Prototype Shorts
Description: The Kyūshū J7W Shinden is a World War II Japanese propeller-driven prototype fighter plane with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nose-mounted canard, and a pusher engine. Developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy as a short-range, land-based interceptor, the J7W was a response to Boeing B-29 Superfortress raids on the Japanese home islands. For interception missions, the J7W was to be armed with four forward-firing 30 mm type 5 cannons in the nose.
Description: A black background with orange and white text listing humorous observations about engineers. The top line reads "UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERS" in large orange textured letters. Below are seven numbered points with witty statements about engineering problem-solving, including "hit it with a hammer" and "undocumented feature." A graphic of crossed wrenches and gears is on the right.
Description: 8k Resolution. This image is high quality enough to be put on to a bill board. In late 1987, rumors of an all-new, high performance Corvette built upon the fourth generation platform began circulating among the automotive press. Dubbed the “King of the Hill,” the secretive supercar was said to be a world-beater, and in March of 1989, GM debuted its impressive Corvette ZR-1 at the Geneva Motor Show. 1990 marks the 25th anniversary of the ZR-1’s market debut, and while a mere 6,939 were ever built, the car remains a memorable piece of Corvette history, as well as a bridge from performance Corvettes past to the present.
Description: The USS Shangri-La (NCC-2575) was a 23rd century Federation starship, the Shangri-La-class prototype in Starfleet service around the 2280s or 2290s decade. At some point in the late 23rd century, the Shangri-La and its sister ship Surprise performed a mission near a ringed planet within a star system. The location was the site of a large, industrial space station and its support craft.
