Bizarre Planes You WON'T Find at Your Airport

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  • @aircraftadventures-vids
    @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +12

    Check out this really cool design when you're done with this video:
    ua-cam.com/video/uF2qZ5ClC78/v-deo.html

  • @javierpatag3609
    @javierpatag3609 10 місяців тому +63

    I freaking *_LOVE_* weird plane designs! YAY!

  • @barefootalien
    @barefootalien 9 місяців тому +10

    I actually really like that quirky little twin from Aus. The single-engine version just looked like a great little Cessna clone, but the twin has a ton of personality, and yeah, having the extra reliability of a twin in a country that's 98% desolate bush seems like a no-brainer, especially both small like that. Given the pods just hanging out in the air, it looks easy to work on, and like it'd sip fuel. That's exactly my level of oddball, with my first car having been a Suzuki Samurai, and my favorite car having been a second gen Toyota MR2. I've always loved things that are outside the box but in sensible ways.
    Also, that "flying moving van" from the UK looked pretty aerodynamic to me with that vertical teardrop profile.
    And the staggered wing design? Those can work _shockingly_ well for slow flight and extreme critical AoA operations. I bet their loiter time was bonkers! Sort of like that flying egg observation plane whose name eludes me at the moment.
    Some great little planes!
    I'm less sure about the advantage of driving two props off of one engine, though... it might balance _some_ torque, but the engine itself will still generate a roll torque, and those belts are just two more failure points, plus it doesn't look like it gets a lot of cooling or air back there inside the fuselage.

  • @antrygrevok6440
    @antrygrevok6440 8 місяців тому +8

    There's a NASA or NACA paper from years ago, which says that if you want to design a biplane, you *do not* put the wings right in the same vertical.
    You instead put the upper plane of the biplane wing 1 chord up, & 1 chord forward,
    then you tilt the lower plane so its trailing-edge 5-degrees down.
    That last plane you showed was an box-wing, and the stagger was right to put the upper plane forward, but the 2 planes were too close together, from the looks of it.

    • @johndemeritt3460
      @johndemeritt3460 7 місяців тому +2

      The Beech Staggerwing disagrees. It's a beautiful aircraft that flies extremely well!

  • @jeffstrom164
    @jeffstrom164 9 місяців тому +11

    I love the tiny cargo craft. They look like chibi versions of larger planes and carried surprising amounts of cargo.

    • @darthwiizius
      @darthwiizius 9 місяців тому +2

      The Miles Aeroplane became more famous as Thunderbird 2.

  • @kbjerke
    @kbjerke 10 місяців тому +21

    Interesting, for sure! Back in 1994/95 I had the opportunity to work on an experimental Thurston project, the Teal tricycle gear amphibian. TSC 1A3, I believe was the designation. Our example was almost complete when the company relocated, but I never saw it fly. Thanks for the video and stories!

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +3

      Thanks for sharing!

    • @kbjerke
      @kbjerke 10 місяців тому +1

      @@aircraftadventures-vids I was also fortunate enough to speak with David on several occasion, on the phone, LOL

  • @abcdfgh4321
    @abcdfgh4321 9 місяців тому +36

    Five weird planes and not a single Rutan design? Pretty impressive.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  9 місяців тому +17

      Rutan planes deserve a dedicated video

    • @tinuvarun5806
      @tinuvarun5806 6 місяців тому +1

      Whats rutan design

    • @Triple_J.1
      @Triple_J.1 Місяць тому

      @@tinuvarun5806 what's airplane?

    • @stephentrier5569
      @stephentrier5569 Місяць тому

      ​​@@tinuvarun5806A plane designed by Burt Rutan. He pushed the limits with unusual designs, and his aircraft and spacecraft set a lot of records.

