Author Topic: Somewhat Useful Facts Thread (Read 220827 times)

Senator · « **Reply #1560 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:26:22 AM »

Engine replacement:

Senator · « **Reply #1561 on:** November 16, 2009, 02:38:48 PM »

Its a VTOL aircraft. Kind off.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1562 on:** November 16, 2009, 03:29:16 PM »

female canaries cannot sing...

captain_obvious · « **Reply #1563 on:** November 17, 2009, 08:16:49 AM »

Quote from: Senator on November 16, 2009, 02:38:48 PM

Its a VTOL aircraft. Kind off.

If I'm not mistaken that's an MI-26 helicopter.
Bloody massive things they are.

Armondikov · « **Reply #1564 on:** November 18, 2009, 04:14:12 PM »

If you're interested in big choppers it's worth checking out this page:
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/helicopters/q0284.shtml

It includes a (slightly surreal) shot of a Mi-26 lifting a Chinook and the hilariously large Mil V-12.

Armondikov · « **Reply #1565 on:** November 18, 2009, 04:19:18 PM »

And because big things please small minds, here is the Antonov 225:

And just in case you were wondering how big this is, here's the comparison shot for the 747 and the A380:

Viper · « **Reply #1566 on:** November 18, 2009, 04:55:29 PM »

Not as big of a helo, but hey, its me on the wing!!!

Lionus · « **Reply #1567 on:** November 18, 2009, 04:56:40 PM »

I wonder why president of Russia doesn't have one of those Antonovs for personal transportation.

would probably make certain mister Obama feel slightly smaller..

Viper · « **Reply #1568 on:** November 18, 2009, 04:58:31 PM »

Here's the newest one on the drawing board.

Viper · « **Reply #1569 on:** November 18, 2009, 05:07:12 PM »

And if you want to continue on LARGE things....

BIG

BIGGER

BIGGEST

Senator · « **Reply #1570 on:** November 18, 2009, 06:14:12 PM »

I-400. Biggest WWII submarine.

It also does another cool trick, if you can guess what it is.

1DeadlySAMURAI · « **Reply #1571 on:** November 18, 2009, 06:56:40 PM »

*whispers*
Psst, Viper! Hotelicopter not real.

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/03/the-hotelicopte/

Viper · « **Reply #1572 on:** November 18, 2009, 07:17:01 PM »

Quote from: 1DeadlySAMURAI on November 18, 2009, 06:56:40 PM

*whispers*
Psst, Viper! Hotelicopter not real.

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/03/the-hotelicopte/

Yeah, I know. But it still looks cool.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1573 on:** November 18, 2009, 07:35:28 PM »

dolphins nap with one eye open...

1DeadlySAMURAI · « **Reply #1574 on:** November 18, 2009, 08:37:44 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on November 18, 2009, 07:35:28 PM

dolphins nap with one eye open...

And with only one half of their brain.

Senator · « **Reply #1575 on:** November 19, 2009, 01:38:44 AM »

Quote from: Armondikov on November 18, 2009, 04:14:12 PM

...and the hilariously large Mil V-12.

The Rotodyne wasn't too bad either:

Armondikov · « **Reply #1576 on:** November 19, 2009, 04:49:22 AM »

Quote from: Viper on November 18, 2009, 07:17:01 PM

Quote from: 1DeadlySAMURAI on November 18, 2009, 06:56:40 PM
*whispers*
Psst, Viper! Hotelicopter not real.

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/03/the-hotelicopte/

Yeah, I know. But it still looks cool.

And the CG is pretty sweet. The one at dusk taking off from the hanger has some nice HDR reflections on it, although the flying animation looks less impressive and the take-off animation is far too smooth to be real, needs a bit of FX work to make it look more like there's some serious thrust coming off the propellers, probably a little camera shake and we're talking "holy crap, that thing's real!" territory.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1577 on:** November 19, 2009, 11:44:36 AM »

Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards...

Viper · « **Reply #1578 on:** November 19, 2009, 03:04:05 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on November 19, 2009, 11:44:36 AM

Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards...

Cixelsyd er'uoy naem t'nseod, sdrawkcab etirw uoy esuac tsuj.

Nebula · « **Reply #1579 on:** November 19, 2009, 03:11:21 PM »

he wrote backwards to throw off anyone who took his notes... he kept many things hidden.

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