Guys, I was playing a game against a friend and he played bxc6&a6 e.p ! Since when is mitosis allowed?!2yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/AnarchyChess
Recent pic reminded me of my favourite aviation pic of all time. Vertol 107-II towing a hover barge in Alaska.2yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/aviation
Guys, I was driving today and saw the car in front of me do some crazy shit. Can someone explain how it moved like that?!2yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/AnarchyChess
Black is going to lose material unless they come up with something fast2yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/AnarchyChess
Avro Shackleton was a British maritime patrol aircraft. Developed in the late 1940s you can see the clear lineage from the Avro Lincoln and Lancaster bombers on WW2. In the 70s, a few were converted to the airborne early warning role and finally retired in 1991.2yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Total Victory - Navy carrier planes fly in formation over the U.S. and British fleets in Tokyo Bay, Japan during surrender ceremonies. USS Missouri (BB-63), where the ceremonies took place, is at left. USS Detroit (CL-8) is in the right distance. [740 x 610]2yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A pink Supermarine Spitfire. Squadrons of these aircraft were used for low altitude photo-reconnaissance missions and were often painted either white or pink which was ideal camouflage against low cloud cover or sunrise/sunset. This example here is also carrying her D-Day invasion stripes.4yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
TU-134UBL “Black Pearl”. What you get when you stick a TU-160 Blackjack nose cone on the front of a TU-134. Used for bomber crew training. Recently returned to flight after lengthy repairs.4yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The “Psychedelic Monster”. A modified B-25 Mitchell used as the flying camera platform for the 1969 movie The Battle of Britain. Its bright multicolored paint scheme was to differentiate it from the other aircraft “on set” and its gun positions were replaced with plexiglass for all around filming.4yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
New to the building and an unknown neighbour left this on my door. Anyone know what it is?1yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/whatsthisplant
Focke-Wulf Triebflugeljager. Translates as “thrust wing hunter” and was a German concept vertical takeoff interceptor. Never made it past wind tunnel tests due to allied forces reaching the facility. Picture is a modern render. Wiki in comments.5yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
TIL that long before Stratolauncher, Lockheed actually considered a twin fuselage C5 for use as a shuttle carrier aircraft in a similar configuration as the Conroy Virtus.5yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Lockheed Martin CATBird. F-35 avionics testbed based on 737-300 airframe.5yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Kalinin K-7. Built in 1933 with a wingspan of 53m (B-52 has a wingspan of 56.4m). Survived 7 test flights before crashing in the same year due to suspected sabotage.5yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Bachem Ba 349 “Natter”. A German late-war rocket powered interceptor. Essentially a manned surface to air missile with an armament of rockets for shutting down allied bombers. One airframe has survived and is stored at the Paul E. Garner facility in Maryland.4yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
[740 x 610] USS Wyoming passing through the Gaillard Cut, Panama Canal, 26 July 1919.3yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
In an attempt to break the current B&V strangle hold on this sub, here is the Dornier Do 18 flying boat with its inline twin engine puller/pusher configuration. In 1938 it set the seaplane straight line distance record flying non-stop from the UK to Brazil. Your move B&V.5yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
1:1 scale Spitfire model hanging in Oslo Gardermoen airport celebrating 75 year anniversary of the Norwegian Air Force.4yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/aviation
Project “Tom-Tom”. Another wingtip to wingtip system this time using a B-36 Peacemaker. Here you can see the wingtip mechanism. Deemed too dangerous and requirements were filled by in air refueling of fighters.5yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Arado E.555 concept configurations 10 & 11 for the Amerikabomber project.5yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
NASA’s Shuttle Training Aircraft. A modified Gulfstream II that was able to duplicate the Space Shuttle’s approach profile (applying reverse thrust mid-flight), handling characteristics and cockpit control interfaces. Was also used to asses weather conditions prior to Shuttle launches and landings.4yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/WeirdWings
SWISS CSer... eh... A220-100 ready for push back on a surprisingly sunny day at Flughaven Zurich.5yr ⋅ vertigo_effect ⋅ r/aviation