#Jet Age

[dronescapesvideos]

Bell XP-59A. The first U.S. turbojet Aircraft, powered by General Electric J31, was derived from Frank Whittle's turbojet and sent to the U.S. in great secrecy in 1941. ➤VIDEO: https://youtu.be/I0Rf8_navA4 ➤TURBOJET VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/Turbojet

[thesixthduke]

Old school RAF

[machetelanding]

[sarkysphotoblog]

[fuzzkaizer]

jet age jets

Bristol T.188

Republic XF-103

Handley Page HP.115

MiG 21

Saab 35

Lockheed F-104

Leduc 022

Corvair B-58

Mjasishchev M-50

cred: flugrevue.de, planehistoria.com, mediastore.com, facebook.com, commons.wikimedia.crg, saab.com, flugrevue.de, flugrevue.de, wikipedia.org, oldmachinepress.com,

[crownedstoat]

When Pan Am ruled the jet age.

[aviatrix-ash]

Faa wants me to know all about ...turbojets from the late 40s thru 60s for my exam, but the textbook I get from them is so vague on the subject. Luckily I have a 1950 naval training manual the plane museum gave me to read up on. :3

Gonna beg em to let me pull some components off their (already cut open) J33 to inspect and make silly noises over as I find neat things >:3

Some interesting things I found on this engine so far:

1. It used sparkplugs. The jet engines to superseded this one utilized ignitor plugs similar to modern jets and diesel powered vehicles. (Standard jet fuel really is just a more refined diesel-practically kerosene. Super dry compared to standard diesel tho)

2. It used a water/alcohol mixture injection in the compressor inlet to improve thrust at low altitudes.

3. The metallurgy to contain the heat in the exaust wasnt there yet so they just wrapped it up with everything they had 😆

[gpstudios]

Celebrating National Aviation Day: A Tribute to Flight and Innovation

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[mckitterick]

how is this not a Hot Wheels model?

Bill Carter Topcat, 1991. British custom and fantasy car maker, Bill Carter's last project. The Topcat was a forward control, tandem-seat street-legal one-off supercar powered by a mid-mounted 600hp Jaguar V12 engine. The passenger accommodation was beneath a Tornado jet fighter canopy.

[cacaxtla]

Woodcut Style Retro Astronaut

[thesixthduke]

[k-riggy]

The Glorious Jet Age

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[drmonkeysetroscans]

Will do.

[jmstater]

Steve Canyon | A Surprising Show from the Jet Age

Premiering on NBC in 1958, Steve Canyon was an adaptation of Milton Caniff's classic newspaper strip. Col. Steve Canyon is a test pilot and later airbase commander who has some surprising adventures for a show of the period ... and with some fantastic guest stars.

[timethehobo]

Soft scribbly of an Emmy. 🥺