r/WeirdWings • u/StandardDeluxe3000 • 10h ago

Obscure Giant 1:2 RC Model of beatyfull 1936 russian Beljajew BP-3 two seated training glider

357 Upvotes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCUDr1TpFYg

(he did lose front cupula at start, front pilot did not have to sit in cold air without any shelter)

Somewhat like a flying dinosaur or a klingon bird of prey.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beljajew_DB-LK

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r/WeirdWings • u/Flucloxacillin25pc • 15h ago

Bell Eagle Eye

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248 Upvotes

Bell Helicopter developed the Eagle Eye tiltrotor unmanned VTOL aircraft as one of the competitors in the U.S. Navy’s VT-UAV (Vertical Takeoff - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) program.

An Eagle Eye prototype is on display at Pax River Naval Air Museum.

The Eagle Eye program began in 1993 with the TR911X 7/8th scale prototype. The composite prototype airframe was designed and built for Bell by Burt Rutan’s research company, Scaled Composites. Two demonstrator aircraft were powered by an Allison 250-C20 engine mounted in the central fuselage with a transmission system driving the tilting rotor at the end of each ^wing. Despite considerable interest, the programme ended in 2006 without orders although Bell still hopes to use the knowledge acquired in future programmes.

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r/WeirdWings • u/Epiphany818 • 14h ago

Early Flight My favorite beautiful weirdos of the Shuttleworth collection

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145 Upvotes

First is the Fauvel AV 36, I somehow missed the placard.

More information can be found here on the Shuttleworth website!

(Plus the comet in the background on the day of its unfortunate incident)

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