https://youtu.be/oBSfwwZjZ0s
>>892017
Explain this pic pls
>>892204
Not op, but it looks like a popular image of one of those giant ekranoplans that the USSR designed for anti-ship warfare. And since the USSR is no more, it's turning to rust, somewhere in an ex soviet navy base somewhere. An ekranpolan is a ground effect vehicle.
Also anyone else hate it when people describe themselves as "geeks"? Like "oh I'm so smart lol", no fuck off, unless you are an actual socially awkward engineer or something, and you're ashamed of it, you do not get to be called a geek.
>>892138
What is that?
Date in bottom left is a clue. When they declassified this a month ago someone said it was like seeing a motorbike on a cave painting, and they're correct
>>892207
but what is a geek and what is a nerd though really? are they just people very passionate about academic topics or what?
>>892017
I love Soviet design.
>>892211
a landing gear being machined from a forging.
>>892214
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-20_Dyna-Soar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifting_body
>>892022
>mfw a 747 tri-jet proposal failed to come to fruition ;_;
>>892204
This is the russian ekranoplan
>>892211
This is the master template of the A380 landing gear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP6jCtirA2o
>>892204
It's an erkanoplan, and it's basically the closest thing anyone's come to a flying car. It generates enough lift to enter ground effect but not enough to actually take off. It's basically a Star Wars speeder
>>892647
This. With half a dozen anti shipping missiles a couple of gun turrets and crewed for a couple of weeks at sea.
>>892665
It's big bruv which is purely transport.
>>892666
And Orlyonok which was basically a beach assault craft.
There are more models, your milage may vary.
Personally, I am a big fan of plane mudding!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj0a0wtGQKo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnS-C_oyEd0
Or plane pushing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbfsgKszV8E
