Best products from r/WeirdWings
We found 20 comments on r/WeirdWings discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 15 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
- Back Bay Books
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2. The World's Strangest Aircraft: A Collection of Weird and Wonderful Flying Machines
Used Book in Good Condition
3. A Lonely Kind of War: Forward Air Controller, Vietnam
- Used Book in Good Condition
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5. Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics)
- Fast loader that fits Ruger Mark I, II, III, IV, and 22/45
- Also fits Browning 22lr pistols
- New and improved! Quick loader fits Smith & Wesson 22a
- New and improved! Fits Barreta Neos
- New and improved! Fits New Ruger MK IV
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6. Nimrod Rise and Fall
- Cutout pattern in bottom accommodates the same AC power modules and DC power supplies as the 28-Inch and 42-Inch enclosures
- Mounting slots on the enclosure simplify adjustment for different sheetrock depths
- Sheetrock depth marks (1/2", 5/8", 3/4") on the enclosure simplify alignment
- Lance slots provide clean cable management within the enclosure
- Self-healing foam grommets protect cable bundles and prevents dust from entering the enclosure
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8. A Complete History of U.S. Combat Aircraft Fly-Off Competitions: Winners, Losers, and What Might Have Been
9. The World's Worst Aircraft (From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters)
- Safer : With ground wire connected and wide voltage made it works properly even the AC fluctuate between 85-265V
- Colorful: 4 main colors Red, Green,Blue and White. Total 16 different color tones provide colorful and bright illumination (garden, home, hotel, landscape, etc.)
- Waterproof: Waterproof design IP65, Ideal for outdoor and indoor use
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10. The World's Worst Aircraft: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters
11. Tupolev Tu-4: The First Soviet Strategic Bomber
- Reference Book
- Tupolev Tu-4: The First Soviet Strategic Bomber Hardcover by Yefim Gordon Dmitriy Komissarov Schiffer Military History
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12. Academy USAF F-35A Lightning II Model Kit
- 1/72nd scale
- Precisely reproduced panel lines of upper and lower body
- Authentic markings for three versions included
- Positionable canopy, bay doors, and landing gear; Seated pilot figure also included
- Paint and glue not included
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13. Luftwaffe Secret Jets of the Third Reich
- A high output headlamp with max output of 520 lumens (CREE XP-L V6 LED) in turbo mode powered by one Li-ion 750mAh battery.
- The logarithmic scale brightness adjustment system allows any brightness from 1.6 lumens to 250 lumens. Furthermore, the TH20 features a built-in SOS signaling mode which is important when roaming out in the wild or confronting dangerous situations.
- Unlike other light-weight headlamps which are made with plastic, the TH20 is made with aircraft grade aluminum which gives it exceptional durability and excellent heat dissipation allowing it to maintain high output for extended periods of time.
- The advanced design gives the TH20 a light weight of 96g (battery excluded).
- The TH20 can also use an easy to get AA battery which makes it a great choice for daily reading, camping and a tool light when you want your hands free.
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A couple of these were refitted for special ops work in the Middle East.
Hunt up a copy of "A Lonely Kind of War" as well - it's a great read.
You can read about this project in the book, "The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed". It's quite interesting. Since this project, several lighter-than-air hybrids like this have flown with varying degrees of success. As far as I know, this was the first hybrid airship design.
https://www.amazon.com/Deltoid-Pumpkin-Seed-John-McPhee/dp/0374516359
At this point, it's mandatory to mention John Clarke's Ignition, an entertaining and educational look at the history of liquid-fuelled rocket engines.
Learn about the exciting world of Zip fuels, Fluorine-based oxidisers, and Nitroglycerine as a monopropellant!
Jets have an advantage over prop aircraft or helicopters in that their acoustic signature is less obvious from a submarine. I'm only familiar with the history of the Nimrod, a very capable large maritime reconnaissance jet based on the Comet. That could do things like dropping a collection of sonar buoys to locate a sub, followed by torpedos to kill it. It could shut down two engines to fly slowly, and bank heavily to remain over the area of interest. Apart from the sound issue, endurance was far better than for a helicopter as well.
