Photos of the Williams X-Jet in flight, US, 1982
Photos of the Williams X-Jet in flight, US, 1982
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Wow, that looks insane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_X-Jet
Reminds me of the flying vehicles from Nausicaa:
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whispering Snake Eater
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Now THAT is truly one of the things that ever existed!
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You're right, it did sort of exist
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Kind of look like hover Segway
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I don't like that weird cross-shaped letter anymore. :(
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US Baba Yaga
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Darth Potty
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This looks immensely dangerous.
The design was shelved shortly after the tests.
What uh... happened during the tests..?
Not at all, the design was actually meant to make ski jumping safer. Unfortunately the ski federation wouldn't allow it.
Great, now I really want to see someone yeet this thing off a ski jump!