BryanEW710@reddit
Love to see their hit and run tactics.
BryanEW710
Salvaged WWII Leftover AN/M2 .50 Cal Aircraft Machine Gun used by MILF guerillas in the Philippines
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The Airco DH5 "Are you SURE we put the wings on the right way round?"
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BryanEW710@reddit
I think it was mostly for upward visibility.
The panels for the nuclear engineer of the Convair NB-36H, complete with SCRAM indicators and fast neutron and gamma scintillation dosimeters, inside the lead-encased cockpit
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BryanEW710@reddit
US was willing to try ANYTHING.
The Bäde 152, East Germany’s ambitious jetliner project which ALMOST made it to market, making it one of the world’s first ever passenger jets
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BryanEW710@reddit
The Soviets even did it on cargo aircraft. Take a look at the il-76 for example.
The Bäde 152, East Germany’s ambitious jetliner project which ALMOST made it to market, making it one of the world’s first ever passenger jets
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BryanEW710@reddit
That's a very Soviet feature, honestly.
F-104s planned to be used to used to launch satellites.
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BryanEW710@reddit
Payload capacity isn't nearly high enough
Lewis Ascender STOL aircraft
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BryanEW710@reddit
Reminds me of the old Dornier flying boats.
Pima air museum oddities
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BryanEW710@reddit
I mean, yeah. With those itty bitty wings, it just looks like it it would roll uncontrollably at the drop of a hat. I can't imagine the stable to fly.
Pima air museum oddities
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BryanEW710@reddit
I still can't believe the Bumble Bee actually flew.
Convair F2Y Sea Dart Footage on Water
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BryanEW710@reddit
Back when we would try *anything* to beat the Russians.
When the A-10 (YA-10A) WARTHOG won against the Northrop YA-9
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BryanEW710@reddit
Never thought to make that comparison. Very accurate!
Short Sturgeon S.B.3
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BryanEW710@reddit
GET THAT YAM OFF YO FACE!
Boeing JB-52E Testing a General Electric TF-39 Turbofan engine (Engine later used by the C-5 Galaxy)
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BryanEW710@reddit
Fair. The only B-52 I ever walked through was 40 years old if I recall when I sat in it in 2009. One of my high school classmates at the time was serving as the navigator (I'm sure I'm getting his title wrong) and his aircraft was on display at a local air show I had gone to. I enjoyed watching the outrigger wheel on the wing tip going up and down gently near my eye level when the breeze kicked up.
Suffice in to say the fleet will be *old* old by 2050. I mean, imagine if we were still flying Sopwith Camels in the 1970s or P-51's today. The thought of an aircraft being multiple times older than any of its crews blows my mind!
Boeing JB-52E Testing a General Electric TF-39 Turbofan engine (Engine later used by the C-5 Galaxy)
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BryanEW710@reddit
I've heard they're expecting the fleet to last until at least 2050, if not farther. IIRC, some of the airframes will officially be a century old by that point.
This picture causes me cognitive dissonance
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BryanEW710@reddit
I was wondering if that's what it was. Yeah, kind of a weird dead end in the history of the B-29.
This picture causes me cognitive dissonance
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BryanEW710@reddit
What's so difficult about it, OP?
YOV-10D NOGS (Night Observation Gunship System), experimental variant of the OV-10 with FLIR and laser range finder system housed in an extended nose and a ventrally mounted turret with an M197 20 mm cannon
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BryanEW710@reddit
Much love for the Bronco!
Canadian soldier firing APAV-40 rifle grenade from a FAMAS in Afghanistan 2013
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BryanEW710@reddit
That would explain it. Thank you for pointing that out 🙂
Canadian soldier firing APAV-40 rifle grenade from a FAMAS in Afghanistan 2013
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BryanEW710@reddit
I didn't even know the Canadians ever used the FAMAS. Is this just a demo between units?
Martin XP6M-1 Seamaster, circa July 1955
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BryanEW710@reddit
Back when we were willing to give ANYTHING a try.
Dornier Do 335A-12, Two-seat trainer with RAF markings attracts
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BryanEW710@reddit
>how many other aircraft have both an inline engine and an annular radiator? I'm at least aware of some weird testbeds like the Napier Sabre IV testbed Typhoon (with bonus regular typhoon in the background)
Junkers Ju-88
Lioré et Olivier LeO H-47 four-engined flying boat prototype fitted with Mercier radiators at Antibes in 1936
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BryanEW710@reddit
Even if you didn't say who made it, we all know it's French.
Dempsey TD-3 Beta Lightning homebuilt prototype first flown in 1969
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BryanEW710@reddit
I mean, that wouldn't be too bad. I mean it's no Lightning, but I wouldn't be completely disappointed.
Experimental Fairchild XC-120-FA Modular Packplane, Developed From The C-119B-FA Flying Boxcar, 1950 [1500X1195]
![Experimental Fairchild XC-120-FA Modular Packplane, Developed From The C-119B-FA Flying Boxcar, 1950 [1500X1195]](https://i.redd.it/yduqa5yjn4xd1.jpeg){kind=link}
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BryanEW710@reddit
I've never seen it without the belly pack. It's honestly kind of cool.
