Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects

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Unbuilt and cancelled aviation projects since 1945. Designs that never made it into production.
hesham
Bell/NACA early studies for X-1
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Apophenia
Apophenia
Stargazer
All those weird and wonderful postwar homebuilt U.S. one-offs...
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Mark Nankivil
Mark Nankivil
Antonio
Postwar US Bombers (misc)
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Stargazer
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RAP
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Helio COIN H-1320
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RAP
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Various Bell tilt-rotor projects
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155
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Scott Kenny
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Orionblamblam
Boeing Model 733-606-12 / 733-605-11 Supercruise Projects
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Scott Kenny
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hesham
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Myasishchev M-18 / M-20 strategic bomber
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Sarastro
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overscan (PaulMM)
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Grumman FSW X-29 (G-712) and its rivals
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Scott Kenny
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flateric
McDonnell Douglas 1991 high-speed rotorwing/tiltwing projects
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7
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Stargazer
Stargazer
Bill S
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TEMCO 38T
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3
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532
hesham
hesham
Jemiba
Sikorsky Advancing Blade Concept (ABC) projects
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74
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yasotay
yasotay
hesham
Beech Little Known Aircraft & Projects
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80
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Stargazer
Stargazer
GTX
Armstrong Whitworth AW.171 Super Sonic VTOL Flying Wing Project
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17
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TsrJoe
TsrJoe
overscan (PaulMM)
Dassault Variable Geometry: Mirage G / G4 /G8 family
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151
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blackkite
blackkite
hesham
Marcel Jurca Projects and Prototypes
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Stargazer
Stargazer
hesham
Postwar Payen Projects
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fortrena
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Sundog
US Supersonic Transport(SST) Program post-1971
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Deleted member 4286
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Stargazer
Various Westland projects
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3
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Basil
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hesham
Westland Helicopter Projects
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63
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Basil
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Unbuilt, experimental and unusual Boeing 747s
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325
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Scott Kenny
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flateric
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Sweden SAAB Future Combat Air System (FCAS)
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4
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snne
snne
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US Navy "V/STOL Type A" competition
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Stargazer
Stargazer
overscan (PaulMM)
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Grumman Pre-ATF & ATF Studies
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155
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archipeppe
archipeppe
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Northrop HAVSTOL and RALS studies
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14
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piginapoke
piginapoke
overscan (PaulMM)
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Vought (LTV) V-530 and V-534 (US Navy "Type A" proposals)
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Pioneer
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flateric
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Lockheed ADP/NASA Langley 1990 Mach 4 - Mach 5 methane fueled aircraft studies
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overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
Abraham Gubler
Lockheed S-3 Viking Variants and Projects
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BlackBat242
BlackBat242
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XFY-1 and XFV-1 competition
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Stargazer
Stargazer
hesham
Boeing 767 Transport & Projects
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24
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hesham
hesham
hesham
Studied Models for Boeing-727 Airliner
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25
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hesham
hesham
hesham
Grumman Model 623 VSTOL/CTOL Navy Fighter (VFAX)
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25
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boxkite
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Aero Spacelines and the "Saro Princess"
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48
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FIAT Aviazione projects
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10
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Maveric
Maveric
Antonio
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Curtiss P-517/518 Phantom - 1946 Light Bomber Projects
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36
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Stargazer
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Grumman / Shin Meiwa ASR-544-4
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57
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Roost789
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CiTrus90
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BMDO RAPTOR / TALON PROGRAM
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3
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906
quellish
quellish
hesham
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Projects
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235
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yasotay
yasotay
Stargazer
Sikorsky S-57 (XV-2) single-blade rotor project
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28
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hesham
hesham
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LOH, ASH, AHIP, ARH and AAS. US Army Scout Helicopter Programmes.
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33
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yasotay
yasotay
overscan (PaulMM)
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Northrop A-9 AX Design Evolution
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119
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XtraSaltee
XtraSaltee
Antonio
Agusta A129 variants
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hesham
hesham
flateric
Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star
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8
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jackssmirkingrevenge
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Navy AX and A/F-X projects
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Colonial-Marine
Colonial-Marine
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de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter modified for STOL trials
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jackssmirkingrevenge
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richard
A very light helicopter
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31
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Michel Van
Michel Van
blackkite
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Armstrong Whitworth AW.58
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4
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zen
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Mirage F2 and F3
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blackkite
blackkite
boxkite
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Swearingen SA-28T ???
