For my last post here, I wanted to share one of my favorites: The XNBL-1 'Barling Bomber' - an ambitious bomber built by the United States in the immediate interwar period.10mo ⋅ MightyVanguard ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Learning from their mistakes, the next iteration of the lifting body, the M2-F3, was constructed so that a repeat of Peterson’s close-call could never happen again.1yr ⋅ UpvoteBeast ⋅ r/WeirdWings
In the 80s, you couldn't get a Hind for your movie. You could get a SA-330 Puma with wings, though. Here is the star of Red Dawn and Rambo III.4yr ⋅ HughJorgens ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Kaman K-16B, an experimental VTOL aircraft, converted from a Grumman Goose. The maximum angle of incidence allowed was only 50 degrees.1yr ⋅ illegalflowertrader ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Early Boeing 747 studies, including the Anteater at the bottom left having the cockpit below the passenger cabin1yr ⋅ kraven420 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The supersonic Fairey Delta 2's nose was hydraulically actuated 10 degrees for pilot line of sight, similar to the Concorde's that followed decades later. Don't believe we've seen this one yet. Take it down if you want.2yr ⋅ mrcanard ⋅ r/WeirdWings
What the heck is this NASA thing I saw Armstrong flying on NOVA? Can't find it anywhere.2yr ⋅ nelsonblaha ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Royal Navy Sopwith Camel tested with a hydro-vane on the undercarriage for emergency water landings in Summer 19183yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Space Shuttle also had plans for jet engines. Design study from 1972.3yr ⋅ mud_tug ⋅ r/WeirdWings
DeHavilland Vampire. A cute little evolutionary dead end from the Cambrian Explosion of jets. The first of Britain's weird obsession with wing root intakes.2yr ⋅ Integratedgrapes ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Anyone have any background information on this early F117 paint scheme? Apparently an early serial production jet with 4450th Tactical Group photographed in July 19832yr ⋅ om891 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Piasecki HRP-1 Rescuer tandem rotor helicopters at Quantico in 19481yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Beriev Be-12 Chayka (Seagull) – first flew in 1960, production ended in 1973 and some are still serving2yr ⋅ bilaskoda ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A rare high-quality image of the Miles M.52. The project was mysteriously scrapped without explanation [1537X1000]6mo ⋅ Atellani ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Latecoere 631 was a civil transatlantic flying boat built by Latecoere, the largest ever built up to its time. The type was not a success, being unreliable and uneconomic to operate. Five of the eleven aircraft built were written off in accidents and one was lost during WW2.1yr ⋅ FlyingLego ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Boeing has done a study to determine the effectiveness of a 747 that would be converted into a flying aircraft carrier. This is the number of parasite planes it could hold.2yr ⋅ YEETAWAYLOL ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Linke-Hofmann R.I WWI German heavy bomber described by one of its pilots as not an aircraft but a sickness1yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Nimrod MR.2 - An airliner converted into a Maritime Patrol Aircraft and fitted with Sidewinder Air-to-Air missiles2yr ⋅ AT2512 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Grumman OV-1 Mohawk, an armed reconnaissance plane used by the US Army (1959-1996) and the Argentine Army Aviation (1990’s-2015).3yr ⋅ False-God ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The X-24B was an experimental design used to test the concept of lifting bodies and paved the way for the space shuttle.2yr ⋅ 13374L ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Northrop F-89 Scorpion: the largest vacuum cleaner in the world1yr ⋅ leaningtoweravenger ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Gloster E.28/39 first prototype W4041/G, the first British jet aircraft3yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Leduc 010, an early French prototype ramjet aircraft. The 010 uses a double-hull design with the cockpit entirely surrounded by the air intake, limiting visibility a little bit.1yr ⋅ Straight6er ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Zeppelin Rammer, a late-war, rocket-armed, rocket-powered, steel reinforced plane made for ramming bombers4yr ⋅ yiweitech ⋅ r/WeirdWings
