MORE random pics......

[wcc]

The shoes will give you away! Then you'll get in trouble for trying to hide AND for having shoes on the couch!

[cashflyer]

The hangar at Baikonour, which housed airframe OK-1K1 - the Buran.


Airframe OK-ML1 - a static test vehicle - in outdoor storage at Baikonour.


Airframe OK-TVA, static test vehicle; now a tourist attraction in Gorky Park

Second generation airframes:
OK-1K2 - Unofficially named "Baikal": Scheduled to be put on display in the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, Germany. link
OK-2K2 - partially completed, then scrapped...
OK-3K2 - partially completed, then scrapped...


Excellent site with status of each orbiter and each test vehicle: link

[BRPORSCHE]

cashflyer, You truly are a master of the wikipedia.

[kach22i]

[cashflyer]

Originally posted by BRPORSCHE
cashflyer, You truly are a master of the wikipedia.

I guess this is a jab, but thanks or whatever.
What I seem to be a master of is f**king off at work.

My sources were:
www.wikipedia.org
www.englishrussia.com
rep-ua.com
www.k26.com
www.buran-energia.com
www.buran.ru
....and a few others.

And I didn't simply copy and paste like some people - I took the time to cross-reference information across the sources and also edited my post several times to give the most accurate info that I could dig up.

[kach22i]

I'm going nuclear.

The potential of nuclear power for high-speed ocean-going air-cushion vehicles. (1969)
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=406&gTable=mtgpaper&gID=42016






http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/references.html

[john70t]

It's hard to argue with 400HP and 42mpg.
http://world.honda.com/Tokyo2001/auto/DUALNOTE/powerunit/index.html

[911teo]

I'll see the Honda and raise you with this..

0-60 in 4 secs

135mpg

200 miles per "tank"

[john70t]

Ahh, the Teslamotors car

[BRPORSCHE]

Originally posted by cashflyer
I guess this is a jab, but thanks or whatever.
What I seem to be a master of is f**king off at work.

I think ya took me the wrong way. Just trying to add some fun to my life today. Didn't think many people knew about the Buran. Glad to know I am not the only space freak out there. Since I am a tour guide of JSC I get to see the shuttle (just a trainer, but still) everyday.

Definitely no jab intended. Sorry about that.

[Steve PH]

Some Ferrari related images....

[Spede]

Boy... those Ferrari guys take obsession to the next level! Kinda wacko if you ask me.

[cashflyer]

Originally posted by BRPORSCHE
I think ya took me the wrong way.

Prolly* just me having a bad day.

Huffer


*

[CJFusco]

Originally posted by 911teo
I'll see the Honda and raise you with this..

0-60 in 4 secs

135mpg

200 miles per "tank"

Now, I am all in favor of making cars more efficient. As a matter of fact, when it comes to things like nutrition, health, etc., I am far closer to "new age" than most would admit. But something about the Tesla bothers me, and I think it centers around this question:

How does it sound?

I can't imagine this car, or any car that lacks an internal combustion engine, sounding that good... and isn't that a pretty sizeable portion of the enjoyment we get out of cars? When I bought my 951, one of my first thoughts was "yeah, it's basically a rocketship with wheels - but it's a bit too quiet, isn't it?" - and even the 951, as quiet as it is, sounds pretty good.

Granted, I haven't driven the Tesla, so I really can't pass judgement. But to me, an environmentally-minded liberal, a sports car that lacks an internal combustion engine also lacks a soul. No V8-rumble, no Porsche mechanical clatter, no Ferrari howl.

[MotoSook]

Originally posted by cashflyer
Prolly* just me having a bad day.

Huffer


*

Hmm..wonder if they'd sell me a few for a jet pack...

Accurate Automation Corporation has developed a high performance, low-cost turbojet engine for use in UAVs, air-launched missiles, targets, and decoys. The engine, designated the AT-1500 has been developed under the Navy's Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program.. This low cost engine is specifically designed for long storage life and zero-maintenance. The engine is 15" long, 8.6" maximum diameter, weighs 19-lbf (installed) and produces 150-lbf of thrust at sea level, static conditions.

[wcc]

Originally posted by MichiganMat

and my pic:

[kach22i]

Lippisch collection:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread2343/pg1



http://renax.club.fr/sharkit/aerodyne/aerodyne.htm



http://www.onera.fr/conferences-en/ramjet-scramjet-pde/



http://www.ikarus342000.com/INTRO3.htm



http://www.flyship.eu/web/boden_nutzung.htm

[URY914]

These flying boat pics are getting to be like the radio tower/dish pics and BVD's bike pics, if you know what I mean....

Random pic:

[swa911]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by URY914
[B]These flying boat pics are getting to be like the radio tower/dish pics and BVD's bike pics, if you know what I mean....

How dare you!!!!

Derogatory comments of boring pics will get you flamed.

Ask me how I know.

[SLO-BOB]

Originally posted by Steve PH

Is that what I think it is? If so, I nominate Steve for the most random pic in this entire thread. Nice job!