The Fizzled-Out Promise of the Lockheed ‘Flatbed’
The concept aircraft would utilize an open platform and various modules to carry a wide variety of loads ranging from military equipment to passengers.
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Smaller, Lighter Cessna 327 ‘Mini Skymaster’
The 327 was Cessna’s solution to a downsizing opportunity. Then it ended up in a NASA wind tunnel.
The Unconventional, 440-Pound Aerosport Rail
This remarkable aircraft lacked a windscreen or enclosed fuselage but made up for it with a second engine.
The High Speed, Low Drag Northrop X-21
The prototype’s wing lift was artificially boosted by an extensive pattern of razor-thin slots in the upper wing surface to reduce drag.
Dayton Wright’s Race To Build a Time Machine
When the RB-1 was constructed to compete in the 1920 Gordon Bennett trophy race in France, it utilized features unheard of in that era.
How NASA’s Unconventional Bell X-14 Almost Landed in the Scrapyard
The X-plane explored VTOL technologies and was used by NASA astronauts to refine their moon-landing skills.
