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Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects

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Unbuilt and cancelled aviation projects since 1945. Designs that never made to production.
overscan (PaulMM)
Eurocopter HTH
2
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61
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33K
Sundog
Sundog
hesham
Sikorsky Telescoping Rotor Aircraft (TRAC) projects
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8
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4K
yasotay
yasotay
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F-4E(S) & F-4X
2
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58
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45K
RAP
RAP
hesham
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Hughes XV-9A and related Hot Cycle Projects
2
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77
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26K
hesham
hesham
hesham
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William Chana Associates VTOL & Conventional Aircraft Projects
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2
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1K
hesham
hesham
boxkite
Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III
4 5 6
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223
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91K
SSgtC
SSgtC
overscan (PaulMM)
Vought (LTV) A-7 Corsair II Projects
3 4 5
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167
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103K
gral_rj
G
overscan (PaulMM)
VTOL Light-Weight Day Fighter studies, 1953-1957
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7
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6K
Bill S
Bill S
hesham
Little-known Canadian helicopters
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15
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5K
MJBourgeois
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cluttonfred
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Flying Flapjacks
2 3
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104
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42K
Scouthound
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Antonio
NautAir Skyshark / Amjet 400 / NauticAir 450
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18
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11K
LowObservable
LowObservable
Antonio
Antonov An-12 unbuilt variants
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9
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6K
fightingirish
fightingirish
overscan (PaulMM)
Vought "Advanced Interceptor" studies (SAMI, ADLI, HSV)
3 4 5
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181
Views
92K
overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
hesham
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Mach Buster Supersonic Turboprop Aircraft
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38
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14K
dannydale
dannydale
Triton
Postwar Beriev flying boat and amphibian projects
2
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43
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16K
hesham
hesham
fightingirish
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Bell Museum: "Advanced fighter bomber" concept
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6
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4K
hesham
hesham
hesham
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Stanisław Sobkow Post-WWII Designs
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6
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1K
persil
P
P
EE Canberra, Evolution, Variants and Projects
2 3
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86
Views
50K
CJGibson
CJGibson
ksimmelink
F-4 Phantom II for the US Army?
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33
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13K
RavenOne
RavenOne
R
Fairey Rotodyne
2
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79
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38K
JohnR
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hesham
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USAF CARA Competition and its Projects
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11
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4K
hesham
hesham
Antonio
Ryan Liftfan VTOL designs & the XV-5
3 4 5
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167
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71K
hesham
hesham
P
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Saab Viggen concepts and unbuilt versions
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19
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5K
mat
M
hesham
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Various post-war Yakovlev (Yak) projects
3 4 5
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174
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73K
FighterJock
FighterJock
hesham
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Little-known American Helicopter Prototypes & Projects
2 3 4
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140
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41K
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
Deino
Chinese Y-7 AWACS and KJ-600 AWACS
2
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49
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15K
hesham
hesham
I
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Chengdu J-7 unbuilt variant
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3
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916
hesham
hesham
hesham
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Changhe Z-11 Helicopter
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0
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245
hesham
hesham
F
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Early concepts for Avro Vulcan
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23
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12K
hesham
hesham
sferrin
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Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk
2 3 4
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146
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64K
apparition13
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hesham
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Avro Vulcan Projects & Testbed Variants
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4
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780
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
P
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North American Aviation ‘North American General Purpose Attack Weapon’ - NAGPAW
2
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56
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25K
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
A
Boeing JAST / JSF / X-32 projects
6 7 8
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290
Views
144K
flateric
flateric
overscan (PaulMM)
Sikorsky S-71 (AAH contender)
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18
Views
7K
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
S
Can the C-17 transport aircraft be used as a AWACS &airborne refueling aircraft?
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17
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4K
riggerrob
R
TinWing
Saab Project 518: An Ongoing Proposal for EUROTRAINING
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9
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9K
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
taildragger
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Unknown Douglas Convertaplane
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9
Views
589
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
hesham
British Light Aircraft Projects
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3
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2K
hesham
hesham
L
Mikoyan E-721?
Replies
24
Views
14K
flateric
flateric
jzichek
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Republic AP-47 Mixed-Power Ground Support Thunderbolt Proposal of 1948
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5
Views
3K
hesham
hesham
Caravellarella
Hélicop-Air L-50 Girhel light autogiro project......
