4 December 1958. First flight of the Baade 152 (Dresden 152, VL-DDR 152 or simply 152), first German jet passenger airliner. Designed and manufactured by East German aircraft company VEB Flugzeugwerke Dresden.
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Doesn't look too much like a converted bomber 
so I researched it a bit....
"The Baade 152 represents the final development in the Junkers aircraft family which ended with the "development planes" (Entwicklungsflugzeug – EF).
Its development drew upon the OKB-1 150, an aborted bomber that was developed in the Soviet Union with assistance from captured German scientists.
The Baade 152's basic configuration shares many similarities, including shape, size, wing-area, landing gear configuration, empty weight, range, altitude, speed, power per engine, and double-engine cowling arrangement with the American-built Boeing B-47 Stratojet, a bomber/aerial reconnaissance aircraft which entered service with the United States Air Force during 1951.
Work on the Baade 152 formally commenced during 1955."
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so I researched it a bit...."The Baade 152 represents the final development in the Junkers aircraft family which ended with the "development planes" (Entwicklungsflugzeug – EF).
Its development drew upon the OKB-1 150, an aborted bomber that was developed in the Soviet Union with assistance from captured German scientists.
The Baade 152's basic configuration shares many similarities, including shape, size, wing-area, landing gear configuration, empty weight, range, altitude, speed, power per engine, and double-engine cowling arrangement with the American-built Boeing B-47 Stratojet, a bomber/aerial reconnaissance aircraft which entered service with the United States Air Force during 1951.
Work on the Baade 152 formally commenced during 1955."
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A late 19th century photo by Félix Arnaudin which shows Gascon shepherds on stilts. They used the stilts to navigate the marshy pastures of Landes region in the southwest of France.
Photo: Musée d’Aquitaine
Photo: Musée d’Aquitaine
I like the tripod effect. The third stick gives them a chance to stop, rest, and maybe a chitchat.
Nice wooly coats too....
Nice wooly coats too....
Ancient sense of humor: Greek lead sling bullet, inscribed with DEXAI, (meaning in greek"Catch!“) 1600 years old
Gotta love those weird and wonderful 1950's and early 60's jet aircraft designs.
The SNCASE Grognard (Grumbler in French, from the nickname for a soldier of Napoleon's Old Guard) was a single-seat, low-level ground-attack aircraft prototype from 1950. The type was defeated in a competition by the (much better looking) Sud-Ouest Vautour II.
The SNCASE Grognard (Grumbler in French, from the nickname for a soldier of Napoleon's Old Guard) was a single-seat, low-level ground-attack aircraft prototype from 1950. The type was defeated in a competition by the (much better looking) Sud-Ouest Vautour II.
Here is the Sud-Ouest
I wonder if the Grognard design gave better protection from ground fire.
And that Grognard had that anti-infantry trident on the nose for low level combat.
Case in the shape of a trout with six knives
Locality: Italy
Date: c. 1570
Material : Leather, bone, iron, partly gilded
Dimensions: L. 34.9 cm
This trout turns out to be a deceptively lifelike leather case containing six magnificently decorated knives with delicate handles made of bone. Cutlery cases in the shape of trouts from the Renaissance are extremely rare. Only a few examples have survived, including a closely related piece in the Green Vault in Dresden. As part of the Electoral Saxon Kunstkammer, it attests to the high esteem in which objects were held, which aroused amazement and admiration with their impressive imitation of nature. This trout case, which was undoubtedly in the possession of a distinguished personality, probably also belonged to the collection of a princely Kunst- und Wunderkammer (cabinet of arts and marvels).
Locality: Italy
Date: c. 1570
Material : Leather, bone, iron, partly gilded
Dimensions: L. 34.9 cm
This trout turns out to be a deceptively lifelike leather case containing six magnificently decorated knives with delicate handles made of bone. Cutlery cases in the shape of trouts from the Renaissance are extremely rare. Only a few examples have survived, including a closely related piece in the Green Vault in Dresden. As part of the Electoral Saxon Kunstkammer, it attests to the high esteem in which objects were held, which aroused amazement and admiration with their impressive imitation of nature. This trout case, which was undoubtedly in the possession of a distinguished personality, probably also belonged to the collection of a princely Kunst- und Wunderkammer (cabinet of arts and marvels).
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There’s something fishy about this …
Designed and built in just 12 weeks, the Goodyear 'Inflatoplane' was a rubber aircraft that could be quickly inflated and flown. This bizarre two-seat machine was tested between 1958 and 1972 as a method of extracting downed aircrew from behind enemy lines. None were ever used.
Robe and Axe of Giovanni Battista Bugatti, who was the official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 to 1864. During his tenure he executed 514 people.
Robe and Axe of Giovanni Battista Bugatti, who was the official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 to 1864. During his tenure he executed 514 people.
I bet he was popular with the ladies.
Let's execute someone!
Very informative, it's interesting to see how volcanos affect the fertility of the land too.
I guess that's why people live too close to them.
Ahhh, lava.