Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects

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Unbuilt and cancelled aviation projects since 1945. Designs that never made it into production.
cluttonfred
Aircraft applications of Voith-Schneider propeller?
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Machdiamond
Machdiamond
Dynoman
DARPA/ US Army Praeire UAV
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8
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jkftl
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HIMAT and the other AFTI Projects
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134
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overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
hesham
Russian Little Known Helicopters
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25
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hesham
hesham
hesham
SNCASO-ONERA « Deltaviex »
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26
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klem
klem
hesham
Various UAV and UCAV designs from Eastern Asia
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37
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Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
hesham
Various Dassault Jet Projects and Prototypes
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33
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H_K
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uk 75
Mirage IIIK
2
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54
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Yankee_Aviator
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overscan (PaulMM)
Studies before the Tornado: NKF, AFVG, UKVG
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95
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Yankee_Aviator
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overscan (PaulMM)
McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Projects
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216
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F-2
F-2
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Avro CF-103 transonic interceptor
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16
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Motocar
Motocar
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McDonnell IGV rocket plane
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25
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Dew
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overscan (PaulMM)
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NA-211, NA-212 - NAA projects from Sabre to F-107
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49
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Dagger
Dagger
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Bensen B-19 and B-20
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4
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private_pilot
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Golfus
Douglas XC-132
2
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44
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Richard N
Richard N
Deino
Chinese Y-7 AWACS and KJ-600 AWACS
2
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53
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alberchico
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Myasishchev airship projects
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15
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nuuumannn
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Oddity in the NACA Ames 7x10 Wind Tunnel
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3
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484
SatinWings
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CJGibson
Newark Air Museum RCS models on display - P.1216 and McDonnell/BAe ASTOVL entry
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25
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Dew
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hesham
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SNCASE Baroudeur
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12
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klem
klem
hesham
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Rolls Royce VTOL Projects
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36
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alertken
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hs1216
Sukhoi FSW Projects from S-22 and S-32 to Berkut
3 4 5
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192
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fightingirish
fightingirish
hesham
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Japanese YX airliner projects
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3
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hesham
hesham
hesham
Various Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG) Projects
2 3 4
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139
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57K
Raybirdman
Raybirdman
hesham
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Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft
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15
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klem
klem
hs1216
Atlas FCA-1 Carver fighter project
2 3 4
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133
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BLACK_MAMBA
BLACK_MAMBA
Orionblamblam
A-10 wind tunnel model
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5
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motiheal
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Triton
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RAAF Project Wedgetail AEW&C
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3
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bring_it_on
bring_it_on
overscan (PaulMM)
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Northrop P700 / N310 / N/D-102 tailless fighter
2
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55
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Manuducati
Manuducati
AeroFranz
Rotary bomb bay
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32
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22K
thanos.massias
thanos.massias
hesham
SNCAN (Nord Aviation) and Nord-SFECMAS Projects
2
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49
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Deltafan
Deltafan
overscan (PaulMM)
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Vought "Advanced Interceptor" studies (SAMI, ADLI, HSV)
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192
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overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
hesham
CW Helicopter Research CW-105F and CW-205 helicopters
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7
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persil
persil
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Mirage F-2 and F-3
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111
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Archibald
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overscan (PaulMM)
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General Dynamics VG fighter from Allyson Vought collection.
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5
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allysonca
allysonca
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US Navy Type Spec 146: rivals to the P-3 Orion
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11
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Archibald
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Matej
Chinese UAVs - SW series
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3
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jsport
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Matej
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Various Airbus designs
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35
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trexslee
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overscan (PaulMM)
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General Dynamics FX designs (Alterrnatives to the F-15)
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15
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overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
flanker
MiG 1.44 photos
2
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52
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Deltafan
Deltafan
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Atlas/Aerotek ACE/Ovid NGT
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31
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Beaky
Beaky
Matej
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Delta wing F-16s: SCAMP, F-16XL, Falcon 21 and more
2 3 4
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147
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Conspirator
Conspirator
Grey Havoc
Exosonic low-boom SSBJ project
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36
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publiusr
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blackkite
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Kawasaki KAL-1 liaison plane, KAL-2 liaison plane and KAT-1 trainer
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1
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Grahamb
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hesham
Raoul Hafner VTOL Aircraft projects
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15
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hesham
hesham
hesham
BTZ VTOL Projects
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23
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hesham
hesham
Antonio
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Vickers VC-10 Projects
2 3
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99
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CJGibson
CJGibson
AeroFranz
"Big Tail" SR-71 - details of the movable appendage?
