April Fools Day 2023

[Graham1973]

Two YouTube channels decided that for April Fools Day, they'd cover fictional events in their usual style...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjFg7NkBGn4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvAueVn6Fzo

The hunt is on for more...

 

[Life of Tyo]

From Aerofax

 

[F.L.]

No matter how hard I look, I can't find out to which air force this P-40 belonged.

 

[Orionblamblam]

... find out to which air force this P-40 belonged.

Yes.

 

[Graham1973]

The 'true' origin of the 'Boomstick'...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADcbbzx79q8

 

[hagaricus]

I generally found this April 1st depressing.. the best ones were like the Atgeir above and Ed Nash's railcar-lauched wunderwaffe (

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QGKLygwEkI
) and those were only good because they were plausible. None of them made me laugh.

 

[Empire]

The Boeing F-118 Silent Bird super secret replacement for the F-117.

 

[H_K]

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/04/france-joins-aukus-submarine-program/
“In anticipation of cost overruns with the interior design of the crew accommodation and galley spaces, the submarines will be built for-but-not-with (FBNW) torpedo tubes.”

“Boris Johnson, who was among the leaders who originally announced the AUKUS program, is said to be keen to join the celebrations. A Downing Street spokesperson has preemptively denied the existence of the planned catered business meetings.

It is understood that Canada will not be allowed to join FUKUS for common decency reasons.”

 

[publiusr]

No matter how hard I look, I can't find out to which air force this P-40 belonged.
View attachment 697000

The UN of course

The French made the empennage
The Brits made the engine….

…and I crashed it.

 

[Graham1973]

The rest of the 'true' origin of the 'Boomstick'...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgyoGS4Niyc

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2OQV4MOOBg

 

[Graham1973]

Normally this channel covers armored vehicles...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6NheBQgHVY

 

[Graham1973]

Keeping with the 'Treating the Fictional as if it were real' theme that seems to have characterized YouTube April Fool pranks

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap-p2XeMItw

 

[Graham1973]

How the 'True' history of the 'Boomstick' was made...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGdaiGcbmis

 

[robunos]

Surprised this one never made it here . . .

https://mentourpilot.com/april-fools-lockheed-martin-to-buy-boeing/
cheers,
Robin.

 

[Graham1973]

Lawyers, they make you an offer you can't understand...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk8_RWO-oIA

 

[Stargazer]

Almost fell for this one (almost...) the Beechcraft Model 2100 Tangy Bonanza, a would-be resurrection of the Starship!
https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=15af93c6-80d7-41ff-a36a-b4c9a85deb86

 

[publiusr]

I think tangy was the Starship that hit the Indian Ocean recently--one NSF poster compared it to a trout.