The 10 Craziest Airplanes Ever To Exist

9. The Beetle

This is the SNECMA Coléoptère, which means “beetle” in French. There was only ever one Beetle built. It was meant to take off and land vertically, like a VTOL, so that it wouldn’t require much space. It was seen as a very experimental aircraft, with it having no wings. Unfortunately the sole prototype was destroyed during its ninth flight. Production of a second Beetle was never started.

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