I said a "certain" level, not a "high" level......with a certain level of refinement...
I said a "certain" level, not a "high" level......with a certain level of refinement...
The 1929 G-38 Junkers, the largest plane in the world at the time. With enormous wings, nearly 6’ thick, passenger compartments in the wings and a small one right in the nose of the aircraft. Engine bays inside the wings, that mechanics can stand up in, so that mechanics can work on the motors in flight! Was this plane ahead of its time?
Nobody can say that Hugo Junkers didn’t think outside o the box!
All of this info taken from this article,
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/junkers-g-38.45982/page-2
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And check out this wild design that was never built,
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I believe so. Wooden Boat magazine had an artticle 20 ish years ago about these. For the time it was an advanced construction of molded wood. The RAF had molded wood (plywood) aircraft and the designer used that technique to build a boat tough enough to be airdropped.Air-dropped life-boat?
Make sure you pay attention to all those instruments! Pictured is the Flight Engineer’s seat. I believe that job is all but completely obsolete.The flight deck of the B-36 Peacemaker. The Peacemaker had six piston engines, four jet engines, and the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft. It was only in service for 11 years. Here's a closer look at this nearly forgotten Cold War deterrent.
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I was told that any cadet at the Air Force Academy with 4 arms automatically went to the B36 program.The flight deck of the B-36 Peacemaker. The Peacemaker had six piston engines, four jet engines, and the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft. It was only in service for 11 years. Here's a closer look at this nearly forgotten Cold War deterrent.
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The checklist probably rolled out on a reel from the cockpit to the tail.The flight deck of the B-36 Peacemaker. The Peacemaker had six piston engines, four jet engines, and the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft. It was only in service for 11 years. Here's a closer look at this nearly forgotten Cold War deterrent.
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