Picture of the day

[MarkCNP]

perogies aren't so bad ... but a lot of young guys finally left home because of the cabbage rolls!

looks like the Toronto Scottish Regiment cap badge..?

Mmmmm cabbage rolls, now I've got to call my mom . . .

Not sure about the cap badge though.

 

[Gibbs505]

 

[Gibbs505]

1954 Boeing B-47 Stratojet Rocket-Assisted Takeoff

 

[Gibbs505]

tipsy.


Maybe this is the right theme for when we eventually paint “The Rook,” or “The Future,” or whatever we end up calling our new toy.

 

[Sharps '63]

"Into the valley of Elah ..... Yeah, though I fly in the shadow of death, I fear nothing as I am the most bad ass bastard there ...." Chapter & verse unknown

 

[Sharps '63]

Now that is a "carbon footprint"!

1954 Boeing B-47 Stratojet Rocket-Assisted Takeoff

 

[shredder]

^^^Definitely won't be any skeeters around for a while!!!!

 

[Auggie Doggie]

Who's flying? He's got both hands on the Holy Sh!t handles.

Auggie D.

 

[Divermike]

Who's flying? He's got both hands on the Holy Sh!t handles.

Auggie D.

The Pilot

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Backseater. Probably just heard "Hey, lemme try something" over the headphones...

That B49 with the full RATO setup is pretty amazing. That tech was present during WW2. Here's the world's only rocket-powered Whitley:

A RATO-assisted Stringbag:

And of course, the Germans HAD to throw rockets on stuff.

Back to earth - what the hell am I looking at here?

 

[screwtape]

Back to earth - what the hell am I looking at here?

An early prototype for the Daleks from Dr. Who?

 

[shredder]

Anyone know what type of aircraft this is? (I'm guessing Tornado).

 

[t-star]

sdkfz7 observation vehicle for v2 rockets or arty observer? or something similar based on the 251?

 

[Darth Vaper]

An early prototype for the Daleks from Dr. Who?

Later, Daleks couldn't climb a sheet of plywood lying flat.

 

[XRCD011]

An early prototype for the Daleks from Dr. Who?

Pz.Sfl II prototype configured as a armoured observation/command post........... not a variant of a Sd.Kfz251

http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dev.../78/8e/athene-53jig5qormg1dj9kei03_layout.jpg

 

[Gibbs505]

Anyone know what type of aircraft this is? (I'm guessing Tornado).

I am thinking it may be a Harrier. From the metal in the canopy.

 

[Cdn303]

Who's flying? He's got both hands on the Holy Sh!t handles.

Auggie D.

Anyone know what type of aircraft this is? (I'm guessing Tornado).

If it is a Tornado, then the computer is flying and the pilot has his hands on his knees.

 

[Gibbs505]

If it is a Tornado, then the computer is flying and the pilot has his hands on his knees.

If you look closely, the pilot is up front!

America’s first jet: The Bell P-59 Airacomet.

 

[AP]

 

[Ganderite]

^^ Barnes Wallis?