Alternate Vehicle Designs

[Petike]

This sure looked futuristic in the 60s.

Ooo... kay...

Ummmm...

Mighty Morfin' Schizo-plane !!!

Eyeees... burniiing... Braiiiinnn... melting...

 

[Petike]

Subs and jet fighters... finally together !

Seriously - WTH is this supposed to be ?!!!

 

[Darkaiz]

Subs and jet fighters... finally together !
*strange images*
Seriously - WTH is this supposed to be ?!!!

I... I have no idea... but they're hilarious
That one before the last one looks like a pig

 

[wilcoxchar]

I'm curious to know what that secret of hidden power in grass is.

 

[VT45]

Here's a quick one I did, as you can probably tell.

 

[Sir Scott]

Here's a quick one I did, as you can probably tell.

Alternate Plates?

 

[VT45]

Alternate Plates?

And RHD.filler

 

[freodhoric]

As I went on a bit of a railfan moment last night , I thought it would be best to move to the wacky world of aviation for my next slice of DRB madness. All of tonights pictures are from their page on early aircraft , found here

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/11/those-magnificent-men-and-their-flying.html

This first one is very mysterious , the only information that goes with it is that it was constructed by one Horatio Phillips around 1904. I have seen it elsewhere listed as the "flying venitian blind" though wether that was its actual name (Or indeed wether it flew at all) is unclear. considering the pathetic size of the engine compared to any potential fool/pilot , I doubt its flying anywhere except into the dustbin of history

I've seen more about that one. That one didn't fly, or not much, but a model with more of the same sort of wings flew. IIRC, first powered flight in Great Britain. Picture here.

 

[Sir Scott]

I've seen more about that one. That one didn't fly, or not much, but a model with more of the same sort of wings flew. IIRC, first powered flight in Great Britain. Picture here.

Bloody hell , was he insecure or something. That looks like it must have 100 or more micro wings

 

[Petike]

Ah, the good old steam-diesel-punkish days of the early 20. century :

 

[Petike]

OK, and now, some pictures of the most famous "roadable aircraft" or "flying cars" :

The Curtiss Autoplane (1919)

The Airphibian (the 1940s or 50s, if I remember well)

Molt Taylor's Aerocar, the only slightly succesful one to this day (1960s and 1970s)

The Convaircar (probably 50s or 60s)

 

[Petike]

And some fictional examples from old magazines :

 

[Knight Templar]

how about this.

 

[Darkaiz]

how about this.

Final fantasy?

 

[Orioes]

Very interesting, the front end seems to have this Shinobi-Onimusha samurai bug thing going on.

 

[Sir Scott]

how about this.

IRON VULTURE ROCKS SO HARD

It does however rip a new hole in the ozone layer all by itself

 

[tallwingedgoat]

Steam powered bi-plane. It's powered by a Doble steam engine made famous in the Doble steam car. The revolutionary engine inspired the currently developmental Cyclone steam engine project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw6NFmcnW-8

 

[Tony Jones]

Next up we have the NYCs Jet powered test car.

That is so cool! Looks like the mobile base of some 1930s Batman-esque superhero. Or villain, I suppose...

 

[Joseph K.]

how about this.

I'm not sure what purpose those smokestacks serve on an airborne vehicle?

 

[Ferrell]

Ok, I don't have any pictures , but how about a discription?
A vehicle that is propelled by a mechanical 'tail'...like that of a snake; it is placed under the center of balance of the vehicle and slithers it forward; multiple 'tails' could also be used. Does anybody want to take a crack at drawing one? I'm a horrible artist.