Strangest and weirdest planes on earth

Sine Nomine · Mar 30, 2015

Several type of different Aircraft designs of different kinds have been discussed on boards some who make up to prototype level while rest go to wastebasket but all these plans which look weird and strange they have part in those birds which are in up air.
There are many wild designs with aircraft ranging from flying saucers to planes that take off vertically.

The AvroCar
The Avrocar was a conceptual vertical take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft built by Canadian company Avro in 1958 for the US Air Force.

Wingless: M2-F1 lifting body in towed flight, it was the first of five designs of lifting body, in which aerodynamic lift is derived from the shape of the fuselage rather than from wings

The HiMAT

Remote: The HiMAT (Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology) experimental aircraft built by Rockwell in 1979 for NASA and the US Air Force, It was a scaled down remotely operated aircraft built to explore new technology for future fighter aircraft

The X-36

Look ma, no tail! The McDonell Douglas X-36 aircraft, scale model prototype jet aircraft built to test the flying ability of a tail-less aircraft which was built in 1997 and was operated remotely from the ground

The AD-1

Lopsided: The AD-1 oblique wing aircraft built in 1979 by Ames Industrial for NASA. The AD-1 could pivot its entire wingspan from zero to 60 degrees during flight

The VZ-2

Rotating wing: The Vertol VZ-2 aircraft, this aircraft was a tilt-wing VTOL (vertical take-off and landing), on a runway, this aircraft first flew on 13 August 1957, and was retired in 1965 in Virginia

Mil V-12

The Russian-built Mil V-12 is the world’s largest helicopter, at a stunning 28 metres in length and 4.4 metres in width and height.

This saucer-shaped craft is just one out of a good number of weird-and-wonderful experimental aircraft.

Many of these once state-of-the-art oddities were built without the help of advanced computing technology and sophisticated wind tunnel modelling that engineers use to create today’s aeroplanes.

While most were noble failures or never made it beyond the prototype stage, they nevertheless helped push forward the possibilities of the technology.

Northrop XP-79B

Weird-looking: The Northrop XP-79B flying wing aircraft, built in 1945 by Jack Northrop for the US Army; It was designed as a flying wing fighter aircraft powered by two jet engines.

Sine Nomine · Mar 30, 2015

The (cool) X-48B

The X-48B Blended Wing Body aircraft model – prototype, a cross between a conventional plane and a flying wing design, was created based on a need for a multi-role, long-range and high-capacity military transport aircraft

The Nasa Hyper III

Futuristic look – The NASA Hyper III aircraft was built in 1969 as part of the lifting body program Lifting body aircraft had short, bulbous or curved fuselages and featured minimal wings or were wingless

The Vought V-173

The Vought V-173 built in 1942 for the US Navy. The semi-circular all-wing design earned it the nick-name of flying pancake. The compact design made the V-172 structurally strong, offered high manoeuvrability and could fly at very slow speeds

The HL-10

Top Gun Pilot Jerauld Gentry standing in front of the HL-10. This was one of a series of experimental space re-entry aircraft known as lifting body designs. The design increased the aerodynamic capabilities of the aircraft.

The US Air Force had more success with the Ryan X-13 Vertijet, a prototype jet fighter that did actually takeoff vertically, fly horizontally, then land vertically.

Vertol VZ-2

Buzzy bee: Vertol VZ-2 aircraft, this aircraft was a tilt-wing VTOL. This aircraft first flew on 13 August 1957, and was retired in 1965 in Virginia. The wings are designed to tilt to allow the rotors to lift the aircraft the way they would on a helicopter

The SU-47 Berkut

Red star: The Su-47 Berkut is an experimental fighter jet built by Russian company Sukhoi in 1997, it features a pair of fixed wings that sweep forwards. The high lift-to-drag ratio of the wing design provides enhanced manoeuvrability at supersonic speeds

The ‘pregnant guppy’

However, not all of these cutting-edge craft were destined to be consigned to the dustbin of history.

The enormous Super Guppy Turbine cargo plane has been flown since 1980 and was acquired by NASA in 1997.

