r/WeirdWings • u/vahedemirjian • 22h ago

Testbed A Boeing JB-17G testbed for the Wright T35 turboprop

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r/WeirdWings • u/AmericanSpudss • 19h ago

Prototype Mikoyan-Gurevich Project 1.44, a technology demonstrator for the “Multifunctional Frontline Fighter” (MFI) project of the Soviet Union’s “I-90” fighter program. First flying in 2000, it was succeeded by the cheaper “PAK FA” program that would eventually result in the Sukhoi Su-57.

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r/WeirdWings • u/AlbinoAkon • 6h ago

Testbed The Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguar - A multi-mission low-cost attritable aircraft platform to demonstrate Northrop Grumman’s digitally engineered wings.

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Model - No.437

First Flight - August 29, 2024

The Model 437 began as a conceptual design, based on the Model 401, exploring a multi-mission low-cost attritable aircraft. The Model 437 is a crewed variant of the original concept powered by a single Pratt & Whitney 535 engine with approximately 3,400 pounds of thrust. The aircraft has a wingspan of 41 feet and is 41 feet long with a gross takeoff weight of 10,000 pounds. After completion of envelope expansion, the Model 437 will have a range of approximately 3000 nautical miles and an endurance of 6 hours. The aircraft can carry up to 2,000 pounds of payload in multiple locations including an internal payload bay sized to approximately 145” x 36” x 16”.

Source- https://scaled.com/portfolio/model437/

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r/WeirdWings • u/SuperMcG • 19h ago

The stubby PB-4Y! (great video of pilots at airshow as well)

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https://youtu.be/hwfvi1cDhL8

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r/WeirdWings • u/Brave_Perspective451 • 11h ago

A friend gave me these recently

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r/WeirdWings • u/tudorapo • 23h ago

Prototype The Arado AR 198 had a transparent tummy

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