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Ranking the 5 Craziest Spaceship Concepts From the 1960s
Ranking the 5 Craziest Spaceship Concepts From the 1960s

25 Feb 2023, 01:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the birth decade of space exploration, the 1960s brought with them a wealth of spaceship designs, some crazier than others. Here are the top 5 in our view

 
Douglas DC-7: A Landmark Piston Engine Airliner Defined By One Tragic Incident
Douglas DC-7: A Landmark Piston Engine Airliner Defined By One Tragic Incident

7 Oct 2022, 18:00 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The DC-7 is currently the only classic Douglas airliner that isn't still flying to this very day. Knowing its bad omen it's understandable.

 
Forgotten DC-3 Space Shuttle Concept Gets to Sim Fly for the First Time
Forgotten DC-3 Space Shuttle Concept Gets to Sim Fly for the First Time

7 Feb 2022, 14:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video simulations shows how NASA's early space shuttle concept, the DC-3, might have worked had it been approved for production.

 
Chrysler Slant-Six Powered Air Tug Hauls Old Warplanes, Not Cessnas
Chrysler Slant-Six Powered Air Tug Hauls Old Warplanes, Not Cessnas

16 Dec 2021, 21:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Any three aircraft calling the hangar home can be tugged out to the outside tarmac or the airport runway in around 15 minutes.

 
This Turboprop Swapped DC-3 Is a Hotrod With Wings
This Turboprop Swapped DC-3 Is a Hotrod With Wings

17 Sep 2021, 05:18 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Founded in 1990, Basler’s made its name modifying and remanufacturing existing DC-3 airframes by removing the existing Pratt&Whitney R 1830 piston engines.