The Planes that never were
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ffsear
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The Soviet BURAN orbiter. Only flew once (unmanned), before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Project abbondened in 1993
Only one that was built ever flew, got destroyed when the hanger it was stored in collapsed. Another one that never flew remains derelict in a hanger somewhere.
Only one that was built ever flew, got destroyed when the hanger it was stored in collapsed. Another one that never flew remains derelict in a hanger somewhere.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
X-48B still in development
It kinda looks like a normal-sized plane at first but then...
I'm sure I've seen concept drawings for a big passenger aircraft shaped like that (but much bigger, obviously).
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
The Bristol Brabazon! Largest prop-driven passenger aircraft ever, wasn't it?
Interesting piece on that beast here:
http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/the-bristol-brabazon-was-the-prettiest-piece-of-useless-1625961379
ffsear
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Spruce Goose - Although the Hughes Hercules wasn't made of Spruce... If WWII hadn't ended would there have been fleets of these?
I think an FW 190 would of made easy work of knocking that out the sky.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Wasn't it intended for the New York - Kinshasa run, though? I can't see any FW 190s making it that far south.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Almost certainly. The Germans learnt that with the 323 Giants in North Africa that were easy pickings for Spitfires and P40 Warhawks.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
I know it's bad form to reply to your own posts, but just noticed from the shadow that the last picture was probably taken from a blimp / airship...Spruce Goose - Although the Hughes Hercules wasn't made of Spruce... If WWII hadn't ended would there have been fleets of these?
I bought this DVD a few years ago: Planes That Never Flew [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray
"They could have changed the world - had they been built. FOUR full length documentaries tell the incredible stories of the pre-war jet fighter the Lockheed L133, America's SST, the Convair WS-125 'Doomsday bomber' and Britain's rocket-powered interceptor the Saunders Roe SR177.Each aircraft is recreated using advanced computer graphics, and its extraordinary story is told using rare archive footage and exclusive interviews."
"They could have changed the world - had they been built. FOUR full length documentaries tell the incredible stories of the pre-war jet fighter the Lockheed L133, America's SST, the Convair WS-125 'Doomsday bomber' and Britain's rocket-powered interceptor the Saunders Roe SR177.Each aircraft is recreated using advanced computer graphics, and its extraordinary story is told using rare archive footage and exclusive interviews."
ffsear
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SikhWarrioR
And the Worms ate into his brain
Surely the Horton 229 jet powered flying wing made largely of wood must be worth a mention
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Aircraft that never were but should have been are a more interesting sub-genre...
Mirage 4000. A 25% bigger Mirage 2000 (which was already a fantastic aircraft and very sporty ride) with 100% more power and 200% more fuel. It could hit M2.0 at FL500 from a standing start in under 4 (very exciting) minutes. The whole project went south when the Saudis opted for the F-15. The UK should have bailed from the Typhoon project when the post-unification Germans got cold feet and done this as a joint venture instead.
Mirage 4000. A 25% bigger Mirage 2000 (which was already a fantastic aircraft and very sporty ride) with 100% more power and 200% more fuel. It could hit M2.0 at FL500 from a standing start in under 4 (very exciting) minutes. The whole project went south when the Saudis opted for the F-15. The UK should have bailed from the Typhoon project when the post-unification Germans got cold feet and done this as a joint venture instead.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Also from the should have been but never was file, the McDonnell-Douglas A-12 Avenger II.
Cancelled by Dick Cheney (who loved cancelling projects) which set back the cause of US Navy low observable carrier strike aviation by about 25 years.
Cancelled by Dick Cheney (who loved cancelling projects) which set back the cause of US Navy low observable carrier strike aviation by about 25 years.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
The reactor/engine test beds for the Convair-WS125 are currently on public display somewhere on the plains of Idhao.
You don't need to be in any hurry to see them as it looks like they will be sitting there for the next couple of hundred years at least - till they cool down enough to be cut-up.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Amazing. But surely (if it had been built) an airborne Titanic in the making?The Saunders Roe P.192 - Or SARO Queen
A jet flying boat commissioned by P&O, intended to replace their liners!
stuff_it
Too skool for cool
Is pic 1 even it's final form?X-48B still in development
It kinda looks like a normal-sized plane at first but then...
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stuff_it
Too skool for cool
Derilect in Kazakhstan iircThe Soviet BURAN orbiter. Only flew once (unmanned), before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Project abbondened in 1993
Only one that was built ever flew, got destroyed when the hanger it was stored in collapsed. Another one that never flew remains derelict in a hanger somewhere.
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