Strange Airplanes from WWII

[bdefen]

Body by Fisher: the XP-75 Eagle. "It was made up from sub-assemblies of other airplanes that were already in production. It used the tail of the Douglas SBD Dauntless, the wings of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and the landing gear of the Vought F4U Corsair."
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They shoulda consulted with Heinkel about the wisdom of combining two engines into one.

 

[bdefen]

Sage advice.

That Oscar could wield a mean airbrush.

 

[SplitRz]

The Blackburn B20 has been my favourite odd-ball of recent years, and real teaser 'what if'

A300mph flying boat with a retractable hull. What's not to love about THAT concept?!

Blackburn B20 | BAE Systems | International

 

[MiTasol]

Oscar Wilde tweeted that the only way to deal with temptation is to give in to the urge to buy more kits

and Abraham Lincoln said you can not trust everything on the internet

 

[SaparotRob]

The Blackburn B20 has been my favourite odd-ball of recent years, and real teaser 'what if'

A300mph flying boat with a retractable hull. What's not to love about THAT concept?!

Blackburn B20 | BAE Systems | International

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I can just imagine this thing opening up wide to frighten away attacking fighters. Like a puffer fish.

 

[SplitRz]

I can just imagine this thing opening up wide to frighten away attacking fighters. Like a puffer fish.

Kinda like the tanker with opening bow doors that swallows nuclear subs in James Bond?

 

[SaparotRob]

BINGO!!

 

[Airframes]

Blackburn pretend to be British, but I'm sure they were really French ('Bruler Noir ? ), as many of their designs compete in ugliness with French inter-war designs !!!

 

[SplitRz]

Blackburn pretend to be British, but I'm sure they were really French ('Bruler Noir ? ), as many of their designs compete in ugliness with French inter-war designs !!!

Oh, you mean something as ugly as this? (But don't go believing all you read on Hush Kit)

 

[SaparotRob]

Blackburn pretend to be British, but I'm sure they were really French ('Bruler Noir ? ), as many of their designs compete in ugliness with French inter-war designs !!!

Put on your tin foil hats everyone, I think Airframes might be on to something.

 

[buffnut453]

You want to know something really scary? I read Terry's "Blackburn pretend to be British, but I'm sure they were really French" and, without reading another word, the thought popped into my head "How do I make Blackburn sound French?"

I think I need help!!!!!

 

[Airframes]

Noirbruler, or Brulernoir might work (there should be an "accent" over the "u" in bruler ). And even the name is ugly !!!

 

[SplitRz]

Noirbruler, or Brulernoir might work (there should be an "accent" over the "u" in bruler ). And even the name is ugly !!!

Even le Brulernoir will require a lot of oui-oiu to put out the 'burn' of this napalm to the eyes:

 

[Airframes]

Ah, yes, the conservatory, with attached boudoir. Didn't look good, built onto the side of the chateau, so Jean Paul stuck some wings on it and .............

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Oh, you mean something as ugly as this? (But don't go believing all you read on Hush Kit) View attachment 611743

There's a plane that wants to snog you.

 

[Airframes]

No, that's an abomination that should be avoided at all costs !! ( a bit like some of my former girl friends !!!! )

 

[GrauGeist]

Blackburn pretend to be British, but I'm sure they were really French ('Bruler Noir ? ), as many of their designs compete in ugliness with French inter-war designs !!!

You know that if they were called "Schwarzebrennen", their aircraft would have been world-beaters

 

[swampyankee]

They shoulda consulted with Heinkel about the wisdom of combining two engines into one.

From all reports, the limited numbers of V-3420s produced were quite successful. The P-75 as basically a somewhat dumb idea made real.

 

[Capt. Vick]

I understand the chief designer went on to a brilliant post-war career as a designer for Renault.

Actually it was Don Berlin of Curtiss fame.

 

[Snautzer01]

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