Thread: Planes that never flew

Originally Posted by Keith

Hi Aeronuts.
To start a new thread.
This looked a very useful plane for it's time, conceived and drawn, but never built.
What a spec for the engine!
Afterburners as well!
Cheers
Keith

I see that Kelly Johnson had a hand in this design! I consider this man to be the "John Browning" of American aviation!

Remember that armies are always preparing for the next war using the last war as a reference point. This aircraft was way too futuristic for the minds of the men who, just a few years before, had court marshaled Billy Mitchell because he'd messed with their long-held paradigms!

Originally Posted by Einzelkampfer

I see that Kelly Johnson had a hand in this design! I consider this man to be the "John Browning" of American aviation!

Remember that armies are always preparing for the next war using the last war as a reference point. This aircraft was way too futuristic for the minds of the men who, just a few years before, had court marshaled Billy Mitchell because he'd messed with their long-held paradigms!

Hi Einzel.
You're quite right, "Kelly" like a few great men were highly motivated expediters, never taking no for an answer and totally committed to their gut feelings.
Others that spring to mind were Churchill, Bader and Mitchell.
Cheers
Keith