Whaling with a Ford Trimotor. Killing to many whales has made them hard to find. So whalers must resort to shooting the survivors with machine-guns from aircraft. Truly a different time. From the same Popular Science that has the Magnus-effect plane posted by u/BreadUntoast1yr ⋅ Madeline_Basset ⋅ r/WeirdWings
767 design proposal from the Boeing model archives: 4 engines, T-tail and area ruled fuselage3yr ⋅ _Alberto ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Short Seamew second prototype XA213 pictured presumably as it was being pushed off the deck of HMS Bulwark for being so wantonly offensive to the eyes in July 19551yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
RAF Lockheed C-130K Hercules W2 (L-382) Metman 61 used in 1990s to tested TP400 engine.2yr ⋅ JoukovDefiant ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Iranian Tu-154M with an F-5 cockpit on the tail assembly to test ejection seats.4yr ⋅ NinetiethPercentile ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Conroy Skymonster (CL-44-0) a 1960s United States specialized cargo aircraft based on the Canadair CL-44 freighter, with an outsize fuselage. Parked/Mothballed at Bournemouth Airport, UK (EGHH).1yr ⋅ squeaki ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Boeing F-32 The JSF that could have been. Credit: Hanger B Productions4yr ⋅ crockpot71 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
With wings made from rice cakes and gelatin, this drone is designed to save lives.1yr ⋅ Aeromarine_eng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
So we're doing ring wings today, eh? : Here's the FlyNano Nano, chock full of weird4yr ⋅ EorEquis ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Bolkhovitinov S Sparka. A high speed twin engined bomber prototype. It was too heavy, too slow, and struggled to take off. It was not produced.3yr ⋅ HughJorgens ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Beardmore Inflexible – a Scottish built bomber with a wingspan of 157 ft (48 m)1yr ⋅ bilaskoda ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A Bristol XLRQ-1, the 'amphibious glider' — designed in 1942. Two built.3yr ⋅ bilaskoda ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Republic's fighter design from 1940s, the AP-12 Rocket, R-2160 Tornado engine behind the cockpit driving contra rotating props.3yr ⋅ duncan_D_sorderly ⋅ r/WeirdWings
UL39 Albi a scaled down Aero L39 with a BMW bike engine powered ducted fan.3yr ⋅ duncan_D_sorderly ⋅ r/WeirdWings
What came after the A-1? The A-2 of course. Unsuccessful turboprop Skyraider successor.2yr ⋅ LateralThinkerer ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 search and rescue drone in UK HM Coastguard livery4yr ⋅ squidgy-beats ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Thrust... uh.... finds a way.... Dr. (Karl) Arnstein inspects a test unit for the swiveling propeller mounts for the Akron class airships1yr ⋅ vonHindenburg ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The PZL M-15 Belphegor, a jet-powered Soviet cropduster made in Poland. 175 were built.4yr ⋅ garygnu ⋅ r/WeirdWings
V-Jet II. An aircraft designed and built by Scaled Composites as an engine testbed for a single specific engine. (Ca. 1997)4yr ⋅ NinetiethPercentile ⋅ r/WeirdWings
turbocharged R-4360 in the nose of a Vought VS-326 a straight winged, pressurised Corsair variant3yr ⋅ duncan_D_sorderly ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A Matchbox Model of a great weird wing (Rutan Boomerang), which is weird in itself!3yr ⋅ FlyingPiper ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Dornier Do-28D Skyservant: High mounted cantilever wings with engines & main landing gear attached to forward mounted pylons4yr ⋅ tshiar ⋅ r/WeirdWings
one of less than 20 white lightning expiremental aircraft. it's a composite kit build from the 80s with a truly majestic shape to it, sorry everything's all opened up lol1yr ⋅ fishiestfillet ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Saunders-Roe Princess: This majestic creature of the sea and the air is still the largest all-metal flying boat ever built. Fox Photos / Hulton Archive3yr ⋅ JoukovDefiant ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Curtiss-Wright XP-87 Blackhawk four-engined all-weather fighter-interceptor prototype1yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A quid pro quo behind the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin would launch McDonnell Aircraft to become one of the greatest fighter aircraft manufacturers of the Cold War.1yr ⋅ TheChickenWorks ⋅ r/WeirdWings
the naa xb-70 “valkyrie,” the prototype for the canceled b-70 bomber. this is in my opinion one of the most beautiful aircraft of all time2yr ⋅ Ri0ttAJC ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Convair YB-60 Prototype (S/N 49-2676) taxiing and flying. The YB-60 was a proposed upgrade of the B-36, but it was beaten by the Boeing B-52 for the USAF strategic bomber contract.1yr ⋅ Better__Off_Dead ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Skylon project (the SSTO not the tower) powered by SABRE engines and developed from https://www.reactionengines.co.uk (Haven't heard much from them.. last was a big gov investment)3yr ⋅ leonardosalvatore ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Northrop Tacit Blue or as I like to call it the cardboard box plane2yr ⋅ theplaneperson ⋅ r/WeirdWings
German A310 MRTT Medevac 'August Euler', in this case setup to transport COVID-19 patients from Italy to Germany4yr ⋅ DatLima25 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
