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

Lun-class ekranoplan.
Cold War Experimental 

Lun-class Ekranoplan: The Real Caspian Sea Monster

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Guy Davey

The Lun-class ekranoplan is a unique and fascinating machine that straddled the line between resembling an aircraft and a ship.

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Northrop XB-35.
Cold War Experimental Latest 

Northrop YB-35/XB-35 – The Flying Wing Failure

February 28, 2023March 13, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, bomber, cold war, experimental, prototype, USA, wwii

In 1938 after setting up his independent venture, engineering legend John Northrop could finally work on a project he had

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The Sikorsky S-72 X-Wing.
Cold War Experimental Latest 

Sikorsky S-72 – Helicopter-Plane Hybrid

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, experimental, helicopter, Hybrid, prototype, USA

Able to operate as either a helicopter, compound helicopter, or fixed-wing aircraft, the Sikorsky S-72 was an ambitious attempt to

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The Grumman X-29.
Cold War Experimental Latest 

Grumman X-29 – The Backward Wing Plane

February 16, 2023February 21, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, cold war, experimental, prototype, USA, X-29

The Grumman X-29 was a bizarre-looking experimental plane that was one of the first serious attempts to assess the concept

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The Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake".
Experimental Latest WWII 

Vought V-173 – America’s Flying Pancake

February 15, 2023February 21, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, experimental, fighter, Flying Pancake, prototype, USA, V-173, wwii

Known variously as the ‘Flying Pancake,’ ‘Flying Flapjack,’ ‘Flying Saucer,’ and ‘Zimmerman’s Skimmer,’ the V-173 was a bizarre US attempt

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The XF10F-1 Jaguar.
Cold War Experimental 

Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar – The Swing Wing Fiasco

January 31, 2023February 21, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, cold war, experimental, F-111, F-14, fighter, MiG-23, prototype, Su-22, Swing Wing, USA

Over the decades the manufacturer Grumman has been an indispensable source of high-quality fighters for the US Navy. On only

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The Northrop XP-79.
Experimental Latest WWII 

Northrop XP-79 – The Flying Battering Ram

January 30, 2023February 21, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, bomber, Delta wing, experimental, fighter, Flying Ram, USA, wwii, XP-79

The Northrop XP-79 ‘Flying Ram’ was a bizarre attempt to make an aeroplane that disabled enemy craft by colliding into

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The Pa 49 utilised a delta wing design.
Cold War Experimental Latest 

Payen Pa 49 – The Petite Plane with a Galactic Legacy

January 20, 2023January 27, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments cold war, Delta wing, experimental, fighter, france, french, Pa 49, prototype, Turbojet

The Payen Pa 49 was a tiny experimental aircraft and the brainchild of aviation extraordinaire Roland Payen, who hoped it

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The MiG-105-11a parked at a museum.
Cold War Experimental Latest News Technology 

MiG-105 – The Cancelled Soviet Spaceplane  

January 11, 2023January 24, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, experimental, Orbital, prototype, russian, soviet, Space

The MiG-105 was a space plane that was originally earmarked to play a starring role in the Soviet’s aborted attempt

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The delta wing F-16XL.
Experimental Latest Modern Day 

F-16XL – The Crank Wing Experiment 

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, Crank Wing, experimental, F-16, fighter, Fighting Falcon, jet, Jet fighter, Modern, prototype, USA

The F-16XL is a derivative of the iconic F-16, and was superior in many aspects to its predecessor despite being

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Bréguet 763 Deux Ponts
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Bréguet 763 Deux Ponts – The Double Deck Plane

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Guy Davey 0

The Bréguet 763 Deux Ponts was developed in France shortly before the end of the Second World War and would

The XCG-16 troop transport.
Experimental WWII 

XCG-16 – The Experimental Glider

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Guy Davey 0
The VZ -7 Flying Jeep was an important aircraft in terms of quadcopters
Experimental WWII 

The Bizzare Design of Quadcopters

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0
The Bachem Ba 349.
Experimental WWII 

Ba 349 – The First Manned Rocket Powered Flight

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 Guy Davey 0

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