    • @timothycater9055
      @timothycater9055 3 дні тому

      @@tinuvarun5806 Burt Rutan is (was?) an american who built a number of very unique aircraft. He was one of the first to really explore composite materials in aircraft, and came up with some really cool ideas on how to improve efficiency. If you image search his name you should be able to find pictures of his builds, they are worth a look :)

  • @non_tragic_npc
    @non_tragic_npc 8 місяців тому +9

    here in Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina. the Arava was used as a medical aircraft until recently

  • @jimseven5358
    @jimseven5358 6 місяців тому +13

    You forgot the "Quickie" and the "Quickie 2". These planes have their main landing gear AT THE TIPS OF THEIR WINGS!🤣

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  6 місяців тому +6

      Didn't forget - there's just too many to cover in a short video. Perhaps in new one...

    • @speedbird1529
      @speedbird1529 Місяць тому

      Those are common😊

  • @JFrazer4303
    @JFrazer4303 9 місяців тому +4

    The Arup planes, from Indiana, 1930s ("Air" + "Up") The S-2 flew first as a glider, then with a 37hp ex "American Indian" police motorcycle engine. 780 lbs, it flew 85 knots, with landing speed below 18 knots. Would not stall. Video shows it to be nimble with amazing 45° climb rate.
    The S-4 was 1150 lbs, 2-seat side by side dual controls. Flew 100 kts on 70 hp.
    The S-3 performed well a few times, but was destroyed in a fire when it's shop was set on fire by arson, after tampering and possible sabotage had been noticed.
    Between the two, they flew several seasons at airshows, frequently carrying advertizing because nobody wanted to buy or invest despite the fact that they performed markedly better than "normal planes": they looked funny.
    The S-2 flew for NACA and the military at Langley (test pilot Glen Doolittle, cousin to the famous air racer Jimmy Doolittle). Charles Zimmerman was on the NACA group that examined it, and later he used the very-low aspect-ratio planform with it's super-slow stall-proof 40°nose-up approach as the starting point for his work on a VTOL Tail-sitter for Vought and the NAVY in the V-173. (NACA Tunnel tests with the V-173 showed that it didn't gain anything or particularly change anything with the overly complex wing-tip mounted props)
    In 2015 the Mid-Atlantic air museum in Pennsylvania reported that it had acquired the S-2 and it's awaiting restoration for display.
    The flying "Heel Lift" - Arup S2
    Bomberguy
    nearly 2 minutes, but skip ahead to 48 seconds in for the video)
    ua-cam.com/video/Nxz1UF67EQI/v-deo.htmlsi=dbyocU3baika_VOf
    Arup S-4
    King Aero Aviation
    2 minutes 48 seconds
    ua-cam.com/video/_XrSFVDa3mY/v-deo.htmlsi=OctPp6l3jYWuclSp

    • @Marius2Rocker
      @Marius2Rocker 8 місяців тому

      Americans do love their flapjacks

  • @pascalchauvet822
    @pascalchauvet822 Місяць тому +2

    Thanks for covering this uniquely practical aircraft!!!

  • @emigdiogreen7439
    @emigdiogreen7439 10 місяців тому +10

    Exactly, I love weird/experimental aircraft! Love the channel btw.

  • @MLe-u6u
    @MLe-u6u Місяць тому +3

    I was at Mountain West Airlines in '78. IAI brought an ARAVA to demonstrate. N525MW, the one pictured in this video. I got to fly it and then to a photo plane and they made a commercial for IAI. It was fun and slow, but had a great time that day. This occurred at Boise, Idaho. Thanks for the memories.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  Місяць тому

      Just by chance, the company that showcased the Arava was "Aero Industries"? (based out of Florida). If so, my dad worked for them for a brief period, although I don't think he was involved with the Arava.

  • @raoultesla2292
    @raoultesla2292 3 години тому

    10x higher quality of content than other channels. Great research man. yOu are a resource for inspiration in flight design with all the unknowns.

  • @josemoreno3334
    @josemoreno3334 10 місяців тому +5

    Love odd looking aircraft. That was fun to watch, Thanks, Good video.

