I know they re-built this monstrosity after its crash in 1938, but does anyone know whether it actually flew again? Wouldn’t have seemed much point in re-building it over a period of 2 years and then doing nothing with it, but on the other hand I can’t find any reference to it ever flying again.
By: D1566 - 19th August 2008 at 13:03
Here’s the Spec. Note it’s role!
John
256mph???? Vertically downwards I presume! 😮
By: John Aeroclub - 19th August 2008 at 12:40
Especially if the birds have their A**** on fire in flight.
John
By: stuart gowans - 19th August 2008 at 12:27
Well I think it’s not a bad effort, always assuming that you have built it from the crashed remains of freighter, (you just happened to be a passenger on), in the middle of a very sandy place, that gets quite warm during the day, and has as part of it’s (oil well equipment) cargo, a seemingly unlimited supply of pressed dates…
By: DazDaMan - 19th August 2008 at 12:17
It reminds me of the new Hellboy film…
Dude: “Hey, you’re Hellboy!”
Hellboy: “Yeah!”
Dude: “You’re ugly, man!”
😀
By: John Aeroclub - 19th August 2008 at 12:15
Here’s the Spec. Note it’s role!
John
This may be of interest to some. http://picasaweb.google.es/matihagen/LACABGR8Doryphore
John
By: Malcolm McKay - 19th August 2008 at 11:47
Here’s the Spec. Note it’s role!
John
Well they got the “fight” part right – it would have had a hell of a fight to do anything.
😉
By: John Aeroclub - 19th August 2008 at 11:19
I have to say, I’d have guessed it was French too – they seemed to have an entire department dedicated to turning out plug-ugly aircraft.
What a monster. Bet it grew good tomatoes, though!
Adrian
Here’s the Spec. Note it’s role!
John
By: adrian_gray - 19th August 2008 at 10:19
I have to say, I’d have guessed it was French too – they seemed to have an entire department dedicated to turning out plug-ugly aircraft.
What a monster. Bet it grew good tomatoes, though!
Adrian
By: Fouga23 - 19th August 2008 at 06:17
It’s Belgian by the way.
As a Belgian, I refuse to believe that. Must be the work of some imported Italian or French :p We only make good looking stuff:D
By: Malcolm McKay - 19th August 2008 at 01:10
There appears to have been a theory of aircraft design dedicated to finding new ways of killing aircrew.
By: bazv - 18th August 2008 at 19:01
This is the second time this month this machine has surfaced, An aquaintance in Argentina is building a scale model of it. I believe a continental magazine carried an article on it recently. It’s Belgian by the way.
John
What a lovely machine :rolleyes:
Wish I could have flown one…. ahem !!!
I am impressed people actually know what these obscure types are !!
cheers baz
By: John Aeroclub - 18th August 2008 at 18:26
This is the second time this month this machine has surfaced, An aquaintance in Argentina is building a scale model of it. I believe a continental magazine carried an article on it recently. It’s Belgian by the way.
John
By: John Aeroclub - 18th August 2008 at 18:22
I know they re-built this monstrosity after its crash in 1938, but does anyone know whether it actually flew again? Wouldn’t have seemed much point in re-building it over a period of 2 years and then doing nothing with it, but on the other hand I can’t find any reference to it ever flying again.
By: mike currill - 18th August 2008 at 17:08
I was almost tempted to ask him not to swear.
By: Newforest - 18th August 2008 at 17:01
I gave up when I saw that cryllic (sp?) writing!:)
By: mike currill - 18th August 2008 at 16:12
Until you mentioned it I’d never even heard of it. I certainly wouldn’t know what it was if I saw an uncaptioned picture of it.
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