This old rare Mooney M10 Cadet has been sitting in a field near my house for the past 27 years. I pay it a visit each summer to make sure it knows it hasn’t been forgotten.7mo ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
I found a perfectly preserved Taco Bell receipt from 1999 in a library book I was scanning.2yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Strange geometrical structure I stumbled upon in Kent, WA behind a storage facility. No windows, seems to be made of concrete. One glass door at ground level, and a solid metal one on floor 3. Guarded by barbed wire fences.1yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
This is my uncle, Michael W. Moyles. He is a 5-time brain cancer survivor, marathon runner, was the head of Cheyenne Mountain, and has most of his brain missing. Full story in the comments.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/pics
Someone smushed two trucks together so it could carry an ultralight in the back.3yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/Shitty_Car_Mods
Boiler room from the 1800s I found under a small town’s restaurant. Dirt floor basement was sealed off until recently.10mo ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Old 1958 Navion left to rot, as a flower field replaces the abandoned airfield.3yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
Found this poor little speeder at an abandoned airstrip in the middle of nowhere.1mo ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/trains
Just sharing this shot of three incredibly cool ships, side by side.3yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/TheMandalorianTV
I found this at my local aircraft graveyard. After lots of research I found it was a Lockheed-Aermacchi L-402-2 Bushmaster, one of 2 in the entire world. I’m pretty sure almost nobody knows about it.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
The Alexeyev SM-1, essentially a real-life Star Wars speeder, and great-great-great-great-grandfather of the Caspian Sea Monster KM. Hit speeds of up to 270 kph over ice plains, snow, and water. Flew about 4 feet above the ground. Weirdest twin-tail you’ll ever see. (1961)4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Saw this car in Seattle and I don’t know what its window sticker means. Can anyone translate?1yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/russian
Was emptying my camera roll and found this screenshot, from April 19th, 2019. The birth of this sub!2yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/Prisonwallet
Crunched orange vehicle, wooden floorboards, no engine or interior. In a field in Washington. 1mo ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
Howard DBA aircraft. This model was sent to LTV and tested in a wind tunnel, where it flew surprisingly well. It was planned to be used to transport rocket parts.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Bella-1, the result of what happens when you mix a helicopter, seaplane, aerosled, ekranoplan, STOL aircraft, and hovercraft together. Could land and take off of practically any surface.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Found a neat shirt! Closely resembled the flag, so you bet I bought it!3yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/asexuality
My second rarest find EVER. This is an unfinished ViperJet Mk.II. I believe there are only 4 registered and airworthy ones in the world. I believe this will soon become the 5th.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
QT-2PC Prize Crew, an oddly named and oddly shaped near-silent aircraft equipped with combat sensors for “evaluation” in the Vietnam theatre.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Early model Cessna 150 with a 150 hp Rotec R3600 radial engine conversion. Project not completed, last seen on South Island, New Zealand.1yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
I’m in college, and my grandmother occasionally sends me “care packages.”3yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/knolling
The SAn-8SKh Feodor Chaliapin, a Russian agricultural aircraft built by Serguey Andreyev. Numerous parts taken from a Yak-52. Powered by an 84 hp Suzuki engine. Yes, it flew2yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
I found a perfectly preserved Taco Bell receipt from 1999 in a library book I was scanning.2yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/ForgottenBookmarks
The Bolkhovitinov S-2 Sparka, a 1938 high speed twin engine Soviet bomber with contra-rotating coaxial three-blade props. 2 built.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Johnson Uniplane, a 1932 creation by Richard Johnson of Chicago. It flew 8 times, 6 of which the engine failed and it was forced to land in several odd places [Cabbage patch, telephone wires, someone’s backyard, to name a few].4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Just found an ultra-rare Douglas B-23 Dragon! Talked to a local pilot, and he says it’s airworthy and the only one not in a museum.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
Lockheed CL-760 LARA (Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft). Oddly, the all-terrain landing gear was retractable, into large pods on the side that also housed 7.62 mm machine guns. It had an ungainly wingspan of 30 feet. Lost to the OV-10 Bronco.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Croses-Bujon B-EC-7 Tout-Terrain (All-Terrain). A rough-surface compact tandem-wing medevac aircraft. A stretcher was fit behind two seats by detaching part of the tail. Failed because it was unspinnable & couldn’t undergo spin testing.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
TIFS (Total In-Flight Simulator). Yes, it was a real thing. The lower cockpit is a 707 nose mounted to a Convair 580.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
