Saturday, August 20, 2011

Bell D188A ingenuity and inspiration from the past.






RetroMechanix is continuing its series on the D188a.

I marvel at the imagination and ingenuity of those that came before.  Not only did they dream, but they designed machines that were truly ahead of their time.

Awesome.  More at RetroMechanix.

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4 comments :

  1. FelixA9Saturday, August 20, 2011 8:38:00 PM

    Dude, that's nothin'. Check out the Convair 200 here:

    http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,103.15.html

    (Register to see the pics - it's free.)

    Think JSF without stealth - in the 70s.

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  2. SpudmanWPSaturday, August 20, 2011 10:09:00 PM

    Six turbojet engines... what a maintenance NIGHTMARE ;)

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  3. FelixA9Sunday, August 21, 2011 10:19:00 AM

    You mean eight. :-)

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  4. SMSgt MacSunday, August 21, 2011 7:45:00 PM

    LOL!Check out the pic of a couple of these things sitting on the beach. How'd they set down without first burying themselves in a glass-lined hole (until the sand FOD'ed out the engines)? , Some dreams deserve to die.

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