Impressive bodywork - the strakes look like they were painstakingly aligned. The big issues for me would be the wheels, the hard tonneau cover, and the powertrain. Maybe I’m alone in saying this but with bodywork and fiberglass being the huge, itchy pain in the ass that they are, and with the paint looking like it was…

Like this?

Quite the interesting car. I’d love to take a ride in that machine.

Yes, because nothing represents the Pope, the Faith, Matthew 5:39, or the spirit Christ meant to bestow upon the world like telling people to off themselves. Nicely done.

The technologies change. The sounds change. The displacements change. The spirit, however, remains true to form, regardless of vehicle type.

Very cool! My dad worked on the D model while he was there, from ‘79 until ‘82.

Air ambulance operations were the first thought that came to mind, this would revolutionize response times in remote areas worldwide.

That explains where Capcom’s Resident Evil team got the idea for this aircraft (I played this one for hours on end):

I don’t suppose he was stationed at Cannon AFB, was he?

True, those shock absorbers certainly cushioned the landing.

There’s nothing like it, the banshee howl of that 6-cylinder is amazing.

Reading that have me chills. That must have been incredible to watch, I’ve only dreamt of seeing the early motoGP racers in action!

On the -25 they are, I thought Panavia had incorporated a variable inlet a lá F-15, but I could be mistaken. My dad told me numerous stories of his time as a weapons mechanic for the -111, it was fast enough to seriously burn the paint. Evidently, a -111 pilot decided to drag race an F-4 pilot...

Yeah, I know. Pathetically small compared to the 16-piston, 8-cylinder Fairbanks Morse Opposed Piston engine I worked on years ago.

That’s what really does it for me, along with the swing wing design, the single rudder, and twin engines. The intakes remind me of the Panavia Tornado.

That would be even more fun. Monster torque coupled with the row-your-own gearbox!

They definitely have big wings, and the wings, swing. Always thought swing wing designs were cool, albeit complicated.

While markedly different, the basic profile of the Su-24 reminds me of the F-111.

Perfect! You can take the asphalt, and I’ll keep rescuing people stuck in the mud. (I’ve done that a couple of times now)

It looks sleek, compact, and wickedly fast. The last part being the most true. Seeing an R1 up close and personal, it’s not massive, but it’s also not small.