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Unrealized projects
26 articles
Topics related to aviation projects that were proposed or in development but never completed or realized.
MiG-41: what it was and what it wasn’t | Part 1
Late January 2020 saw several sources claiming that the Russian state-owned corporation Rostec announced the start of the…
2021-01-31
Passenger fighter jets: craziest airliners to never fly | Best of 2020
Turning fighter jets into airliners seems crazy. Yet, it was tried many times, with manufacturers striving to put…
2020-12-31
Tupolev Tu-404: the biggest airliner ever designed | Best of 2020
Close your eyes and imagine the biggest passenger aircraft you can. Airbus A380, right? Now triple its size,…
2020-12-31
Top 10 airplanes before Wright flyer
While it is hard to dispute the fact that the Wright Flyer was, technically, the first controlled airplane…
2020-12-31
How Russians tried to sell Mi-24 attack helicopters to police
Mil Mi-24 Hind is one of the most notorious attack helicopters in the world, famous for its firepower.…
2020-12-31
Top 10 largest transport aircraft that never flew
Freighters are some of the most impressive airplanes flying today. But as always, the most striking ones never…
2020-12-31
Post-Soviet wide-body Neverland. Part 1: Twinjets
There is a reason why wide-body airliners have an aura of prestige around them. Many of them offer…
2020-12-31
Post-Soviet wide-body Neverland. Part 2: Superjumbos
The logic behind the design of larger and larger airplanes was solid. Hub-and-spoke model was proven and effective,…
2020-12-31