Mayday! The World’s Most Disastrous Aircraft

Published on 07/15/2020
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The Bombardier Dash 8

Propellers can be horribly noisy if the mental health of passengers is not considered when installing them onto a plane. The Bombardier Dash 8 is another commercially used passenger plane which experts believe should be recycled. When crosswinds hit the shaky plane, its passengers become terrified at how the parts rattle. Then there is its weight capacity, with passengers having to transfer their luggage to other planes if its small capacity becomes overloaded, which generally occurs.

The Bombardier Dash 8

The Bombardier Dash 8

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ME-163 Komet

Returning to the zany World War II era of German airplane “ingenuity”, the ME-163 Komet was another innovative and potentially incredible aircraft whose crazy speed outdid all other military planes of the time. Sadly, as with many of these ultra-lightweight, super-fast designs, its creators failed to grasp just how much fuel the ME-163 required. Its minuscule fuel tank would be drained in less than three minutes, almost instantly becoming an easy target.

ME 163 Komet

ME 163 Komet

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