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Why does California have a flamethrower helicopter ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ (feddit.nl)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Next step: Fighter Jets with flamethrowers.

I am heavily disappointed at humanity for not coming up with it until now.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, figuring out how to project a stream of fire ahead of a jet traveling at MACH Speed would be an interesting engineering exercise.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ok now, hear me out. Take a ramjet, and stick it on the accelerant nozzle.

[โ€“] TheOSINTguy 3 points 3 weeks ago

Jungle jelly

[โ€“] mindbleach 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's called thrust vectoring.