Obscure aircraft thread? I'll start with the B-66
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May 31, 2018 - 08:45
The last of the flying Convair boats
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May 31, 2018 - 08:46
Martin XB-48
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May 31, 2018 - 08:48
THICC
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May 31, 2018 - 08:54
XP-81
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May 31, 2018 - 08:55
Not necessarily an obscure one as they've been in service with the US, but only 360 were build according to Wikipedia. OV-10 Bronco
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May 31, 2018 - 08:56
XB-43
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May 31, 2018 - 09:00
Stuff like the OV-10 have probably not been heard of by a lot of people, so its all good! IA 58 Pucará
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May 31, 2018 - 09:01
Model 48 Charger
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May 31, 2018 - 09:02
MiG-17SN, its a pretty common aircraft but with a noice new nose on it
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May 31, 2018 - 09:03
OV-1 Mohawk
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May 31, 2018 - 09:04
Goodyear Inflatoplane! It inflated! Taken from Wikipedia: 'Although it seemed an improbable project, the finished aircraft proved to be capable of meeting its design objectives, although its sponsor, the United States Army, ultimately cancelled the project when it could not find a "valid military use for an aircraft that could be brought down by a well-aimed bow and arrow".'
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May 31, 2018 - 09:07
XAZ-1 Marvelette
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May 31, 2018 - 09:08
pusher props
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May 31, 2018 - 09:09
Pushers are cool! Northrop YB-35
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May 31, 2018 - 09:10
Martin B-10B
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May 31, 2018 - 09:14
Scaled Composites ARES, proposed light close air support aircraft for the US Army.youtube.com /watch?v=zG9LlHcX8lg
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May 31, 2018 - 09:16
Douglas F5D
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May 31, 2018 - 09:19
Do 335
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May 31, 2018 - 09:24
Bell Model 65
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May 31, 2018 - 09:25
BV 141
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May 31, 2018 - 09:25
Ju 287
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May 31, 2018 - 09:27
Myasishchev M-50
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May 31, 2018 - 09:45
XB70 Valkyrie
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May 31, 2018 - 09:49
Ilyushin Il-54
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May 31, 2018 - 09:49
Ayyy lmao
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May 31, 2018 - 09:51
Lockheed XP-58
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May 31, 2018 - 09:51
Now here is a real mystery, its the sole photo of a prototype twin P-40, we know the photo is real, but absolutely nothing else about it is known. No designation or anything. Visibility must be pretty bad though
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May 31, 2018 - 09:52
Contra-rotating pushers at that.
May 31, 2018 - 09:58
Vultee XP-54
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May 31, 2018 - 10:15
Yakovlev Yak-27
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May 31, 2018 - 10:31
Twin pony
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May 31, 2018 - 10:44
Black widow
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May 31, 2018 - 10:46
But they are noisy as fuck and need landing gears longer than a telegraph pole.
May 31, 2018 - 10:51
Blackburn Beverley
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May 31, 2018 - 10:51
Yakovlev Yak-1000
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May 31, 2018 - 10:53
god this thing would have been glorious
May 31, 2018 - 11:51
This particular Hawker fure (non-naval version of the sea fury) had the boost pressure upped to 50 psi and did more than 5000hp
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May 31, 2018 - 11:55
CAC CA-23, an Aussie jet fighter
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May 31, 2018 - 12:36
MY DICK
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May 31, 2018 - 13:46
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May 31, 2018 - 13:50
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May 31, 2018 - 13:59
AC119
The forgotten gunship that came between AC47 and AC130
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May 31, 2018 - 15:10
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May 31, 2018 - 15:27
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May 31, 2018 - 15:28
Curtiss-Wright XF-87
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May 31, 2018 - 15:29
They still fly c119s out of my town
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May 31, 2018 - 15:29
pure german autism coming through
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May 31, 2018 - 15:29
Bell XP-83
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May 31, 2018 - 15:30
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May 31, 2018 - 15:31
North American XF-108
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May 31, 2018 - 15:31
Vickers-Armstrong Type 559
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May 31, 2018 - 15:32
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May 31, 2018 - 15:33
Saunder-Roe SR-53 combination rocket/jet fighter/interceptor.
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May 31, 2018 - 15:34
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May 31, 2018 - 15:35
Straight outta wing commander
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May 31, 2018 - 15:36
FAIREY ROTODYNE. NOT A HELICOPTER, BUT INSTEAD USED SMALL EXPLOSIONS IN THE TIPS OF THE ROTATING PROPS TO SPIN THEM, WHICH HAD THE SIDE EFFECT OF NEGATING THE NEED FOR A TAIL ROTOR. WAS VERY VERY VERY LOUD AND THE ONLY USE ANYONE COULD THINK TO PUT IT WAS FOR CITY TO CITY TRANSIT.
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May 31, 2018 - 15:37
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May 31, 2018 - 15:38
Bell YFM-1
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May 31, 2018 - 15:38
the taiwanese FCK1
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May 31, 2018 - 15:39
How do you transport a space shuttle? Would it fit on a 747? Why not make a ginormous carrier plane out of two B-52 fuselages slung underneath a ginormous wing?
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May 31, 2018 - 15:40
Lockheed AH-56
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May 31, 2018 - 15:41
I just wanted to say that Bat*21 is an underrated movie.
May 31, 2018 - 15:41
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May 31, 2018 - 15:42
BAC Strikemaster Haven't seen it, but will try organize a movie night with the lads
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May 31, 2018 - 15:42
They need to make a fighter/utility version.
May 31, 2018 - 15:43
Jaguars are not that obscure but still underrated
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May 31, 2018 - 15:47
>I'm too stupid to google
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May 31, 2018 - 15:47
how does this fighter compare to other 4/4.5 gen aircraft
May 31, 2018 - 15:47
Northrop N-1M I think he was making a joke user
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May 31, 2018 - 15:49
baade 152
West german airliner.
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May 31, 2018 - 15:53
FCK if I know. But it's basically got the exact same planform as an F-2 or the agile falcon tier of F-16s, but with two engines and F-18 intakes, like an F-2 and an F-18 had a child.
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May 31, 2018 - 16:18
Saab 105
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May 31, 2018 - 16:30
Northrop YA-9
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May 31, 2018 - 16:35
B-32 Dominator.
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May 31, 2018 - 16:37
Boeing Skyfox
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May 31, 2018 - 16:37
Love that lil guy
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May 31, 2018 - 16:41
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May 31, 2018 - 16:44
looks like pic related from Iron Eagle 3
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May 31, 2018 - 16:48
Never any love for the obscure Sukhois.
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May 31, 2018 - 16:50
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May 31, 2018 - 16:52
It's just an A-3 that doesn't take off from a carrier.
May 31, 2018 - 16:52