Bölkow Bo.46 Experimental Helicopter
Explore the experimental German Bölkow Bo.46 helicopter, designed to test the innovative Derschmidt rotor. Learn about its advanced features and unfulfilled high-speed potential.
Category: Experimental Aircraft
Revolutionary prototypes, solar planes, flying wings, and crafts that challenged the limits of aeronautical physics.
Hillson Bi-Mono
Discover the Hillson Bi-Mono, an innovative British WWII fighter designed for short-field operations, challenging conventional aviation designs.
Flying Barrel
Discover the ‘Flying Barrel,’ Antonio Mattioni’s 1923 Italian prototype aircraft, a pioneering design with a unique tubular fuselage and early jet-propulsion principles.
Br.940 Integral
Discover the Breguet Br.940 Integral, a pioneering French STOL aircraft that revolutionized aviation with its unique propeller slipstream deflection design in 1958.
SR-57 Buzzard
Explore the SR-57 Buzzard, a 1950s German experimental aircraft designed by Alfons Pützer. Discover its innovative history, evolutions, and flight tests.
Celera 500L
The revolutionary Celera 500L aircraft, with its bullet-like design, offers exceptional fuel efficiency (9-13 L/100km), low operating costs, and 8300 km range.
Custer Channel Wing (CCW-1 / CCW-2)
Explore Willard Custer’s innovative Channel Wing, an American aviation concept generating static lift. Learn about the experimental CCW-1 and CCW-2 prototypes.
CCW-5
Explore the CCW-5, Willard R. Custer’s innovative channel wing aircraft. Learn about its 1953 maiden flight, unique design, and impressive low-speed maneuverability.
Caproni-Campini N.1 (CC.2)
Explore the Caproni-Campini N.1, Italy’s 1940 aviation pioneer. Not a true turbojet, its innovative motorjet system and afterburner marked a milestone.
CM.88 Gemeaux
Explore the CM.88 Gemeaux, Fouga’s experimental French aircraft, designed as a Turbomeca engine testbed. Discover its variants and flight innovations.