Oddball, Experimental, or One-off

[red750]

The Focke-Wulf Ta 400 was a large six-engined heavy bomber design developed in Nazi Germany in 1943 by Focke-Wulf as a serious contender for the Amerikabomber project. One of the first aircraft to be developed from components from multiple countries, it was also one of the most advanced Focke-Wulf designs of World War II, though it never progressed beyond a wind tunnel model.

 

Designed as a bomber and long-range reconnaissance plane by Kurt Tank, the Ta 400 had a shoulder-mounted wing with 4° dihedral. One of the most striking features were the six BMW 801D radial engines, to which two Jumo 004 jet engines were later added.

 

[red750]

The Piper PA-48 Enforcer is an American turboprop-powered light close air support aircraft built by Piper in the 1970s. It is a development of the World War II-era North American P-51 Mustang fighter. The Enforcer concept was originally created and flown as the Cavalier Mustang by David Lindsay, owner of Cavalier Aircraft, in response to the United States Air Force PAVE COIN program, but Cavalier did not have the manufacturing abilities to mass-produce the Enforcer, so the program was sold to Piper by Lindsay in 1970.

 

In 1971, Piper built two Enforcers by heavily modifying two existing Mustang airframes, fitting them with Lycoming YT55-L-9A turboprop engines along with numerous other significant modifications. One airframe was a single seat (called the PE-1 and FAA registered as N201PE), the other a dual-control aircraft (the PE-2, registered N202PE). Prior to the Pave COIN evaluation, N202PE was lost in a crash off the Florida coast on 12 July 1971 due to flutter caused by a Piper-modified elevator trim tab. Although the Enforcer performed well in the 1971–1972 Pave COIN test flown by USAF pilots, Piper failed to secure a USAF contract.

 

In 1984, with a $US12 million appropriation from Congress, Piper built two new Enforcers, giving the new prototypes the designation PA-48. These aircraft were evaluated by the USAF, but flown only by Piper test pilots.

 

[facthunter]

Aerosmith at Canberra were building a RR Dart engined version in 1969.  Nev

[kgwilson]

That's a mother of a jetpipe. They should have put is straight out the back between the pilots legs & under the seat for some extra thrust & to keep the pilot toasty at high altitude.😁

[facthunter]

The melting turbine blades will drop on the wing as it is.   Nev

[spenaroo]

wonder how much thrust is provided by the exhuast

[facthunter]

The Aim is to get as much to the prop as possible but I  don't know actual figures.  Nev

[Student Pilot]

I remember seeing a Mustang with a RR Dart in Canberra more than a few years ago, I recently read it had been converted back the Merlin and an ex Apollo astronaut once owned it. 

[facthunter]

I'd say that's the one I saw. .  Nev

[BrendAn]

[red750]

#BrendAn, which one is Oddball, Experimental, or One-off? Both were produced, and both went into service. Sure, Concorde was not MASS produced, but it doesn't fall into this category. 

[kgwilson]

It's a joke Joyce. It is I think a one off where a Tornado & Condorde stop nose to nose & 2 female pilots get out & have a yarn on the grass. Of course it never happened but a nod to the difference of the female psyche.

[Blueadventures]

Mavrick and Ice Man may not get it but 'Flick Man' will shoot it down in a flash

[BrendAn]

2 hours ago, red750 said:

#BrendAn, which one is Oddball, Experimental, or One-off? Both were produced, and both went into service. Sure, Concorde was not MASS produced, but it doesn't fall into this category. 

well it is sort of one off, the lady on the left was the first female concorde driver and the one on the right the uks first female jet fighter pilot.

[facthunter]

She hasn't got Jet CAPTAINS "Bars" but the shoulder Pads are "monsters".  My flying suit with Pockets "everywhere" like the one on the right MUST be somewhere?? Wonder if it still  fits?  The rubber bits in my CLOTH helmet perished long ago. They held the "Gosport" tubes in. Hands UP  Who knows what they are.   Nev

[spacesailor]

My Old " R D F " has them for listening for the Null  ! .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

DID you have a manual loop? Can you remember what a "beat frequency Oscillator" does?   Nev

[BrendAn]

The Leduc 022 is one of the craziest manned aircraft ever made. It was a ramjet (and turbojet) powered interceptor, the pilot sits inside the engine's inlet cone. A truly insane concept from the French that looks like a piece of science fiction

[BrendAn]

 

 

machine gun  testing 

Edited January 24 by BrendAn

[ClintonB]

On 18/1/2024 at 1:22 PM, BrendAn said:

The Leduc 022 is one of the craziest manned aircraft ever made. It was a ramjet (and turbojet) powered interceptor, the pilot sits inside the engine's inlet cone. A truly insane concept from the French that looks like a piece of science fiction

Reminds me of “Thunderbirds go”

[red750]

The Wickham B is an American experimental twin engined, homebuilt aircraft.

 

The twin engine aircraft was designed by Boeing engineer Jim Wickham in order to fly safely on one engine over the Seattle area.

 

The model B is a high-wing, fixed tricycle landing gear, twin engine aircraft. The aircraft uses all aluminum construction with fiberglass cowlings, nose cone and wheel pants. The wings are configured with Fowler flaps. The wing has no dihedral. The two 25 U.S. gallons (95 L; 21 imp gal) fuel tanks are located in the leading edges of the outboard panels just outboard of the engines. The fuel tanks are independent of each other with no cross feed capability or fuel lines in the cabin. The aircraft uses a throw-over yoke control, similar to a Beechcraft Bonanza. Design of the aircraft was started in December, 1957 and first flew in April, 1968. Initially the engines were 125 hp Lycoming O-290's but were subsequently changed to 150 hp Lycoming O-320 engines.

 

The Wickham B was donated to the Seattle Museum of Flight, then traded to the South Seattle Community College. In 2002, the aircraft was sold and restored to flying condition by Ross Mahon in Everett, Washington. In 2012 the plane was sold to Curtis Clark and it is based at Deer Valley Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. Only the one was built.

 

For specifications, click here.

 

 

[BrendAn]

On 12/01/2024 at 4:59 PM, Student Pilot said:

I remember seeing a Mustang with a RR Dart in Canberra more than a few years ago, I recently read it had been converted back the Merlin and an ex Apollo astronaut once owned it. 

 

[red750]

The Junkers Ju 60 was a single engine airliner built in prototype form in Germany in the early 1930s. It was designed to meet a requirement issued by the Reichsverkehrsministerium (Reich Transport Ministry) for a German-built equivalent to the Lockheed Vega with which to equip Deutsche Luft Hansa. The result was a sleek, cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration, with wings skinned in the corrugated duralumin that had been a hallmark of Junkers designs up to this time, although this would be the last Junkers aircraft to have this feature. The main units of the tailwheel undercarriage were retractable.

 

The Ju 60 was evaluated by Deutsche Luft Hansa against the Heinkel He 70. With the latter able to demonstrate a top speed 75 km/h (47 mph) better than the Ju 60, development of the Junkers design was halted before the third prototype had been completed. The two examples that had already been constructed eventually saw service with the Luftwaffe as liaison aircraft until 1942. The work done on the design would later form the basis of the Ju 160.

 

[Marty_d]

I hope the one in the top picture didn't go "pop".

[sfGnome]

2 hours ago, Marty_d said:

I hope the one in the top picture didn't go "pop".

Took me a while… 😂😂