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The July 1946 issue of Air Trails magazine has an article on large-scale flying models used for aerodynamic research. There are several images of a four-engine flying boat -- obviously if CVAC went to the expense of doing this, then it expected to build something. The legend on the nose reads...

Official Boeing 777 cutaway illustration circa 1995. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1995-Boeing-777-skeleton-sketch-Press-Photo-/190704744080?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c66e37690

Model of Boeing 7-7 150-seat airliner press photo circa 1981 found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Boeing-7-7-150-Seat-Aircraft-Design-Press-Photo-/190704400001?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c66de3681

i'm writing an article for a post-apocalyptic roleplaying game setting, and one thing i haven't been able to easily find out is whether aircraft larger than a 737 could operate off of unpaved airstrips. i know that various militaries have operated things like C-17's off unpaved airstrips, but...

Hi, http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a029375.pdf

Hi, Super Transport 1928 = 25pCswB; four 410hp P&W Wasp; span: 85'0" v (est): 152/120/x range (est): 800. Ambitious design project which never made it to production, but is included because of its design magnificence for the time. The double-deck fuselage had two lounges, a buffet table, 6'3"...

Ever heard of the Douglas « Skybus »? I can hear you from here: "Of course! That was supposed to be a much-enlarged airliner derivative of the XB-42 Mixmaster..." Well, yeah. But no. Not THAT Skybus. A couple of days ago I came across this eBay item, an article about ANOTHER Douglas Skybus...

EADS has a design for a Zero Emission Hypersonic Transportation (Zehst) rocketplane. Of course there's an animation too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e33aPdoUxc I really don't get what EADS think they'll achieve publicising such designs that no one (not even the EU) will ever fund ...

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French announcing the Agusta-Zappata AZ.8L airliner. It isn't a "project" because it was built and flown. It shows some odd features in comparison to its competitors like the Fokker F.27 Friendship and the Handley-Page Herald; such as a narrow 2 abreast...

Drawing of EADS Innovation Works and Astrium Space Transportation zero emission hypersonic transport. Source: Warwick, Graham. "Transpacific in Two Hours, With No Emissions" Leading Edge 5/28/2010...

Artist's impression of Grumman 100-passenger STOL airliner. Artist's impression of Grumman 30-passenger STOL airliner. Source: From the the Archives at Grumman Memorial Park Calverton, Long Island, New York or The Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, Long Island via Warbird Information...

in his 1953 book "In the Wet" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Wet Nevil Shute describes describes a long range executive transport / long range mail airliner aircraft - the aircraft is not well described in the book, but seems to be similar to a downscaled comet with only 2 jet engines...

Interesting newsbit I came across: http://www.save-concorde.co.uk/?p=54 The message ( if the site ever goes offline) "It’s not a question of if anymore, but when – for the first time since Concorde’s retirement back in 2003, her engines will undergo some major testing later today in France...

...for 10am Dec. 15 (Edited for correct month :) ), although I have no idea which time zone that 10am is for, I'm assuming it's Pacific Time Zone. It will be broadcast live on the web, you can pick it up at www.boeing.com or www.newairplane.com Of course, I'll have to miss it, because I will be...

Hi all, I search for drawings and technical data for the swiss Pilatus projects P.1 training 1940 / P.5 utility 19?? / P.C.9 transport (not the trainer) 195? and the P.C.10 Twin Porter 19??. I know there was an article in FliegerRevue Extra No.1, but I have´nt this magacine. Thanks for your...

Shin Meiwa, now ShinMaywa, “GS” (for Giant Seaplane) from 1977. The GS was an amphibian airliner designed to carry 1,200-passengers on three decks. 344 passengers on its upper deck, 626 on the main deck, and 230 on the lower deck. Payload was estimated at 120 tons. Designed for transoceanic...

I dont think it is going to matter how confident the aerospace community becomes with UAVs. Jo Public will never accept and thus we will never see a pilot less airliner...

Hi, a surprise for all members about thos projects,only the Junkers J.1000 was known. 1- Junkers J.1000 giant. 2- Karl Grulich giant. 3- Rumpler giant. 4- R. Klamt giant. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930090754_1993090754.pdf

Back in the '90s, wasn't there supposed to be a Soviet flying wing stealth bomber from Tupolev, the Tu-202 or Tu-404 or something?

I'm a big fan of the works of Rudolf & Robert Das, two well known futurologists from Holland. These twin brothers have published various books in the past twenty or so years, depicting the future of transportation, energy, housing etc. Instead of doing this with elaborate texts, they use...