Isaac Popper's spindle airship, using rotating spindles instead of wings to exploit the Magnus effect, tested unsuccessfully in 1932
Posted by Xeelee1123@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 35 comments
earl_of_lemonparty@reddit
Well we found it. The Weird Wing. Pack up everyone, we're done here.
Rooilia@reddit
I beg to differ:
https://oldmachinepress.com/2012/09/06/papin-rouilly-gyroptere-gyropter/
Inevitable_Yak_3975@reddit
I fucking knew it would be french before even clicking, I love how uniquely bizarre any plane that my country comes up with are, it's so good.
TorandoSlayer@reddit
Feels more helicopter to me
Hourslikeminutes47@reddit
It's what they used to call them way back in those days
earl_of_lemonparty@reddit
Hwat in the Kentucky fried fuck is that thing?
Cosmonaut_of_three@reddit
It's french
eagledog@reddit
That kind of went without saying
CocoSavege@reddit
This one is clearly American
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1brwfmn/early_attempts_at_flight/
ericthefred@reddit
It's a scaled up maple seed.
0207424F@reddit
Early example of Betteridge's Law of Headlines!
HughJorgens@reddit
The Queasinator.
IlluminatedPickle@reddit
Popular science cocaine covers don't count, that's just cheating.
Algaean@reddit
Damn. You ain't wrong, son.
Zach_Westy@reddit
Peter Sripol made an rc plane that works on this effect with kfc buckets https://youtu.be/K6geOms33Dk?si=KXpfUWRVVk2jsDmA
guinader@reddit
"who can say she won't?". Voice over answer: physics, physics will say, she won't fly.
waldo--pepper@reddit
Seeing crazy shit like this makes me feel so smart.
rockdoc01@reddit
Belt driven, yikes!
coleslaw17@reddit
“The larger ones are lifting… lifters”
number__ten@reddit
This video has big "truck totally going to hit the bollard any time now".gif energy.
angry_queef_master@reddit
"She hasn't flown yet!"
how embarassing
Hourslikeminutes47@reddit
"and she will never fly with that kind of attitude, mister!"
Xeelee1123@reddit (OP)
Source: https://youtu.be/POqN2FI9xgA
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1940/03/02/archives/isaac-c-popper-designer-of-wingless-plane-with-rotor-spindles-dies.html
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_effect
cheese0muncher@reddit
Magnus did nothing wrong.
ThisWillTakeAllDay@reddit
The Plymouth A-A-2004 had similar wings and had a short but successful test flight.
ownworldman@reddit
I kinda want somebody to repeat the experiment now.
mastermalpass@reddit
https://youtu.be/K6geOms33Dk?si=jT6WhhZazECY9w92
Puzzleheaded-Ad-4883@reddit
Also this one https://youtu.be/jLDxUWTeDnE?si=TwO80uIW69_w4Hf2
geeiamback@reddit
You linked a video from a rc flight simulator, here is the original rc-plane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlmvHfIAszo
mexchiwa@reddit
You could use it as a flying cement mixer.
wintrmt3@reddit
You can't, it does not fly.
Blah-Blah-Blah-2023@reddit
Trick is to use lighter than air cement.
IlluminatedPickle@reddit
"But who can say she won't?"
Oh I know the answer to this one, it's me!
TorandoSlayer@reddit
Those really might be the weirdest wings I've seen
joe9teas@reddit
I see no wings. I SEE NO WINGS