Fantasy Planes

February 10, 2005 1:05 AM

Fantasy Planes. Sometimes I think the most interesting airplanes are the ones that never got built
posted by growabrain (7 comments total)

Excellent, especially Sexos - the BatPlane and the utterly improbable Gyroptere
posted by NinjaPirate at 1:24 AM on February 10, 2005

This is good, interesting stuff! Thanks growabrain.
posted by DrDoberman at 2:11 AM on February 10, 2005

Kewl
posted by magullo at 6:16 AM on February 10, 2005

Love this stuff - thanks, growabrain!
posted by carter at 8:01 AM on February 10, 2005

Luft '46 - During WWII, German aircraft designers put forth many aircraft project ideas, which ranged from the practical to the bizarre. Some of these ideas were ahead of their time and reached a more advanced design stage, and even affect aircraft today.
posted by wrongbutton at 11:43 AM on February 10, 2005

Hmm, the Gyroptere reminds me of Vedic (?) UFO's and celestial chariots.

Maybe one day someone will cover the Avro Arrow here on the blue.
posted by PurplePorpoise at 5:26 PM on February 10, 2005

I wonder if the crew of 155 includes the barber and the orchestra.

Thanks growabrain - this made me dig up my copy of Yesterday's Tomorrows. Such fun stuff.
posted by milkrate at 10:01 PM on February 10, 2005