Butt-ugly airplanes

[evangilder]

Alright guys, dust off those photos and let's see some of the really ugly airplanes. I will start off with the LACAB GR.8 "Doryphone". Mercifully, only one prototype was made. Made in Belgium, the Germans captured it at Evere airfield in 1940.

 

[Lightning Guy]

Here are what some of the other countries around the world were trying to do while Kelly Johnson was designing the P-38. The first is Holland's Fokker D.XXIII - a novel concept for the times, but poorly refined, under-powered, and using a very poor airfoil. The second is Gloster's F.9/37 which was the absolute contemporary of the P-38. It certainly never had the looks of the Lightning.

 

[evangilder]

Funny, the Cessna O-2 resembles the Fokker. But they are both good additions for this category.

 

[Lightning Guy]

In concept, the D.XXIII wasn't a bad idea. Unfortunately, it was powered by Czech engines (that WAS a bad idea) and the aircraft industry of the Dutch lacked the ability to refine the aircraft to the needed levels.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Blohm und Voss Bv-40...UGH

 

[evangilder]

Whew, good one CC. That is one butt-ugly bird!

 

[cheddar cheese]

I know. Try this Farman F.222. You just know it has to be French

 

[mosquitoman]

The Gloster F.9/37 looks a bit like a Beaufighter with a twin tail

 

[Lightning Guy]

The nose is a little different as well.

 

[JCS]

How about the Potez 540....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the F.222 and that potez are both very good looking planes..........

 

[JCS]

Hopefully thats a joke

 

[evangilder]

I guess it's in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Lightning Guy]

Well the the French must have lousy eyes because they had a lot of trouble building a decent looking place.

 

[mosquitoman]

The Dewoitine D.520 was a decent plane, they must have had a couple of drunk designers when they were designing their bombers

 

[evangilder]

Art deco bombers, only the French!

 

[Lightning Guy]

Well aside from the D.520 the fighters were pretty ugly as well.

 

[JCS]

The Arsenal VG-33 wasnt too bad either

 

[Andrew]

There is always the good old Handley Page Hendon Heavy Bomber, one of Britains many entries into the Butt-Ugly Airplanes contest

There is also the Heyford Bomber

 

[evangilder]

AUGH!, My EYES! That is one seriously ugly bird too!