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I think it has friendly competition from the Carvair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Traders_Carvair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Traders_Car
by OldGuyInTheClub 3y ago
I think it has friendly competition from the Carvair:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Traders_Carvair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Traders_Carvair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJcXJG9LRhI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJcXJG9LRhI
- ceejayoz 3y agoAnd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipa-Caproni https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipa-Caproni. Airbus Beluga, perhaps, as well?
- araes 3y agoThanks, worked in aerospace for years, and that's still one of the neatest plane designs I've seen in a long time. How many ducted tube airplanes do you ever see?
- OldGuyInTheClub 3y agoFrance had some innovative concepts along these lines. Youtuber Mustard takes a look at the Coleoptere. Not a ducted fan but it has a duct in lieu of a wing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unz6mfjS4ws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unz6mfjS4ws
- benhurmarcel 3y ago> Airbus Beluga, perhaps, as well? The Beluga is neat. The Boeing Dreamlifter on the other hand...
- b3orn 3y agoWas watching Goldfinger a few weeks ago and had to think of this plane when I saw the title. The Fiat Multipla of airplanes.