This one should appeal you (Loire 30 dubbed the flying washing machine).
Pic : San Diego Air & Space Museum
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Pic : San Diego Air & Space Museum
Warspite63
Staff Sergeant
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- Dec 8, 2022
Oh. My. God. Beyond hideous. Washing machines are infinitely more elegant ... and probably handle better......
cammerjeff
Tech Sergeant
This is actually a picture of the Loire 301, it is the unsuccessful Loire 30 prototype modified by adding the front turret, and for weight an balance purposes the center engine was moved back and reversed into the pusher configuration seen here, it was still unsuccessful. Here is a picture of the Loire 30 in its original configuration.
Source C'est moche... mais ça vole : Le Loire 30 — avionslegendaires.net
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
What was the engineering rationale for mounting the engines way up there?
cammerjeff
Tech Sergeant
Greg, only a guess on my part, but as the plane was originally designed to meet a specification for a night reconnaissance plane, I would think they were mounted high to not restrict the observers view? Here is a drawing of the original design. Also with 3 engines it would eithet have to have a nose mounted engine, of the center engine would have to be elevated, so you may as well mount them all up there?
Viking1066
Brigadier General
A member of the London Aeroplane Club with a de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth, 1939 the net
Viking1066
Brigadier General
Grumman F4F 3 Wildcat VF-6 Black F20 aboard CV 6 USS Enterprise 1942 the net
Viking1066
Brigadier General
Group of six P2Y-l flying boats 1934 the net
Does the position of the F4F-3 indicates a MG firing test ?
Count de Bastrop
Airman 1st Class
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- Dec 14, 2004
I think you might be seeing double? Or am I only seeing half the flight?
MIflyer
Captain
HAPPY NATIONAL STAR TREK DAY!
James "Scotty" Doohan flew these in WW2 and was wounded on 6 June 1944, losing part of one of his fingers.
James "Scotty" Doohan flew these in WW2 and was wounded on 6 June 1944, losing part of one of his fingers.
MiTasol
Major
I do not know but is was the in thing for a time. The Dornier flying boats I can understand as putting the props out of reach of any water spray but several other non water aircraft also had that arrangement.
As long as engines position is concerned, this one is my favorite (the handsome Farman F4X / F120 Jabiru, first french monoplane airliner).
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SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Live long and prosper.
Viking1066
Brigadier General
The glossy oil trail under the wing reveals why the engine is being changed. The "U.S. ARMY" lettering under the wing stopped being applied to new production Forts in April 1942 the net
Viking1066
Brigadier General
The Great Lakes XSG-1 was an experimental aircraft the net
Viking1066
Brigadier General
USS Lexington (CV-2) leaving San Diego October 1941. Planes parked on her flight deck include F2A-1 fighters the net
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
F2A-3s
as good a guess as any. I have seen that look IRL.
MIflyer
Captain
Due to his wounds I am not sure he could make the Vulcan Salute.
