Now for something totally different. I was looking at odd aircraft, and thought you might enjoy them as much as I have. Here are some of the strangest fliers out there, ROFLOL!
So watch this, and enjoy yourself!
So, what do you think? Some people let their imagination run totally wild for sure!
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I was busier than I thought, ROFLOL! I did not know I had made so many comments.
:)I've visited Wright Patt Air Force museum multiple times and love the experimental aircraft displays!
It's fascinating to see the iterations and ideas that have existed through time.
I enjoy looking at old aircraft myself! The TASM (Tulsa Air and Space Nuseum) has a lot of really nice planes. Last time I was there, they were offering rides on a B-17 called aluminum overcast.
:)I see she hadn't gotten her nose art at the time. I've been to Willow Run in Ypsilanti Michigan. Home of the B-24 plant. And they have the Yankee Lady there. Almost flew years ago. Still in the back of my mind on the bucket list.
They are beautiful planes.
One time I was at a lake out in the area at family's house and saw what I assume was Yankee Lady flying right overhead probably at the minimal ceiling, starting jumping up and down and waving (I was a kid at the time so I was ecstatic) and I swear she wing waved. That was an awesome sight!
I also saw what had to be Fi-Fi the 29 fly over one end of the lake around the same time.
There were more B=24 bombers than any other type made in WWII! She was the workhorse! They built lots of B-24's here is Tulsa also.
Fifi was the only B-29 flying for years; but recently they got a B-29 named Doc, flying again! My Father in Law was an Engineer on B-29s in WWII. When Fifi came to Tulsa, he went to see her. He had his original flight manual for the B-29 with him. Apparently, all the manuals were classified, then destroyed; so they do Not exist today. When he showed them the manual, they almost wet their pants!
He gave them the manual, and it flies on Fifi today. They gave him a ride that day, and he showed them how to make Fifi sing! They put him in the flight Engineers seat, and recorded everything he did, and asked a lot of questions. He spent a full half hour teaching them how to run Fifi's engines, before they took off.
He said the his hand remembered every switch and pot on the panel. He said it was nice to take off and not have to worry about being shot down....
:)Now these are the stories that are awesome to hear! And I had heard they had gotten Doc flying recently. Supposedly you can even go for rides on one of them at least? I hear it costs a pretty penny though!
They are expensive to fly for sure! But I would sure love to take that ride! They are comparing notes, so I bet a copy of Papa's flight manual is on Doc too! I know that would make him happy!
The B-17 was $600 a half hour flight, so the B-29 is likely $2000 for the same flight time. But it would be worth it!
:)Oh that it would be. No doubt in my mind.
haha! these are wild smithlabs! some are very strange but looks like some of them should have been developed further.
I'm trying to catch up today but I'm not going to be able to, our internet service was down all day and night yesterday so I lost a whole day and I have no idea how you and mepatriot can put out so many posts! lol.
I have been concentrating on posts over replies. But I am trying to catch up now. I have also found some steemit friends on weku.
Sorry about your internet! That always sucks!
:'(That's okay about the internet, I just have to not go crazy trying to catch up.
What about Weku, do you like it? The people who were struggling with rc can go crazy there!
Well going crazy will be a short trip, ROFLOL! So don't pack a lunch....
Weku is a clone of the old steemit, so I like it. I go there when I am in RC Jail. I have run into a lot of friends from the old steemit there, that are not here anymore. So I find myself splitting my time now.
Thanks be to the RC, SMH!
>:(This looks funny yet enjoyable. Feels like we could create one aircraft too :D
There are a lot of strange aircraft for sure! Even more fly as model aircraft. I saw a flying dog house, and a flying lawn mower.
It is always fun to see what people build as a model aircraft. It would make sense to begin a new design by flying a madel first.
:)A flying dog house? a flying lawn mover? that's a lot now, who makes such planes ?
Let's make one our self and see what we can make at best :D
There was a cartoon here where the dog Snoopy imagined he was fighting the Red Baron in WWI. They even wrote a song about it.
Here is part of the cartoon:
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-pty-pty_email&hsimp=yhs-pty_email&hspart=pty&p=song%3A+snoopy+and+teh+red+baron#id=14&vid=6817521b45840e9a3417faa63809a1b6&action=view
NOW some flying dog houses:
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-pty-pty_email&hsimp=yhs-pty_email&hspart=pty&p=rc+flying+dog+house#id=1&vid=40b1cd95da222934a5583fc1a756df82&action=click
email&hsimp=yhs-pty_email&hspart=pty&p=rc+flying+dog+house#id=2&vid=9c90266c959fe25051bc300829d596f1&action=view
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-pty-pty_email&hsimp=yhs-pty_email&hspart=pty&p=rc+flying+dog+house#id=6&vid=046068345ac95007f0068017788b8907&action=view
Last, but not least, Her is what 99% of the people do NOT know:
Baron Von Richthofen was a very successful German Ace with 80 kills. Snoopy (this actually was the Pilot's nickname) was a green replacement, on his first combat flight. He saw the bright red Folker triplane before the Red Baron saw him. He set up an amateur deflection shot, and Got him. The Red Baron landed his plane, and then bled out before they could help him.
So you see, in fact, Snoopy really did shoot down the Red Baron!
:)That's a pretty good story to be honest, am glad new age are still keeping history alive in whichever form they can, I always heard of the snoopy dog thing but never knew the story behind it as I am not a cartoons fan myself but thank you for telling me yet another very interesting aspect of history
I love finding the story behind the story, it is fun!
Sometimes it makes me laugh, like Snoopy and the Red Baron
This electronic propulsion system is interesting, and they could stack electrode banks to get higher speed and push! This motor could be placed inside a tube, and rival a jet engine.
Needing no fuel, this is very inexpensive to use!
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It made me laugh too like I never heard it and I never thought it will be this interesting :D
Needing no fuel? still flying? wow that is something