Today's car designs are mostly variations on a familiar theme, but a hundred years ago, profoundly weird ideas like the Leyat Helica had their chance to compete. Basically a wingless aircraft, it was lightweight, very fast, and a really bad idea.
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In 1932 somewhere deep in the French countryside a project was underway to build an automobile with a slightly unusual method of propulsion. It isn't known if the designer of the Helicon was a pilot or an aircraft engineer, but it's clear that the car takes a significant amount of influence from early aircraft design.
Dit bizar voertuig is een motorwiel - ook wel autowiel genoemd. Deze gemotoriseerde monowielen (de bestuurder zat in het wiel) ontwikkelden zich uit gelijkaardige eenwielige fietsen op het einde van de 19e eeuw. De eerste decennia van de 20e eeuw waren ze een geliefd onderwerp in populair-wetenschappelijke tijdschriften. Sommige monowielen hadden erg krachtige motoren en vooral de door een vliegtuigpropeller aangedreven exemplaren waren behoorlijk angstaanjagend. De technologie werd (gelukkig) nooit meer dan een curiosum, hoewel er verschillende pogingen werden ondernomen om de motorwielen op grotere schaal te commercialiseren. Evenwicht Maar de schijf in evenwicht houden en ze in de...
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The history of aviation has witnessed a constant quest to push the boundaries of size and performance, and the military sector is no exception. Military aircraft have evolved from nimble fighters to colossal machines capable of transporting troops, cargo, and executing strategic missions on an unparalleled scale. In this article, we embark on a journey
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世代を越えて憧れる、いつの時代も色褪せない往年アイコンのスタイルからおしゃれのヒントをピックアップ！ 第5回目は1950年代を代表する元祖セックスシンボル、マリリン・モンロー。ブロンドヘアに真っ赤なリップ、グラマラスなボディで世界中の男性を虜にしたマリリン。ボディコンシャスなドレスをまとったセクシーなイメージが強いマリリンだけれど、意外にカジュアル＆ヘルシーなスタイリングも得意だった！ そんな知られざるマリリンのファッションをチェック。
So you think the airscrew is strictly for planes? Guess again. Look at these mighty prop-driven machines created by some of the most talented engineers
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In a slight twist of fate, we might have been traveling between London and Paris in one of these thing-a-majigs– or more accurately, a propeller-driven 'Flying Railplane'. This fancy futurist contraption was invented by George Bennie and launched in 1930 as a prototype, designed for a more economica
So you think the airscrew is strictly for planes? Guess again. Look at these mighty prop-driven machines created by some of the most talented engineers
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