General Airborne Transport XCG-16 Flying Wing Combat Glider of 1944

[jzichek]

Check out this article at RetroMechanix.com on the General Airborne Transport XCG-16, an American flying wing type combat glider with twin booms and a single rudder dating from 1944:

The article reproduces an Army Air Force preliminary evaluation report on the type, which features 21 high resolution photos of this innovative but ultimately unsuccessful aircraft.

-Jared

 

[Crimea_River]

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

 

[Matt308]

Never heard of that one. Nice post!

 

[jzichek]

A second post on the XCG-16 has been added to RetroMechanix.com featuring an additional 17 photos of this unusual lifting fuselage military transport/assault glider:

The high resolution photos include some interesting shots of the glider being towed by a B-17; worth a look if you are interested in unusual vintage aircraft.

-Jared

 

[vikingBerserker]

Always found that one interesting. great post.