Monoplanes with inverted gull wings and fixed wheel spats

• May 15, 2020

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Admiral Beez

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We all know the Stuka...



...but here are some other monoplanes with inverted gull wings and wheel spats.

Supermarine 224



Hamburger Flugzeugbau Ha 137


Mitsubishi A5M (prototype), or is this a Mitsubishi Ka-14?



Nakajima Ki-8 (failed attempt at two seat fighter)

 

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• May 18, 2020

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Hardlydank

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The only other plane I could find that meets these specs is the Klemm 35.

 

• May 22, 2020

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keithwwalker

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Loire Nieuport 411, designed before Stuka

 

• Oct 2, 2021

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elbmc1969

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keithwwalker said:

Loire Nieuport 411, designed before Stuka

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Bzzzzzzzt!

Sorry, it had rearward retracting gear with oversized fairings. The fairings served as the dive brakes, with the aircraft lowering its landing gear before commencing its dive.

 

• Oct 2, 2021

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buffnut453

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Ok...it doesn't have wheel spats but surely floats count, right? Blohm & Voss Ha 139:

 

• Oct 2, 2021

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swampyankee

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Loire-Nieuport LN.401

 

• Oct 2, 2021

• #7

vikingBerserker

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I know its not a monoplane, but I always liked this one.


Nakajima B3N

 

• Oct 2, 2021

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Wurger

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Poland

 

• Oct 12, 2021

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Gnomey

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Nice shots!

 

• Oct 12, 2021

• #10

Thumpalumpacus

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Tejas

vikingBerserker said:

I know its not a monoplane, but I always liked this one.


Nakajima B3N
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Oh, good Dog!

 

• Oct 12, 2021

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SaparotRob

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It's really cool.

 

• Oct 21, 2021

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keithwwalker

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keithwwalker said:

Loire Nieuport 411, designed before Stuka

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elbmc1969 said:

Bzzzzzzzt!

Sorry, it had rearward retracting gear with oversized fairings. The fairings served as the dive brakes, with the aircraft lowering its landing gear before commencing its dive.

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Yes the form factor was first demonstrated in 1932 with the fixed gear Loire Nieuport LN.140 which developed into the LN401-411 series. The Stuka first flight was after the LN.140. Stuka came second.