Awesome Machines

Raptor Breaking Sound Barrier

2012-02-08T06:46:00.000-08:00

Predator

2012-02-04T11:51:00.000-08:00

RAF Merlin

2012-02-03T08:13:00.000-08:00

An all weather, day and night, multi-role helicopter used in both tactical and strategic operational roles.

Specifications:

* Engines: Three Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM 322 turbines
* Thrust: 2263shp each
* Max speed: 167kts
* Length: 22.8m
* Max altitude: 15,000ft
* Span: 18.6m
* Aircrew: 4

Littoral Combat Ship

2012-02-02T23:46:00.001-08:00

XB-70 Valkyrie

2012-02-02T08:11:00.000-08:00

Iranian F-14 Tomcats and F-4 Phantoms

2012-01-30T23:31:00.000-08:00

Iranian F-14 Tomcats and F-4 jets escorting a Russian cargo plane.

[source]

V-22 Osprey in Flight

2012-01-30T11:31:00.000-08:00

Dassault Rafale

2012-01-24T02:20:00.000-08:00

French multi-role jet fighter built by Dassault Aviation.

Lockheed EC-130 Commando Solo

2012-01-17T05:45:00.000-08:00

Lockheed EC-130 Commando Solo is a psyops aircraft operated by the US Air Force

Boeing YAL-1

2012-01-16T05:18:00.000-08:00

This modified Boeing 747-400F is the Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser Testbed, mounted with a chemical laser system for targeting ballistic missiles.

Ilyushin Il-76 Tanker

2012-01-16T04:44:00.000-08:00

An Ilyushin Il-76 firefighting aircraft in action

F-35B

2012-01-12T05:15:00.000-08:00

The V/STOL version of the F-35, the F-35B, delivered to the US Marines.

F-22 Raptor

2011-12-08T06:38:00.001-08:00

F-35B

2011-08-26T05:05:00.000-07:00

F-35B Lightning II stealth aircraft testing its STOVL capability

First F-35C Catapult Launch

2011-08-11T06:15:00.000-07:00

F-35C stealth aircraft launched by catapult steam for the first time. The F-35C is a carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter.

International Space Station

2011-08-04T06:21:00.000-07:00

photo by NASA

USS Independence

2011-08-01T06:34:00.000-07:00

One of the first prototypes of the Littoral Combat Ship being developed for the US Navy.

F-22 Firing Flares

2011-07-29T07:25:00.000-07:00

A-10 Warthog

2011-07-27T01:45:00.000-07:00

Close air support/ground attack aircraft

F-22 and F-15

2011-07-25T05:48:00.001-07:00

F-22 and F-15 in mid-flight

Embraer Super Tucano

2011-07-25T05:43:00.001-07:00

Brazilian counter-insurgency turboprop aircraft

MQ-8 Fire Scout

2011-07-25T05:40:00.000-07:00

The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces.

[Wikipedia]

XB-70 Valkyrie

2011-07-25T05:37:00.000-07:00

The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the proposed B-70 nuclear-armed deep-penetration bomber for the United States Air Force's (USAF) Strategic Air Command.

[Wikipedia]

Airbus A350XWB

2010-08-22T08:37:00.000-07:00

AH-1S Cobra

2010-08-05T12:07:00.000-07:00

Attack helicopter

General characteristics
Crew: 2: one pilot, one co-pilot/gunner (CPG)
Length: 53 ft (16.1 m) (with both rotors turning)
Rotor diameter: 44 ft (13.6 m)
Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.12 m)
Empty weight: 6,600 lb (2,993 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 10,000 lb (4,500 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Lycoming T53-L-703 turboshaft, 1,800 shp (1,300 kW)
Rotor system: 2 blades on main rotor, 2 blades on tail rotor
Fuselage length: 44 ft 7 in (13.6 m)
Stub wing span: 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)

Malaysian Air Force MiG-29

2010-07-13T04:38:00.000-07:00

The Malaysian Royal Air Force showed off their MiG-29 fighter jets during the 2010 F1 Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, last April 3-4, 2010

BAE Taranis

2010-07-13T01:56:00.001-07:00

The UK Ministry of Defence recently unveiled the BAE Taranis, a semi-autonomous, stealth unmanned combat vehicle capable of penetrating enemy airspace.

