NASA Boeing 747 with Space Shuttle Endeavour on her back
The mid-air mating of a space shuttle with a 747.
Though their offspring will be sterile like a mule, Space Shuttles and 747s are close enough genetically to reproduce together, leading some scientists to believe they have a very recent common ancestor, possibly the Bell X-1.
Rudimentary social characteristics in both Shuttle and 747 groupings however make the mating a sort of taboo. If caught, the shuttle will face ostracization from its herd. The 747 my actually be dismantled by others of its kind. And the offspring not only faces social isolation, but runs a high risk of deformity:
Of course these risks are nothing compared to the recorded instance of a biplane mating with a tank:
That’s an Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka btw and it’s real.
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