Airplane Porn (and the occasional helicopter)

[VFR800]

[Jesse C.]

_{Too bad they never put the Buran Shuttle into full operational service, whould have really made things interesting for space travel.}

[VFR800]

_{Too bad they never put the Buran Shuttle into full operational service, whould have really made things interesting for space travel.}

 

 

True,It'd been interesting to see both platforms operating in space at the same time. 

[Burabuda]

the bell x-perimentals

only lately did we find out some were not only captured nazi designs, but had former nazi's in charge of the projects on u.s. soil!

 

[Mattndew76]

 

Soviet version seemed so much more advanced and had a designated sole role for military.  I usually wouldn't say that Soviets made it better about anything but this is always impressive.

[Jesse C.]

Some U.S. engineers and some NASA folks actually admitted that the Russian Shuttle was better in most aspects and would have been a better platform in the long run.

[RTB]

Russians certainly know how to get stuff into space. My grandmother developed materials for their spacesuit and other aircraft.

[Jesse C.]

Freshly Restored Grumman F7F Tigercats! And they will be based in San Diego County by a local collector!! 

 

Notice their numbers? They are assembly line twins! 

 

[Jesse C.]

[KiloTango1200]

Freshly Restored Grumman F7F Tigercats! And they will be based in San Diego County by a local collector!! 

 

Notice their numbers? They are assembly line twins! 

 

F7F Tigercats! The most beautiful aircraft ever built, IMHO. Sleek, twin radial engine fighter! Please excuse the sexist comments , but they have large breasts, slender waists, and long legs. Airplanes and automobiles belong to the female gender. They are almost always referred to as "She". I didn't start it, but it has been that way all my life. And what could be sexier than a HOT pair of twins? This is Airplane Porn after all.

[datzenmike]

I would have thought the engines would have turned in opposite directions like the P-38

[KiloTango1200]

That's a difference between a V engine and a Radial engine. Radials all turn the same direction unless they are Russian. Those turn backwards. The engineering, production and handling of the difference is more than I want to explain. Google critical engine.

[DanielC]

The P-38 was unique in the fact that it did have a clockwise turning engine, and a counter clockwise turning engine.  I believe the engines had unique parts to each engine, and not just a camshaft.  Right engine pistons.   Left engine pistons.  A right engine block, a left engine block, A right and left crankshaft, very few parts were interchangeable between the two engines.

 

In other words, a P-38 needed more spare engine parts than the four engine bombers, because a spare engine for a bomber, could be put in almost any position, on either wing.

[510freak]

[q-tip]

Dem folds....

[Burabuda]

for the tommy fans

 

[510freak]

Dem folds,They are as tight as....

[510freak]

for the tommy fans

 

 

 

 

Banana likes Tommy...

Top Gun

[RaptorReed]

 

 

I've seen both of these on the same base before, while on det to Tyndall AFB several years ago. Got off C-9, saw jet land with parachute, thinking "what kind of aircraft still uses a shoot to land, then I saw it!". Airforce uses them for drones and adversary aircraft.

[VFR800]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Burabuda]

^ you blew your wad too many incredible pix lol

 

 

Bell X5 (aka Messerschmitt P1101)

 

 

 

 

[VFR800]

^ you blew your wad too many incredible pix lol

 

 

No viagra or cialis needed...   :rofl:

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[Burabuda]