Flightline: Flights of Fantasy #3

"user314" (user314) 09/30/2020 at 11:00 • Filed to: flightline, flying wing, Pre-ww2

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The Blohm and Voss BV-38 “Goliath” was a large flying wing transport built in the middle 1930s. Only one aircraft was known to be completed, and it was lost in Egypt on a classified mission. Powered by two Jumo J210 inverted V12 engines, the BV-38 was 40 feet long and had a wingspan of 72 feet. The transport was armed with two fixed 20mm cannon in the wings, as well as two 7.92 MG15 machine guns in a turret.

Orthographic illustration of the BV-38

Commemorative patch from Blohm & Voss

Line drawing of the BV38

The BV-38 at a rump airstrip in Egypt.

The burning wreckage of the Goliath

ttyymmnn > user314 09/30/2020 at 11:05

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I thought they did a great job of making an aircraft that was utterly fantastic yet also completely believable. There was, however, this .

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > user314 09/30/2020 at 11:10

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YELP REVIEW: I’ve worked extensively from this Service Manual, but must give it only one star. It’s shockingly lacking in clear instructions for Safety when working around the rotating blades during engine tuning.

“and, now, the OSHA guys are camped out in the office...”

Chariotoflove > user314 09/30/2020 at 14:49

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I kinda wondered where in the story board process they decided they needed to create an entirely new plane for this scene.