What kind of abomination is that?
Still a great drawing.
FD scale Never Built Designs
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HyperHiggsHelix
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A signature is just for people who say, "I didn't put enough words in my post."
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Of course in my never-ending fascination with Luft '46 aircraft and unfeasible outlandish aircraft, I couldn't possibly leave out one of the contenders for worst VTOL aircraft designed:
Focke-Wulfe Triebflügel:
In German camouflage:
In Japanese camouflage:
Probably the strangest of the German VTOL projects, the Triebflügeljäger (literally meaning thrust-wing fighter) was powered by three ramjets on the ends of wing pylons, which would rotate around the body to provide lift similar to a helicopter. And of course, same as the Lerche there was no way for the pilot to actually see behind the aircraft when landing, which was never addressed in the design by the end of the war.
Focke-Wulfe Triebflügel:
In German camouflage:
In Japanese camouflage:
Probably the strangest of the German VTOL projects, the Triebflügeljäger (literally meaning thrust-wing fighter) was powered by three ramjets on the ends of wing pylons, which would rotate around the body to provide lift similar to a helicopter. And of course, same as the Lerche there was no way for the pilot to actually see behind the aircraft when landing, which was never addressed in the design by the end of the war.
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Man, that thing makes the Grumman Nutcracker seem safe and reasonable which is no mean feat.
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Man! You are one step ahead of me! Very well done! Which Luft46 aircraft are you planning to do?RaspingLeech wrote: ↑April 28th, 2017, 3:16 pm Of course in my never-ending fascination with Luft '46 aircraft and unfeasible outlandish aircraft, I couldn't possibly leave out one of the contenders for worst VTOL aircraft designed:
Focke-Wulfe Triebflügel
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Great additions!
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RaspingLeech
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Only the He 274/277 and Me 264 right now, though I guess they wouldn't be Luft 46 since they were all actually built and tested.darthpanda wrote: ↑April 28th, 2017, 5:33 pm Man! You are one step ahead of me! Very well done! Which Luft46 aircraft are you planning to do?
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Very nice additions, especially the Convair.
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I can't remember if the French operated the 274 after the war or not. Did they operate them or not?
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Yes, the two He 274 prototypes were repaired and used by the French until 1953 for tests involving parasite aircraft and high-altitude research.Bordkanone 75 wrote: ↑April 29th, 2017, 5:37 pm I can't remember if the French operated the 274 after the war or not. Did they operate them or not?
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Another Soviet oddity, the Korchagin SVVP-70
This design for a jet floatplane was notable for its ability to operate as a VTOL combat jet with additional lift engines, so that on rough water it could operate from shipboard helipads - and on the fact that the retractable floats were inflatable. Unfortunately never constructed.
This design for a jet floatplane was notable for its ability to operate as a VTOL combat jet with additional lift engines, so that on rough water it could operate from shipboard helipads - and on the fact that the retractable floats were inflatable. Unfortunately never constructed.