Skymaster Forum - Is Northrop's new plane-drone partly based on the Skymaster?

Skymaster Forum (http://www.337skymaster.com/messages/index.php)

- Messages (http://www.337skymaster.com/messages/forumdisplay.php?f=1)

- - Is Northrop's new plane-drone partly based on the Skymaster? (http://www.337skymaster.com/messages/showthread.php?t=2892)

Ernie Martin

05-10-11 12:03 AM

Is Northrop's new plane-drone partly based on the Skymaster?

1 Attachment(s)

The rear of Northrop Grumman's new airplane/drone, designed by Burt Rutan, looks a lot like a Skymaster: rear propeller engine with top-mounted scoop, twin booms and rudders. Take a look below (click to enlarge).

Enie

Morne

05-10-11 03:27 PM

Rutan has a thing for twin-boom tails and pusher props (and what gentleman of taste doesn't?). Witness his M-309 CarbonAero:
http://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/scaled_m-309.php
This, of course, led to the Adam A500.

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:09 PM.