F-5E SSBD
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BryanEW710@reddit
I'm going to be honest...I have no idea what the joke was.
Ilyushin Il-102 ground-attack aircraft
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BryanEW710@reddit
They look like weapons pylons to me
Ilyushin Il-102 ground-attack aircraft
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BryanEW710@reddit
Jet Sturmovik
VS-07. Lockheeds cancelled next generation bomber concept. (Ca. 2006)
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BryanEW710@reddit
I can see it. And now I can't unsee it. Thanks for that 😑
Nardi FN.333 Riviera amphibian first flown in 1952
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BryanEW710@reddit
Neat looking bird!
*technically* it is a water landing
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BryanEW710@reddit
Thank you! She's an odd looking bird. At a glance, a little bit of Seabee and a little bit of Lake Seawolf.
SIAI-Marchetti FN-333 Riviera
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BryanEW710@reddit
Retractable stabilizing floats are definitely a thing.
What *isn't* a thing to my knowledge is that rear fuselage. Looks like they stuck a kayak or a large canoe out the back!
*technically* it is a water landing
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BryanEW710@reddit
What aircraft is this?
Valmet Tuuli
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BryanEW710@reddit
My first thought when I saw "Valmet" was "Finnish AK".
Boeing Defense and Space Group experimental Boeing 757-200 , registration N757A , on approach to Spirit of St. Louis Airport. 6/6/24
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BryanEW710@reddit
Maybe a big Rockhopper or Macaroni Penguin?
What was the weirdest plane you've ever seen in person? Mine was this big-nosed P-95 "Bandeirulha" of the Brazilian AF.
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BryanEW710@reddit
The B-70 to me is one of the most insane aircraft I've ever seen. A 6-engined bomber designed to ride its own shock wave all the way to Mach 3. What's even crazier is that it \[kind of\] worked.
What was the weirdest plane you've ever seen in person? Mine was this big-nosed P-95 "Bandeirulha" of the Brazilian AF.
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BryanEW710@reddit
I was coming here to say just that.
Even the B-58 Hustler when you really look at it and think about what it was designed to do is a very strange bird indeed.
I was always a fan of the YF-23 over the YF-22 when they were in competition, but seeing both up close, I can see why the US Armed Services went with the F-22 instead. Despite its odd features, the F-22 is a lot higher on the Looks Right/Flies Right scale than the YF-23.
Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor has an inverse tapered wing. A mixed-propulsion prototype interceptor aircraft with a jet engine used for most flight, and a cluster of four small rocket engines for added thrust during climb and interception. Only 2 built. First flight May 9, 1949
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BryanEW710@reddit
It was when we were willing to try ANYTHING to beat the Russians.
General Dynamics F-16 GAU-8 gunship concept
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BryanEW710@reddit
I was thinking the same thing. Also thinking of Gundam.
General Dynamics F-16 GAU-8 gunship concept
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BryanEW710@reddit
I was thinking the same thing. That or Gundam.
Bell XFM-1 Airacuda 36-351 Prototype, 1939 [2000X1290]
![Bell XFM-1 Airacuda 36-351 Prototype, 1939 [2000X1290]](https://i.redd.it/prnhkegf2hod1.jpeg){kind=link}
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BryanEW710@reddit
I was thinking more that it was physically shiny (I think it's polished bare metal in every pic I've ever seen of the prototype), but was revealed to be a pretty bad aircraft. Your point still stands, though, lol
Bell XFM-1 Airacuda 36-351 Prototype, 1939 [2000X1290]
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BryanEW710@reddit
Did they think that about the X-29? I'm curious what the elaboration on that thought was.
Bell XFM-1 Airacuda 36-351 Prototype, 1939 [2000X1290]
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BryanEW710@reddit
It can be both.
An-71 prototype
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BryanEW710@reddit
At least this time it's from a different angle.
This is an Azeri drone conversion of the AN 2, a soviet biplane that first flew in 1947. Take off is manned, and the pilots parachute out after locking the controls in flight. Each AN 2 is paired with Israeli made anti radar munitions, acting as bait for enemy SAM systems to activate their radar.
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BryanEW710@reddit
This is the best caption
The Parnall Imp, built in 1927, had one swept wing and one straight wing. The straight, cantilever lower wing was strong enough for the aircraft to not need rigging wires. The upper wing shape was supposed to improve viability. Only one was built.
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BryanEW710@reddit
I've read that in several places over the years. It sounds very in character for Fokker to try something like that knowing it would work. I mean, he ended up building the E.V (DVIII) monoplane.
Airliner Model
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BryanEW710@reddit
I'm sorry 😞
The Future of Racing: Team NL’s All-Electric Twin Motor Air Racer
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BryanEW710@reddit
Sounds like the tyranny of the Rocket Equation.
Not many amphibious turbine biplanes in the world!
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BryanEW710@reddit
If you want another turboprop amphibian:
https://www.instagram.com/thatmallardguy?igsh=MWYyOHowZTMxdjdqdQ==
Northrop F-20 / F-5
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BryanEW710@reddit
No worries. I was just wondering if I missed something.
Northrop F-20 / F-5
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BryanEW710@reddit
What's so weird about the T-38/F-5/F-20? I'd say they're pretty conventional as conventional goes.