General Cool pics

[Ivanhoe]

Dornier Do 26;

[Ivanhoe]

P-38G Lightning cockpit;

[Ivanhoe]

Douglas X-3 Stiletto. Note the insignia on the vertical stabilizer; NACA.

[shep854]

6 hours ago, Ivanhoe said:

Douglas X-3 Stiletto. Note the insignia on the vertical stabilizer; NACA.

Well, it looked fast, but Herr Professor Mach had other ideas...

[sunday]

Struggled to not follow area rule, looks like.

[Ivanhoe]

If you like this sort of thing;

 

[Tim Sielbeck]

Yes I do.  Although that rocket pod looks indecently small on an A-7.

[Ivanhoe]

F4D-1 Skyray assembly line, 1957;

[Ivanhoe]

Tupolev Tu-16K-10 and USS Ranger (CV-61), 1989.

Aside from the placement of the horizontal stabilizers, the Badger is a good looking buggy.

[Ivanhoe]

F-104 panel;

 

 

[PaulFormerlyinSaudi]

An obscure vehicle

 

Edited March 9 by PaulFormerlyinSaudi
Something more appropriate

[PaulFormerlyinSaudi]

Mark Twain described the sculpture as ”the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world

[Ivanhoe]

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[urbanoid]

On 3/7/2025 at 3:49 PM, Ivanhoe said:

Tupolev Tu-16K-10 and USS Ranger (CV-61), 1989.

Aside from the placement of the horizontal stabilizers, the Badger is a good looking buggy.

Nice of the Chinese to keep their version in service.

[Ivanhoe]

Short Sunderland with friends, 1940;

[DB]

On 3/10/2025 at 1:03 PM, urbanoid said:

Nice of the Chinese to keep their version in service.

Although I prefer the painted version, it's lines are spoiled by the oversize engine nacelle bulge after of the wing.

And it's a personal preference thing, but wing fences make me think that the aerodynamicists could have tried harder...

[urbanoid]

Su-27s, shortly before leaving Poland in 1992

[shep854]

On 2/21/2025 at 7:55 PM, Ivanhoe said:

If you like this sort of thing;

 

The Air Force called it the 'SLUF', for 'Short Little Ugly Fucker'.  Note the flying boom fuel receptacle just above the wing.