World’s Strangest

These strange yet masterfully crafted sculptures are by Gal Weinstein, an Israeli artist who created the tire fires as a statement concerning pollution. They are made out of (among other things) wool, wax and a not so eco-friendly medium-styrofoam. Still, as works of art it’s unlikely that they’ll end up in a trash dump anytime soon, and [...]

“QUANTUM SHOT” #202(rev) Link – article by Erlend Aaseth and Avi Abrams A vertical takeoff, level flight and a tail landing – first VTOL concepts These flying wonders, so called “Tailsitter” airplanes, are truly remarkable pieces of aviation history: mainly designed in the late 1940s and early 1950s, they were essentially [...]