10 Promising Planes That Met Their Ends Way Too Early

10 Promising Planes That Met Their Ends Way Too Early

Oleg Belyakov /Wikimedia CommonsOleg Belyakov/Wikimedia Commons When a plane first takes flight, it’s a nod to aviation, marking a new page turned. However, sometimes, that dream gets cut short a little too soon. The ten aircraft you are about to read about had solid designs, wild ambition, and real potential—but fate or plain bad luck pulled the plug before they had a fair shot. Hughes XF-11 Valder137/Wikimedia Commons Big ideas often meet brut…