Above and below are the same place, six miles south of Portland Oregon
Showing posts with label airplane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airplane. Show all posts
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Cool airplanes interest almost everyone.
I wasn't sure what the aircraft on the ground was (above it you see the B52 that it used for piggy back rides to test altitude) , but 3 readers used the comment feature to let me know it was the Northrop HL 10, used to do flight research on aircraft design for unpowered reentry from space, utilizing the speed of falling to create lift for the controlled flight of the spacecraft. More interesting than the facts of it's intended R&D use, is that it was the featured spacecraft the Million Dollar Man tv show appeared to use as the crash vehicle that made it necesary to create the bionic man. Just a fun tidbit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_HL-10Sunday, December 19, 2010
Old fashioned fuel tankers from the 50's or so... when they had good looking designs
The fairing from the cab that goes to the back of the rear tires is good for aerodynamics, and good for a couple more miles per gallon, but really makes a semi look good
Labels:
airplane,
Crosley,
Fuel Tanker
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