Aug 31, 2019 #1 3DDave Aerospace Joined May 23, 2013 Messages 11,472 Location US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capelis_XC-12 I happen to be watching the 1942 movie Flying Tigers and saw this plane. It's in-air stand-in is a model as the original was permanently grounded. Who would have thought that sheet metal screws were not a good fit for making airplanes?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capelis_XC-12 I happen to be watching the 1942 movie Flying Tigers and saw this plane. It's in-air stand-in is a model as the original was permanently grounded. Who would have thought that sheet metal screws were not a good fit for making airplanes?
Aug 31, 2019 #2 Sparweb Aerospace Joined May 21, 2003 Messages 5,181 Location CA Just because it can fly, doesn't mean it should fly. No one believes the theory except the one who developed it. Everyone believes the experiment except the one who ran it. STF Upvote 0 Downvote
Just because it can fly, doesn't mean it should fly. No one believes the theory except the one who developed it. Everyone believes the experiment except the one who ran it. STF
Aug 31, 2019 Thread starter #3 3DDave Aerospace Joined May 23, 2013 Messages 11,472 Location US Some photos from a link on the wikipedia page. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4589716127/in/photostream/ Upvote 0 Downvote
Some photos from a link on the wikipedia page. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4589716127/in/photostream/
Sep 1, 2019 #4 Andries Member Joined Mar 9, 2001 Messages 158 Location ZA Amen Sparweb. This must be one of the most hideous aircraft ever. Andries Upvote 0 Downvote