#darkshark

Titan meets Raguel!! Basically Titan went to bother ruin again and caught him helping raguel practice flying. She’s still learning :(

The Ryan XF2R Dark Shark was a development of Ryan’s earlier FR-1 Fireball. First flying in November 1946, it retained the mixed power plant of its predecessor, but replaced the piston engine with a General Electric T31 turboprop engine. The jet intakes were moved from the wing roots to the fuselage sides and the vertical stabiliser was squared off.

Despite proving a capable aircraft the navy cancelled development as they considered all-jet aircraft to be superior. The Fireball had been designed at a time when jet aircraft lacked ranged, so for a brief time a mix of a jet and piston engines provided a solution. However by the time the Dark Shark flew jet engines were becoming more efficient.

David Bowie, 1977

Photo © Clive Arrowsmith

I hate them

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Titan: *Trying to make a old man joke at Ruin because he's feeling salty*

Ruin: *Not looking up from mixing his tea* By all technicalities. you're actually older than me.

Titan: Wuh- *Horrified calculating*

Ruin: *Silently hands Titan some tea before walking past him to sit down*

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PFFFFFF I LOVE THIS

I can see Titan counting on his fingers giving up and just going NUH-UH