"

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