Airspeed AS.31 (1935)The Germans weren't the only ones experimenting with radical aircraft designs in the years prior to WWII. In England, the Airspeed company came up with this unique single-engine fighter; its pilot was to be housed in an egg-shaped cockpit situated far behind the wing to enhance visibility during take-offs and landings. However, wind tunnel tests revealed that this odd arrangement would produce intolerable G-forces during high-speed turns, and the project was abandoned.
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