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more about #airplanes more comments → braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Hahah, man, did you ever read about those crazy Frenchmen that owned the only automobile in France, and used it to rob banks and escape the police? W... more » TemporalSword: All technology can be used for nefarious purposes, but that shouldn't limit our technological progress. What it should do, however, is put the onus on... more » Roklimber: True story: pilots are told not to eat a lot of beans before flying. Now you know why. more » Ethxn: you divided by zero didn't you? more » Meirelle: Hey, look! It's Skywarp! And I always thought he was an F-15. Guess I was wrong. more » Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee.: That's the F/A-18 that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs. more » gorehound: that is an awesome photo more » Alf Shot The FUD: I'm in Detroit and when they were practicing for the flyovers during the race, they scared the crap out of people in the area who had no warning of wh... more » HalseyVerres: Funny thing is, they don't explain it, io I will: what's happening in this picture is a shock wave causing adiabatic cooling of water vapor which can... more » Jeb_Hoge: High humidity, transonic (not supersonic) airflow over the airframe, shock wave drag causing vapor to condense...happens all the time, although this o... more » zenseeker: Who cares? Just google "Sonic Boom" in images for plenty of better examples. [images.google.co.uk] more » ProgHead777: The Detroit police are calling in air strikes now? Trans-dimensional air strikes, no less. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Hurr hurr, it farted. more » acrobatic rabbit: ha. yeah. those darned vapor cones. got stuck in one over the weekend too. more » johnnyichiban: No, no. One of the planes from Final Countdown finally made it back. (Yes, I know this is a Hornet and not a Tomcat. more » -
#retrofuturism
Retrofuturistic Burglars Use Silent Airplanes to Commit Daring Crimes
In the early years of the airplane, a New York Tribune artist wondered if this amazing new technology might not inspire some supervillainous acts. In this retrofuturistic image, some daring thieves employ the wicked device. [Paleofuture via William Gibson] -
#aerospaceporn
An FA-18 Emerges From A Transdimensional Wormhole Over Detroit
This is a real photograph of an FA-18, completely unblemished by Photoshop. What kind of atmospheric conditions would lead to such an apparition? National Geographic has the answer. More » -
#design
Blinged Out Future Airplane Only Needs A Hot Tub
The airplane of the future may be open-air, so you can actually feel the jetstream on your face. Think prom limo, with champagne and a sun roof, except it flies. The next-generation aircraft, from designers Andree Putman and Jaime Hayon, is a white gold mosaic hangar plane with a glass cabin, leather wings, and colored missiles with hearts on them, called Jet Set. More » -
#retrofuturism
The Ugliest Plane in the World
This Canadian Vickers Velos airplane is infamous as the ugliest and most worthless plane in the world. Not only does it have the distinction of appearing in Popular Aviation's "Ugly Plane Gallery," but even the Royal Canadian Air Force (who commissioned it as an "Aeroplane for Photographic Surveying" in 1926) called it "most unsuitable for any operation." Only one was ever made, and it flew for part of the year in 1928. More »
