Boeing 747-400 Global Supertanker, the largest firefighting aircraft ever built.5mo ⋅ Airwolfhelicopter ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Kamov Ka-34 was a concept heavy-lift turbo-prop-powered rotary-wing aircraft from Kamov Design Bureau. Two wing mounted coaxial rotors and four counter rotating turboprops underneath8mo ⋅ WorriedAmoeba2 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Boeing’s 757-FTB Catfish testbed, used for testing of new F-22 softwares1yr ⋅ avravalleyaviation1 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Yesterday a Cuban pilot defected to the US in a AN-2 converted to a crop duster.1yr ⋅ kegman83 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
F/A-18 HARV (High Alpha Research Vehicle) with extended nose fitted with actuated nose brakes for precise yaw control at high AoA.2yr ⋅ dartmaster666 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Martin-Baker's Swing-Arm Escape Concept - Who needs an ejection seat when you have an ejection YEET?3yr ⋅ JeantheDragon ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A-12 Avenger II: The Secret Stealth Fighter Aircraft That Got Cancelled [1799X1000]7mo ⋅ Atellani ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Boeing Bird of Prey, or YF-118G, was a trailblazing stealth aircraft secretly developed by the US military between 1992 to 1999 at Area 51. Its extraterrestrial appearance would no doubt be responsible for a large amount of UFO sightings occurring at the time.1yr ⋅ EnaGrimm ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The future is only going to get weirder: An unmanned XQ-58A Valkyrie launches an ALTIUS-600 drone -- U.S. Air Force photo taken about two weeks ago3yr ⋅ Marc_Sasaki ⋅ r/WeirdWings
British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft1yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
de Havilland Sea Vampire makes a wheels-up landing on a flexible deck installed on HMS Warrior in late 19482yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The U.S. Air Force Convair XC-99. Only one was built. Too bad :(1yr ⋅ leaningtoweravenger ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Kamov Ka-226 has a removable cabin that can be swapped out for different missions: MEDEVAC, VIP transport etc.3yr ⋅ casualphilosopher1 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Kalinin K-7 – early 1930s, this thing actually flew 7 times before a fatal crash and its cancellation.1yr ⋅ bilaskoda ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Boeing YC-14 prototype shows off its STOL capabilities from an unprepared field3yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
P-51D Mustang with two German V1 reverse-engineered pulsejet (Ford PJ-31-1). 1945 [1500X1054]4mo ⋅ Atellani ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Team NL's entry for the upcoming Air Race E championship. All-electric twin motor with counter-rotating propellers3yr ⋅ Brutal_Deluxe_ ⋅ r/WeirdWings
SAAB 210A or “Lilldraken”, a testbed of the double delta configuration of the J-35 Draken.1yr ⋅ ca_fighterace ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Bernard 82. It had a range of 2800 kilometres (in 1933)! The retractable landing gear regularly failed; resulting in wheels-up landings. Only 2 built.1yr ⋅ bilaskoda ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Lockheed’s optical turret in the Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser in a 747-400F1yr ⋅ Evercrimson ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Meet the Sky Warden - The Crop Duster That's Just Been Drafted into the Air Force1yr ⋅ Hocotate_Freight_PR ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The beautifully original F-16XL. Unfortunately it went nowhere and the USAF choose the F-15 instead1yr ⋅ leaningtoweravenger ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Someone in Libya built a Mig-23 out of parts from 3 different airframes.5yr ⋅ kegman83 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
30mm GAU-8/A installation on the first Fairchild YA-10 prototype in 19741yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Extremely rare footage of Boeing JB-52E (serial number 56-0636) used as a testbed for Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines, which would be used in the Boeing 747-100, which was in final stages of development.2yr ⋅ dartmaster666 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind dumps its load directly on the beach3yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Control car (gondola) of a Goodyear K-class blimp (ZNP-K), used by the US Navy in WW23mo ⋅ Goatf00t ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Boeing RA001 aka KC-747, the world's largest aerial refueling tanker. 2 were built, of which 1 is with the Iranian Air Force.2yr ⋅ casualphilosopher1 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
for anyone interested the B-21 Raider unveiling is today the replacement for the B-2 and B-1 possibly B-521yr ⋅ usefulrustychain ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Scaled Composites Raptor was a long-endurance UAV developed by BMDO for Raptor/Talon, an air-launched kinetic boost-phase missile defense system. Early prototypes featured a saddle with a human operator in case its autopilot failed.1yr ⋅ Sierra-2674 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The MiG-21MF “Bunny Fighter,” a brightly-painted ex-Czech Fishbed operated by the D.R. Congo in the ‘90s. A Ukrainian mercenary scored three kills against Angolan jets while flying this thing.3yr ⋅ random_nohbdy ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Garrett STAMP (Small Tactical Aerial Mobility Platform) was a two-person aircraft prototype made in the early 1970’s.1yr ⋅ The_Jerk_Cat ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Irving Prue in the cockpit of his Prue 160 glider with a fuselage made from a P-38 drop tank1yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Heinkel He 112 during trials with liquid fuel rocket propulsion2yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Falcon 20 afterburner engine testbed. The first and only time a business jet was equipped with an afterburner. (Ca. 1988)4yr ⋅ NinetiethPercentile ⋅ r/WeirdWings
This is how you make one of the weirdest of wings, putting the space shuttle on the back of a 747.1yr ⋅ SuperMcG ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A helicopter proposed to catch the first stage of the Saturn V for reuse.1yr ⋅ spooderman467 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
