Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[TobyLaRohne]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

IDLE/IDLE in the dive.

My conclusion! The fires can't be lit

[FunkyNige]

Ideas of how to get back from space -

[Eric Mc]

You can see why most manned spacecraft built after 1957 look like the 1957 concept.

[MartG]

This interesting franken-craft is the first 757 built and was used in 1998 as a testbed for Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor avionics and sensor integration.

[Dr Banjo]

Awesome pic

Boeing & Gerry Anderson love child

[MartG]

I admit that at first sight I thought this was a photoshop, but it is a real aircraft - the PiperJet. Unfortunately it didn't sell well and production is now stopped

[Dr Jekyll]

MartG said:

I admit that at first sight I thought this was a photoshop, but it is a real aircraft - the PiperJet. Unfortunately it didn't sell well and production is now stopped

I think they only ever made one. Had the interesting feature that if the engine stopped, the nose pitched up. never a popular idea with pilots.

[MartG]

The things test pilots have to do ! Testing how the F-14 flew with one wing jammed.....

[Elroy Blue]

MartG said:

The things test pilots have to do ! Testing how the F-14 flew with one wing jammed.....

Perhaps he was just turning right.

[FourWheelDrift]

Or waving to his mum.

[irocfan]

saw another attractive plane...

[onyx39]

Another one from Facebook from the Mach Loop

[ATTAK Z]

[R1nur]

[MartG]

McDonnell 220. First flight 1959

[james_tigerwoods]

MartG said:

McDonnell 220. First flight 1959

Why would such a teeny tiny plane need 4 engines?

[TobyLaRohne]

james_tigerwoods said:

Why would such a teeny tiny plane need 4 engines?

Its called the "Thunderbirds effect"

[Glosphil]

james_tigerwoods said:

Why would such a teeny tiny plane need 4 engines?

'cause each engine isn't very powerful? Engines not reliable, so more for safety!

[Andy Zarse]

Good luck doing cross-wind landings in that. Mental. No wonder it never caught on.

[MartG]

Glosphil said:

'cause each engine isn't very powerful? Engines not reliable, so more for safety!

Engines had around 3000lb thrust each, so not a lot. Sabreliner also had 4 engines od similar thrust, mounted in pairs to the rear fuselage, and was fairly successful with over 200 sold