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It's About the Journey Not Just the Destination
Designed and constructed during the final months of the First World War, the Mannesmann Giant Triplane was still under construction at the time of the armistice. Although designed as a transport, the Inter-Allied Aeronautical Control Commission believed that it was a bomber designed to reach New York.
The finished aircraft would have had a length of 46m and a wing span of 50m.
The Linke-Hofmann R.1 was a heavy bomber designed for the German Imperial Air Service in World War One. it was an unusual design with widely spaced wings and a fuselage completely filling the gap. This was thought to provide aerodynamic advantages which had been indicated in models.
The first prototype was covered in Cellon, which was hoped to make the aircraft difficult to see. However the Cellon reflected sunlight having the opposite effect. The Cellon also yellowed and shrank, distorting the airframe. The second prototype had conventional lozenge camouflage.
After the crash of the first two aircraft, the project was terminated. A total of four prototypes were built.
The Fokker V.8 was five-winged fighter designed for the Imperial German Air Service in World War One. Following the success of the Fokker Dr. I triplane, Fokker reasoned that five wings would be even better. The fighter was designed with three wings at the front of the fuselage and a further two behind the cockpit.
Fokker himself took the quintuplane on two brief flights after which the project was abandoned.