LeonG17 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 This is weird: A fighter and yet all the weapons are in the turret.Edit: Interesting video, nice use of ground effect for take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B787_300 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Never seen that before, what on earth is it?It is commonly known as the Caspian Sea Monster, look it up.It is a ground effect vehicle and thus is a bastardization of a plane. THe Soviets designed it to quickly carry short range cruse missiles to attack targets in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The Caspian sea monster is even bigger then the one on chobits picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonG17 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 WOW Any more unusual planes for us chobit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The Sombold so 344 was a rocket powered plane eqquiped with a "torpedo" in the nose that was ejected and then exploded in the middle of bomber formations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonG17 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 They came up with some interesting inventions to defeat the bomber streams. There was the Me 162 Koment or the Bachem Ba 349 Natterm rocket powered interceptors:They also had unguided rockets and bombs to use against the bomber streams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chobit-389 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 My personal favourite aircraft of WWII: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flixxbeatz Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Here's some related Cracked articles. Have fun with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satcharna Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Behold, the British Space Programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonG17 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 My personal favourite aircraft of WWII:Ahh, I can't quite remember the name of that. Wonder why they chose the pusher design for it rather than the conventional puller. The 4 30mm cannons in it pack a very heavy punch. a single shot could take down a plane. I've flown that aircraft in a few games, always very agile.Edit: Top Gear, yay!!!But the real British space program should invest in this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chobit-389 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) BWAHAHAHAHAHA.... Richard and James are NOT astronaut material...[EDIT]: The J7W1 was designed to defend Japan from B-29 attacks, and it would have done that job VERY well since only two problems ever popped up with it's design: The prop was damaged on landing during it's first trial (fixed by adding the small wheels on the vertical stabilizers) and it's first flight was DAYS before Japan surrendered.Otherwise it would have been the scariest thing to ever fly Edited May 24, 2013 by chobit-389 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinYggd Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The Caspian sea monster is even bigger then the one on chobits picture:Seems like the jet powered Russian knockoff of this:Honestly the H-4 would have been quite fun to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonG17 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) The first Russian and American jet programs were all knockoffs of the British one at the start. Though the Russians started with semi-jets, fitting liquid propellant rockets to their test planes, the I-250. Edited May 24, 2013 by LeonG17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The germans had planned something very similar:But i like this one better. The fastest piston powered aircraft the Dornier 335:Guess what this is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShachonianX Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Ahh, I can't quite remember the name of that. Wonder why they chose the pusher design for it rather than the conventional puller. The 4 30mm cannons in it pack a very heavy punch. a single shot could take down a plane. I've flown that aircraft in a few games, always very agile.Edit: Top Gear, yay!!!But the real British space program should invest in this:Spaceplanes are such great idea. Sadly, only the United States and the Russians are the only people that actually made ones that worked. At least NASA is working on two new spaceplanes, the X-37 (which the military is actually using) and the Dream Chaser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonG17 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Spaceplanes are such great idea. Sadly, only the United States and the Russians are the only people that actually made ones that worked. At least NASA is working on two new spaceplanes, the X-37 (which the military is actually using) and the Dream Chaser.If I ever get any power with the British people, government or space program, I will make them fund and build the Skylon in Britain. It would make jobs building them, what's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekkette Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Here's some related Cracked articles. Have fun with it...Oi, you! With the Cracked articles! xDI love that site, but holy cow, it's nearly as addictive as TvTropes. You people do want me to write this fic, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonG17 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Then why don't we disable your internet access so you have no distractions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaydeeDem Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Spaceplanes are such great idea. Sadly, only the United States and the Russians are the only people that actually made ones that worked. At least NASA is working on two new spaceplanes, the X-37 (which the military is actually using) and the Dream Chaser.Neither of the space planes you mentioned are being developed by NASA.The X-37 is being designed by Boeing and the USAF, and the Dream Chaser by the Sierra Nevada corporation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satcharna Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Spaceplanes are indeed a great idea, but the cost benefit of using one is dubious. While a generic Buran-style plane could carry more people and cargo at a time, a versatile vehicle such as the Soyuz is more economic for most generic payloads, as it is smaller, it requires less fuel to get into orbit, and is therefore more economic with small, frequent launches, compared to a Buran-style plane, which would require a lot of cargo and passengers for every trip to become economic.What we really need is suborbital airliners and SSTO planes for our space stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chobit-389 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Spaceplanes are indeed a great idea, but the cost benefit of using one is dubious. While a generic Buran-style plane could carry more people and cargo at a time, a versatile vehicle such as the Soyuz is more economic for most generic payloads, as it is smaller, it requires less fuel to get into orbit, and is therefore more economic with small, frequent launches, compared to a Buran-style plane, which would require a lot of cargo and passengers for every trip to become economic.What we really need is suborbital airliners and SSTO planes for our space stations.Or high-speed vacuum tube trans-continental trains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satcharna Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Which is actually an even better idea than spaceplanes. I just happen to think planes in space are cooler than trains in tubes. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonG17 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Apparently, Skylon would cut the cost to get 1 Kg into space from £15,000/kg to £650/kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekkette Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Then why don't we disable your internet access so you have no distractions?because then I will hurt you. I NEED my Minecraft, darn it!Also, the internet is 98% of my communication with Chobit. Very bad thing to cut off. For many reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonG17 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 because then I will hurt you. I NEED my Minecraft, darn it!Also, the internet is 98% of my communication with Chobit. Very bad thing to cut off. For many reasons.Perhaps limit you to communication with Chobit and let you play Minecraft when you reach a daily target for work you have set youself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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