The Really Bad Idea GB

[Supertom]

The Luftwaffe had a head start on this themed build by coming up with a dive bomber called the He-177. 

[bobbo]

Fisher P-75?

bobbo

[Rheged]

Would  that  ridiculous Italian THING  that looked like a refugee  from the Spanish Armada  (caproni  ca60)  fit into this thread?

[PR19_Kit]

Would  that  ridiculous Italian THING  that looked like a refugee  from the Spanish Armada  (caproni  ca60)  fit into this thread?

PERFECTLY! 

[Old Wombat]

Caproni Ca.60 (From Wikipedia)

The aircraft attained an altitude of only 18 m (60 ft), then dove and crashed, breaking up on impact. The pilot escaped unscathed. Caproni had the wrecked airplane towed to shore, and announced that he would rebuild it, but that night it burned to ashes

Sounds like the pilot wanted to remain unscathed!

[scooter]

Remembered another one that was rumored.

A nuclear hand grenade.

No, really.

Closest the US Army got was the M-388 Davy Crockett

The M-28 or M-29 Davy Crockett Weapon System(s) was a tactical nuclear recoilless gun for firing the M388 nuclear projectile that was deployed by the United States during the Cold War. Named after American soldier, congressman, and folk hero Davy Crockett, it was one of the smallest nuclear weapon systems ever built.

The M-388 round used a version of the W54 warhead, a very small sub-kiloton fission device. The Mk-54 weighed about 51 lb (23 kg), with a yield equivalent to somewhere between 10 or 20 tons of TNT — very close to the minimum practical size and yield for a fission warhead.

(I particularly like the "Handle With Care" warning on it)

[Weaver]

Thread revivial!!!!!!

Just thought of another one: a municipal Parks-and-Garden Dept. helicopter with a big spike on the bottom for picking up litter.......

[tigercat]

They could use the rotas to trim the hedges

[eatthis]

would a us navy starfighter fall into this category? i imagine landing 1 on a pitching deck would concentrate the mind somewhat!

[Weaver]

would a us navy starfighter fall into this category? i imagine landing 1 on a pitching deck would concentrate the mind somewhat!

I'd have thought so: you could "improve" it even further by removing the flap blowing in order to give it folding wings.....

Rating : "MISSILE ATTACK ASTERN!!!"

CPO : "No son, that's just an F-104N coming in to land..."

[Thorvic]

Mind if i correct that

would a us navy starfighter fall into this category? i imagine landing 1 on a pitching deck would concentrate the mind somewhat!

I'd have thought so: you could "improve" it even further by removing the flap blowing in order to give it folding wings.....

Rating : "MISSILE ATTACK ASTERN!!!"

CPO : "No son, that's just an F-104N coming in to land..."

CPO : "ALL HANDS TO AIR CRASH STATIONS, LAUNCH RESCUE HELO !!!!!"

The Naval F104 is in US Secret Projects- Fighters BTW

[kerick]

Remembered another one that was rumored.

A nuclear hand grenade.

No, really.

Closest the US Army got was the M-388 Davy Crockett

The M-28 or M-29 Davy Crockett Weapon System(s) was a tactical nuclear recoilless gun for firing the M388 nuclear projectile that was deployed by the United States during the Cold War. Named after American soldier, congressman, and folk hero Davy Crockett, it was one of the smallest nuclear weapon systems ever built.

The M-388 round used a version of the W54 warhead, a very small sub-kiloton fission device. The Mk-54 weighed about 51 lb (23 kg), with a yield equivalent to somewhere between 10 or 20 tons of TNT — very close to the minimum practical size and yield for a fission warhead.

(I particularly like the "Handle With Care" warning on it)

Could you imagine trying to recruit a crew to fire this thing? "No son, if the wind is at your back you'll be fine!"

[Go4fun]

Remembered another one that was rumored.

A nuclear hand grenade.

No, really.

Closest the US Army got was the M-388 Davy Crockett

The M-28 or M-29 Davy Crockett Weapon System(s) was a tactical nuclear recoilless gun for firing the M388 nuclear projectile that was deployed by the United States during the Cold War. Named after American soldier, congressman, and folk hero Davy Crockett, it was one of the smallest nuclear weapon systems ever built.

The M-388 round used a version of the W54 warhead, a very small sub-kiloton fission device. The Mk-54 weighed about 51 lb (23 kg), with a yield equivalent to somewhere between 10 or 20 tons of TNT — very close to the minimum practical size and yield for a fission warhead.

(I particularly like the "Handle With Care" warning on it)

Could you imagine trying to recruit a crew to fire this thing? "No son, if the wind is at your back you'll be fine!"

Sort of like firing a TOW missile on a real battlefield. A cloud of smoke and a shiny trail of wire the enemy can trace back to the firing point. The whole plan was "Shoot & Scoot"!

[Steel Penguin]

stick it on the back of a Jeep, and lob it over hills at advancing enemy formations, i belive was its modous operandi.     I know some one round here was muttering abought doing an Ontos version armed with these!  any more news on it?

[ChernayaAkula]

(I particularly like the "Handle With Care" warning on it)

"AIM AWAY FROM FACE!"