1940s

It is mentioned at http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/germany.html and at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RLM_aircraft_designations. Did such a project (at least a study) actualy existed at WWII times? Or it is only somebody's dream? Or maybe they mean that Egyptian late-1960s...

Some pictures of the Pentane and Zonal Torpedoes designed by the RN postwar that are described in BSP4. The Zonal winged torpedo definitely looks _interesting_. Pictures from Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport

Hi folks, I couldn't find an existing one so here is a thread for and unknown, secret or rare Junkers Ju-87 variants. To start with here is a photo (albeit poor quality) of a Jumo 213E powered Ju-87. It was a trial installation on a Ju87B. Regards, Greg

I'm not sure if these belongs in Army Projects or Naval Projects as it is something of a cross-over. But I was wondering if anybody has ever seen any pictures of drawings of the Japanese Submersible Guns developed by the 10th Military Experimental Station in Murotsu in 1945. These are covered in...

I stumbled across this history in English of Hanns Klemm, the man and his company, and thought others might be interested. It includes a number of prototypes and one-off designs as well as referencing some unbuilt designs that I have never heard of before. History of Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau...

Lancaster High Speed Mail Plane (pre Lancastrian?) I Not sure if this counts as secret, or cancelled, or evolved? Most of the reference to the Lancaster High Speed Mail Plane refer to the Lancastrian. however the following book, on Page 41 has a small drawing of an alternative design, now I...

Hi folks, I recently came across Adrian Mann's (rather fine) "Illustration of a Vickers Type 432 firing an Artemis air-to-air missile", at: https://www.strata.com/showcase_detail.asp?id=2051&category=67 (I take it the target is an Me-264.) Does anyone know if the Vickers 432 was ever...

Hi all, you know Yvan Makhonine? This french inventor build the Mak.10 (1931) and the Mak.123 (1947) with variable wing geometry. Anybody knows other projects of this man? I need also a short history, but not in french... Servus Maveric

Hi all, can you give a short history of the british aircraft builder Heston? I need also informations about the aircraft(projects?) J.?.2/ J.?.4/ J.?.7 and J.?.8... ...was J.C.9 the last project by Heston? Thanks Servus Maveric

Hi, the General Aircraft Ltd developed the GAL-56 tailless glider,and here is a variant from it. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1948/1948%20-%200018.html?search=tailless+glider

Hi everybody The BV 40 was an armored Glider to be armament with different Weapons for example: 2x Mk108, R4M Rockets, Gerät "Schlinge", 250kg Anti-Aircraft Bomb, Four aerial Torpedoes ? The BV40 should be also fitted with Argus Pulsejets like the Me328 Thanks in advance

Aircraft illustrated August 1974

Hi, the Blackburn designed the B-49,a 138-ton six engined flying boat. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1945/1945%20-%200719.html

Hi all, today no Caproni-Fighter. In Ali d'Italia Caproni Ca.133 I have found little info´s about the unbuild versions of the Ca.133, but no drawing or technical data. If you have drawings, 3views or technical data about the Ca.141, Ca.151 and Ca.177 please let me know ::) Servus Maveric

The world's largest land plane, the XC-99, made its first flight in San Diego on 23 November 1947. The XC-99, serial 43-52436, is a double deck transport variant of the B-36. It has a considerably larger fuselage, but was never fitted with jet pods. The wingspan is the same 230 feet, but the...

A very nice article on Graf Zeppelin from Roy C. Nesbit can be found at Aeroplane's March 2007 issue. a) In 1936, the keels of two carriers were laid down: Flugzeugtrager A (later Graf Zeppelin) and Flugzeugtrager B (latter Peter Strasser). b) In addition, Grossadmiral Erich Raeder, put...

Arsenal VB.15 ( a version of hte VB.10 powered by two Arsenal 12H engines, french versions of the Jumo 213), this is a post war type. For the Payen pre-war types and projects I would recommend http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/Payen.htm, but you'll probably find out, that especially informations...