Asymmetrical aircraft
Asymmetrical aircraft are aircraft that are not symmetrical.
World War I
During World War I, Swiss-born Hans Burkhard designed several asymmetrical aircraft. Burkhard obtained German Patent number 300 676 for his design on 22 September 1915. The Gotha G.VI first flew in 1918, but did not reach production before the war concluded.[1][2]
World War II
During World War II, German designer Richard Vogt experimented with several asymmetrical aircraft, including:
- Blohm & Voss BV 141, 1938
- Blohm & Voss BV 237
- Blohm & Voss P.178
- Blohm & Voss P.194
- Blohm & Voss P.202, 1942
- Messerschmitt P.1109
The BV 141 was heralded by the Germans as the first asymmetric aircraft,[1] an evaluation batch was built, but it was never ordered into full scale production.
Modern aircraft
The NASA AD-1 includes oblique wings, and flew 1979-1982.
Rutan Boomerang is an FAA-approved concept aircraft of the 2000s, which was restored to flying condition in 2011.