Airplane Porn (and the occasional helicopter)

[Jesse C.]

P-61?

 

Yes, and it will be the only flyer when done.

[datrod]

Where is that P-61 ?

[Z-train]

Yes, and it will be the only flyer when done.

I've seen a static one-but can't remember where.

[terolla]

[paradime]

Four Northrop Black Widow P-61s survive and are on display in museums including Wright Patterson in Dayton, Ohio.

 

Reference

Northrop P-61 Black Widow, Night Fighter

Posted on February 19, 2010 by editor

 

http://www.acmp.com/blog/northrop-p-61-black-widow-night-fighter.html

[paradime]

A10 Thunderbolt aka the warthog with The GAU-8 Avenger Gatling Gun 4200 rounds a minute.

 

So ugly it's beautiful.

 

 

 

[Burabuda]

[VFR800]

 

 

 

 

[VFR800]

[Burabuda]

[paradime]

My sister's X hub Jessy Hazelip's artwork. Few pieces features the P-61 nose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jesse C.]

Where is that P-61 ?

 

The MId Atlantic Air Museum

 

http://www.maam.org/p61.html

[KiloTango1200]

This Globe Swift stopped in at work today. On the way to a Globe Swift fly-in in Fredericksburg TX.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tr8er]

My sister's X hub Jessy Hazelip's artwork. Few pieces features the P-61 nose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tight!

[Abe Froman]

[paradime]

Here's some cool stuff I posted in other porn threads, but thought they belong  here:

 

 

The Ha-70 was a small but powerful inverted V12 Supercharged liquid cooled engine produced a ridiculous 1700hp. It was mounted behind the pilot placing the weight close to the center of the wing. This required a long prop shaft to drive the nose-mounted transfer case that spun the six-bladed propeller. The R2Y had two HA-70s coupled at the front transfer cace. I didn't even know this plane existed until Smoke turned me on to it.

 

So Japanese.

 

[paradime]

Sacrifice is what history uses to define the greatest generation, but I would say ingenuity stands out for me. When you look at the absolutely insane engineering, and unrestricted creativity that drove mortal competition in WW2 clearly humanity was working at a whole other level. Entire industries were commandeered by governments while people united in a common cause of conquest and survival. Our entire global ethos of free market capitalism ceased to exist, and yet humanity created more breakthrough technologies and experienced higher productivity than at any time in history. Deviding up the good guy from the bad guys aside, I'm amazed by the shit this generation came up with. God I wish I could have been part of that creative period. 

 

Starting a Bristol Hercules 16 cylinder radial Sleeve valve engine. TURN THIS UP!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Zw1_NiSWg

 

Here's a great explanation of how a sleeve valve engine works. Second cylinder sleeve moving independently from the piston and block. The head is nothing more than a second stationary piston. Absolutely crazy mechanical engineering. 

Cut away animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vrvep_YOio

[Jesse C.]

Called the ultimate piston engine fighter that was just too late to do much. The Dornier Do 335 and this is the lone survivor

[Jesse C.]

http://youtu.be/GzNydj-Sn0M

[DanielC]

Just being picky.  Double row radial engine are usually 14, or 18 cylinders.  This is because a single row radial is almost always an odd number, 3, 5, 7, or 9 cylinders.  Usually double row radials are 14 cylinders, because an 18 cylinder radial has cylinders too close on the front row to cool the back row.

[KiloTango1200]

http://youtu.be/GzNydj-Sn0M

Holy Shit Batman!

[]2eDeYe]

That was badass!

[q-tip]

That was badass! But a story of a brit and a kraut made up by a Russian, seems a bit off to me

[Jesse C.]

[Jesse C.]

This collection just sold recently and mostly to a European collector. Darn shame!

 

http://player.ooyala.com/iframe.html#ec=lwZjZxbjrzIBvgvvUWoGxKdLpchtvA5z&pbid=NzU1MDFiOTZhNTZlYTZhMjg5NTU1MDkz&docUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.warbirdsnews.com%2Fwarbirds-news%2Fwilson-connie-edwards.html