Ugliest Plane of WW2?

• Mar 6, 2005

• #481

mosquitoman

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More on the Stipa

From the familiar design halls of Italy's Caproni comes the naked horror of the Stipa, built in 1932 to test the thrust effect of a tubular fuselage. The 120 Hp. DH Gipsy III yielded a top speed of 81 Mph, and the lift effect of the tube made the landing speed 42 Mph

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• Mar 6, 2005

• #482

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It looks like some sort of carnival ride.

 

• Mar 6, 2005

• #483

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I was thinking a hollowed-out Wildcat myself

 

• Mar 6, 2005

• #484

the lancaster kicks ass

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my god that's one of the weirdest planes i've ever seen!!

 

• Mar 6, 2005

• #485

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I wonder if they had the Stipa in mind when they were designing the Gee Bee R1/R2?

 

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• Mar 6, 2005

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Nah, the GeeBee was built before the Stipa

 

• Mar 6, 2005

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The R1 was built the same year the Stipa was.... Anyways I was just pointing out that they look alike...

 

• Mar 6, 2005

• #488

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mosquitoman said:

Al least we can prove to CC that not all Italian planes are good

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Actually that looks pretty cool...

 

• Mar 6, 2005

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• Mar 6, 2005

• #490

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I think it was designed as a cylinder with an engine sitting inside, the pilot sat on top. Not the most conventional of designs

 

• Mar 6, 2005

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I second that.

 

• Mar 7, 2005

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Can anybody find something to beat the Stipa?

 

• Mar 7, 2005

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Take any French bomber

 

• Mar 7, 2005

• #494

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It'll be a close run thing

 

• Mar 10, 2005

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There are some very ugly planes in the late 20´s, but the Stipa can hold it´s own very well on this topic....

 

• Mar 10, 2005

• #496

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This is one ugly mofo...Tomashevich Pegas 04 (sorry for size)

 

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• Mar 10, 2005

• #497

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Darn it! I thought I'd found the winner/loser out of them all but you've blinded me with that monstrosity

 

• Mar 11, 2005

• #498

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Tsk Tsk!

 

• Mar 11, 2005

• #499

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That looks like one of those little $1.50 balsa gliders

 

• Mar 12, 2005

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Thread closed and a new non-poll thread begun.

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