Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[perdu]

blimey no

unless the engine had seized

[Shar2]

Didn't the Swedes design a similar aircraft? It started of as prop driven, then was fitted with a jet.

Edited by Shar2 on Wednesday 15th September 10:45

[Eric Mc]

Shar2 said:

Didn't the Swedes design a similar aircraft? It started of as prop driven, then was fitted with a jet.

Edited by Shar2 on Wednesday 15th September 10:45

SAAB J-21



There was also the Curtiss-Wright XP-55



And the Northrop XP-56

[Shar2]

Cheers Eric.

[chuntington101]

what was the advantage to the mid mounted engine? was it purely aerodynamics?

[Eric Mc]

It allowed heavy weaponry such as cannons to be installed in the nose of the aircraft.

There are advantages and disadvantages associated with various engine layouts. For propellor driven aircraft, on the whole, the nose mounted engine was the best option - which is why it was so popular with designers. The potential of these rear engined aircraft was never realised as they arrived on the scene just as jets were becoming available. Apart from the SAAB, none of the others entered operational service.

[RedLeicester]

There was the Vultee XP-54 too IIRC.

[RedLeicester]

Wasn't there an italian thing too? Ambrosi or something like that?

[RedLeicester]

Ambrosini, got there in the end.



Thankyou Wiki!

[Eric Mc]

Should have stuck to the Creamed Rice.

[annodomini2]

Eric Mc said:

And the Northrop XP-56

Looks like the Nazi rocket plane with a prop + engine fitted. ME-160 was it?

[Eric Mc]

annodomini2 said:

Eric Mc said:

And the Northrop XP-56

Looks like the Nazi rocket plane with a prop + engine fitted. ME-160 was it?

I think you are thinking of the Me163 Komet. The Komet was much smaller.

[RedLeicester]

Eric Mc said:

Should have stuck to the Creamed Rice.

>groan<

[Ayahuasca]

Eric Mc said:

Should have stuck to the Creamed Rice.

You mean to the C-Stoff?

[Eric Mc]

Ayahuasca said:

Eric Mc said:

Should have stuck to the Creamed Rice.

You mean to the C-Stoff?

I was referring to the Ambrosini.

[Ayahuasca]

Eric Mc said:

Ayahuasca said:

Eric Mc said:

Should have stuck to the Creamed Rice.

You mean to the C-Stoff?

I was referring to the Ambrosini.

Yes, Eric, I know. I was cross-referring to one of the fuels used to power the Me-163.

[Eric Mc]

I wouldn't want T-Stoff or C-Stoff for my desert.

[hidetheelephants]

Eric Mc said:

I wouldn't want T-Stoff or C-Stoff for my desert.

Mmmm, hydrazine and HTP trifle; stir well and stand back(assuming you aren't dead yet).

[FourWheelDrift]

hidetheelephants said:

Eric Mc said:

I wouldn't want T-Stoff or C-Stoff for my desert.

Mmmm, hydrazine and HTP trifle; stir well and stand back(assuming you aren't dead yet).

You've been to the Fat Duck then.

[hidetheelephants]

Eric Mc said:

I wouldn't have wanted to bail out of one.

Me neither, but I imagine they would have ended up with explosive bolts like the Do335 or maybe an ejector seat.