Replies
23
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6K
avion ancien
avion ancien
Nick Sumner
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Grover Loening Air Cargo Seaplane
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1
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283
hesham
hesham
W
Third-world countries' aircraft projects
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38
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21K
riggerrob
R
hesham
Lockheed Constellation projects
2
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53
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21K
Richard N
Richard N
S
Vickers 718
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15
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5K
hesham
hesham
overscan (PaulMM)
US NAVY ATA (Advanced Tactical Aircraft) program: A-12 Avenger II & its rivals
7 8 9
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343
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173K
apparition13
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Johnbr
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UK aircraft mockups
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11
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11K
Ingraman
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hesham
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May be,this was Thieblot TA-13 canard cargo airplane
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4
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3K
hesham
hesham
L
Saab 35 Draken Projects
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13
Views
7K
overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
Maveric
Thieblot Aircraft Engineering Company
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1
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185
hesham
hesham
Maveric
Il-86 precursors
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5
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4K
hesham
hesham
S
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UK SST projects
2 3 4
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123
Views
35K
hesham
hesham
hesham
Twin-engined DC-10 project
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18
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13K
hesham
hesham
Triton
MiG PAK DP (Prospective Airborne Complex of Long-Range Intercept) Program (MiG-41)
2 3 4
Replies
140
Views
55K
kaiserbill
K
TinWing
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Mirage 4000
2 3 4
Replies
122
Views
45K
NoBarrelRolls
N
Jemiba
Del Mar helicopters
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8
Views
3K
yasotay
yasotay
Maveric
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Air-Metal Flugzeugbau und Entwicklungs GmbH
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9
Views
1K
hesham
hesham
K
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Various aviation projects from South Africa
4 5 6
Replies
223
Views
85K
Deltafan
Deltafan
Triton
Boeing 787 concepts
4 5 6
Replies
239
Views
84K
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
A
Mil' Mi-38 (Mi-382 and Mi-383 PDTV)
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19
Views
11K
riggerrob
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Skybolt
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Republic Model 10, SST from 1963
2
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40
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12K
galgot
galgot
GTX
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo Projects & Derivatives
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36
Views
7K
Ingraman
I
R
Argentinian Unbuilt Projects
4 5 6
Replies
236
Views
97K
Erdosain
Erdosain
P
Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) and its predecessors
3 4 5
Replies
185
Views
75K
Hank58
Hank58
Tailspin Turtle
A-18 (AW)
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3
Views
4K
Ingraman
I
S
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Chinese J-6 VTOL project
Replies
2
Views
449
shin_getter
S
hesham
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Hongdu Aircraft & Projects
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12
Views
5K
hesham
hesham
P
VSX / TS-160: Alternatives to the S-3 Viking
2
Replies
71
Views
42K
overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
hesham
Hawker Hunter Precursor and Follow-on Projects
2
Replies
52
Views
17K
overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
BillRo
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Big-wing F-5s and F-5G/F-20 alternative designs
2 3
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89
Views
42K
NUSNA_Moebius
N
Grey Havoc
Light Attack Support for Special Operations (LASSO)
Replies
1
Views
1K
jsport
J
TomS
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Hermeus hypersonic aircraft project
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7
Views
230
TomS
TomS
overscan (PaulMM)
McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Projects
3 4 5
Replies
196
Views
145K
taildragger
taildragger
hesham
SNCASE (Sud-Est Aviation) Projects
2
Replies
71
Views
23K
Deltafan
Deltafan
L
Boeing 7J7
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26
Views
18K
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
overscan (PaulMM)
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Cargo-Experimental (C-X) program designs
2
Replies
44
Views
17K
hesham
hesham
M
Seeking Soviet Experimental/Concept Aircraft (especially from the 70s or 80s)
Replies
9
Views
906
Trident
T
flateric
Myasishchev M-60
Replies
35
Views
52K
fightingirish
fightingirish
hesham
Canadair CL-45 ASW Helicopter Project
Replies
8
Views
2K
riggerrob
R
H
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Swedish Project XXXX (1975)
Replies
5
Views
2K
Grey Havoc
Grey Havoc
overscan (PaulMM)
Canadair/General Dynamics CL-84 Projects
2 3
Replies
95
Views
39K
Michel Van
Michel Van
Retrofit
Canadair CL-200
Replies
13
Views
2K
Richard N
Richard N
hesham
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Canadair Projects
Replies
0
Views
301
hesham
hesham
overscan (PaulMM)
Advanced Harrier Projects
2 3
Replies
117
Views
81K
Sundog
Sundog
Antonio
Multi-purpose STOL transports
2 3
Replies
109
Views
71K
Apophenia
Apophenia
Caravellarella
Sikorsky S-61 prototypes and projects
Replies
32
Views
11K
LOLCOS81
L
hesham
Sukhoi Su-17M5 Fixed Wing Fitter project
Replies
13
Views
629
Avimimus
Avimimus
uk 75
Alternate UTTAS designs from Bell, Sikorsky and Boeing
Replies
37
Views
16K
Pioneer
P
hesham
Ilyushin Unbuilt Projects
4 5 6
Replies
202
Views
83K
flateric
flateric
P
Mil Mi-26NEF-M ASW helicopters?
Replies
19
Views
4K
Wyvern
Wyvern
hesham
The Way for Sud Aviation Caravelle
Replies
26
Views
9K
sgeorges4
S
Abraham Gubler
Lockheed S-3 Viking Variants and Projects
2
Replies
78
Views
45K
Pioneer
P
Thorvic
Sukhoi S-6 project (Early Su-24 concept)
Replies
17
Views
8K
Vasily41
Vasily41
Jemiba
Jet-Craft and other DH Vampire executive jet projects
Replies
9
Views
8K
riggerrob
R
J
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Sukhanov Diskoplan Gliders
Replies
0
Views
244
Justo Miranda
J
hesham
C-130 Hercules Projects
3 4 5
Replies
165
Views
91K
hesham
hesham
Jemiba
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C-130 V/STOL modification projects
2 3
Replies
88
Views
47K
fightingirish
fightingirish
sferrin
McDonnell Douglas MD-12
2
Replies
54
Views
38K
fightingirish
fightingirish
hesham
Essex Aero Sprite light aircraft
Replies
10
Views
3K
steelpillow
steelpillow
robunos
Martin XB-51
2
Replies
62
Views
23K
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