And one for the FoxtrotAlfa crowd. (Aerolopnik!)

"Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast." (twostrokesmoke) 07/29/2014 at 14:20 • Filed to: None

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I present to you The Stipa-Caproni "Flying Barrel," an experimental Italian aircraft designed in 1932 by Luigi Stipa. By mounting the engine and propeller inside the fuselage it formed a tapered duct and created a venturi effect.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/29/2014 at 14:22

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It also has a powerful defense system:

It's hard to shoot at something when you're too busy laughing at it.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/29/2014 at 14:26

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It looks like someone already shot of the front of it anyway.

Diesel > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/29/2014 at 14:30

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This shit is straight out of Duck Tales(in my mind).

Spoon II > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/29/2014 at 15:01

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I bet that thing would be a laugh to fly. Imagine it with an enclosed cockpit.

Spoon II > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/29/2014 at 15:02

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Doesn't everyone want to fly a giant toilet paper roll?

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Spoon II 07/29/2014 at 15:14

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With that tiny wingspan, it sort of reminds me of this.

Spoon II > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/29/2014 at 15:16

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That's the first thing that popped into my head too. With a beefy engine I bet the tube shape could be used to achieve an incredibly low stall speed.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/29/2014 at 15:41

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brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr~

Jayhawk Jake > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/29/2014 at 15:58

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Wings are for pussies

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Jayhawk Jake 07/29/2014 at 16:03

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Explain this beast. I must know.

Jayhawk Jake > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/29/2014 at 16:18

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Lippisch-Collins Aerodyne. Lippisch was one of those crazy German engineers that came over to the US with Project Paperclip. He was kinda crazy, but he can be considered the father of the delta wing

http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/LIPPISCHE%20AE…

The aerodyne was one of his dream concepts, basically it's just a vectored thrust airplane.