What would this be?

"Nick Pedley" If it's a six engined propellor flying boat, then the only
one I've heard of
is the Blohm and Voss BV222, all of which were destroyed in WW2.
http://www.seawings.co.uk/IM-reviewpage-BV-222.htm


The Brits built a 10-engined flying boat, Saunders-Roe, the Princes
which flew in 1952. Messerschmitt built the six engined ME 323 transport.
I vaguely recall seeing a large German bomber capable of crossing the
Atlantic, a bomber threat to North America. The Russians also built an
Ilyushin 5-engine transport. I'm sure there must be others. Probably not
modern types however.

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"Ed Majden" wrote:

The Brits built a 10-engined flying boat, Saunders-Roe, the Princes
which flew in 1952. Messerschmitt built the six engined ME 323 transport.
I vaguely recall seeing a large German bomber capable of crossing the
Atlantic, a bomber threat to North America. The Russians also built an
Ilyushin 5-engine transport. I'm sure there must be others. Probably not
modern types however.

None of the big planes with six or more engines seem to be in flight
condition nowadays. Except, of course, for the Antonov 225.

Odds are that the plane that started this thread was a C-130 with tanker
pods, and a misidentification by a ground observer.

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