interwar period

While Japan constantly grew in power since the Meiji restoration and being an island nation it's navy too had to have a prominent role in it's military forces The first warships of Japan were built in ofreign Yards mostly in British but there were quite a few French and a some from US yards as...

It is unclear if she was still in service post-World War II, but if she was still around in 1948 it is debatable whether or not she would have been technically entitled to the HMAFV (His Majesty's Air Force Vessel) prefix, given that she wasn't a powered vessel.

I found an interesting chart comparing fuel efficiencies of actual aircraft. Please compare the Ju 86 with petrol and diesel engines. The difference is massive! The source is Shell Aviation News April 1939. Article by some Lufthansa director.

From British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Mr. J. B. Fenton designed a two-seat light airplane of 1930/31,called Cheel,but never completed.

Hi all, only a good picture of the Dolphin can be found on the Internet. https://www.flying-tigers.co.uk/2017/de-havilland-dragon-rapide-hobbymaster-and-corgi-aviation-new-year-arrivals-and-flying-tigers-christmas-new-year-opening-times/dh1-de-havilland-dolphin-d-h-92-1936/ My problem is this...

Hello and welcome, This is a hub for all things Kriegsmarine. You will find information, data, and even deductions like this nearly nowhere else - and I take great pride in that. So if you have a question about the Kriegsmarine, are looking for some specific ship or weapon, or even want...

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Does anyone know anything about the 1932 Springfield Aircraft Company's "Cicada" NR 13 205? It has a radial engine, semi-elliptical shoulder-mounted wings, circular fuselage cross-section, fixed landing gear with spats and a spectacular paint job resembling an insect. The single, open cockpit is...

Hi, in 1934,the Air France announced for a contest for Transatlantic Sud (South)and could be anticipation for seaplanes,flying boats, catapult airplanes and amphibians,about 16 proposals were submitted to it,but it contains many mysteries ?! ; Catapult, - CAMS three engines,with weight 14.3...

For some time I've already made these drawings just not yet posted here. You can now see how the Tosa / Kaga class battleships evolved from an Improved Nagato to as laid down as a 5 turreted similar speed slightly larger battleship. Let us begin: Fast Nagato series: A-115...

Found these images buried in my folders along with a screenshot of the (limited) information on these artillery pieces. It took me a while to track down which forum post I got them from (link and just in case, archived). Quoted from the thread in question:

Came across a pic of the Koun Aircraft Dirigible Helicopter at https://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/NY/Airfields_NY_LongIs_Nassau.htm and having never heard of it before, thought that other members may appreciate it. I saw that one pic had been posted on this site in a discussion on ugly...

Hi I looked through the listings, and after an exhaustive search found I could not find any discussions about the Curtiss-Bleecker Helicopter, although it did get a mention in one or two other types discussions. Whilst looking at...

Not sure where to ask but here it is: Is there a comprehensive list of French Radars (Both land and naval based) which was developed? Did France able to start developing radar technology before the capitulation or it was kick-started by British and American equipment after the war? To my...

You can read about the prototype here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrant_Tabor It was very interesting to build the model.

Yes, that Norman Bel Geddes. The yacht mentioned in the reddit post is the Wenner-Gren Yacht design of 1934, with a both a naval yacht and a naval patrol vessel derived from it proposed for the United States Navy in 1939 at the outset of WWII (see JaySea article). View...

For these cruisers I got most of my data from Norman Friedman's British Cruisers Two World War and After as well as from the forum member Smurf and parts from his book: A Directory of British Cruiser Designs. In case of Friedman's book it wasn't always clear what data was connected to what...

Re: Australia and the WNT - please see link below; https://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/loss-more-symbolic-material According to the Author, the government of Australia (if it chose) could likely have won excemption and retained HMAS Australia as an “Armoured Cruiser”. As others...

Hello, I'm looking for warships designed by Nevesbu (B.V. Nederlandse Verenigde Scheepsbouw Bureaus). Specifically for surface vessels, though I don't want to discourage discussion around their submersibles. So far I'm aware of a couple of designs: Project 1047 (files attached, source: Klaas...

Does anyone know anything more about this? https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/568598.html Description Scale 1:192. A plan showing the outboard profile and arrangement of rig of a proposed aircraft carrier/liner hybrid by Eustace H. T. D'Eyncourt [Director of Naval...