  • @bobroberts6155
    @bobroberts6155 10 місяців тому +4

    Good to see the Miles Aerovan get a mention here. As a young man my father worked for Miles aircraft and flew with their test pilot Tommy Rose. Miles were responsible for many innovative designs (the M52 being the most famous) and was another British company shafted by an inept short sighted Government obsessed with post war cost cutting.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah I didn't really get deep into researching the politics but it sure sounded like a company with a bright future but under the wrong government.

    • @bobroberts6155
      @bobroberts6155 10 місяців тому +2

      @@aircraftadventures-vids If you ever revisit the weird aircraft theme you need to look at the seriously strange Miles M.39B Libellula.

    • @Triple_J.1
      @Triple_J.1 Місяць тому

      The Brits were Socialist/Fascist at that time. The government had nearly veto-power over industry.

  • @jimreilly9749
    @jimreilly9749 7 місяців тому +2

    Loved the Aerovan. When one landed at Darwin (1970s) someone at our hangar said : "Nice packaging but it might look better out of the box"

    • @possel4747
      @possel4747 Місяць тому

      Sorry, there was no Aerovan still flying in the 1970s. You probably saw a Short SC7 Skyvan which did owe its design concept to the Aerovan with those "skinny wings" (6:47) which was the Miles HDM-105. No idea why the Skyvan connection was not mentioned - they did sell 150 of those...

  • @gcorriveau6864
    @gcorriveau6864 10 місяців тому +6

    Well, that was fascinating. Thanks for doing all that research and sharing these with us.

  • @nunyabidniz2868
    @nunyabidniz2868 10 місяців тому +2

    Do any blueprints for the Miles Aerovan exist? It seems like a promising basis for a homebuilt w/ enough cabin space to be a flying RV you can live out of...

  • @nor0845
    @nor0845 Місяць тому +1

    Interesting vid.
    Thank you for posting.

  • @b4dmblm705
    @b4dmblm705 9 місяців тому +3

    Miles Aerovan's seaplane version is by far my favorite.👍

  • @pdxyadayada
    @pdxyadayada 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for sharing this, Juan. YOU ARE A GREAT DAD!

  • @davidmcintosh7563
    @davidmcintosh7563 6 місяців тому +1

    That was great! I really enjoyed learning about those odd machines!

  • @richardwarner3705
    @richardwarner3705 6 місяців тому +1

    Excellent, awsome podcast! No BS just get with why we tuned in.🥇⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @alfredoaraujo9661
    @alfredoaraujo9661 10 місяців тому +3

    Loved it man, really cool!!

  • @EdwardKelly-vi9sg
    @EdwardKelly-vi9sg 10 місяців тому +4

    LOVED EVERY YOU SHOWED...ESPECIALLY THE SKYVANS..❤

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +1

      The Skyvan only had a 2 second appearance but glad you like it!

    • @EdwardKelly-vi9sg
      @EdwardKelly-vi9sg 10 місяців тому +1

      @aircraftadventures-vids ...I WAS ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT THE FOOTBALL SHAPE....AND THE SKYVAN TYPE AIRCRAFT...TOO COOL 👍

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +1

      Ah yes the Arava and Aerovan. Both are pretty neat@@EdwardKelly-vi9sg

  • @Onyok.Bentot
    @Onyok.Bentot 7 місяців тому +1

    Great content! I’m glad I found your channel. Looking forward to seeing future content. Thank you!

  • @swarajsandhu
    @swarajsandhu День тому

    4:40 i did my flight training right across from jabiru factory in George, south africa. Watching the ramp brings back so many memories!!

  • @pbcoop62
    @pbcoop62 6 місяців тому +3

    I got to see an Arava up close at Miami International Airport about 35 years ago. Cool little airplane.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  6 місяців тому +1

      Interesting, might have been a demo plane? Company my dad worked for tried to sell them here in the US. I saw one flying out of a dirt strip in Argentina about 30 yrs ago, so cool.