If Lockheed’s Skunk Works beat Northrop for the Advanced Technology Bomber contract, this would have been flying instead of the B-2A Spirit1yr ⋅ SMS_VonDerTann ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The YB-49 first flew on October 22, 1947. It must have looked like a UFO back then1yr ⋅ leaningtoweravenger ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Cessna's only heliocoptor, the CH-1 Skyhook helicopter CF-OHE at Malton Airport, Toronto, c1965.1yr ⋅ MyDogGoldi ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Northrop Grumman YF-23. One of the most menacing silhouettes to take flight2yr ⋅ SeagullOfVarna ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Lockheed L-133 - America's exotic first attempt at jet fighter design (1939)4yr ⋅ _Muad_Dib ⋅ r/WeirdWings
This odd little creation I saw at the Udvar Hazy Center reminded me of here. Once the smallest functional aircraft ever built.1yr ⋅ charons-ferry ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Sikorsky Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA), serial 72-001 NASA 740, on Fixed Wing Ferry Flight from NASA Dryden at Edwards Air Force Base. NASA/Roger Brimmer (1984)1yr ⋅ JoukovDefiant ⋅ r/WeirdWings
PZL M-15 Blephegor spotted today while waiting in a queue for my covid test. This is one awesomely ugly mofo2yr ⋅ takinie44 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Vought F7U Cutlass tailless naval fighter landing on USS Hancock (CV-19) in late 19542yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Artist’s impression of the Avro 698 concept that helped pave the way to the Vulcan1yr ⋅ neckmeister ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Fairey Gannet AEW.3 A variant of the Fairey Gannet anti-submarine warfare aircraft used in the airborne early warning (AEW) role on aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy.1yr ⋅ Aeromarine_eng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Lockheed Martin C-3, a proposal for a Carrier onboard delivery (COD) aircraft for the US Navy, based on the S-3 Viking1yr ⋅ casualphilosopher1 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Follow on from my previous post: The same B-52 being used as an engine testbed for the C-17s TF-39 engine.1yr ⋅ spuurd0 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Biggest helicopter ever built, the Soviet Mil V-12 flying over East Berlin in 19712yr ⋅ DAN4O4NAD ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The XP-40Q-2A, basically a P-40 with a bubble canopy and clipped wings4mo ⋅ dothebubbahotep ⋅ r/WeirdWings
General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark Mission Adaptive Wing testbed in flight in the 1980s1yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The fuselage of a Polish An-2 joined to the chassis of a KrAZ-255. There is no reason for this and it doesn’t need one. The wooden propeller was a nice touch, too.4yr ⋅ NinetiethPercentile ⋅ r/WeirdWings
/r/WeirdWings will be participating in the June 12th collective blackout in protest of Reddit's API changes.11mo ⋅ ArchmageNydia ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Second prototype Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet flying wing fighter interceptor in flight in 19443yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
On Jun. 7, 1983 Royal Navy Sea Harrier ZA176 performed an emergency landing aboard Cargo Ship Alraigo. the ship owners then claimed the aircraft as salvage1yr ⋅ usefulrustychain ⋅ r/WeirdWings
NASA's F/A-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle, also known as the Silk Purse, performs a thrust vectoring test with afterburners in 1991, while anchored to the ground.1yr ⋅ Aeromarine_eng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Northrop YB-35 experimental heavy bomber 42-102366 that was the only example to actually fly doing just that in 19481yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Dornier Do 335 heavy fighter in US markings after being captured in 19451yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Craig Hosking's Double Take, a Pitts S-2B modified with an additional top-mounted landing gear to allow inverted landings and takeoffs1yr ⋅ poonburglar68 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Vickers Swallow variable-geometry supersonic military aircraft concept1yr ⋅ Tomato-of-the-sea ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Saab 210 Lilldraken (Small Dragon) served as a testbed for the double delta wing configuration, made famous by the later Saab J35 Draken.1yr ⋅ aDutchMaker ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Junkers Ju 52 Minensuch variant with a 14 meter diameter current-carrying degaussing ring under the airframe to create a magnetic field that triggered submerged naval mines2yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
MiG 105 - experimental Soviet space plane testbed, featuring variable wings, articulating skin, and an escape pod.1yr ⋅ Straight6er ⋅ r/WeirdWings
First public flight of the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne Attack Helicopter at Van Nuys Airport on December 12th 19672yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Dassault Mirage G, a variable-sweep wing prototype from the late 1960s.1yr ⋅ simulation_goer ⋅ r/WeirdWings
1987 Colani high-altitude surveillance design study -- named Global Endurance Solar Powered Stereo Photo 30m Base High Altitude Surveillance Platform1yr ⋅ Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Bristol Type 167 Brabazon prototype airliner with 8 Centaurus radials buried in the wings at London Heathrow in June 19502yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Rutan Model 76 Voyager, the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling.1yr ⋅ Aeromarine_eng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Two Avro Type 698 (Vulcan prototype) and four Avro Type 707 (delta wing test aircraft) flying formation1yr ⋅ kumisz ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Convair B-58 Hustler, without its central pod, resembles a bug with lengthy legs.1yr ⋅ EnaGrimm ⋅ r/WeirdWings
NASA QRSA (Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft) - Instead of the standard engines, this aircraft was powered by four prototype Avco Lycoming YF102 high-bypass turbofan engines (originally from the Northrop YA-9 program) mounted above the wing to take advantage of the Coanda effect.1yr ⋅ kevin1024 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
USAF F-100D Super Sabre undergoing Zero-Length Launch trials in 19592yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
