But also, the three guys (pilot, observer, and gunner) that rode in the cockpit must have had a lot of daring.
They made about 20 of these planes; and they were described as 'operational.'
Here is an old film of it flying:
700th post!
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
The Weirdest Airplane Imaginable
At first, I thought this was an aviation hoax. I always took for granted that there was some kind of physics principle that required airplanes to have the right side and left side mirror images. However, the German Luftwaffe had a reconnaissance plane that was radically asymmetrical. This was the Blohm and Voss Bv. 141. It must have to be the weirdest airplane ever designed, built, and actually flown! Why the Germans decided to design this airplane, I have no idea.
But also, the three guys (pilot, observer, and gunner) that rode in the cockpit must have had a lot of daring.
They made about 20 of these planes; and they were described as 'operational.'
Here is an old film of it flying:
700th post!
But also, the three guys (pilot, observer, and gunner) that rode in the cockpit must have had a lot of daring.
They made about 20 of these planes; and they were described as 'operational.'
Here is an old film of it flying:
700th post!
That IS a weird looking plane, looks OK from the side, but from the top or bottom, whew!
ReplyDeleteHappy 700th post!
too funky! i'm with you - i'd be quite unsettled riding in that!
ReplyDeleteActually, symmetry is not necessary. The airplane's center of gravity is between the crew nacelle and the motor-tail assembly. Also, the wings have unequal lengths.
ReplyDeleteThat is one weird looking airplane.
ReplyDeleteNow on you go to post 750. 3/4 of the way to 1000.
That is the weirdest plane I've ever seen. I think I'd be afraid to fly in it, that it would just list to one side and go around in circles! ;-)
ReplyDeleteDid the designer use LSD?
ReplyDeletei don't think the designer should put that plane on his/her resume'
ReplyDeletewell done on your 700th - that's a lot of quirky little interesting things.
Selling that turkey would be a major job.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm...maybe that's where we got the idea for launching the X-15 along with Werner Von Braun!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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ReplyDeleteCongrats on 700!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your posts, Angel.
Its amazing it flew!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 700th post! Looking forward to the next 700. As for the airplane, I personally think it's dumb to have a reconnaissance airplane designed with a big old engine nacelle blocking the view to one side of the cockpit ... but maybe that's just me. I also liked Heidi's engineering explanation.
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