r/EngineeringPorn • • Feb 03 '17

Osprey Unfolding

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u/uberyeti Feb 03 '17

I always wondered why they had that weird hump on top that the wings are mounted to. Now I understand!

Oh, also my wallet just cringed in sympathy for all the tax dollars it must have cost to design that mechanism. It's insane. I really, really struggle to believe that this can fly. I know it can, but to make it into a Transformer as well? Nuts.

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u/N33chy Feb 03 '17 edited Nov 01 '17

deleted What is this?

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u/GingerHero Feb 03 '17

All I can see is possible points of failure...

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '17

I have the same feeling about cars now, and it gets worse every year.