The Uniplan: An Aircraft So Odd, It Never Got Off the Ground

In 1911, French brothers Arthur-Édouard and Raoul-Georges Gonnel developed and tested the Uniplan: an aircraft design that can only be called strange. Their “Uniplan” looked more like a kite than a plane. The Uniplan was not successful at flying, but it did demonstrate important aerodynamic concepts and principles that apply to modern piston and jet […]

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