According to Wikipedia:

Height: 4m
Dimensions: 11.35m x 9.94m
Weight: 8t
Range: Intercontinental
Engine Thrust: 6,480lb
Wingspan: 9.1m

via Engadget

F-18

2010-06-18T04:36:00.000-07:00

Australian Air Force F-18s

Lufthansa Airbus A380

2010-06-18T04:33:00.000-07:00

Flights of Fancy

2010-06-07T02:54:00.000-07:00

I love airplanes ever since I was a boy, and flying from point A to point B, tiring as it may be on some occasions, is one of the aspects that I love about travelling.

Here are some of the planes that I took in the past six months, from top: the Delta 747-400, at Detoit; the Cebu Pacific Air Airbus A319, at Chep Lap Kok airport in HK; the Delta Canadair CRJ900 going to St. Louis; and the new Philippine Airlines Boeing 777, bound for HK from Manila

Cessna's Next-Gen CJ - The Citation CJ4

2010-03-19T07:29:00.000-07:00

German WW2 mini-tanks

2010-01-22T04:57:00.000-08:00

The Goliath tracked mine (complete name: Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath (Sd.Kfz. 302/303a/303b)) was a remote controlled German-engineered demolition vehicle, also known as the beetle tank to Allies [Wikipedia]

C-130 Hercules

2010-01-06T12:19:00.000-08:00

The ol' reliable workhorse

'Beast of Kandahar'

2009-12-08T23:39:00.000-08:00

The supersecret stealth unmanned aircraft spotted in Afghanistan, RQ-170 - a.k.a. the "Beast of Kandahar" - is made by Lockheed Martin's famous Skunk Works

via Wired.com

Disneyland Train

2009-12-02T00:26:00.000-08:00

This is the train to Disneyland Hong Kong. Cute, ain't it?

Rapier

2009-11-30T04:41:00.000-08:00

British surface-to-air missile

Bentley Continental Supersports

2009-11-28T04:43:00.000-08:00

via Autoblog

Typhoon

2009-11-27T04:37:00.000-08:00

Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. It carries 20 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles

F-22 Raptor Going Supersonic

2009-11-26T04:54:00.000-08:00

Mistral

2009-11-25T04:44:00.000-08:00

The French amphibious assault ship can carry 40 Le Clerc main battle tanks, and 16 heavy helicopters

Exocet

2009-11-25T04:36:00.000-08:00

French-built anti-ship missile

Large Hadron Collider

2009-11-23T04:25:00.000-08:00

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator,

UCAS X-47B

2009-11-14T04:08:00.000-08:00

UCAS X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System

Specifications

Altitude: 40,000+ ft (12 km)
Combat Radius: 1,500+ nm ISR
Payload: 4,500 lb (2,045 kg) Internal
Ferry: 3,500+ nm
Speed: High Subsonic
Sensors: EO/IR/SAR/GMTI/ESM/IO

BMW Concept 6

2009-11-12T06:07:00.000-08:00

X-29

2009-11-11T06:05:00.000-08:00

Sukhoi Superjet 100

2009-11-11T05:59:00.000-08:00

A 75- to 95-seat fly-by-wire regional jet

ATF Dingo

2009-11-06T04:22:00.000-08:00

The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military infantry mobility vehicle.

The Dingo's standard armament is a remote controlled Rheinmetall MG3 machine gun turret. The 7.62 mm MG can be replaced with a 12.7 mm MG or a HK GMG automatic grenade launcher.

Skylab

2009-11-06T04:20:00.000-08:00

Skylab was the United States' first space station, and the second space station visited by a human crew. It was also the only space station NASA launched alone. The 100-ton space station was in Earth's orbit from 1973 to 1979 and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974. [Wikipedia]

MiG-27

2009-11-04T11:42:00.000-08:00

A Russian ground attack aircraft based on MiG-23

Ares I-X Launch

2009-10-30T01:36:00.001-07:00

Ares I-X was the first test flight in the Ares I program, a launch system for human spaceflight currently under development by the United States space agency NASA. Ares I-X was successfully launched on October 28, 2009. [Wikipedia]

Unmanned Surface Vessel

2009-10-12T04:05:00.000-07:00

Nissan Land Glider

2009-10-12T03:08:00.000-07:00

its cockpit, with joytick and touch screen controls

in motion

Nissan Land Glider

2009-10-09T02:31:00.000-07:00

via Engadget

Antonov An-224

2009-10-03T00:15:00.000-07:00

Mini Cooper

2009-09-29T05:41:00.000-07:00

Lamborghini

2009-09-25T13:41:00.000-07:00

Boeing A160 unmanned helicopter

2009-09-23T05:49:00.000-07:00

Flight testing of Boeing A160T Humingbird unmanned rotorcraft in Victorville, California

Lockheed P-791

2009-09-23T03:58:00.000-07:00

The P-791 is an experimental aerostatic/aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed-Martin corporation.

