France’s VB 10 was Long, Ugly, but Surprisingly Capable
When it comes to Second World War and Cold War fighters, if it is French, you know it’s going to
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Experimental
Aircraft that were either too weird, too awful or too extreme to be accepted into service.
BV 155 – The Enigmatic Aircraft That Pushed Boundaries
The Blohm & Voss BV 155 was a proposed German high-altitude interception and fighter aircraft that could have perhaps altered
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SNCASO Trident – France’s Record Breaking Interceptor
The SNCASCO (Sud Ouest) Trident was developed in the 1950s in France as a high powered, interceptor aircraft as part
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Blackburn B20: the Flying Boat with a Retractable Belly
Kept secret until 1945, the Blackburn B20 was a classified experimental flying boat most renowned for its innovative lower fuselage
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P-75 Eagle – The Unstable Interceptor
The Fisher P-75 Eagle was developed as an interceptor aircraft in response to a specification by the United States Army
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Northrop Tacit Blue – Is this the Weirdest Aircraft Ever Made?
The Northrop Tacit Blue was probably one of the most distinctive and unusual looking stealth aircraft to be produced. Usually
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XB-51 – an American Bomber Beaten by a British Design
The Martin XB-51, also known as ‘The Flying Cigar’ because of its signature elongated fuselage, was a medium bomber most
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Bell XP-77 – the Mini Fighter that was Sort of Terrible
The Bell XP-77 was a flawed American attempt to make a fighter plane made entirely out of alternative materials in
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Short Sperrin – The V Bomber that Never Was
The Short Sperrin was an experimental jet bomber built by the Short Brothers aircraft manufacturer in the 1950s. The Sperrin
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The Kalinin K-7 was a Monster Made of Soviet Steel
The Kalinin K-7 was an experimental bomber aircraft designed in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. It was designed
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