Cute lil war machines
mozz, (edited ) 
The Stipa "Flying Barrel" was, it could be plausibly argued, the pioneer of the turbofan engine that powers pretty much all today's big passenger jets.
threelonmusketeers, the engine and propeller completely enclosed by the fuselage—in essence, the whole fuselage was a single ducted fan
Wow, that is pretty unique.
mindbleach, The French also tried this.
Guns: oui. Planes: non.
threelonmusketeers, Wow, that is a rather cursed-looking aircraft design. Did it work?
mindbleach, Evidently. 141 test flights, caught fire while taking off, no reported casualties. There’s a second one in a museum that is pristine because the project was cancelled right as they completed it. IIRC the pilots did not appreciate the noise level inside the cockpit. Can’t imagine why. Doesn’t help that the canopy is not hinged: it goes over the nose.
SeattleRain, Is the boat real? What was it used for?
PugJesus, 
Evil_Shrubbery,
Kolanaki, 
The boat looks like someone just printed out a gigantic Benchy.
ICastFist, 
Ah, the V-173 Flying Pancake on the bottom right! The most durable airplane that never was
swab148, 
What is this? A military for ANTS‽ It needs to be at least three times this big!
nuke, Don’t forget logistics!
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/a9a62ca9-2285-482a-a4e5-fa69b8cc5ad7.jpeg
hydroptic, Himbs a chubby boy
mindbleach, (edited ) C 0.17.
Krauerking, Today was rough so thank you. That little stubby plane is adorable.
don, It often falls to the good guys to wreck the havoc that the bad guys wreak.
HorreC, 
I love the idea of like the Shriners rolling around in little tanks for parades.
Anticorp, I wish I had that little tank for rush hour commuting.
NaibofTabr, You can get a Ferret scout car fairly cheap.
Anticorp, Wow, that is cheap! If only I had somewhere to drive it, and spare cars to set up around the track to crush with it.
NaibofTabr, Because it has tires and not treads, it’s OK to drive on paved roads (treads tend to tear up asphalt), and apparently legal to own and drive in the greater 48. Jay Leno has one in his car collection.
Anticorp, Is there anything Jay Leno doesn’t have in his collection?
Transporter_Room_3, 
Proper fire suppression?
nuke, Non-denim clothes
agressivelyPassive, Alternatively, following a similar naming convention, the Weasel : en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiesel_AWC
tpihkal, Hey, a Benchy!
littlebluespark, 
Wreak, FFS.
PugJesus, Not my meme, just too lazy to edit it myself.
UlfKirsten, Too lazy or are your respiratory problems acting up?
PugJesus,
Che_Donkey, 
Jesús, heal thyself
I mean jesus it really must be tough to breathe
littlebluespark, My apologies, PugJesus. I didn’t notice it was You. Please, forgive my insolence. May Your wheeze be as rare as the worthy souls in this life.
daina, Second time I’ve seen wreck-as-wreak on lemmy today, in fact.
feedum_sneedson, reek
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