Ugliest Plane of WW2?

[Lightning Guy]

What is that!?!

 

[plan_D]

It's a Miles 39b.

 

[cheddar cheese]

not that hideous, the albacore is worse

 

[Lightning Guy]

Never seen that before. And I would have to say it is a good deal uglier than the Albacore.

 

[cheddar cheese]

i dont see whats ugly about it

 

[Lightning Guy]

That central tailfin (or whatever it is) is pretty ugly.

 

[plan_D]

The whole plane is out of porpotion, and I you haven't even seen it flying. I can't find any pics of it on the net, but by God, it's ugly.

 

[cheddar cheese]

i think it looks pretty cool 8)

 

[Lightning Guy]

More often than not, the expiremental planes from any country turned out hideous. This is the P-75 Eagle. The US wasted time and money producing a brand new factory produce it (rather than openinning a second line for P-38s) and it was absolutely horrible.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

my god that thing's hidious................

 

[Lightning Guy]

The prototype was literally composed of parts from other planes. The tailfin was from an SBD, the outer wings from a P-40, and the main landing gear from a F4U.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

looks like the cockpit of a P-51 or P-47............

 

[Lightning Guy]

More like a P-47, but I think that was actually an original build.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it looks huge, any news on it's dimentions?........

 

[Lightning Guy]

Length: 40' 5"
Height: 15' 6"
Span: 49' 4"
Max weight: 18,210 pounds.

That's approaching the size of most twin-engined fighters.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i think the stuka had a wingspan of 54ft, which is the biggest span for a single piston engined plane I remeber seeing..............

 

[Lightning Guy]

The span of the Stuka was a touch over 45ft. This P-75 had longer wings than even the Ta-152.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

my mistake, but still, that's huge...............

 

[Lightning Guy]

Yes it is.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

what was the span of the 152?