Wonders of Destruction 2

[luiz]

The warplane AMX A-1, of the "mighty" Brazilian Air Force!

 

[MadScot]

Originally posted by CrackedCrystal
Those fins are to improve the lift capacity of the wings. When an airplane is in flight, there is high pressure below the wing, and low pressure above it. The air from under the wing will "leak" to the top around the tips of the wing. Those fins reduce that "leak" and keep the pressure differential greater, thus creating improved lift.

That would be the 'end plate' effect. Those wing tip 'items' - I'm not going to call them 'winglets' - don't look large enough to do that. You need pretty much enormous endplates to have a useful effect.

They look wrong for winglets - the typical airliner winglet is on the upper surface, and acts to reduce the strength of the wingtip vortex, converting that energy, in part, to thrust.

I'd guess they are an attempt to reduce the dihedral effect (the way the aircraft rolls in sideslips) - they probably didn't want to cant the outer wing panels any more than they are.

Incidentally, apparently the outer panels are hinged - yeah, right, the more I learn about this the less I'm inclined to think it's real.

Sonic Cruiser
Dropped by Boeing when nobody was all that interested. Sceptics consider it to be simply an A380-spoiler attempt by Boeing, rather than a serious design. Boeing's new high profile project is the 7E7, which some marketing moron has named "Dreamliner". Supposedly 20% more efficient than current aircraft. I'm not holding my breath on this one either.....

 

[CenturionV]

trident. oh ya baby, show me the nuclear winter

 

[Mikoyan]

EE-T-1 Osório, Brazilian MBT that was never produced.

TAM, Argentinian MBT based on a Marder IFV chassis.

 

[Mikoyan]

The Swedish CV-90 in all it's shapes.

9040 - Base Version

Bgbv 90 Armored Recovery Vehicle

Stripbv 90 Forward Command Vehicle

LvKv 90 - AA Version

Grkpbv 90120, Artillery version with dual 120mm AMOS system

9030 - Downgraded Export Version

Strf 90120 Light Tank Version

 

[CurtSibling]

Some views of German armour in Macedonia:

A mighty Leopard tank is directed by a German soldier...

Modern day Panzer men on duty in Macedonia...

A head-on View of the Leopard Panzer...

 

[Cimbri]

Wonders of Destruction?

Why, me and my LMG of course...

 

[Gothmog]

The Plague bacteria:

 

[Cimbri]

IJN Battleship 'Musashi'

 

[Cimbri]

IJN Aircraft Carrier 'Taiho'

 

[Cimbri]

IJN Battleship 'Hiei'

I love the WW2 Japanese Navy

 

[Cimbri]

IJN Heavy Cruiser 'Suzuya'

 

[Cimbri]

IJN Light Cruiser 'Nagara'

 

[Cimbri]

IJN Heavy Cruiser 'Kumano'

 

[Cimbri]

IJN Destroyer 'Fubuki'

 

[Cimbri]

No more Jap ships

Here is an amazing WW1 Imperial German 'Tank'
Look at the smiley!

 

[Mikoyan]

Chinese-Pakistani Light Fighter Project, FC-1/Super-7

Type 96 Main Battle Tank

T-12UM1/T-2000 Chiorny Oriol

Al Khalid, the world's fastest tank

T-84, Ukrainian Main Battle Tank

 

[Mikoyan]

Various T-54/55 upgrades.

Enigma (Iraq)

Tiran-5 (Israel)

TI-67 (Israel)

Ramses (USA/Egypt)

Jung Jungenthal T-54 (Germany)

Safir-74 (Iran)

T-72Z (T-55/T-72 crossbreed, Iraq)

T-55AM2 (Romania)

 

[CurtSibling]

@Mikoyan,
Awesome images!!! And a fine avatar, sir!

@Cimbri,
Glorious art of the pride of the IJN!
Great stuff!

We have proud to keep this honourable thread going!

 

[CurtSibling]

That T-12UM1/T-2000 Chiorny Oriol looks like a nasty cusotmer!