Strange Airplanes from WWII

[MiTasol]

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After looking at that nose gear I think the old saying the right way, the wrong way and the British way should maybe be changed to .... the French way

 

[Koopernic]

The Blohm and Voss BV144 handled very well. The asymmetrical forces generated by propeller rotation were used to balance the aircraft.

 

[ClayO]

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."

 

[SaparotRob]

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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I was waiting for someone to come up with this one!

 

[GrauGeist]

The XP-75 had also incorporated P-51D outer wing panels during it's development, too.

 

[bdefen]

Then there's the Payen Pa-22.

Yes, it's French...

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Looks like it might have an Argus engine.

 

[SaparotRob]

Looks more like an LSD flashback.

 

[bdefen]

Looks more like an LSD flashback.

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

 

[bdefen]

The Blohm and Voss BV144 handled very well. The asymmetrical forces generated by propeller rotation were used to balance the aircraft.
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Any kits out there for this one? I like it. The office section resembles the Fw189.

 

[buffnut453]

Any kits out there for this one? I like it. The office section resembles the Fw189.

Airfix did a 1/72 kit eons ago.

 

[GrauGeist]

Looks like it might have an Argus engine.

It had a Regnier R.6 inverted six cylinder engine.

 

[bdefen]

Airfix did a 1/72 kit eons ago.

Found a 1/48 scale Hobby Boss Model on Kitlinx, and on Amazon. I probably have enough kits for now, but................the covid "gotta buy more kits" syndrome has kicked in..........I don't know if I can resist..........

 

[SaparotRob]

Found a 1/48 scale Hobby Boss Model on Kitlinx, and on Amazon. I probably have enough kits for now, but................the covid "gotta buy more kits" syndrome has kicked in..........I don't know if I can resist..........

Resistance is useless.

 

[fastmongrel]

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

 

[SaparotRob]

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

Sage advice.

 

[GrumpyOldCrewChief]

Resistance is useless.

"Resistance is futile".
Please quote things correctly, or do not quote them at all. Many of us here on this forum have varying levels of OCD, and errors like that can make us spill our morning beverage of choice!

 

[SaparotRob]

"Resistance is futile".
Please quote things correctly, or do not quote them at all. Many of us here on this forum have varying levels of OCD, and errors like that can make us spill our morning beverage of choice!

Out of affection for our Cousins, I went Vogon.

 

[SaparotRob]

... and Star Trek should have given that homage as well!

 

[SaparotRob]

Hey, remember that episode of Enterprise ( or Star Trek, Enterprise depending on OCD level) where Enterprise NX-01 was fighting JU-87's over New York City? That was pretty strange airplane stuff.

 

[GrumpyOldCrewChief]