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mindbleach ,

It never occurred to me that multiple state-funded programs were started by engineers who felt existing rotorcraft were too stable and fail-safe.

Both of these manage to make less sense than the serious and groundbreaking industrial design of Inspector Gadget.

PenisDuckCuck9001 ,

The one on the right looks like it might plausibly be able to fly under extremely optimal conditions. The one on the left is a complete shitpost of an idea.

GluWu ,

Chad ducted fan vs virgin rotor

Gork ,

I need this for my commute to work.

And slash or for participating in amphibious invasions, depending on the mood and geopolitical requirements.

Banichan ,
@Banichan@dormi.zone avatar

Guy on the right doesn’t look like he has a free hand to shoot, plus he’s on what’s basically a portable version of one of the Mortal Kombat pit levels

setsneedtofeed OP ,
@setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world avatar

I presume he pulls a cobra maneuver and then drops down to swoop the blades at his aerial opponent.

mindbleach ,

A reliable attack, in that someone’s bound to die.

CanadaPlus , (edited )

The guy with no railings above a rotor is the underdog, at least.

What are those projections underneath?

tal ,
@tal@lemmy.today avatar

If I had to guess at a glance, the pipe-looking things are to guard the rotor against striking the ground. If you mean the things hanging off them, I’d guess that they’re inflatated bladders to spread out the time of impact when landing.

EDIT: Rotor guy is apparently flying a de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle, and yeah, that’s apparently what they’re for:

The aircraft’s landing gear consisted of airbags at the end of each arm of the frame along with a large rubber float in the middle, providing amphibious capability,[5] although this arrangement was later replaced by a pair of conventional helicopter-type skids.[8]

EDIT2: The other one is apparently the Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee.

CanadaPlus ,

Hmm. I guess that sounds lighter than springs. Do other aircraft have air-based shock absorbers?

Edit:

Intended to be operated by inexperienced pilots with a minimum of 20 minutes of instruction

Lol, so that guy isn’t even a pilot, either. RIP

marcos ,

Maybe even during a war they weren’t able to find any pilots wanting to use those things.

CanadaPlus ,

According the the article linked it didn’t even pass the testing phase, because surprise-surprise guys kept crashing. That was the 50’s in peacetime, and the whole thing probably started because helicopters were the hype of the era and there was a lot of funding.

PugJesus ,

US Army civil war???

setsneedtofeed OP ,
@setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world avatar

loads 30-06 bullpup

Ain’t nothin’ civil about it.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e1592838-c9cf-406f-9a29-b765095426bd.jpeg

tal ,
@tal@lemmy.today avatar

hits Tineye

www.forgottenweapons.com/rifles/model-45a/

Although there is no way to know for sure, it is unlikely that Model 45A was actually capable of firing.

I suppose that one could beat someone to death with the butt, which probably indeed isn’t very civil.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_45A

setsneedtofeed OP ,
@setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world avatar

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/246cdb0d-833d-43ff-8ecf-0693e11a65cc.jpeg

gravitas_deficiency ,

RED WUNZ GO FASTA

mindbleach ,

How did this gun never appear in Star Wars?

The prop department would have to fake it, but by the sound of things, so did the US Army.

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