"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
02/26/2014 at 21:58 • Filed to: Planelopnik
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"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
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XP-79B Flying Ram. An experimental rocket powered plane from WWII that was capable of climbing over 4000 feet per minute. Reenforced with magnesium plates so it could LITERALLY RAM OTHER PLANES RIGHT THE FUCK OUT OF THE SKY. Also, because a 9,000 pound rocket powered battering ram wasn't crazy enough, they powered it with nitric acid. Yes, that nitric acid. Oh, and they had plans to fit it with guns before the project was scrapped. So let's go over this again. A 9,000 flying rocket battering ram. Powered by poison. With motherfucking guns. Shine on you crazy-ass diamond.
Don't worry. That massive throbbing erection you now have is completley normal.
desertdog5051
> Your boy, BJR
02/26/2014 at 22:03 |
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As a non-scientist, what is the advantage of using nitric acid?
Brian, The Life of
> desertdog5051
02/26/2014 at 22:08 |
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For WWII Nazi Germany? Probably "Well, we have a bunch of this shit laying around and we're running really low on everything else, so ... "
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Your boy, BJR
> desertdog5051
02/26/2014 at 22:08 |
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It can't really be made to explode on it's own, and it's water soluble. (I briefly skimmed an article on it to bring you that info) But lets's just assume that it's so if ramming another plane damaged it, it would corrode/poison everyone on the enemy plane/below.
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> Brian, The Life of
02/26/2014 at 22:15 |
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Except if you'll look at the insignias, it was built by the US.
MoparKetchup
> Your boy, BJR
02/26/2014 at 22:18 |
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A 9,000 pound flying rocket battering ram. Powered by poison. With motherfucking guns.
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Bad Idea Hat
> Your boy, BJR
02/26/2014 at 22:48 |
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Nitric acid is still used for a number of rockets. It can be stored longer than the cryogenic fuels, and costs less to produce (I think).
The downside is that it explodes with damn near everything. It's a serious nightmare to handle (see: Nedelin Catastrophe )
But, if you were going to fuel a rocket with some oomph, and didn't want to have to do a rush refueling every time you wanted to launch, nitric acid was your fuel.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> Brian, The Life of
02/27/2014 at 11:06 |
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The XP-79 was a Northrop design. Jack Northrop has an amazing list of aircraft designs to his credit.
David E. Davis
> Your boy, BJR
02/27/2014 at 11:36 |
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One of Jack Northrop's cray cray flying wing designs.
ttyymmnn
> Your boy, BJR
02/27/2014 at 15:03 |
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You can have it.
The XP-79B (after delays because of bursting tires and brake problems on taxiing trials on the Muroc dry lake ) was lost on its first flight 12 September 1945. While performing a slow roll 15 minutes into the flight, control was lost for unknown reasons. The nose dropped and the roll continued with the aircraft impacting in a vertical spin. Test pilot Harry Crosby attempted to bail out but was struck by the aircraft and fell to his death. Shortly thereafter, the project was cancelled.