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  1. Stargazer

    Prototypes and projects from Latvia's RKIIGA

    The world-famous RKIIGA (Riga Red Banner Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers) will celebrate its 106th anniversary in May 2025. Its history started in 1919 when the School of Aviation Mechanics was opened in Kyiv, which later continued its work in Riga. The institute changed names several...
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    • autogyro civil aviation cold war experimental glider helicopter hovercraft interwar period light aviation post-cold war post-world war i republic of latvia soviet union supersonic transport ukraine ukrainian people's republic of soviets ukrainian soviet socialist republic ussr wig world war ii
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. persil

    The Incomplete Rotorcraft Catalogue; From countries behind former Iron Curtain

    Dear fellow members, Attached is just a little teaser of what is coming up to the market soon.
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    Postwar British helicopters

    The Centenary Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1866 - 1966 (Vol 70, No 661, January 1966) carries a piece (pp.235-242) by Raoul Hafner on "British Rotorcraft". He compiled his history by getting first-hand accounts from his helicopter-making colleagues (for he was among them), right...
  4. cluttonfred

    Tractor autogyro inspirations

    I have taken a greater interest in rotorcraft in the last couple of years after a little experience with gyroplanes. One type that interests me in particular are tractor (propeller in front) autogyros and am daydreaming about a future homebuilt autogyro project. This would be a one- or...
  5. yasotay

    Piasecki at AHS

    Piasecki gets the award for the most concept models at AHS 2010. Good news for them is that they got the go-ahead to go to Phase 2 with the X-49 program. That should allow them to go beyond the NATOPS which they were not allowed to do in Phase 1.
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    • 2010 american helicopter society (ahs) international autogyro early 2010s early 21st century helicopters piasecki aircraft corporation post-cold war united states unmanned aerial vehicle vtol war on terror
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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    Saro designations

    Hi all (from Putnam)
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    • aerospace industry autogyro bombers british commonwealth british empire cold war fighters fleet air arm flying boat glider great britain helicopters north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear powered aircraft royal air force royal navy saro saunders-roe saunders-roe nautical series seaplane
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  7. hesham

    Amphibian Autogiro

    Hi, here is an unusual amphibian autogiro aircraft,I think it was from Cierva design. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1935/1935%20-%200631.html
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