World's first bomb designed to miss

No one can deny Barnes Wallis was a genius. Must have been quite the landing bringing one of those expensive bombs home. :)

Grizz
 
Like the Tallboy, after the hot molten Torpex was poured into the casing, the explosive took a month to cool and set. Therefore, the Grand Slam had a low rate of production and consequent high value for each bomb. As a result, aircrews were told to land with their unused bombs on board rather than jettison them into the sea if a sortie was aborted.[12] If returning with an undropped bomb the bomber had to divert from Woodhall to Carnaby which had a longer runway.[10]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb)
 
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diopter said:
Like the Tallboy, after the hot molten Torpex was poured into the casing, the explosive took a month to cool and set. Therefore, the Grand Slam had a low rate of production and consequent high value for each bomb. As a result, aircrews were told to land with their unused bombs on board rather than jettison them into the sea if a sortie was aborted.[12] If returning with an undropped bomb the bomber had to divert from Woodhall to Carnaby which had a longer runway.[10]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb)
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Gives new meaning to "Coming in hot!"
 
Odd bird, the "ugly sister" of the V-bombers. (Trivial aside, IMO when the UK decided to turn in its national Man Card and get out of the bomber business SAC shoulda bought the entire run of Vulcans and remanufactured them incorporating our best tech as super-sized Wild Weasels to clear the way for our B-52s.)
 
It makes for a catchy video title, I suppose, but neither Grand Slam nor Tallboy were actually "designed" to miss. In fact, their tail fin configurations made them more accurate than most other bomb designs of the day.
 
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