Caption Competition Mk IV

[Chu Chu]

Not all of his ideas may have been good, but history would have been quite different if he hadn’t invented the canopy.

[Dan Gerous]

A successful mating between an F117 and a Lunar Landing Module

[treadigraph]

The Colditz Cockup was a lesser known and ill-conceived escape plan...

[Chock Puller]

Tire wear was no doubt going to be a problem as the Engineers had troubles with verticals.

[Fly-by-Wife]

Not many people know that DeHavilland went through a Cubist phase.

[cynicalint]

By the time my baby grows out of this pram, this is what his aircraft will look like!

[Chu Chu]

Wouldn't you know it. I spend ten years designing an aircraft based on a bumblebee, and then the scientists prove they can't fly.

[Hydromet]

Pablo Picasso's little-known side-gig as an aircraft designer is seldom spoken of these days.

[Wensleydale]

If DeLorean built aeroplanes.....("Where does the flux capacitor fit?")

[Wensleydale]

Air Cadet gliding is put on hold again.

[Wensleydale]

But was it ready for the Mach Loop before April the first?

[Hydromet]

When the aircraft disintegrated mid flight, the debris all landed in a single heap.

[treadigraph]

Those magnificent men with their washing machines, they go scrub-tiddley-scrub-scrub...

[Chu Chu]

I heard the wing on the front would improve performance, but I’m beginning to think that’s a canard.

[Chu Chu]

Denmark’s on the phone. If it doesn’t fly, they want it for a frigate.

[Ascend Charlie]

The Australian Defence Minister wondering whether he should give it to New Zealand or chop it up and bury it.

[ACW599]

"No, sir, unfortunately it doesn't fly very well. But the RCS is a snooker ball at 20 miles"

[treadigraph]

Originally Posted by Chu Chu

I heard the wing on the front would improve performance, but I’m beginning to think that’s a canard.

How does it handle in the air?

Like a duck...

Like a duck?

Yeah, it's canard...

[jolihokistix]

The EU has finally pledged to send 100 of these to Ukraine, but training will take nine months on the accelerated programme, and delivery will take place no later than winter 2025 or spring 2026.

[Chu Chu]

We used to build decoys that looked like real aircraft, but the enemy kept blowing them up.