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Strange that no one has come up with anything better in the intervening 150 years (this year).
Pretty inefficient by most standards but I absolutely love mine (although I'll admit the aesthetics may not appeal to some). Even the incredible amount of daily maintenance that's required is a pleasure - fueling, cleaning, and the extraordinary amount of downtime it needs - rarely do these things even remotely feel like a chore. Its use is, in itself, a means and an end. I wouldn't be without mine.
I think it held the record for the largest aircraft ever made, for quite some years. Was designed to only fly about 5 to 10 metres above sea level in order to use ground effect, and had a cruising speed close to 300mph.
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the first Airfix model I made as a kid…
and I still think it's the coolest looking plane ever
with the F4 Phantom a very close 2nd - which was the 2nd model I made.. lol
a while back there was a thing on Discovery about those and the development of them..
fascinating stuff.. and seriously cool tech
Concorde, Land Rovers from Series 1 to Defender, and the Leica M2...
Quite possibly the most intuitive and pure photography experience I've ever had, and that's with an all-manual clockwork camera that doesn't even have a light meter.
Nomad
Nobody loves me but my mother... and she could be jivin' too...
...or any other machine that keeps her occupied when Match Of The Day is on.
I don't get very excited by machines except for the 'posh' cars of my youth so I'll nominate a MKi Ford Granada Coupe. Yum.
Bottle openner?
Ooo that makes me think if my rolleiflex.
Made in the 1930s, still works beautifully today, and requires less maintenance than a rangefinder. I'd love a newer one from the 60s but I absolutely adore mine. Ticks beautifully.