Whiffs found on Facebook

[zenrat]

"Early versions of the Wright Flyer were dangerously underpowered, a situation which was finally remedied by the addition of two 825 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-54 Twin Wasp radial engines..."

[NARSES2]

You just know someone's going to do that 

[Scotaidh]

You just know someone's going to do that 

Sure hope so!  I'd do it, but I'm up to my eyes in styrene just now, and no spare engines in sight ...

[Scotaidh]

I found this on the Facebook page of Aviation Humor ...

Here's the picture on Facebook


and when you click on the image it takes you to Aviation Humor

https://aviationhumor.net/canadian-f-18-sea-hornet/?fbclid=IwAR22-zKcxM5AalNsnQn4pgeLtAZcDW6EMz5XGTic_Q-2nWpRhNRVNSEPswY

[Scotaidh]

Facebook has a group - The Greatest Planes That Never Were - and they post all kinds of interesting stuff - like this:



Sukhoi Shkval (Squall) tail-sitting VTOL interceptor project, 1960's.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Shkval

If I were building this, I'd start with a Lightning fuselage, fair over the intake; swipe some wings from a pair of F-5s, and scratch-build the engines.

[NARSES2]

I love the Sukhoi project. Looks rather like a Viggen or possibly Draken front ind to me ?

[Rick Lowe]

with F-5 wingtip tanks...

[Scotaidh]

Then this little-known variant of the F-18 ...   



Al Petrie wrote:

"Canadian Ultra High Altitude Recon plane.
Utilising a close working relationship with both Lockheed and McDonnell-Douglas, Canadair Aviation built five top secret electronic reconnaissance aircraft in the late 1980s for Revenue Canada (our version of IRS/Inland Revenue). Occasionally utilised by CSIS (our version of MI-6 or the CIA, but with lower expectations) to gather electronic information on suspected terrorists and other malcontents, the F/U-2 EH (Fighter Utility Model 2, Extended height) is primarily used by Revenue Canada to monitor financial transactions and other electronic communications from an altitude of over 75,000 feet. Several tax evading suspects have been fully prosecuted to the fullest extent of Canada's fully effective and fully enforced tax laws thanks to evidence gathered by the F/U-2 EH! One more tool in the arsenal of peace, order and security in the modern world of governmental capability!

(Or what to do with an F/A-18 and U-2 kit)"

[TheChronicOne]

Love Al, he's always making the best stuff!! 

[PR19_Kit]

Then this little-known variant of the F-18 ...   

I wonder where he got that idea from. 

[chrisonord]

Then this little-known variant of the F-18 ...   

I wonder where he got that idea from. 

I was going to ask if you had been sub contracting overseas Kit
I like it, and to me a good use for an old F-18
Chris

[ericr]

I found this on the Facebook page of Aviation Humor ...

Here's the picture on Facebook

very nice floatplanization 

[Captain Canada]

That Santa diorama is too cool. What a neat idea and I bet little kids would stare at it for hours

[Scotaidh]

A bit more Sci-Fi ...

[TheChronicOne]

Sweeeeeet. Love the name, too!