The Transavia PL-12 Airtruck is so bizarre that it apeared in the Australian futuristic and post apocalyptic movie 'Mad Max beyond thunderdome' :-o

From an early age Australian kids were taught there was nothing odd or bizarre about the Airtruk - "children, stop ya bitching and just colour it in!".

I never finished colouring mine in - too bizarre...

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G'day Brian.

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Mate, I think your illustration on the previous page is the Mississppi Marvelette...

Mississippi State University XAZ-1 Marvelette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here's the Greenwood...

Anderson Greenwood AG-14 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Definitely qualified to be in the "bizarre" category is the Tarrant Tabor:

http://www.aviastar.org/pictures/eng...nt_tabor_1.jpg

Originally designed as a biplane with four 600HP Siddely Tiger engines. Redesigned with an extra wing and six 450 HP Napier Lion engines, when the Tigers were not ready in time!

Crashed on its first flight, due to the pitch-couple of the upper-two engines, combined the ballast in the nose(!), killing the pilots.

I've seen a Transavia Airtruk at the Ashburton NZ museum. According to a retired Kiwi ag pilot I know, it was very nice to fly and very effective in its job.

Re the Transavia Airtruk:

I really don't understand why so many people describe that beautiful flying machine as 'bizarre'.

To me, it is the epitome of 'fit for purpose'.

The Tarrant Tabor:

Umm, yeah - but don't forget yer tie-downs!

@Stanwell: Even at 'fit for purpose' there can be talked about bizarre constructions!
Designers and engineers might be the ones who desire function but even though taste is difficult to discuss, interresting airplanes as the Airtruk; the A10 tankbuster and the Optica is hard to think as beautifull.
By the way: bizarre - definition of bizarre by The Free Dictionary

Piasecki PA97 Helistat, bizarre and ridiculous! From 1 minute 27 seconds: