I’ve always found testbed aircraft to be a fascinating subject -these are often familiar types that have been converted into sometimes barely recognizable forms to serve as airborne laboratories for developing new aerodynamics, engines, electronics, and other systems. Although perhaps not as glamorous as combat types, these “oddball” aircraft have played a major part in … Continue reading Review: Testbeds, Motherships and Parasites: Astonishing Aircraft From the Golden Age of Flight Test