Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 3)

[aeropilot]

LotusOmega375D said:

Always like parking in Heathrow T2/T3 Long Stay. The runway approach landing lights are literally in the middle of the car park, so you can stand and watch the planes go straight over your head, almost like St Marten! Well not quite, but you get the idea. This photo was taken from the far end of the car park.

For nearly 4 years, pre-Covid, I used to park in the staff car park next to this, which is right at the end of the runway, under the flight path......this was the 135i Coupe I used to own, with an A380 about to fly almost right over it

[MartG]

Douglas XCG-17 assault glider, created by removing the engines from a C-47. Only one built



https://www.nevingtonwarmuseum.com/douglas-xcg-17-...

[5 In a Row]

Shouldn't you be able to see the left hand cowling, etc where the engine was removed?

[JeremyH5]

5 In a Row said:

Shouldn't you be able to see the left hand cowling, etc where the engine was removed?

Apparently not!



But it does exist


Click the link in the original post.

[mylesmcd]

from the 'book needless to say..

The Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone is a radial aircraft engine developed by the Wright Aeronautical Division of the Curtiss-Wright Company in the 1930s. It's considered one of the most powerful radial engines produced in the US. The engine has 18 cylinders, a displacement of 3,350 cubic inches, and a power output ranging from 2,200 to over 3,700 horsepower. The main military application was powering the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, but the engine had a long development period before being used in the B-29. Initially, it had reliability issues, but it matured and remained in production after the war, being used in both military and civilian aircraft

[havoc]

Top pic looks very likely to be Rare Bear, bottom one is (IIRC) Burt Rutan's attempt at an air racer.