Weird Wonderful Airplanes of a Bygone Era

[nittany03]

They named an aircraft the Moonbat. I am amused.

 

[NavAir42]

"BOEING B-17 WITH SINGLE-ENGINE TURBOPROP"

No....no way you could do that with one engine.

 

[Pugs]

"BOEING B-17 WITH SINGLE-ENGINE TURBOPROP"

No....no way you could do that with one engine.

Would depend on the engine wouldn't it? Empty weight of a B-17 about 36K it just has to fly, not perform. In fact, you could get it to alt with the radials then shut them down.

More details

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher2/b17_25.html

 

[PropStop]

Well that's kinda a sucky job.

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2217
Here's an article on that plane.

To echo others...yeah, F that job.

Great find Mumbles!

 

[jt71582]

Sorry...real post below.

 

[jt71582]

A4sForever - what was it like getting hit with all those plastic bullets?

 

[blackbart22]

I still love the official name of the XF-55.