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13
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Orionblamblam
Orionblamblam
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Early Yakovlev Yak-40 and Yak-42 concepts
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10
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Apophenia
Apophenia
hesham
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Bristol Brabazon
2
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66
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12K
Wyvern
Wyvern
flateric
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Secret Stealth VTOL Transport - "Senior Citizen"
4 5 6
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216
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Orionblamblam
Orionblamblam
Sundog
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F-14 Tomcat Projects
3 4 5
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196
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flateric
flateric
hesham
SFAN & Mr. Billioque Oblique Canard Airplane Project
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8
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hesham
hesham
GTX
AAC / Phalanx VTOL Projects
2 3 4
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140
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Stirling
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H
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BAE SYSTEMS Nimrod MRA.4
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286
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flateric
flateric
hesham
Kamov Projects
6 7 8
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297
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TMA1
TMA1
Sentinel Chicken
FS-X (Fighter Support-Experimental) Program
2
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64
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29K
F-2
F-2
A
Boeing JAST / JSF / X-32 projects
6 7 8
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312
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helmutkohl
helmutkohl
flateric
Boeing Fighter Studies, 1970s to ATF
2 3 4
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129
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Excalibur66
Excalibur66
hesham
Various UAV and UCAV designs from the Middle East
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33
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Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
Deltafan
North American F-86 Sabre - special variants and projects
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32
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Basil
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yasotay
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Is this a real MIL?
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24
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yasotay
yasotay
Skybolt
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Early jet-transport project: Fairchild M-186
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14
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overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
Sentinel Chicken
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Unbuilt ASW/MARPAT versions of airliners?
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101
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publiusr
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Matej
Gulfstream X-54A
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36
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quellish
quellish
quellish
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Covert, Survivable In-weather Reconnaisance/Strike (CSIRS)
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18
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DWG
DWG
overscan (PaulMM)
Soviet MFI/I-90 designs
2 3 4
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121
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paralay
paralay
hesham
P.V. Engineering and Piasecki Projects & Prototypes
2
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46
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17K
fortrena
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WINNE
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Who recognizes this aircraft type?
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28
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2K
HoHun
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hesham
Various Lockheed VTOL/VSTOL/STOL Projects
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35
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15K
Opportunistic Minnow
Opportunistic Minnow
hesham
Saunders-Roe Princess, Duchess, P.192 and other Flying boat projects
3 4 5
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167
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86K
Opportunistic Minnow
Opportunistic Minnow
F
Bell XV-3 Transport?
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4
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2K
Opportunistic Minnow
Opportunistic Minnow
Abraham Gubler
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Fairchild M-232 STOL
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11
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8K
Opportunistic Minnow
Opportunistic Minnow
Antonio
Lockheed F-104 « Starfighter » VTOL projects
2
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52
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47K
riggerrob
R
S
1950s Lockheed Nuclear Powered bomber studies
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27
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12K
Opportunistic Minnow
Opportunistic Minnow
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How the B-52 emerged (Boeing and contending designs to the B-52)
4 5 6
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221
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Opportunistic Minnow
Opportunistic Minnow
hesham
Cheranovskii Bich-26
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18
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11K
hesham
hesham
hesham
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Various Post-War Yakovlev (Yak) Projects & Prototypes
3 4 5
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187
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83K
hesham
hesham
overscan (PaulMM)
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Fairchild A-10 Projects
2 3 4
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147
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jsport
J
G
F-117 Developments ??
4 5 6
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204
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124K
Hydroman
H
V
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Northrop X216H
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7
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7K
topspeed3
topspeed3
hesham
Supermarine Scimitar and Related Projects
2
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55
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13K
robunos
robunos
flateric
Future USAF Transport Projects (MACK, ATT, NGT, AMC-X, AJACS, HAWSTOL, Speed Agile)
4 5 6
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239
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196K
TomS
TomS
GTX
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Hawker HS.141 VTOL airliner, HS.140 VTOL business jet
2
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49
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39K
Alan Page
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hesham
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SNCASO (Sud-Ouest Aviation) Projects
2 3
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96
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30K
dan_inbox
dan_inbox
hesham
Robin Projects ?
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2
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328
Apophenia
Apophenia
flateric
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Alternate MMA proposals
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2
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582
Coiler
C
hesham
Kellett autogyro and helicopter projects
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18
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7K
flyhigh
F
Hood
Firestone XR-9
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16
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12K
flyhigh
F
S
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Flight Dynamics Laboratory BQM-106 "Teleplane"
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7
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7K
Radartech
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hesham
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Hawker-Siddeley /Avro 748 Andover Variants and Projects
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2
Views
452
CJGibson
CJGibson
JFC Fuller
Avro Vulcan Nuclear Weapons Carriage
2
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44
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7K
Wobbley Orange
Wobbley Orange
P
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Saab Viggen concepts and unbuilt versions
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29
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7K
blackkite
blackkite
Triton
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Boeing Chinook Projects
2 3 4
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122
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22K
TomcatViP
T
S
embraer 170/190/195 familly
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0
Views
220
sgeorges4
S
hesham
Lockheed L-161 & L-197 helicopter projects
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2
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3K
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
Maveric
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Shangdeng multipurpose vehicle
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2
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706
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
Avimimus
Russian unbuilt combat helicopter projects
2
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57
Views
33K
Dave54
D
S
Alexander Lippisch's weird designs for Collins
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14
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6K
klem
klem
Michel Van
SAAB 210 "Draken" ("Lill Draken") demonstrator
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15
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6K
riggerrob
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