A comparison between a Lockheed Constellation and Lockheed SUPER Constellation4yr ⋅ keep_searchin ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Bell Model 209 prototype with retractable skid landing gear [800x500]2yr ⋅ bob_the_impala ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Boeing X-53 Aeroelastic Wing, an F/A-18 with the wings modified to flex, creating a whole-wing control surface.4yr ⋅ Intelligence-Check ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Commuter Craft Innovator, really cool little home built stuck in limbo.2yr ⋅ cleverkid ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The SM-64 Navaho was a prototype cruise missile developed after WW2. The program was canceled after the Atlas entered service, but the technology was later used by NASA and the USAF for a number of successor projects2yr ⋅ quesoandcats ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Mi-26S, a disaster response variant of the Mi-26 hastily developed for Chernobyl containment, with lead screens and filters for use while operating close to the reactor. Mi-26Ss were used for radiation measurement, spraying deactivating liquid, and dropping insulating material onto the reactor.3yr ⋅ camtarn ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-8: The Fishbed that wanted to be a Eurofighter3yr ⋅ ST4RSK1MM3R ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Avro RJX is the 3rd generation update for BAe146. The Lycoming/Honeywell LF50x are replaced with Honeywell AS977. 15% more efficient than the old engine. Project was cancelled in December 20012yr ⋅ spectre_laser97 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Illustration for a US Navy VTOL aircraft in 1970s/ NARA - 17473957.jpg2yr ⋅ JoukovDefiant ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Nord 1500 Griffon II - a ramjet powered French prototype interceptor, capable of Mach 23yr ⋅ thecrazyman68 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
when people say radar stealth alone doesnt matter if you can still see the plane with your eyes. show them this1yr ⋅ usefulrustychain ⋅ r/WeirdWings
SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy). Essentially an 8.2ft infrared telescope cut into the side of a 747SP. She still flies 3-4 nights every week.2yr ⋅ 22mikey1 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
North American B-45C Tornado reconnaissance aircraft version [1500x1308]1yr ⋅ Atellani ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Following on from my previous B-52 posts, here are the two 747SPs that eventually replaced it in P&W service. Nearest uses the #2 pylon for large turbofan testing, furthest uses a specialised extra pylon near the cabin for smaller turbofans.1yr ⋅ spuurd0 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
F+W C-3605 Schlepp, turboprop conversion of the earlier C-36. A.K.A. The anteater for obvious reasons.3yr ⋅ duncan_D_sorderly ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The 150ft long fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane. Not completed before the end of WWI.3yr ⋅ duncan_D_sorderly ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Convair XC-99, The largest land-based piston-engined transport aircraft ever built4yr ⋅ Rmmaar2020 ⋅ r/WeirdWings
XF-91 Thunderceptor. The only aircraft ever built with inverse tapered wings. The second prototype was given a V-tail for extra weirdness. (Ca. 1951)4yr ⋅ NinetiethPercentile ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The downward-firing ejection seat on an early F-104 Starfighter. Later models had an upward-firing seat.3yr ⋅ Madeline_Basset ⋅ r/WeirdWings
B-54A Ultrafortress. A variant of the Superfortress that developed into its own aircraft and equipped with even more remote controlled turrets than it’s predecessor. (Ca. 1947)4yr ⋅ NinetiethPercentile ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The Air Tractor OA-8 Longsword is the dedicated armed derivative of the AT-802 agricultural / fire-fighting platform3yr ⋅ SuperMcG ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Given it's anticipated performance, the Douglas XB-42's defensive guns were oriented aft, but the pusher prop didn't allow for a conventional tail gun. Twin 50-caliber guns were installed in low profile traversing mounts in the wing trailing edge just outboard of the main flaps.1yr ⋅ TheChickenWorks ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The X-113 wing in ground effect aerofoil boat (1970) - 25mph takeoff speed, with a 40hp motor.4yr ⋅ SlymaxOfficial ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Quarterhorse - A hypersonic aircraft developed by Hermeus. Set to be the world's fastest reusable aircraft in the world and the first of its kind to fly a TBCC engine. The full-scale prototype was unveiled in November 2021.2yr ⋅ Giantsgiants ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Failed experimental Mil V-7, do you see the bulges at the end of the blades? They are jets!3yr ⋅ meninminezimiswright ⋅ r/WeirdWings
de Havilland TK-5 a student design/build from dH Technical school, did not fly.3yr ⋅ duncan_D_sorderly ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The 'Penetrator', A proposed gunship prototype developed from the Huey to satisfy South Korea's need for an armed troop carrier. It had two rear facing and two forward facing turrets. Note the gunner/observer canopies at the rear.4yr ⋅ Panthera-Draco ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Blohm & Voss Ha 139 was a German all-metal inverted gull wing floatplane.4yr ⋅ duncan_D_sorderly ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Saunders-Roe SR./A.1 prototype flying boat fighter test flight in 19474yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/WeirdWings
Lysander Delanne aka Westland Wendover. Mad attempt to turn Lysander into a turret fighter, which was a mad concept in its own right. 1 built.3yr ⋅ bilaskoda ⋅ r/WeirdWings
