Showing posts with label aircraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aircraft. Show all posts
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Friday, 8 January 2010
Carruthers! Did you leave the hangar door open?
Mind you, Chaps, it's not that great outside either...
Still this bloody awful weather does have some good uses...
TTFN!
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Sshhh planes
Snuck these piccies on the home run from the last oppo.
Believe it or not, these big buggers flew right under me ol' biplane. Nearly shook it to bits - it's only an old string bag after all!
Anyhow, looks like our boffin type chaps are playing around with solar panel hybrid designs to save the old fossil fuels a tad.
They're definitely quieter, whispering buggers took completely by surprise.
Lucky they weren't the Bosch, what!
Believe it or not, these big buggers flew right under me ol' biplane. Nearly shook it to bits - it's only an old string bag after all!
Anyhow, looks like our boffin type chaps are playing around with solar panel hybrid designs to save the old fossil fuels a tad.
They're definitely quieter, whispering buggers took completely by surprise.
Lucky they weren't the Bosch, what!
Monday, 1 December 2008
Gotcha!
An S-3A Viking aircraft with landing gear problems, lands safely on the USS Abraham Lincoln with the help of the crash barricade.
Friday, 16 May 2008
Small 'n' Deadly
Has a very low Radar image apparently. And a high Kill ratio as the enemy die laughing...
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Messerschmitt Me323D-1 Gigant
The amazing, huge, slow, but very heavy load bearing Messerschmitt Me323D-1 Gigant
Originally designed as a glider, it used rockets to boost take off spee when loaded.
Six engines, 55m (180 ft. 5.5 in.)Wing span, 28.15m (92 ft. 4.25 in.)long,
10.15m (33 ft. 3.5 in.) high, Weights:Empty: 27,330kg (60,260 lbs.)
Maximum: 43,000kg (94,815 lbs.)
684 miles (1100km)Range.
Five MG 15 nose mounted, Six Mg 34 MG's in beam windows to keep the Allies at bay.
Originally designed as a glider, it used rockets to boost take off spee when loaded.
Six engines, 55m (180 ft. 5.5 in.)Wing span, 28.15m (92 ft. 4.25 in.)long,
10.15m (33 ft. 3.5 in.) high, Weights:Empty: 27,330kg (60,260 lbs.)
Maximum: 43,000kg (94,815 lbs.)
684 miles (1100km)Range.
Five MG 15 nose mounted, Six Mg 34 MG's in beam windows to keep the Allies at bay.
Junkers G38
The G38 was the world's biggest land aircraft of its time, 1929 early—1930s.
With a wingspan of 44 metres, the wings themselves were metres thick and ten metres deep, and each could seat two passengers with a unique view through windows at the leading edge!
Another Thirty four passengers are seated in the fuselage.
The plane even had a luxury bar and comfortable salon.
With a wingspan of 44 metres, the wings themselves were metres thick and ten metres deep, and each could seat two passengers with a unique view through windows at the leading edge!
Another Thirty four passengers are seated in the fuselage.
The plane even had a luxury bar and comfortable salon.
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Plane, er, boat, er, seaplane...
The one of a kind Plane Boat "Cosmic Muffin," Fort Lauderdale,USA.
This was a late '30's Boeing 307 Stratoliner until they joined it to a boat hull!
Too close for comfort???
It's actually a great optical illusion. The Lufthansa 747-400 and United Airlines 757-200 were on simultaneous approaches to runways 28L and 28R at San Francisco airport.
These two aircraft are at a safe distance for the approaches they
are each flying; parallel and 225 meters (738 feet) apart.
Because the 747 is three times larger than the 757 and coming in slightly behind, the camera angle gives us this incredible optical illusion.
Thursday, 17 April 2008
AIRCRAFT OF THE FUTURE ( 9 ) Polish Flying Steam Liner
artwork by Polish artist Michal Kwolek. Concept from 1930s-50s Poland
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