  • @HaroldBrice
    @HaroldBrice 9 місяців тому

    Very fun video, and thought-provoking. Sort of a primer for anyone interested in aircraft design. Daydreaming doesn't cost much. I expect my wings will come from St. Peter someday.

  • @Rigel_Chiokis
    @Rigel_Chiokis 10 місяців тому +2

    Congratulations! You found some planes I have never seen before (and I've been around almost as long as some of those designs LOL).

  • @Thrashaero
    @Thrashaero 8 місяців тому +2

    Check out the Piaggio Avanti, 2 turboprop pushers on skinny wings with canards on the nose and a T tail, its pretty sweet looking.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  8 місяців тому

      I know when an Avanti takes off from our airport, can I hear it well before I see it.

  • @someotherdude
    @someotherdude 10 місяців тому +1

    I've always loved the quirky engineering that came out of South Africa and South America and maybe Australia in the 1950s thru 1980s. It was sad that this momentum didn't last. You saw this in aviation, but also in cars.... there was a lot of rugged practical designs that came into being on almost no capital and smallish markets. There was a lot of stuff that absolutely deserved to survive. The AeroVan at 5:20- imagine if that plane could be disassembled enough to fit in that pod- omg, you could have delivered a twin somewhere. I realize the solution would be to tow an assembled plane but still, it would be cool

  • @philprice5712
    @philprice5712 10 місяців тому +2

    great music choice in addition to interesting aeroplanes!

  • @greyareaRK1
    @greyareaRK1 9 місяців тому +2

    The Miles Aerovan has been my weird crush for a long time. The Sea varient would have been perfect as a lake jumper here in Canada.

  • @bricefleckenstein9666
    @bricefleckenstein9666 10 місяців тому +2

    9:57
    Reference the Beech "Staggerwing" sometime, from the SAME timeframe.
    The Stark wings are more extreme of a stagger, but you can see the similarity.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +1

      Sort of. What's really different is the closed gap between wings and how that changes aerodynamics. Which is what made them so different from traditional biplanes.

  • @craigsuker1511
    @craigsuker1511 4 дні тому

    If you were to fly a P51, F18, or a 747, you wouldn't call them boring!
    But cool video, I would really like to fly an Areva! That looked like a cool design.

  • @alext8828
    @alext8828 10 місяців тому +1

    4:40, the Jabaru. Cool plane but how does having the engines like that help against AK-47s?

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +2

      Good point...by ensuring you have twin engines to keep you safely in the air, in the event you lose an engine. I failed to explain that.

  • @LainWeber
    @LainWeber 10 місяців тому +4

    Sitting behind a Jabiru engine, you don't need anybody shooting at you to get you down

    • @Triple_J.1
      @Triple_J.1 Місяць тому

      Thats why they needed two. 😂

  • @RenanDavidSoriaAhumada
    @RenanDavidSoriaAhumada 8 місяців тому +1

    6:37 that could be the best one from the plane to the Truck

  • @BreadApologist
    @BreadApologist 7 місяців тому +2

    With the paint scheme and shadows, the plane at 3:14 looks so happy.

  • @byBartusRC
    @byBartusRC 10 місяців тому +3

    @6:45 looks like the "new" NASA/Boeing project .
    Very cool video!

  • @jvmiller1995
    @jvmiller1995 8 місяців тому +1

    Reminds me of the WW2 bird F-82. Although they was never used in WW2 as they came in as it was just over in 1946. Minus the jet engine but it was very fast without a jet. (482 mph) Basically two p51 mustangs stuck together. 1380hp per engine. Factory made... 273 made in total. I would love to see one in person.