[Unknown->English] I work at a library, and saw this written on a whiteboard while closing down one day. I don’t know what language it is, or what it means. Can anyone help?2yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/translator
View from my backyard in Elk. This is the Oregon Road Fire. Hoping that it doesn’t expand as quickly as Medical Lake but it’s not looking good.9mo ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/Spokane
My great-grandfather standing in front of his aircraft. I can’t identify it, but perhaps someone here can4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
Poor old 1958 Piper Navion left to rot at an airfield-turned-flower field.3yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Not familiar with train types yet, saw this little red guy in Seattle. What is it?1yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/trains
Piper J-5 Air Ambulance variant, named the HE-1. Hope you’re not claustrophobic!2yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
I may have finally found the weirdest wing: This is the Diemert Canard, a homebuilt anti-tank fighter aircraft equipped with 24 napalm-filled rockets and powered by a single 4-bladed wooden pusher prop. It was built in Canada by Bob this Diemert, and it flew, once, for about 500 feet.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
SOCATA Tarbes-Hirsch TBH.20 Colibri, a gust-suppression testing aircraft built from a TB.20 Trinidad.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Elytron 2S, a single-engine VTOL Tiltrotor boxwing tri-plane. Elevator locked and it spun into the ground on its maiden flight. Pilot walked away.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Vanessa Marshall autographed my Alphabet Squadron book, and even mentioned she read it and it was one of her favorites!1yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/starwarsrebels
The Conroy Stolifter, a highly modified Cessna 336. If you have any questions, I can probably answer them.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
These Chick-Fil-A workers are wearing heated weather pods in the rain3yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
This is what it looks like over in Spokane. How are y’all holding up over there?5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/Seattle
A heavily modified P-47 Thunderbolt (223298) used to test a Chrystler Xl 2220-11 inverted Vee engine4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Does anyone else remember the severe dust storm back in October of 2009? There were multiple deaths on I-90, this is a photo we took in between Ritzville and Moses Lake. No one I’ve talked to seems to remember this event, for how unusual and deadly it was.2yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/Washington
EMSCO Arctic Tern: Built using a Lockheed Sirius and a Lockheed Vega and used to effectively explore the arctic. It crashed in 1933 due to fuel starvation.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
It appears not many people know about this aircraft, but this is NASA's Gulfstream GIII Turboprop Testbed. Yes, it flew. It was used to measure in-flight sound and had microphones concealed EVERYWHERE.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A 1934 experimental two-seat tailless tandem-gear swept-wing sesqiplane fighter: The Westland Pterodactyl V.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
After two years of training and countless hours of studying, today I aced my checkride and became a private pilot at the age of 17... and with only one eye.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
The Gumbeaux [AKA Old Crow I]. Never flew, but did high speed taxi tests. Powered by 2 Lycoming TSIO-720 engines, 450 HP per side. Empty weight 3,500 lbs, currently for sale for $150,000.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A Winchester Model 1873 rifle, 132 years old, found casually propped against a tree in Nevada. Endured weather and animals for over a hundred years.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/pics
A PZL M-15 Belphegor Jet-powered agricultural sesquiplane equipped with an experimental thrust-reverser4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
My mother’s old Aiwa HS-G08 Walkman that I found in her attic after 34 years. Works just like new.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/BuyItForLife
Nakajima Ko-3 modified with a negative-aspect wing. Roll control was achieved by all-moving surfaces, visible behind the man on the far right. Mid-1920s.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Herrick HV-2A. The top wing could unlock mid flight and become a rotor, turning it into an autogyro. The rotor was not powered; wrapped around the base were two bungee cords, which would “jump-start” the rotor at 60 rpm once unlocked. The air would then catch it and bring it up to 220 rpms.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Aero Commander tri-jet. One of the weirdest modifications I have ever stumbled upon.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A Britten-Norman BN-2A-III Trislander equipped with magnetometers for finding ore bodies underground4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Looking directly up right now. Could the cloud on the left potentially become a funnel cloud?2yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/tornado
I.A.e. 27 Pulqui, an Argentinian trainer jet with an extremely unconventional nose.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Today I saw 4 of Mitsubishi’s new prototype airliners, the MRJ-90. Only 7 exist so far.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
