Deb Ings

Anderson Greenwood Crosby

This Incredible Plane: Anderson-Greenwood AG-14

An experimental approach to creating a great personal flyer, this pusher never got any traction.

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By Deb Ings

Inflatoplane

This Incredible Plane: Goodyear Inflatoplane

It wasn’t as bad an idea as you’d think.

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Military Planes

NASA AD-1 Oblique Wing Research Aircraft

A scissor-wing aircraft was an early attempt to solve transonic flight issues. It was promising enough that NASA revisited the idea 30 years down the road.

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Models

This Incredible Plane: Cessna 152 Aerobat: Spin Cycle!

Overshadowed by Concorde where it sits, a Cessna 152 Aerobat occupies a spot in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum. One might wonder … Read More

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Scaled Composites

This Incredible Plane: Scaled Composites Proteus

There aren’t many aircraft that can literally stop traffic, but the praying mantis shape of the giant composite lifter literally does just that. No one … Read More

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This Incredible Plane: BD-10 Homebuilt Jet

When the BD-10 was announced, it was billed as the world’s first and only supersonic jet kit aircraft …

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Optica EA-7

This Incredible Plane: Edgley Optica

At first glance, the Edgley Optica EA-7 looks like an edgy, newly designed aircraft built for the modern-age mission of low-and-slow surveillance or sightseeing. It also … Read More

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By Deb Ings