If your idea of as 'bizarre' aircraft is pre-war DH Dragon Rapide, a bloated Boeing Super Guppy, or a BA Airbus with an 'ethnic' tail design, then think again! What about...Horatio Phillips's Multiplane with its 200 separate wings? The Goodyear Inflatoplane, a totally inflatable aircraft which needs to avoid landing near rose bushes? There was the Fieseler F1 103R, basically a V1 flying bomb with a seat? or the Nakajima Ki-115, a plane designed to take off but not to land? who could forget the Caspian Sea Monster, a ten-engine 500-tonne giant designed to fly at 500 km/hr at a mind boggling altitude of just 16 feet? not to mention the Hughes H4 Hercules, the plane with the longest wingspan ever, made entirely from plywood. Now THAT is what bizarre aircraft is all about! AUTHOR: Keith Ray enjoyed had a long career in management consultancy, after originally studying engineering at Cambridge University. He has always been fascinated by engineering history and is a self-confirmed 'petrol head' who has written a number of books and papers on various aspects of transport and technological history as well as a series of humorous books for Columbus, 'The Extremely Serious Guides'. He is also an avid cartoonist. He has previously written Bizarre Cars for The History Press. He lives in Buckinghamshire. SELLING POINTS: ? Exploring the strangest aircraft ever conceived, from the 200-wing multiplane to an inflatable aircraft, and even a plane made entirely of plywood? ? Revealing the madness of many a designer and marketing guru ? Featuring many illustrations of the aircraft that feature as well as technical details 80 colour and 50 b/w
