The Aircraft That Could Split Itself In Half | Blackburn B-20

Looking for aviation-themed art? → https://ikarusart.net/ Want to join the community? Visit our Discord -   / discord   Want to support the channel? I have a Patreon here -   / rexshangar   Today we’re looking at the Blackburn B-20. This was a flying boat aircraft that used an ingenious mechanism to raise its main hull out of the water, giving its engines and wings a better clearance and angle for take-off and landing. Sources: Meekcoms.K.J & Morgan.E.B (1994), The British Aircraft Specifications File. Jackson.A.J (1989), Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909. Buttler, A. L. (2004). British Secret Projects - Fighters & Bombers 1935-1950.