The best pictures you've seen.

[Jean-Luc]

Apparently it's from the friction of the blades hitting the dust and sand.

So that literally means that the speed of the rotors is making the sand incinerate midair? FUCKIN AWESOME

[ExAm]

So that literally means that the speed of the rotors is making the sand incinerate midair? FUCKIN AWESOME

At best, it's the friction causing the blades to glow, but I really have a hard time believing that that is the cause.

[Rentafence]

At best, it's the friction causing the blades to glow, but I really have a hard time believing that that is the cause.

Page 3, section 6.2

http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/docs/...A%2008-011.pdf

[teh lag]

A thing of true beauty.



Original.

I also happened upon the full version of a picture that was posted god knows how many pages back. People who know what I'm talking about will know what I'm talking about.



And some other cool stuff that's going in my "cool stuff" directory.

[Alwin Roth]

When you notice it...

[Con]

In regards to the helicopter image, I imagine that sand can't be very good for the engines.

[rossmum]

They'd have tropical filters fitted, same as the RAF and Luftwaffe aircraft in North Africa and Italy had

[Heathen]

When you notice it...

that its CG?

Its VERY obvious.

[Cojafoji]

anyone else dig on the concept of extraordinarily large structures? like this, or dyson spheres?

shit blows you.

[rossmum]

Yes. I love ridiculously large structures.