It was nicknamed ‘the pregnant Guppy’ by engineers due to its bulbous shape – created by bolting an entirely new fuselage on top of an existing plane.

According to NASA, the supersized aircraft, designed to carry large loads such as other aircraft and space station components, continues to attract amazement wherever it flies.

The Douglas X-3

To the point: The Douglas X-3 Stiletto experimental jet aircraft built in 1952 for the US Air Force, It featured a narrow fuselage, tiny wings and a long tapered nose making it the sleekest aircraft for its time.

Sine Nomine · Mar 30, 2015

The X-wing

X marks the spot: The X-Wing was an experimental hybrid helicopter/fixed wing aircraft built in 1986 by helicopter maker Sikorsky for NASA. It could fly with or without rotor blades which would act as an additional pair of wings

The Ryan X-13

Part plane, part rocket: The Ryan X-13 Vertijet, built by Ryan Aeronautical in 1955 for the US Air Force, would take off vertically, fly horizontally and land vertically.

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nair · Mar 30, 2015

Every time i go for review my boss says..... "Think Out of the Box"...... This is what he meant!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hamartia Antidote · Mar 30, 2015

قناص said:
The SU-47 Berkut

Red star: The Su-47 Berkut is an experimental fighter jet built by Russian company Sukhoi in 1997, it features a pair of fixed wings that sweep forwards. The high lift-to-drag ratio of the wing design provides enhanced manoeuvrability at supersonic speeds
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Grumman X-29 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Grumman X-29 was an American experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept wing, canard control surfaces, and other novel aircraft technologies. The X-29 was developed by Grumman, and the two built were flown by NASA and the United States Air Force. The aerodynamic instability of the X-29's airframe required the use of computerized fly-by-wire control. Composite materials were used to control the aeroelastic divergent twisting experienced by forward-swept wings, and to reduce weight. The X-29 first flew in 1984; two X-29s were flight tested over the next decade.

Levina · Mar 30, 2015

X-36 looked so promising, it had exceeded all project goals. Dont know it was not given a go ahead may be the merger of Mc Donells doughlas with boeing was the reason.

syedali73 · Mar 30, 2015

The Caproni Ca.60 Noviplano was a nine-wing flying boat intended to be a prototype for a 100-passenger trans-atlantic airliner. The prototype only made one short flight on 4 March 1921 over Lake Maggiore in Italy. The aircraft attained an altitude of only 18 m (60 ft), then dived and crashed, breaking up on impact. The pilot escaped unscathed.

Alexander Lippisch’s Aerodyne, a wingless experimental aircraft. The propulsion was generated by two co-axial shrouded propellers (1968).

Lockheed XFV, “The Salmon,” an experimental tailsitter prototype escort fighter aircraft (1953).

Snecma Flying Coleoptere (C-450), a French experimental, annular wing aeroplane, propulsed by a turbo-reactor, able to take off and land vertically (1958).

Bartini Beriev VVA-14, a Soviet vertical take-off amphibious aircraft (1970s).

Dornier Do 31, a West German experimental VTOL tactical support transport aircraft (1967).

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, an American prototype jet fighter, intended to be deployed from the bomb bay of the Convair B-36 (1948).

Stipa-Caproni, an experimental Italian aircraft with a barrel-shaped fuselage (1932).

Manindra · Mar 30, 2015

Airbus Consortium work horse Beluga

thesolar65 · Mar 30, 2015

nair said:
Every time i go for review my boss says..... "Think Out of the Box"...... This is what he meant!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank God...he has not said "think out of brain"!!

K M Cariappa · Mar 30, 2015

Manindra said:
Airbus Consortium work horse Beluga

Sine Nomine · Mar 30, 2015

levina said:
X-36 looked so promising, it had exceeded all project goals. Dont know it was not given a go ahead may be the merger of Mc Donells doughlas with boeing was the reason.

it was built on 28% scale of a possible fighter aircraft,may they concluded that it will not coast effective because stabilization was a major issue for that a very complex FBW was used to control that plane in flight.The planes i listed had a deep effect on aviation industry.