Dual Fuselage Airplane?

Question

Can anyone tell me of an airplane that had 2 fuselages. I made a dual fuselage plane for a glider competition at summer camp and everyone was saying it looked like this or that. I don't remember what they said, but I can't find a single article or picture on any dual fuselage airplanes. If you know of one, please tell me the model. Also, could you get from one fuselage to another?

Answer 1

upon release of the A380 aircraft there was an article about how big is to big with todays technology there was a concept designed aircraft  drawn for the article that had 3 separate fuselage sections side by side but it was only a concept

Answer 2

The F-82 fits the bill more than most, as unlike the P-38 which was a twin "boom" a/c the F-82 was actually two P-51H (tall tail)  fuselage sections that were mated together. It required some teamwork because the primary and stand hyd were in both cockpits. One side would raise and lower the gear while the other side would operate the gear.... the opposite side in each case had the standby version. It also has the unique characteristic in that when you fly in the airplane you are NOT seated on the centerline of the airplane. I got a ride in it in 1982 and was indoctrinated as was everyone else that ever went up in it... that the first thing you experience is a roll to your side of the a/c aircraft because the bottom drops out from under you...  unlike doing a roll in a conventional airplane where the world goes around you...  because you are off center line...  you go around the world... or so it feels. It's a REAL grabber.  Sadly, that airplane was damaged in a minor landing accident some years later, and the rarity of the left hand prop made complete repairs never possible.

There was another unusual design, the Blohm and Voss Bv-141 featured an asymetric design where a single fuselage was offset by a single engine nacelle, but probably doesn't count for your purposes.

Answer 3

How about a p38 Lighting?

Answer 4

P-82 Twin Mustang, Heinkel HE111Z, Messerschmitt BF109Z were all "twinned" aircraft (two normal aircraft joined together). The Germans also designed prototypes for 2 others, the ME409 and ME609 but neither came to fruition.

More recently (1950's) there was also (believe it or not...) a Twin Aircoupe! see link for photos

Answer 5

The p38 Lightning was really a twin-tail aeroplane.

During WW2, the Germans had prototype twin fuselage Ju88 and He111 bombers and there have been a few others since, but the latest ones are the Burt Rutan designed White Knight and White Knight Two. They're the launch vehicles for SpaceShip One and SpaceShip Two; the latter is going to soon be flown by Virgin Galactic as the first regular commercial passenger space transport. See the website below for film of White Knight Two just a few days ago.

I'm unaware of any twin-fuselage designs which have allowed in-flight transfer from one fuselage to the other though.