Showing posts with label airplane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airplane. Show all posts
funding ran out for this ground effects cruise missle carrying seaplane
this aircraft used the ground effect – extra lift of large wings when close to the waters surface, a maximum of three meters above the sea but at the same time could provide take off, stable “flight” and safe “landing” in conditions of up to 5-meter waves. These were originally developed by the Soviet Union as high-speed military transports, and were based mostly on the shores of the Caspian Sea and Black Sea.
see the whole gallery and write up at http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/03/12/ekranoplan/ but an even bigger gallery at http://acidcow.com/pics/7956-russian-tank-ship-plane-86-pics.html I'd love to go see these gas stations with fighter planes and bombers
Above and below are the same place, six miles south of Portland Oregon
the above is in Everett WashingtonCool airplanes interest almost everyone.
I wasn't sure what the aircraft on the ground was (above it you see the B52 that it used for piggy back rides to test altitude) , but 3 readers used the comment feature to let me know it was the Northrop HL 10, used to do flight research on aircraft design for unpowered reentry from space, utilizing the speed of falling to create lift for the controlled flight of the spacecraft. More interesting than the facts of it's intended R&D use, is that it was the featured spacecraft the Million Dollar Man tv show appeared to use as the crash vehicle that made it necesary to create the bionic man. Just a fun tidbit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_HL-10
Amelia Earheart and her Cord
Bombers, love them, love the look, the stories, the awesome amount of turret guns
Old fashioned fuel tankers from the 50's or so... when they had good looking designs
The fairing from the cab that goes to the back of the rear tires is good for aerodynamics, and good for a couple more miles per gallon, but really makes a semi look good
This photographer was taken with this tanker... why else would he take photos of the front and back?
when you have a "Don't mess with me" 30mm Gatling, that is something to smile about
a damn good warplane, the A-10 Thunderbolt nicknamed a "Warthog"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II
Intriguing variety of cool photographs on Le Container
Above, the Purple People Eater
Awesome photo, going vertical just a split second after lifting off the ground, that is power
Look close at the wheel hub and you'll see that the above is a VW
Clever use of wheels!
The above are just models
dreams start young
surprising things in the Jesada Technik Museum in Nakhonphathom, Thailand
Looks like a coal burning conversion, I've never seen one before, but I have seen a wood burning truck conversion for the cold climates of Russia
I believe the above is a Tempo Matador
I recall posting about the above 2 wheel drive bike before, it is a Rokon, the rims are hollow gas tanks
Ugly nose, but cool trailer
Not sure if this is a Tempo Matador, but it looks like one that has had the hand made wooden door and bed treatment
looks like one of the cargo planes from the 1950's like they flew in the movie "Air America"See a couple of galleries of all the bikes, scooters, and cars at the Jesada on the http://6nicestpeople9.blogspot.com/
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