  • @lhkraut
    @lhkraut 5 місяців тому

    Having worked for Lufthansa Cargo for 23 years I have to ask this question. How dare you call my 747 freighter boring!?!? LOL!! I only wish I had learned to fly, not just fill the plane.
    Thanks for the great channel, I just subbed!
    Oh, and I worked for ASA in the 80's and got to fly on the Shorts 360. Talk about a great airplane! I had a window seat and stood up straight. No curved wall for that aircraft!

  • @pacom5543
    @pacom5543 10 місяців тому +2

    That was interesting and Educative to watch thank you

  • @wernerschulte6245
    @wernerschulte6245 10 місяців тому +2

    Excellent video, is it possible to have it without background "music" ? The thing is, foreigners like me have some difficulties to understand everything. Without background it is much easier.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому

      Sorry, can't turn off music (YES, I'm sure UA-cam will roll that out one day). I can tell you I will soon be having my videos dubbed in many different languages, so you won't miss a thing in any language. Stay tuned for that!

  • @greggwilliamson
    @greggwilliamson 10 місяців тому +2

    I love that last one. If it could be built as a FAR-103 Ultralight, it might be fun to fly. I fly a 2003 Challenger, but I'd love to get into areas that I just don't quite feel comfy setting down in. Oh, have you heard of anyone using one of those "Toroidal Propellers" on an aircraft. Quad drones and boats I've seen but not Aircraft. I'd love one if they fly.

  • @ericbitzer5247
    @ericbitzer5247 5 місяців тому

    Used to see the Nord at the international airport. My favorite is the Nord 262 though. When I was little I always saw them at the local airport where my dad flew Cherokees. The 262 is such a beautiful aircraft and I wish they were still flying.

  • @estebandiaz8688
    @estebandiaz8688 Місяць тому +1

    Here in mexico, if you zoom in on the "Museo de la fuerza aerea mexicana" through maps you can see an Arava in the museums backyard

  • @SuperYellowsubmarin
    @SuperYellowsubmarin 10 місяців тому +3

    The engine nacelles on the Jabiru twin are an aerodynamic monstrosity. The plane is cool though. Do the Petersen 260 too !

  • @RobertHollander
    @RobertHollander 10 місяців тому +1

    I stopped at 07:24 for a moment to check out the Thurston Teal. The Teal was not a success, only selling 38 planes. But, what caught my attention was the similarity between it and a current amphibious aircraft, the Lake Buccaneer. It turns out that the Lake models were designed by the same man, David Thurston.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +2

      Well that makes sense. Didn't know that.

    • @RobertHollander
      @RobertHollander 10 місяців тому

      @@aircraftadventures-vids I earned my pilot's license in 1980 and my instrument rating in 1982. I was living in Florida at the time and I was considering purchasing a airplane. Seeing that there is so much water in and around Florida, I thought a Lake amphibian might be a cool plane to own. That was until I learned that you pay a huge penalty in flight performance because you are flying something that is shaped more like a boat than a streamlined aircraft.

  • @CorerMaximus
    @CorerMaximus 8 місяців тому

    This was brilliant. Subscribed. :D

  • @bartofilms
    @bartofilms 10 місяців тому +2

    RU serious?!!! I could never get sick of vids on P51’s or 747’s. 😂😂😂

  • @raymondthumper2267
    @raymondthumper2267 9 місяців тому

    Here's an interesting little tid-bit, The first image at 2:48 of the Jabiru story, is actually of a ROTAX powered J-230 with a variable prop.

  • @kh40yr
    @kh40yr 10 місяців тому +1

    The SuperGuppy's that hauled the Apollo/Saturn 5 rocket stages. Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook Oregon had a SuperGuppy, right on the Oregon coast. They did have some WW2 radar blimp hangars there as well. Huge barns, with it's own weather system in the rafters, and a comical baskeball hoop waay up there. Pops was a Private Pilot for over 45 years. Lots of airshows, lots of museums. The SuperGuppy's always stood out for me. Recent youtube shows a window blowing out of one in flight during transport. Very aged structures.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому

      Mentour Now has a terrific piece on the Super Guppy from a few months ago, I recommend it.

