Lee-Wendt "Amphibion" Blended Wing-Fuselage Flying Boats

[jzichek]

Check out this article on the Lee-Wendt "Amphibion" Blended Wing-Fuselage Flying Boat studies of the late 1930s:



The accompanying gallery features 7 high resolution images of these handsome but ultimately unsuccessful American transport designs.

-Jared

[The Inspector]

What was that experimental WW2 Navy assault glider that resembled this?

[StangStung]

One of these I'd reckon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_XLRQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Aviation_LRA

[The Inspector]

Thanks! I've never seen the ALLIED out of the water.

[tom d. friedman]

i've never seen nor heard of either glider!!

[Canso42]

Looks like they took the tail from an early PBY

[Chris Brame]

Looks like they took the tail from an early PBY

...and attached it to an enlarged Airacuda!

[shrike]

Shades of Bill Barnes