The Hummingbird Aerobatics concept

[Frank N. O.]

LOL that's quite a link, but I can calm you that this is not the Colani XII, it looks a lot more normal

Colani actually designed several other flying concepts and all other maners of vehicles and contraptions as well as clothing (if you could call those strans of cloth on the model clothing, it seems the natural shapes he's inspired by also includes the shapes of adult human females).

Frank

[fireflyr]

There's a good many of us who are  "inspired" by the shape of human females!  (Brokeback cowboys exempted)   

[fireflyr]

YA wanna talk about something revolutionary?  Look up 'Custer channelwing.com'  --here's a guy in the 1930s who developed an aircraft with extreme STOL characteristics and was dismissed as a crackpot---Men (and women) like he and Northrop were thought to be too unconventional by the aviation community and died in obscurity---too bad because their thinking was eons ahead of conventional engineering
That's why it's so important to look at people like Frank N.O, and listen to their ideas---Burt Rutan is a good example of "unconventional" wisdom.
Let's hear more of the screwy ideas from these people because that's the future of aviation!

[Frank N. O.]

I think I've seen that Channelwing plane before, it uses similar principles as ducted fan propulsion but more aimed towards lift as well right? (just guessing, I just saw the picture).

Btw, who mentioned a Speedwing plane? I tried googling for it but couldn't find anything but kites and a cub-like ultralight.
I do remember another really weird plane-concept, it looked like you made wings from a hand-pushed lawn-mover (that transverse drum-design). There was even a R/C model flying of it, I think.
Another one again was a variation of the normal wing but the plane was suspended so the main wing could tilt a little to smoothen out the flight, it was tested with a re-buildt small high-wing plane, maybe a C150/152, can't remember for sure, it was some time ago.

Thanks for the kind words btw
Speaking of Burt Rutan then I remember a edited photo of a WWII US bomber made into a canard-design and the text: If Burt Rutan lived during WWII, or something like that. I can upload it if you want.

Frank

[Gulfstream Driver]

Thanks for the kind words btw
Speaking of Burt Rutan then I remember a edited photo of a WWII US bomber made into a canard-design and the text: If Burt Rutan lived during WWII, or something like that. I can upload it if you want.

That would be great!

[Frank N. O.]

Here you go.

Frank

[fireflyr]

HOHOHO! Neat looking B-17---and they could have built it out of non-strategic materials (foam--which of course hadn't been invented yet) like the Spruse Goose (plywood-which, of course had been invented)