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Colani....

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:17 am
by fabiane
Yes, I finally managed to go to the Colani - exhibition at Stuttgart airport.

Colani himself was there too and I got an autograph  ;D.

Hope you like my pics.

Cheers,

Fabian
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High-Speed Racer with push prop:
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Mach 3 plane:
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Colani's private plane:
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Study for Air China:
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Bizz-Jet:
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Push-Pull study:
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8 floor transport:
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Heli study, this was the model the MBB Bo 105 was based on:
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Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:30 am
by ATI_7500
I guess he released a book about designing aircraft while being on drugs.  ;D

Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:06 am
by TSC.
I'm simply blown away by that 8 floor transport design

Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:43 am
by EGNX
reminds me of Thunderbirds...  ;D

Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:05 pm
by Willit Run
Nice shots!!

 Number two reminds me of a Klingon Bird-of-Prey!!

Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:35 pm
by beaky
Sneer all you want, gents, but with advances in composite construction, it's inevitable that aircraft will take on more organic shapes. They're more efficient for moving through fluids (like air), it's pretty obvious.
Almost all previous design shapes are the result of compromise, where things have to be framed and put together a certain way, and weight looms over the whole equation, causing yet more compromises.

I can't say I like all of them, but that second one (the small model) is just beautiful. And that huge flying boat or whatever it is... I kinda like it. ;D

Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:40 pm
by murjax
That is like a concept car show right? Except planes instead of cars.  ;D ;D

Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:52 am
by Hagar
Some very futuristic designs there. I have to agree with Sean. This is the way things are going.

Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:36 pm
by fabiane
I made some more pics but I had to stay under the 500k limit. Is there an interest in a "Colani Take 2" with some more models?

I must agree with you all. If you lok at A350 / 787 wings you'll see we aren't far away from this futuristic designs. And as far as I know Boeing and the Europeans are working an a BWB - passenger plane, similar to that Air China study. Still in experimental stage, but that'll be one possible direction.

Greetings,
Fabian

Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:35 pm
by Hagar
I made some more pics but I had to stay under the 500k limit. Is there an interest in a "Colani Take 2" with some more models?

I'm interested. Get posting. ;)

Re: Colani....

PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:56 pm
by ozzy72
Someone has been at a mixture of the Gerry Anderson design book and a lot of booze :o ;D 8-)