Very bad news if you were in a sub (or another MR plane, since at one time it was equipped to hunt them down over the South Atlantic).
That story (or a variation on it) was in Ben Rich's Skunkworks memoirs, yep.
The radar demonstrator's RCS was considerably smaller than a bird—more on the order of a large bird's eyeball. Birds sitting on the test stand definitely would be noticeable.
Kenneth Follett (Pillars of the Earth) wrote a fascinating story surrounding this aircraft:
Night Over Water https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0451173139/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_9RX1CbC8859Z4
>Martin M-272B "B-57B" Super Canberra
by Erik Simonsen in his book "A Complete History of US Combat Aircraft Flyoff Competitions" ,page 50
>A What Might Have Been: A preview image from, "A Complete History of U.S. COMBAT AIRCRAFT Fly-Off Competitions", by Erik Simonsen. After the Martin XB-51 lost the fly-off competition to the English Electric Canberra, Martin was selected to build the Canberra (designated B-57) under license. The Martin Company offered a new blended design that incorporated the top characteristics of both the Canberra and the XB-51 - Martin designated the proposed design, the B-51B Super Canberra. The configuration featured swept wings with embedded engine nacelles, and the signature T-tail of the XB-51. The primary feature that would provide outstanding performance, would be the two afterburning engines that generated 21,700 lb. of thrust. Documents provided to the Air Force declared that the Super Canberra could be operational by 1954. However, wanting to avoid evaluating a new aircraft design, in November 1951 the Air Force rejected the Martin proposal. The book contains Ten Chapters of well known fighter/bomber competitions - due June 2016.
Strange how it’s referred to as being both the B-51B and the B-57B. Might be a typo.
Another concept drawing.
Google Books passage of A Complete History of U.S. COMBAT AIRCRAFT Fly-Off Competitions.
US Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/Aircraft-Pioneering-Failures-Multimillion-Disasters/dp/0760767424/ref=sr_1_35?crid=15SKPYC597K3U&keywords=jim+winchester&qid=1570381766&sprefix=jim+win%2Caps%2C347&sr=8-35
UK Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Worst-Aircraft-Pioneering-Multimillion/dp/1840137525/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=jim+winchester+worst&qid=1570381815&sr=8-1
Also, anyone on this sub have any other book recommendations?
I already own that, its a good little book.
I've been trying to get my hands on this
https://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Strangest-Aircraft-Collection-Wonderful/dp/1586632124
it’s this
There is a book called Secret Jets of the Third Reich which I’ve been trying to get my hands on for ages and this aircraft is actually on the cover.
https://www.amazon.com/Luftwaffe-Secret-Jets-Third-Reich-ebook/dp/B016DDWN7U
There's a recent book out on the subject of the TU-4
https://www.amazon.com/Tupolev-Tu-4-Soviet-Strategic-Bomber/dp/0764347977/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tu-4&qid=1564950911&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Depending on how hard core you want to get... there are some pages in this book that get into the physics.
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https://www.amazon.com/Weapons-That-Wait-Mine-Warfare/dp/B003HIWQKO
Ah yes, cadmium. I knew cobalt sounded wrong.
As for the wood, I got it from the book Skunk Works.
> Lightning
Amazing plane. The only plane to successfully intercept and SR-71 and a U-2. Short legs, but so much power.
>the government lost its mind and decided to kill British industry.
Indeed. It was heartbreaking reading Empire of the Clouds. So much promise, all thrown away. The Vulcan? British coworker of mine was at an airshow where they were flying that last privately operated Vulcan and a friend of his asked "wow since when has the RAF had that stealth bomber looking plane?" Had to tell him the bad news, that not only was it 50 years old, but it was long gone from service...