Mark Warren performed a calculation that scaling up the F35-B’s thrust ratio (55,000 shp delivering 41,900 lb thrust) implies the Helicarrier carries engine(s) capable of 157 million horsepower (shp) ...

If you’re not familiar, the Helicarrier is a fictional ship, the pride of S.H.I.E.L.D’s air force, or is it their navy. It’s a massive aircraft carrier with four huge repulsor engines built into it, ...

Physics students calculate the four-propeller powered giant aircraft seen in the Avengers would not be possible with modern technology. Physics students calculate the four-propeller powered giant ...

Add in a few extra kits, and your giant, flying aircraft carrier can even have spinning (Lego) turbines and lights. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you ...

Warning: I am using some pretty heavy-handed estimations and simplifications, because unfortunately the Helicarrier does not exist and neither Marvel nor Walt Disney was kind enough to provide us with ...

A drone takes off from atop another drone. We’ve all dreamed of flying our own Avengers–SHIELD-inspired Helicarrier, but I think we’re a ways off from that kind of oddly-horrifying military technology ...