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Originally Posted by TarJak
I reckon the HE-177 must rank among the worst aircraft of all time. Anything that gets the nickname "Flaming Coffin" deserves a mention.
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IIRC they solved most of the problems with it in later variants, though.
I nominate the Avia S-199 as a pretty horrible aircraft. The Frankenstein Bf 109 chassis and Junkers Jumo 211 engine had horrible performance, was dangerous to fly and vastly unreliable.
