Boeing Dream Lifter: 747-LCF (1 Viewer)

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Ugly is as Ugly does. Both are Extemely ugly. A beautiful big plane? Bristol Brabazon.
 

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I also like the Brabazon - it has that very positive look about the future
that some post-war designs had. It had the most unusual engine layout
of any multi-engine aircraft, with two big Bristol Centaurus (if memory serves)
set at angles to the propeller centerline, and each engine drove one of the
concentric propellers independantly of the other engine. That just had to be
a gear box nightmare!
 
[okay at the risk of insulting my UK friends]

Only the they could make the He-177 coupled transmission nightmare worse. :)

Oiy. Ow bout we couple ese props with twin turbines, but...wait fo' it... mount 'em 45 degreess off cen'er line. Brilliant!
 

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New to this forum so Hi. The 747-LCF does not open at the front but at the rear. The aircraft has a swing zone installed aft of sta 2000 so the whole tail swings open on two hinges located on the port side.
 
You might be interested in this image of the dreamliner engine.
 

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