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Posted by mississippivol on Sunday, April 24, 2016 2:57 PM
Engine maintenance would have to be a dream...
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Posted by crackers on Sunday, April 24, 2016 11:37 AM

You want abnormal, unconventional, or weird aircraft design ? Try this one on for size. It is so grotesque and ugly looking, that this aircraft must defy all the aerodynamic principals of flight. It would make an interesting kit for the offbeat modeler.

Happy modeling    Crackers   Stick out tongue

 

Anthony V. Santos

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Posted by tempestjohnny on Sunday, April 24, 2016 7:42 AM

Building a 72nd scale F-82 now. Old Monogram kit. 

 

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Posted by Phil_H on Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:45 AM

As far as unconventional goes, I'll drop a vote for the Boeing YC-14 Smile

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:40 AM

seastallion53

That one exists as a paper model in 1/33 i believe.

 

You mean the Triebflugel. There was a 1/72nd model by Huma, the company has gone but the model can still be found.

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Posted by Phil_H on Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:33 AM

If you think the Short 330 looks "abnormal", you should see its older cousin, the SC.7 Skyvan. It looks rather like someone drove a 330 into an immovable object.

(and yes, there is/was a kit of this)

PS: I'd prefer the term "unconventional" rather than "abnormal".

 

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Posted by seastallion53 on Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:14 AM

That one exists as a paper model in 1/33 i believe.

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, April 24, 2016 3:08 AM

Ye, those last two are least are both issued as kits, the 229 in at least 3 scales.

Now this is a weird design.

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Posted by Aggieman on Sunday, April 24, 2016 1:40 AM

That Horten (I think that is the German wing there) and the Twin Mustang are existing, currently available kits.

Another unusual design is the German Bv-141. Single fuselage, no cockpit but an offset cockpit pod attached alongside the boom fuselage.

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Abnormal aircraft designs
Posted by crackers on Sunday, April 24, 2016 12:07 AM

 For those of you who like the offbeat and the weird, here is some aircraft designs that would make interesting conversations at any model display event. These would have to be scratch built, as any kit manufacture worth their reputation would never consider to issue an unorthodox design to the modeling public.

Happy modeling     Crackers    Smile

Anthony V. Santos

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