Grumman X-29

2009-09-22T05:46:00.000-07:00

The Grumman X-29 experimental aircraft, with forward-swept wings and canard control surfaces. It has computerized fly-by-wire control, and the wings are made of composite materials. It first flew in 1984.

DARPA VULTURE unmanned aircraft

2009-09-22T05:45:00.000-07:00

DARPA video animation of VULTURE ulta-long-endurance unmanned air vehicle. It can fly for 5 years without refueling and landing on the ground

Volkswagen L1

2009-09-18T05:25:00.000-07:00

Capable of 170 mpg, this will be out by 2013, according to Engadget

Mission One

2009-09-16T05:01:00.000-07:00

Mission One all-electric motorcycle - top speed: 150 mph. price: $70,000

via Engadget

Lamborghini Estoque

2009-09-15T13:32:00.000-07:00

AH-6 Little Bird

2009-09-14T12:58:00.000-07:00

TGV Duplex

2009-09-12T23:06:00.000-07:00

Airbus A380

2009-09-12T01:20:00.001-07:00

Camo Lambo

2009-09-11T05:46:00.000-07:00

Concorde SST

2009-09-10T10:29:00.001-07:00

C5 Galaxy Unloads an F-14

2009-09-10T10:01:00.000-07:00

Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark

2009-09-09T13:02:00.000-07:00

F-22 Raptor In Action

2009-09-07T10:39:00.000-07:00

Virgin Galactic

2009-09-07T10:36:00.000-07:00

Predator Landing

2009-09-02T01:35:00.000-07:00

Super Yacht

2009-09-01T04:11:00.000-07:00

A yacht design by DriveDesign, via Gizmodo

Robotic Greenhouse for Mars

2009-08-28T08:35:00.000-07:00

via Gizmodo

Global Hawk

2009-08-26T11:35:00.000-07:00

Eurofighter Typhoon

2009-08-26T01:35:00.001-07:00

A RAF Eurofighter Typhoon

via AirPowerAustralia

Discovery

2009-08-25T13:26:00.001-07:00

Mi-24 Firing Rockets

2009-08-25T02:43:00.000-07:00

via Gizmodo

Shanghai Maglev Train

2009-08-24T12:31:00.001-07:00

Ferrari Segway

2009-08-22T12:04:00.000-07:00

Lamborghini Diablo VT

2009-08-20T13:52:00.000-07:00

SR-71 Blackbird

2009-08-19T12:41:00.000-07:00

2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder

2009-08-19T12:39:00.000-07:00

RAF Merlin

2009-08-18T12:55:00.000-07:00

B2 Spirit

2009-08-18T12:27:00.000-07:00

Cadillac CTS

2009-08-18T12:10:00.000-07:00

Podcar

2009-08-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

A personal rapid transport system, currently being built for London's Heathrow Airport

Apache Firing Rockets

2009-08-18T06:01:00.000-07:00

Mars Phoenix Lander

2009-08-18T05:56:00.000-07:00

The robotic spacecraft landed on Mars on May 25, 2008

iRobot Packbot

2009-08-18T05:53:00.000-07:00

A military robot designed to dispose explosive and bombs

Merkava

2009-08-18T05:48:00.000-07:00

Israel's main battle tank, Merkava

Icon A5 Foldable Plane

2009-08-18T05:38:00.000-07:00

ICON Aircraft

Predator

2009-08-18T05:27:00.000-07:00

US Air Force's MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. Armed with two Hellfire missiles, the aircraft saw combat over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, and Yemen. I

RAF Tornados in Formation

2009-08-18T04:54:00.000-07:00

Bugatti Delassu

2009-08-18T04:33:00.000-07:00

Bugatti Delassu concept car

Sukhoi PAK-FA

2009-08-18T04:26:00.000-07:00

Russian Sukhoi PAK-FA fighter jet

Boeing Scan Eagle

2009-08-18T04:22:00.000-07:00

The $100,000 Boeing Scan Eagle unmanned aircraft

Saturn V

2009-08-18T04:20:00.000-07:00

Saturn V rocket, carrying the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, blasting off

Proteus 1

2009-08-17T12:51:00.000-07:00