bdefen
Senior Airman
They shoulda consulted with Heinkel about the wisdom of combining two engines into one.
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They shoulda consulted with Heinkel about the wisdom of combining two engines into one.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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That Oscar could wield a mean airbrush.Sage advice.
and Abraham Lincoln said you can not trust everything on the internetOscar Wilde tweeted that the only way to deal with temptation is to give in to the urge to buy more kits
I can just imagine this thing opening up wide to frighten away attacking fighters. Like a puffer fish.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.
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.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 !!!
Noirbruler, or Brulernoir might work (there should be an "accent" over the "u" in bruler ). And even the name is ugly !!!
Oh, you mean something as ugly as this? (But don't go believing all you read on Hush Kit) View attachment 611743
You know that if they were called "Schwarzebrennen", their aircraft would have been world-beatersBlackburn 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 !!!
They shoulda consulted with Heinkel about the wisdom of combining two engines into one.
I understand the chief designer went on to a brilliant post-war career as a designer for Renault.