There have been countless aircraft designs which, for one reason or another, never made it into production. Some were outdated before they would have entered service; some were good designs but financial or political motives meant alternatives were sought; others were little more than speculation or, as in the case of the Luftwaffe, some were cancelled due to over-stretched resources and the end of hostilities.

Whatever the reason, many aircraft designs showed real vision and sometimes appear much more modern than their real age would suggest, giving a fascinating insight into the forward-thinking, creativity and desperation of aircraft designers.

I have created xplanes3d.com to cater for a subject which has fascinated me for a long time and to showcase my aviation art of experimental and prototype aircraft X-planes and how they might have looked had they been built - the 'what-ifs' of aviation.

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New Art - Boulton Paul P.100 Ground Attack Fighter-Bomber

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The Boulton Paul P.100 was one of three designs submitted in 1942 by that company (along with several other manufacturers) to fill the role of ground attack and land forces support in anticipation of the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944. Although innovative and (on paper at least)it fulfilled the brief it, along with the other submissions were thought too much of a development investment.