Comments for A new whatzit.

A new whatzit.

2009-05-07T12:18:00Z

Shown complete.

Go ahead. Wow me.

Comment from Boquisucuio on 2009-05-11

2009-05-11T18:25:32Z

Heee - I agree. That is some fancy photoshoppin' Boss

Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-05-08

2009-05-08T14:20:26Z

Dang, John ..... that's some pretty good Photoshopping!

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-05-08

2009-05-08T12:42:58Z

Kirk did indeed nail it - and Mr Jewell inspired me to this.

Comment from Terrapod on 2009-05-07

2009-05-08T01:47:06Z

Well, Kirk seems to have nailed it. What a god ugly design, almost looks like they took caps from large gas cylinders, welded on the fins and inserted the fuze arming prop. Ugh!

Comment from Kevin on 2009-05-07

2009-05-08T01:32:51Z

Teddy Kennedys suppository?

Comment from R Jewell on 2009-05-07

2009-05-08T00:33:37Z

Obviously...............

http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoon/display.cfm/69779/

Comment from J.M. Heinrichs on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T21:12:21Z

Inspiration for the www.aviastar.org/air/usa/convair_pogo.php

Cheers

Comment from rikkochet on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T20:35:53Z

Despite the success of the Harrier VTOL, the British government decided the next developement must be cheaper.

Comment from LaMigra on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T20:34:33Z

Bingo! http://www.inert-ord.net/jap02h/japmunitions.html

Comment from Kirk on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T19:34:38Z

Japanese Type 3 1/2kg HE cluster bomb.

Comment from LaMigra on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T18:50:40Z

Is it Soviet?

Comment from Justthisguy on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T18:07:32Z

Rifle grenade converted to hand-thrown aerial bomb. Hard to tell with no inch scale, nor even any cat fur.

Comment from Chris Taylor on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T17:51:02Z

I think it is of a later vintage than the Great War. The earliest aerial bombs had long thin tails like an arrow's crest and fletching. And no spinner for the arming fuse up front.

So I'm going to go with WW2 vintage or later. Maybe an incendiary like the little magnesium or jellied oil bombs?

Comment from eric on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T17:30:33Z

a 1917 german bomb, or a 1918 british type for one of their large bombers. they both had the "strategic" bombers for it. I can't see an eye to hook it up on the underside of a small fighter bomber, so that narrows it down. but being here it prolly is a experimental mosquito repellant thingy made by the ruskies in 2002.

Comment from JamesLee on 2009-05-07

2009-05-07T16:41:17Z

hmmm....

First look, no research. I'm thinking some kind of depth charge. Toss it over the side, the weight puts the prop down. As it falls, the prop turns, calibrated to X number of feet depth, where it goes off.

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't there some form of setting a certain desired depth on those?