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Monster Machines: The New Belly Gun That Fires 3000 Rounds A Minute
Although the V-22 Osprey was built to drop troops behind enemy lines, the tilt-rotor aircraft left them dangerously exposed to ground fire. The problem was that the Osprey couldn’t fire a weapon anywhere but towards the rear. The solution? Mount a rotating gun on the aircraft’s underside and clear those landing zones in all directions.
The Experimental French Aircraft That Wasn’t
The Coléoptère was a French experiment from the 1950s that aspired to make a vertical take-off and landing aircraft a reality. It looks like something that was an iconic, indelible part of the Atomic Future. The only thing is that it was a complete failure.
Israel May Be Dropping Spies In Iran Using Secret American BlackHawk Helicopters
Former Pentagon senior policy analyst F. Michael Maloof claims that Israel is using the same ultra-secret stealth H-60 Blackhawk helicopter that US Special Forces used to hunt down bin Laden. How is this possible?
How One Australian Town Helped A Doomed Plane Win History’s Greatest Air Race
Lost in a thunderstorm over southeastern Australia, Captain R.D. Parmentier and his crew were desperately trying to find a place to land the big DC2 airliner. They were just a few hundred kilometres from the finish of an epic 18,000km race from London to Melbourne and the storm had rendered their communications equipment useless.
The Engineering Behind History’s Greatest Airships
Zeppelins are actually quite an impressive species of aeronautical engineering — you know, when they aren’t on fire. That’s especially true considering the level of technological prowess in the 1920′s. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 shots of these magnificent air-borne cruisers before they ever lifted off.
Beleaguered Flight Crews Could Soon Bunk With The Cargo
Japan’s Incredible Flying Sphere Hovers Its Way Into My Heart
We’ve seen Japan’s magic flying ball before, but this is the demo where the fumbly bumbly spheroid finally won my heart. The device could be used for reconnaissance, search and rescue, or as the world’s greatest piñata. Also: it’s adorable.
