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Category: Experimental

Aircraft that were either too weird, too awful or too extreme to be accepted into service.

Douglas XTB2D.

XTB2D Skypirate is a Forgotten Torpedo Bomber

May 15, 2024 Cold War, Experimental
The original crew and avionics cabin was substituted with an 11-ton crew section that was heavily lined with lead and rubber.

General Electric HTRE-3 Nuclear Jet Engine

April 15, 2024 Experimental
Gliding trials were conducted before the aircraft was approved for testing under powered flight.

Me 328 the High Speed Wooden Jet Fighter

April 12, 2024 Experimental
XRONs during Marine Corps trials.

The XRON Build-it-Yourself Evacuation Helicopter

March 19, 2024 Cold War, Experimental
The Breguet 460 was powered by two Gnome-Rhône 14No engines, which were fourteen-cylinder, dual-row, air-cooled, supercharged engines, delivering substantial power for the bomber.

Breguet 460 Vultur Interwar Bomber

March 13, 2024 Experimental
The prototype was used in testing to simulate hard landings, a process that involved dropping it from a bridge crane, ultimately leading to the aircraft's damage and subsequent scrapping.

XP-49: Ambitious Evolution of the P-38 Lightning

March 12, 2024 Experimental
F+W C-3605, known as "Schlepp" or "Alpine Anteater

Schlepp or the Alpine Aneater Ground Attacker

February 26, 2024 Experimental

Fairey Rotodyne a Clever & Unique Design

February 26, 2024 Experimental
Ju 390 transport with six B.M.W. 801 engines. Pictured abandoned on a German airfield, the propellers have been removed to disable the aircraft.

Junkers Ju 390 New York Blitz Bomber

February 19, 2024 Experimental
Lockheed CL-760 LARA airframe was intended to be rugged and simple, facilitating easy maintenance and repair, especially in field conditions.

Lockheed CL-760 LARA Cold War Failure

February 19, 2024 Experimental

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