A Vought XF-4U-4 in June 1945 with contra-rotating props. No significant advantages were found, and the design was not further developed.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
My tire exploded very violently on the highway. This is what’s left2yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
The Rohr MO-1 Midnight Oiler, a high-lift canard aircraft. It had no ailerons or elevator and relied solely on bleed air being forced out at high speeds through slots for control.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
I found the prototype for the Aerodis AA200. Only one was ever made, and here it is; I’m surprised it still even exists.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
One of the only 7-engine planes to ever exist, B-52E 56-0636 JTD9 testbed. It was incredibly dangerous to fly due to the fact that if the JT9D failed, the 41,000lbs of thrust it produced (as opposed the the B-52’s normal 21,00lb J57s) would be lost and the rudder would be unable to counteract that.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
75mm Forstersonde recoilless rifles installed in the wing of an FW-190 for ground attacks. They were photocell-targeted, but produced unsatisfactory results4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
RB-57D 53-3973, nicknamed the “Rocinante.” Used as an airborne photo target, and had the ability to refuel mid-air. The wing crumpled in-flight for an unknown reason and the aircraft was lost.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The 1946 Lantrea-Buffort LB.20 Elytroplan. This type of tail was dubbed a “head rudder,” and added more stability. On its first flight, the (fixed!) landing gear collapsed and the pilot sued the company. They were told to destroy the aircraft after a couple more test flights, and did so.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
May 10th, 1966, Lt Greg Schwalbert took off for a normal flight in an F-4. Immediately after launch the pilot became frighteningly aware that his wings were still in the folded position. After quickly jettisoning his external load, Lt Greg Schwalbert steered towards the ocean and ejected.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
Look over the city at around 10:35-10:40 today, and you’ll see something extremely rare. This airplane is (1) A 737 MAX 8, which are supposed to be grounded (2) A Polish Airline, which NEVER comes to Spokane (3) Equipped with an extremely special paint job, representing Polish Independence Day.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/Spokane
My iPhone completely lagging out. Started like this for 5 minutes. I have never even herd of the convo on the left, nor do I know a Conrad5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/softwaregore
Beechcraft Bonanza, with GUNS. They’re in the pods under the wings. They’re fed by two 600 round ammunition trays recessed into the wings and fired via a repurposed Push To Talk button.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
DHC-5 Buffalo with a variable-camber slotted propellor equipped on the left engine. NOT a contra-rotating prop; they were fixed in that position relative to each other.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
If anyone has time, head over to Spokane International Airport. There’s a massive Russian cargo jet parked there, it only comes once a year, and is by far the biggest plane that flies out of that airport. Hurry, it’s leaving in a couple days!5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/Spokane
One of many extremely weird PZL M-15 Belphegor proposed modifications: add a prop to the already underpowered aircraft, and add more weight with two passenger cabins in place of the hoppers! (Empennage is also modified)5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Millet-Lagarde ML-10/SCAM C.50, a pusher-prop bi-plane with slotted propellers (contra-rotating props that actually rotate the same way), a throttle pedal (like a gas pedal in a car), no ailerons, and no rudders.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
In 1961, a proposition for a VTOL F-104 fighter was made. At first, large pods with 7 engines in them on the wingtips were considered, but deemed to costly to operate. Instead, a Peter-Girard delta wing rotor was implemented, and numerous models and mockups were built, but nothing beyond that.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Rockwell OV-10 Bronco with FLOATS mounted. It took me forever to find this picture. This was simply a concept mockup, I believe they removed the floats and converted it back to a normal Bronco. Never flew.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
I saw this absolute monstrosity today at the gas station. Had a gas cap on each side and had to be filled twice.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/Shitty_Car_Mods
First day playing simpleplanes, immediately decided to try and make the infamous PZL M-15 Belphegor. Thoughts?5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/SimplePlanes
Payen Pa.112, a lightweight fighter version of the already-strange Payen Pa.22. This had a counter-rotating prop and exactly one wheel, with skids on the wingtips. It was a twin engine, despite its looks. One engine was set behind the other. It was equipped with a 7.9 mm cannon in each wing.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A picture of my grandfather, Captain LePenske, on his last flight. Can anyone identify the plane he’s flying?4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation
If anyone has any information whatsoever relating to this twin boom twin engine push-pull configuration Pa-22 I found somewhere in Elizabethtown, PA in 2014, it would be greatly appreciated. It’s owned by Samuel J. Lynch, but he died in 2010. Registration number is N9511Z.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/aviation