Because it has tires and not treads, it's OK to drive on paved roads (treads tend to tear up asphalt), and apparently legal to own and drive in the greater 48. Jay Leno has one in his car collection.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Is there anything Jay Leno doesn't have in his collection?

[-] nuke@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Non-denim clothes

[-] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

Proper fire suppression?

[-] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 6 points 6 months ago

Alternatively, following a similar naming convention, the Weasel : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiesel_AWC

[-] HorreC@kbin.social 9 points 6 months ago

I love the idea of like the Shriners rolling around in little tanks for parades.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 9 points 6 months ago

Ah, the V-173 Flying Pancake on the bottom right! The most durable airplane that never was

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The Stipa "Flying Barrel" was, it could be plausibly argued, the pioneer of the turbofan engine that powers pretty much all today's big passenger jets.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

the engine and propeller completely enclosed by the fuselage—in essence, the whole fuselage was a single ducted fan

Wow, that is pretty unique.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

The French also tried this.

Guns: oui. Planes: non.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Wow, that is a rather cursed-looking aircraft design. Did it work?

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Evidently. 141 test flights, caught fire while taking off, no reported casualties. There's a second one in a museum that is pristine because the project was cancelled right as they completed it. IIRC the pilots did not appreciate the noise level inside the cockpit. Can't imagine why. Doesn't help that the canopy is not hinged: it goes over the nose.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 6 points 6 months ago

Today was rough so thank you. That little stubby plane is adorable.

[-] don@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

It often falls to the good guys to wreck the havoc that the bad guys wreak.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 6 months ago

The boat looks like someone just printed out a gigantic Benchy.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

[-] swab148@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

What is this? A military for ANTS‽ It needs to be at least three times this big!

[-] SeattleRain@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Is the boat real? What was it used for?

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