Tag: Grounded Dreams
Grounded Dreams: Bell XP-77 – The Experimental WWII Interceptor Cut Short
The Bell XP-77 was a lightweight WWII fighter built largely from wood, but engine delays,…
Grounded Dreams: Fleetwings BQ-2 – The WWII Experimental Drone Cut Short
The Fleetwings BQ-2 was a WWII unmanned assault drone designed to carry a 2,000-pound warhead,…
Grounded Dreams: Platt LePage XR-1 – The Transverse Rotor Helicopter Left Behind
The Platt-LePage XR-1 was an early US Army helicopter that overcame major control problems but…
Grounded Dreams: Fairchild T-46 – The NGT Jet Trainer Cut Short
The Fairchild T-46 was designed to replace the T-37 Tweet, but rising costs and changing…
Grounded Dreams: Kayaba Heliplane – The Japanese Gyroplane Prototype Left Behind
The Kayaba Heliplane was Japan’s postwar gyrodyne project, combining helicopter and autogyro features before development…
Grounded Dreams: Stipa-Caproni – The Flying Barrel Prototype Left Behind
The Stipa-Caproni was a radical 1932 Italian aircraft that enclosed its propeller inside a duct,…
Grounded Dreams: SNCASE SE 2100 – The Tailless French Prototype Left Behind
The SNCASE SE 2100 was an unusual French touring aircraft with a pusher engine and…
Grounded Dreams: Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster – The Pioneer Left Behind
The Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster was America's first turbojet bomber, but delays and a rival design…
Grounded Dreams: DINFIA IA 38 – The Tailless Cargo Wing Cut Short
Argentina's DINFIA IA 38 was an ambitious tailless cargo aircraft designed to transport citrus across…
Grounded Dreams: Engineering Division XCO-6 – The McCook Field Prototype
The forgotten Engineering Division XCO-6, a research biplane that evolved from the US Army’s last…
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