SNCASO SO.8000 Narval carrier-borne strike fighter prototype1yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Waddell's Wagon, created to train pilots to taxi in the 747 before prototypes were completed5yr ⋅ polooyop ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Boeing Model 221A Monomail with an enclosed cabin for eight passengers while the pilot enjoyed the breeze1yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Rutan Model 202 Boomerang is an aircraft designed and built by Burt Rutan in 1996. The design was intended to be a multi-engine aircraft that in the event of failure of a single engine would not become dangerously difficult to control due to asymmetric thrust.2yr ⋅ JoukovDefiant ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Short Sperrin – a fall-back option in the case the more advanced designs (Victor, Valiant & Victor) didn't work out. 2 built.1yr ⋅ bilaskoda ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Can't Fire Thru the Prop??, easy, just put a turret IN FRONT of the prop, but still make the plane a tractor type -- SPAD S.A.-21yr ⋅ setheory ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Now fading in memory the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk served in the US Army as a reconnaissance aircraft for 35 years. (2264x1328)2yr ⋅ Fuzzyphilosopher ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Youv'e heard of the self-launching glider, but have you heard of the jet-powered self-launching glider? | HpH 304SJ3yr ⋅ SnowconeHaystack ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Nikitin-Shevchenko IS-2 was a single seat polymorphic fighter with a folding lower wing which retracted into the upper wing2yr ⋅ duncan_D_sorderly ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Vickers Wellesley long range bomber and reconnaissance aircraft with a geodetic airframe3yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The BAe SABA . Designed to kill Mi-28 Havocs and provide CAS to troops. It was never produced.2yr ⋅ HughJorgens ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Sukhoi Su-80 – designed in the late 80s, first flown in 2001 with American engines, only 8 built2yr ⋅ bilaskoda ⋅ r/WeirdWings
NASA Proteus experimental aircraft in flight over mountains near Las Cruces, New Mexico (2002)2yr ⋅ JoukovDefiant ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A DC-130A Hercules of the Fleet Composite Squadron in flight over the target range at Point Mug, armed with three BQM-34 Firebee target drones.1yr ⋅ SMS_VonDerTann ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A Curtiss YP-37, an adaptation of a P-36 to the new liquid-cooled turbo-supercharged Allison V-1710 engine. Fourteen were built but the project was canceled in favor of the P-40. c19371yr ⋅ MyDogGoldi ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Fly me closer, I want to hit them with my sword! featuring the Dornier Do 18 flying boat3yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Finnish Tiira 1, home built from farm equipment and flown without aviation experience in 19734yr ⋅ NestorixFIN ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Breguet 460, a French bomber from the 1930's. I friggin' love it, and think it would make an exceptional passenger plane (as long as I can get a front window seat)4yr ⋅ redfinned-dogfish ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Howard DBA aircraft. This model was sent to LTV and tested in a wind tunnel, where it flew surprisingly well. It was planned to be used to transport rocket parts.5yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Piasecki HRP Rescuer: someone looked at a blimp gondola and said can we get rid of the blimp?2yr ⋅ isademigod ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Westland P.12 Wendover was a prototype aircraft developed by the British during World War II. The aircraft was a development of the Westland Lysander to aid in survivability of an otherwise easy target for German fighters. It did not go into production.1yr ⋅ MyDogGoldi ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Vickers Wellington DWI fitted with a 48 ft diameter metal hoop used for exploding enemy mines by generating a powerful magnetic field as it passed over them4yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The M-25 project by the Soviet Union in the 1960s. The idea was of a low altitude infantry killer - via shock wave, by flying supersonic at 90 to 120 feet above the enemy troops. Project was cancelled in 1973.4yr ⋅ Sierra-2674 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Short SC.1 VTOL testbed demonstrates vertical takeoff and landing in 19604yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Airspeeder launch their unmanned racing eVTOL ahead of manned racing in 20223yr ⋅ DeadWelcome ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Screaming Mimi the star