The Grumman X-29
The American Airforce acquired the rights to the Grumman X-29 in the 80s. Its forward-facing wings were supposed to make it much more aerodynamic than any leading fighter jets. It was also designed to be extremely sleek, once again for the sake of aerodynamics. Ironically, all of these facets are why the Grumman never flew too well. It did not perform at all in the way that they wanted it to, so they scrapped the line.
The Baade 152
The Baade 152 is a bomber plane by folks in East Germany fitted with airline features while taking on a bomber plane look. The first-ever test-run of the 152 was tragic. It crashed and everyone on board died. It was quickly scrapped in 1961. It was the first, and only, plane to be produced from East Germany.
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