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The 12 Most Bizzare Looking Airplanes

 
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Bud Brewster
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:45 pm    Post subject: The 12 Most Bizzare Looking Airplanes Reply with quote

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For the most part, these aren't dumb designs that didn't work, they're weird designs that did work.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A few errors...

1. Narrators who pronounce "NASA" as though it were a city in the Bahamas (more of a personal pet peeve).

2. Did he actually imply that the propeller-driven Northrop YB-35 flying wing came after the jet-powered version? The jet version's designation was YB-49, but they showed a photo of it with the label YB-35.

3. The caption under the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin: "The smallest U.S. bomber".

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 2:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

orzel-w wrote:
1. Narrators who pronounce NASA as though it were a city in the Bahamas (more of a personal pet peeve).

Agreed. NBC Nightly News anchor pronounced it "nay-saw" when describing the Juno mission.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 3:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Youngsters! Rolling Eyes

One other comment on the films of the Bartini Beriev VVA-14 "sea" trials: I was surprised at how much water the jet engines were swallowing.

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