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Glider to Jet - in one airframe... (Read 1152 times)
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This airplane was designed/built as a heavy troop/cargo glider, but was produced as a piston engined airplane. On the way, it was tested with turbojets (variants had auxiliary turbojet power) and some turboprop conversions....
(Not the DC-3/C-47 - while it made a good glider (was tested as such) it wasn't designed to be one, and no pure jet conversions are known to have been flown)
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Is this a quiz?
If so I think I know the answer. I'll give the others a chance first.
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Me-323 Gigant
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Me-323 Gigant
Glider - Yes
Piston engines - Yes
Turboprops - No.
Turbojets - No.
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Didn't the Bell X1 have gliding properties? Or did I dream that?
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With those wings I'd think the X-1 wasn't a great glider.
Felix has posed a really tough one here, 'cos like Ken I would have plumped for the Me-323.
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Didn't the Bell X1 have gliding properties? Or did I dream that?
Woody. The Bell X-1 was basically a rocket-powered glider fitted with a landing skid. It would certainly have to possess gliding qualities for landing, like the Space Shuttle. It was not a heavy troop carrier & was never fitted with piston or turboprop engines.
Like the others I was going to suggest the Me 323 Gigant. I've seen references to it being tried with JATO as opposed to RATO. I missed the bit about the turboprops.
PS. I do know the answer now but that would be cheating.
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Fairchild C-123 Provider.
Design was started as a heavy cargo glider, made a couple of test flights, but its value as a powered aircraft was quickly noticed.
Subsequently not only was it converted into a four engined aircraft (auxiliary turbojets), but also tested as a pure jet aircraft.
Late in its life, turboprop conversions were made that are still (at last report) flying.
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Ah, i remember reading about that plane in the DK Aircraft book. Very strange.
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