  • @1crazypj
    @1crazypj 6 місяців тому +1

    I had several Citroen GS, hydraulic suspension spheres were a problem when they got older but while they worked they were great
    Amazing little fan cooled 1300cc OHC motor pushed a full size car to 110 mph, aerodynamics were obviously pretty good?
    Wasn't fastest accelerating but probably better than 1300cc VW Beetle's (I had a lot of flat fours, had several Alfa Romeo's after Citroen's)

  • @byBartusRC
    @byBartusRC 10 місяців тому +1

    @2:29 Embraer Bandeirante, the beginning of an era! It was hard to compete with this aircraft.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +1

      Well you'll be happy to know that a Bandeirante video is slowly in the works. No definitive date yet, have a lot of work (research and interviews) but it will definitely happen.

    • @byBartusRC
      @byBartusRC 10 місяців тому +1

      @@aircraftadventures-vids Take a look at the video "O voo do Impossível" that Embraer make to celebrate the 90th birthday of Ozires Silva, da man behind the creation of the Bandeirante.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому

      @@byBartusRC I have already. There’s a few more documentaries i need to watch too

    • @byBartusRC
      @byBartusRC 10 місяців тому +1

      @@aircraftadventures-vids and maybe interview Claudio Lucchesi who wrote the book. He has a very nice channel here on UA-cam too.

  • @lycian123
    @lycian123 Місяць тому

    0:57 Shorts is a British aerospace company based in Northern Ireland in the UK, not the country of Ireland.

  • @Paladin1873
    @Paladin1873 10 місяців тому +3

    That landing approach at 10:30 is wild.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +2

      Yup, St Barts. Not for newbies

    • @byBartusRC
      @byBartusRC 10 місяців тому

      ​@@aircraftadventures-vidsyup, it's a "barts" thing! Haha

  • @CyberSystemOverload
    @CyberSystemOverload Місяць тому +1

    1:31 , I cant 🤣😅

  • @i20010
    @i20010 Місяць тому

    02:05 The IAI Arava was very much used by the Israeli air force, from the early 70's to 2004! I remember seeing them flying around, in army colors.

    • @roryhennessey1983
      @roryhennessey1983 28 днів тому

      I think they look Cool and very practical. They would have been a great ground pounder, they could drop off a crew of guys after eliminating any threats

  • @MrGrimsmith
    @MrGrimsmith 7 місяців тому

    I was half expecting to see a Custer Channel Wing turn up as they're definitely on the stranger side of things.

  • @research903
    @research903 10 місяців тому +2

    The French cargo plane was an unlicensed copy of the USA Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar".

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +3

      Apart from having wings, twin booms and radials, I disagree it's a "copy". At most, it was inspired by the Fairchild P-82 which came before it (unlike the C-119 which flew after the Noratlas) In fact quite a few planes were designed around this layout.

  • @joseveintegenario-nisu1928
    @joseveintegenario-nisu1928 10 місяців тому +2

    AS-37 has the perfect wing arrangement to install Custer Channel Wings with the propellers on leading edge of channel, as Antonov Izdelye did, it made some tethered flights, also with engine inside fuselage and propellers moved by gears and shafts.
    Blessings +

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому

      Conceptually this is in fact very similar to the Custer, in terms of aerodynamics

    • @joseveintegenario-nisu1928
      @joseveintegenario-nisu1928 10 місяців тому

      @@aircraftadventures-vids Are the plans of this AS-37 still available? Where? Salut +

  • @johannjohann6523
    @johannjohann6523 7 місяців тому

    Funny you said the Arava "looks" slow. Once you said that, I had to agree. It almost looks like it wouldn't take off and fly. lol

  • @wideopenthrottles-jr3tl
    @wideopenthrottles-jr3tl 5 місяців тому

    It would definitely be weird seeing a multi-prop aircraft start up one engine but both props start spinning

  • @donniewatson9120
    @donniewatson9120 10 місяців тому +2

    P-51s and F-18s are not boring. The last example of boring makes up for the lack of boring in the other two, though.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому +2

      Of course they are not boring, it was a tongue-in-cheek comment.

