Aviation Geeks unite?! Anybody else care about planes here?

You aren't kidding. I'd nickname that eggbeater the 'Double Ugly.'

 

That intermeshing twin-rotor design goes back the the Kaman Huskie, which was first produced in 1953.

 

Still feels kind of scary

 

Qantas plane had to land on one engine after passengers hear loud bang.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-18/qantas-flight-mayday-call-sydney-airport/101868500

 

The history of Edward’s Dry Lake


Here, fighter vs jock
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133870/us-air-force-ai-dogfight-test-x-62a

 

I enjoy watching planes fly and seeing them up close in person while they're on the ground, especially Military planes. Not a fan of flying on a plane.

 

Just on the news they showed passenger video of a Boeing 737 engine cover tearing off during takeoff. Looked frightening..

 

Whistleblower Joshua Dean, who raised concerns about Boeing jets, dies at 45

This is the "2nd Whistle Blower" who has mysteriously died.

More conspiracy over how is Boeing able to put out hits on their "Whistle Blowers" this consistently.

 

I guess working for Boeing is even more dangerous than flying on one, eh?

 

Oh no…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/04/dick-rutan-pilot-dies-aged-85

On turbulence
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-turbulence-artificial-intelligence.html

 

Boeing says workers skipped required tests on 787 but recorded work as completed
FAA: Boeing apparently didn't confirm bonding "where the wings join the fuselage."

 

Like what? The wings are not meant to come off

 

Go read the article, it's scary that they aren't doing the proper QC checks.

 

Oh I did. It's plenty scary. My comment was tongue firmly in cheek

 

Neat video about fictional aircraft

 

Not SF... just an aircraft that I like, the T-2 Buckeye, always liked that aircraft, not exactly elegant but looks sturdy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_T-2_Buckeye

 

Now there is AVIARY, a free, open-source tool for aircraft design:
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-aviary-nasa-software-platform-aircraft.html

The Space Review has a good article on spaceplanes:
https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4791/1

Here is an interesting aside concerning HOTOL
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/hotol-britains-spaceplane-by-dan-sharp.43368/#post-678821

Captain Proton…drone-killer
https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1790322386803274027

 

Nice looking airplane, though it looks a bit like a kitbashed model with the front and back halves in two different scales.

 

“I need you to step out of the cockpit, sir.”

What is that? An oxygen tank?

“Could you hold still, please sir?”

Introducing the new head of the liquidation department—

Antonov Chigurh…