Most Ugly Aircraft

[Tyk]

I would guess that the modelling enthusiasts would like it, though!

Possibly because no matter how talented or crap a model maker you are it would still look the same, fecking awful.

 

[Raven2008]

USN and USMC operated the Kaman Huskie but I don't know if it was shipborne.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman_HH-43_Huskie[/UR

 

[W21A]

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Fokker D XXIII, luckily for aviation only one was built before Holland was invaded in WW2

Well...y'know... and add a gene from the Dornier Pfeil.

Edited to make clearer. (I hope.)

 

[robinrocket111]

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Fokker D XXIII, luckily for aviation only one was built before Holland was invaded in WW2

Now we know where Cessna got an idea from

 

[Nomad1382]

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Fokker D XXIII, luckily for aviation only one was built before Holland was invaded in WW2

That is one ugly Fokker......



Hat, coat taxi

 

[robinrocket111]

That is one ugly Fokker......



Hat, coat taxi

Have met them ......those Fokker!!

 

[Maalox]

Curtiss B18 Bolo

 

[Maalox]

Curtiss T32 Condor

 

[triggerigger]

Slightly ot
I was admiring a double mamba today with gearbox attatched.
A thing of beauty. Very compact.

 

[Maalox]

FMA AeMB.2

 

[robinrocket111]

Slightly ot
I was admiring a double mamba today with gearbox attatched.
A thing of beauty. Very compact.

One clever piece of engineering.

 

[Bodenplatte]

Not many of these made, but one appears in a Hollywood movie.

 

[CutLunchCommando]

The SNAC 420

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If I read the wiki for this correctly they were intended to be flown off Capital ships (3 per hull). Would having a flying boat as opposed to a float plane be an improvement?

 

[Egg on Leggs]

Now we know where Cessna got an idea fromView attachment 551809

I understand that Cessna designed it as a twin with the characteristics of a single with the reduced training costs. They even convinced the NTSB to licence it as such.

 

[gorillaguts981]

Well...y'know... add a gene from the Dornier Pfeil.View attachment 551766

That ain't a Do 335.

 

[W21A]

...'and add a gene'...

 

[Maalox]

Grumman Skyrocket

 

[tiv]

Grumman Skyrocket

Grumman then made amends by producing the magnificent Tigercat which has no place in this thread.

 

[Maalox]

One can see how the Israelis made in their Arava a smaller version of the Noratlas

 

[Joker62]

Libellula
This twin-engine British experimental craft was primarily a military plane, though it had incredible potential for civilian purposes as well. First flown in 1945, it possessed incredible endurance and range for such a relatively lightweight transport/bomber. Uniquely, it was the first heavy bomber specifically designed to land on aircraft carriers. The Libellula was able to deliver a 2,000-pound payload out to 1,600 miles and cruise at 400 mph… quite an impressive list of specs for that day and age. As a civilian plane, it would have served as an incredibly powerful medium commuter plane. Read more about military aircraft
The M.39B Libellula (from Libellulidae, a taxonomic family of dragonflies) was a Second World War tandem wing experimental aircraft built by Miles Aircraft, designed to give the pilot the best view possible for landing on aircraft carriers. A scale version of the M.39 design was proposed by Miles to meet Air Ministry specification B.11/41 for a fast bomber. The M.39B was used by Miles to generate data from which the M.39 design was improved, but the M.39 project was cancelled and the M.39B broken up.