    • @donniewatson9120
      @donniewatson9120 10 місяців тому

      @@aircraftadventures-vids my comment was as well.

  • @kurt5490
    @kurt5490 8 місяців тому +1

    Looking at the miles aerovan, i cant help but see a mini AC-119.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  8 місяців тому

      I believe the Aerovan came first...so you could say the 119 is a huge Aerovan.

  • @leondillon8723
    @leondillon8723 8 місяців тому

    The Nord Noratlas and the Arava look like copies of the US C119 Flying Boxcar,
    2:37)Here they copied the modified US North American Aviation's B25G & H Mitchell bomber that was used in the Pacific during WW II. The planes had two .50 caliber M2 Browning Heavy Machine Guns (HMG) mounted on each side of the cab. Four more in the nose and a 75mm cannon. Some had 10 HMGs that fired forward.There was four Air Apache squadrons. 345th Bomb Group.

  • @spiritzweispirit1st638
    @spiritzweispirit1st638 9 місяців тому +1

    That was extremely coo! 'and alot of work likely?! Thank you' Most awesome! ✈️

  • @fanBladeOne
    @fanBladeOne 10 місяців тому +4

    Stop having boring planes, stop having a boring life!

  • @catjudo1
    @catjudo1 8 місяців тому

    So, I'm guessing the Transavia Airtruk would have been too obvious? Then again, I might have gone with the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin. Or maybe the Oldsmobile F-85, which looked nothing like an airplane at all...

  • @pcbondart
    @pcbondart 9 місяців тому

    i'm curious, how well did the Starky fly? anybody know?

  • @SeanReevesD
    @SeanReevesD 7 місяців тому +1

    The US Sherpa and Ireland's Skyvan are eerily similar.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  7 місяців тому +2

      Nothing eery about that, both are from the same company (Shorts Brothers)

    • @brianb-p6586
      @brianb-p6586 7 місяців тому

      The Short SC.7 Skyvan, 330 (C-23A Sherpa), 360 (C-23B Sherpa), and are all variants of the same design, and all built by Short Brothers. The US Air Force and Army operated them, but they were all built by Shorts in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

    • @brianb-p6586
      @brianb-p6586 7 місяців тому

      @@aircraftadventures-vids " _Short_ Brothers" sometimes called "Shorts", but not "Shorts Brothers".

  • @possel4747
    @possel4747 Місяць тому

    You forgot to mention that the Miles Aerovan was made of wood, which probably limited its market given that almost all warplanes in WWII were metal.

  • @jgarbo3541
    @jgarbo3541 10 місяців тому +1

    Recipe for bankruptcy: Build *your* great idea, then try to sell it. For Success: Ask around what people really need and build it - already sold.

  • @malitaus5672
    @malitaus5672 8 місяців тому

    Very interesting!

  • @raphaelandrews3617
    @raphaelandrews3617 10 місяців тому +2

    YES the Box-van aircraft, another case of the British blocking a good idea and aircraft that could have succeed.

  • @miscbits6399
    @miscbits6399 День тому +1

    You missed the Flying Flea - THAT was bizarre

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  День тому

      Yeah the list could on forever - but that means I'll be making more videos! And yes the Flying Flea in fact deserves it's very own video.

  • @spartacocarlos8417
    @spartacocarlos8417 10 місяців тому +1

    Jaburu is the brasilian name of this bird painted in the nose. The company has any relation with Brazil?

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому

      Nope. It’s an australian company

    • @raymondthumper2267
      @raymondthumper2267 9 місяців тому +1

      The bird in Australia was misnamed after the Brazilian bird, even though The Australian one turned out to be a different bird.