of 1984 TV show Rip Tide. Built in 1962, she now works pouring concrete and setting poles for power lines. Not bad for a 58 year old gal4yr ⋅ Brutal_Deluxe_ ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Antonov An-4, a modified variant of the Antonov An-2 with the specific purpose of performing high-altitude meteorological research. The design incorporated new features such as a glazed position immediately in front of the tail fin and a TK supercharger mounted on the starboard side of the cowling.2yr ⋅ AmericanSpudss ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The XP-47G: a Thunderbolt fitted with an inverted Chrysler V16. Two prototypes were made.3yr ⋅ aDutchMaker ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Canadair Sabres of the Imperial Iranian Air Force fighting in Congo for the United Nations against the State of Katanga's Belgian, French, and British mercenary pilots in 19632yr ⋅ Brutal_Deluxe_ ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Bella-1, the result of what happens when you mix a helicopter, seaplane, aerosled, ekranoplan, STOL aircraft, and hovercraft together. Could land and take off of practically any surface.4yr ⋅ -pilot37- ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Seaglider technical demonstrator (1/4 scale seaglider prototype). Flying electric boat with hydrofoils.1yr ⋅ Aeromarine_eng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A much more unconventional type of weird wings - the planeboat, made from the fuselage of a Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner5yr ⋅ Mega_Dunsparce ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Our beloved Boeing X-32B with a handsome 1970 Ford Mustang Sportsroof during a car show. Are they both smiling? We like to think so.3yr ⋅ PaxMuseum ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Bicentennial YF-4J Phantom II of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 43yr ⋅ Marc_Sasaki ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Davis recoilless gun mounted on Felixstowe F5L flying boat, test. 1918 year.1yr ⋅ alettriste ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Bristol Type 142 prototype K7557 designed as the fastest commercial aeroplane in Europe, if not the world and that would lead to the Blenheim bomber in flight in 19352yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Junkers G.38, the largest land based aircraft in the world in 1929 - only two were built, however six were built under license in Japan as bombers designated the Mitsubishi Ki-20.2yr ⋅ MightyVanguard ⋅ r/WeirdWings
1918 dazzle camo experiment with Sopwith Camels to trick enemy pilots into giving too little “lead” when aiming. The spiral patterned wheel covers also help spoil pilots’ aim, having vanes that spin the two wheels in opposite directions1yr ⋅ Brutal_Deluxe_ ⋅ r/WeirdWings
what in the world is this? spotted on ramp at Edward's AFB. First thought is something rutan designed1yr ⋅ fishiestfillet ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The latest vid from Rex's Hangar is a treasure trove of wacky French bombers - like this one: Latecoere 6M-24mo ⋅ BigD1970 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Yakovlev Yak-36 Soviet VTOL technology demonstrator at its public unveiling on July 9th 19674yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Curtiss Twin P-40, a modified P-40 Warhawk incorporating twin engines mounted in nacelles above each wing and a rounded nose. The aircraft was supposedly a mock-up, but little actual information is known about it other than it existed; below is the only known photograph.2yr ⋅ AmericanSpudss ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Rolls-Royce Tyne testbed Avro Lincoln demonstrating the power of the new turboprop at the Farnborough Air Show in 19562yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Mock-ups of stealth fighter aircraft on a radar test range in China. Links in the comments.1yr ⋅ Geog_Master ⋅ r/WeirdWings
McDonnell XV-1 experimental gyrodyne including all the weirdness: Wings, twin boom, propeller and a rotor which is, if course, powered by tip jets. 2 built.1yr ⋅ Impressive_Menu8529 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The SNCAN Nord 1601. The aircraft was designed to investigate the aerodynamics of swept wings and related high-lift devices. First flight was January 24, 1950. Only one built.1yr ⋅ MyDogGoldi ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Republic/Vought swing-wing entry in the TFX fighter competition, ultimately won by the General Dynamics F-1113yr ⋅ Marc_Sasaki ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant in flight with one propeller feathered in 19431yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
