A 'Lost' DC: The DC-5

[shep854]

I've only seen a few passing mentions of this aircraft previously:

 

[sunday]

Not many high-wing transport airplane models at the time.

[Ivanhoe]

Noise in the cockpit must have been extreme;

[Captain Hurricane]

On 5/6/2023 at 8:52 AM, sunday said:

Not many high-wing transport airplane models at the time.

There's this even more obscure one that was made in the late war period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_RB_Conestoga

Only 17 built as not accepted into squadron service by the USN, apparently too underpowered to live up to expected performance.

[sunday]

10 hours ago, Captain Hurricane said:

There's this even more obscure one that was made in the late war period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_RB_Conestoga

Only 17 built as not accepted into squadron service by the USN, apparently too underpowered to live up to expected performance.

Very interesting design, that one.

[shep854]

7 hours ago, sunday said:

Very interesting design, that one.

Futuristic, indeed.

Edited May 7 by shep854