  • @stevegore9723
    @stevegore9723 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice collection but i was expecting to see an Optima by Edgley…those are weird

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому

      Yeah, I might do a video on that, but those are pretty well covered here on youtube.

    • @raymondthumper2267
      @raymondthumper2267 9 місяців тому

      Don't you hate it when your spell check messes up?
      Edgley Optica...

  • @brian1204
    @brian1204 9 місяців тому +1

    Nothing boring about P-51s in my opinion…
    But these strange ones are fun to consider…

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  9 місяців тому

      It was fully tongue-in-cheek, not serious at all. All hail the mighty Mustang!

  • @167curly
    @167curly 9 місяців тому

    The Miles Aerovan was popular with recreational parachutists.

  • @petesmith9472
    @petesmith9472 9 місяців тому +1

    The Transavia AirTruk…. As seen on Mad Max.

  • @stinkymccheese8010
    @stinkymccheese8010 6 місяців тому +1

    Surprising that the Areva isn’t more popular.

  • @CraigLandsberg-lk1ep
    @CraigLandsberg-lk1ep 7 місяців тому

    Is that 2x 40hp engines?

  • @NemoBlank
    @NemoBlank 9 днів тому +1

    Bet that aerovan could find a market today.

  • @David-d4k9k
    @David-d4k9k Місяць тому +1

    Aerovan. I think you mean it had 290 hp. Each engine was rated at 145hp.

  • @neiloconnor9349
    @neiloconnor9349 10 місяців тому +1

    I like the Starck!!

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому

      It's a shame no one took the wing design and ran with it! Seems like it could be viable in certain applications

  • @jounisaari9471
    @jounisaari9471 7 місяців тому +1

    Finnish Fly Nano is (was) also weird ultralight box wing electric plane.

  • @davefoord1259
    @davefoord1259 9 місяців тому +2

    Twin engine jabiru. If the engine wasnt so unreliable wouldnt be necessary

    • @df3yt
      @df3yt 8 місяців тому

      Exactly nothing to do with farmers with AK's. The farmers don't use AK's the criminals do. The reputation for Jabbies were engine outs. 4:30 - Not hostile land but inhospitable.

  • @nocursewm2938
    @nocursewm2938 10 місяців тому +1

    I can help thinking about Tony Stark when they said “Starck”.

  • @rossbrumby1957
    @rossbrumby1957 8 місяців тому

    Jabiru twin reminds me of a warthog and the aerovan inspired thunderbird 2!

  • @alanbrown397
    @alanbrown397 9 місяців тому +1

    Showing the AS20 but not the Flying Flea?

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  8 місяців тому

      The flying flea is arguably more well-known. I dare say the AS20 is not, even among pilots.

  • @johannjohann6523
    @johannjohann6523 7 місяців тому

    I'm not an engineer and even I could see that bad idea of sticking an engine on top of the fuselage.

  • @edutaimentcartoys
    @edutaimentcartoys 10 місяців тому

    the shape of the plane is very unique

  • @Theogenerang
    @Theogenerang 10 місяців тому +1

    The story in Papua New Guinea is the Arava's arrived with some inches of sand in the bottom of the airframe. They are rotting on the ramp at Port Moresby after last serving during the Bougainville Crisis. Flying Suppository.

  • @HaleySaipaia
    @HaleySaipaia 10 місяців тому +1

    Yea me too, I love weird designed airplanes/helicopters.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  10 місяців тому

      You'll love the next video I'm working on (hopefully out within 2 weeks or so)

  • @grumpy3543
    @grumpy3543 10 місяців тому +1

    Did they really let people on and off within inches of that turning propeller? That’s crazy. 6:23

  • @HoundDogMech
    @HoundDogMech Місяць тому +1

    Looks Like a Mini C119 from the 50's