It looks like someone transformed a 1930's American diesel-electric express passenger train into a šturmovik.I don't think the Il-20 has been mentioned
Few know this, but adult film star Ron Jeremy was also an aircraft designer.Blériot 73.
I actually like this design, seems pretty unique and might be fun on some occasions.
I love how with the French it's a roll of the dice. Either it's the ugliest thing ever invented, or the most beautiful thing one has ever laid their eyes on.
Reminds me of those clickbait images you find on YouTube thumbnails
Must be a lesson which hadn't been learnt yet in the 20's!It seems that good looking aircraft were the exception rather than the rule.
No wonder they say "if it looks right it flies right", it must have been a revelation when something that looked flyable came out of the hangar.
M2K only looks nice in the French camo liveryI love how with the French it's a roll of the dice. Either it's the ugliest thing ever invented, or the most beautiful thing one has ever laid their eyes on.
Case in point:
On one end of the spectrum, we have the Breguet 460:
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On the other, the M2K:
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Reminds me of those clickbait images you find on YouTube thumbnails
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Must be a lesson which hadn't been learnt yet in the 20's!
In the final novel of David Brin’s Uplift universe, sea lamprey learn to design aircraft.
I did a quick image search, and couldn't immediately find a good photo, so I settled for box art. IIRC this is indeed a reissue of the Heller kit under some other label, the original being of course.
@Charlesferdinand This is the box art of Heller 1/72 scale Breguet 693. An antiquity for sure, and not very refined.
looks like the engines were designed to not only provide thrust but to also vacuum the runway and taxiways of all FOD, and perhaps unsuspecting ground crew...I just got my eyesight back. Was paging through a copy of Air & Space magazine and was reminded of the Baade 152.
It does look like the inspiration for the F-107.How about the french Grognard II.
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Bit of a "unique" design combination,a top mounted intake plus 2 nene jet engines stacked vertically
Amazingly the Grognard II looks worse than the Grognard I.
i like itPZL M-15?
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This is what happens when you let VTOL designers near a helicopter designNot truly hideous, but still a honourable mention: Kamov Ka-22.
i like itPZL M-15?
The true X-wing!Nakajima B4N