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djfawcett
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Antonio
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CX-HLS (Cargo Experimental, Heavy Logistic Support) designs & derivatives
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boxkite
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North American F-100 Projects & Developments
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34
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hs1216
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MiG Lightweight Fighter Projects of the 70s/80s
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101
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Keyboard Commando
Keyboard Commando
MIRAGE 4000
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SNCAN (Nord) 500 « Cadet » VTOL prototype
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Deleted member 4286
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Matej
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Hughes Model 77 AAH competition winner (became the AH-64)
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23
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yasotay
yasotay
Jemiba
Various Bell projects
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128
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yasotay
yasotay
flateric
Bell Model 409 / YAH-63 attack helicopter (AAH contender)
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83
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Moose
Moose
hesham
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Hughes VHLH very-heavy-lift helicopter
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Deleted member 4286
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VSX / TS-160: Alternatives to the S-3 Viking
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Nell440
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overscan (PaulMM)
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Lockheed CL-1700 (AAH contender)
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18
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hesham
hesham
fightingirish
Boeing Vertol/Grumman BV-222 tilt-rotor projects
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27
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hesham
hesham
Abraham Gubler
Boeing-Vertol Model 179 YUH-61A UTTAS / Model 237 LAMPS contender
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hesham
hesham
Caravellarella
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SNCASO (Sud-Ouest) SO.7100 "Dogue" ground attack/COIN aircraft project
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Archibald
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Competition of the LOH - YHO-4, YHO-5 and YHO-6
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31
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yasotay
yasotay
hesham
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SNCASO (Sud-Ouest Aviation) Projects
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107
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hesham
SNCASO (Sud-Ouest) SO.30 derivative versions
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14
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overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
hesham
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SNCASO (Sud-Ouest) SO.8000 "Narval"
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35
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overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
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USAF/NASA/Rockwell Hypersonic Technology Integration Demonstrator (HYTID) 1978
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11
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Retro Rocket
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Guangdong Changsheng China Star airliner
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Apophenia
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Mil' Mi-38 (Mi-382 and Mi-383 PDTV)
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21
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Anduriel
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US Army Aggressor Helicopter Conversions And Proposals
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65
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F.L.
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Agusta A.109 Attack Helicopter
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11
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blockhaj
blockhaj
overscan (PaulMM)
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McDonnell-Douglas Advanced Design Proposals - Name That Design Game
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66
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Tuomasn
Tuomasn
hesham
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Curtiss-Wright CW-32
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29
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BROF
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hesham
Aerospatiale AGV - Avion à Grande Vitesse
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18
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XP67_Moonbat
Bell X-1 Variants and Projects
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19
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klem
klem
GTX
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ADDAX-1/S New Zealand Combat Aircraft
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35
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Nick Sumner
Nick Sumner
hesham
Post-WWII Vertol Piasecki Projects
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29
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Deleted member 4286
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Weaver
Fan-Wing aircraft
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41
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24K
Stargazer
Stargazer
bobbymike
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Russian 6th Generation Fighter News
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25
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donnage99
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Rockwell pre-ATF and ATF studies
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125
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overscan (PaulMM)
overscan (PaulMM)
Cy-27
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Texas/Transland/Weick Ag-1 to Ag-3 series (forerunners of the Piper Pawnee)
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21
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cfg83
cfg83
Triton
Douglas DC-9 Development Concepts
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29
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hesham
hesham
hs1216
Sukhoi FSW Fighters from S-22 / S-32 to S-37 / Su-47 Berkut
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paralay
paralay
hesham
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Boeing 367 Projects
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15
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NUSNA_Moebius
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sferrin
Cruise Missile Carrier Airliner conversions
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56
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Kiltonge
Kiltonge
Sundog
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1970s Boeing Advanced Bomber Studies
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112
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Kiltonge
Kiltonge
Maveric
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Il-86 precursors
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7
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Kiltonge
Kiltonge
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Mirages I - III/5, Prototypes & Projects
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156
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F.L.
F.L.
hesham
Convair Models 58,60,61 & 62 Transport Aircraft
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42
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fightingirish
fightingirish
fightingirish
Consolidated R2Y "Liberator Liner"
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34
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Apophenia
Apophenia
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Avro 720 and derivatives
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58
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Apophenia
Apophenia
overscan (PaulMM)
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Lockheed CL-1200 / X-27 Lancer
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80
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riggerrob
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flateric
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Project ISINGLASS & Project RHEINBERRY
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341
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Archibald
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flateric
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Interesting collage from Lockheed's Skunk Works site
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68
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aliensporebomb
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hesham
Rheem Aircraft & Targets
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9
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Apophenia
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Various Lockheed helicopter projects
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72
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hesham
hesham
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Tailsitters
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42
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Scott Kenny
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hesham
Type Spec 149: alternatives to the Grumman A-6
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87
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ly112358
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Hood
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Firestone XR-9
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60
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LUIS ALFONSO
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Advanced A-4 SkyHawks: USN VA (L) and for the U.S. Army CAS competition
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94
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isayyo2
isayyo2
hesham
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Various Lockheed VTOL/VSTOL/STOL Projects
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42
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