early 1940s

  1. windswords

    Yokosuka 12-Shi Special Flying Boat (H7Y)

    Does anyone have any info or pics or drawings of this airplane? I just discovered the existence of this plane while visiting Dave's Warbirds - http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/aircraft/Tillie.htm I did a google search and found no other info on this project except for a Czech site -...
  2. Flitzer

    Boulton Paul Defiant

    I was wondering...(always a bad sign)... The Defiant proved quite effective for a short time, until Luftwaffe crews quickly learned its limitations. How good a fighter might the Defiant have proved if it had been designed from the outset to have a more conventional armament arrangement rather...
  3. overscan (PaulMM)

    Curtiss XP-55 Ascender canard fighter (Model CW-24)

    http://cgi.ebay.com/CURTISS-XP-55-ASCENDER-TAILLESS-PROTOTYPE-42-78846-1943_W0QQitemZ370244184141QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item563445e84d&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 $99? Seems expensive.
  4. XP67_Moonbat

    McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat

    Time's right to start a thread on my namesake, the XP-67 Moonbat (a.k.a. simply as the Bat). Here's a good link about it. http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/URG/xp67.html Moonbat
  5. hesham

    Tatra aircraft

    Hi, from Airwarfareforum site and from my dear Jon; http://www.airwarfareforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=8927&highlight=tatra
  6. airman

    Piaggio 133 was like b-24

    scanned for you from "Aerei nella Storia" of this month ! Simply design of Piaggio 133 was strictly connected to B-24 !
  7. hesham

    Notional flying wing and mail carrier designs by Sir Roy Fedden

    Hi, anther suggesting for two flying wing transport aircraft and one flying wing mail carrier aircraft from Flightglobal by Mr Roy. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%200927.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%200929.html
  8. hesham

    Cunliffe-Owen Four Engined Transport Aircraft Project

    Hi, here is an artist picture for Cunliffe-Owen company four engined transport model,but I think it still a project only. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%202219.html
  9. Michel Van

    Engelmann-Boot - Sub/Speedboat Hybrid - Germany WW2

    I found those picture in on-line magazine "EinesTages zeitgeschichten auf Spiegel.de" label "Engelmann-Boot" Hybrid of Sub and Speedboat based on 1938 patent of German dentist from Berlin build Prototype around 1941 and tested after Author Richard Lakowski in "U-Boote Geheim". from...
  10. B

    Rheintochter anti-aircraft rockets

    Anyone know what the item is on the small grey trolley?! Regards, Barry
  11. J

    Early P-80 configuration

    From "Flying" August 1945
  12. C

    Curtiss-Wright XP-71 (Model CW-26)

    Hi Everyone! Does anyone know where any good three-view line drawings of the Curtiss XP-71 can be found? Thanx!!! Chuck
  13. hesham

    Asymmetric aircraft drawings from Flight 1942

    Hi, the RAF suggested that the Blomh & Voss BV.141 asymmetric aircraft as following in 1941. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1942/1942%20-%201097.html?search=BLOHM%20AND%20VOSS%20AIRCRAFT%201942
  14. Maveric

    Italian Heavy Fighters

    Hi all, in 1939 in Italy was a contest for a Caccia-Comattimento (Heavy Fighter) in wich eight projects were entered: 1) Macchi M.C. 301 2) Caproni-Bergamasca Ca.350 3) Romeo Ro.67 4) Fiat C.R. 50 and C.R.55 5) Bellomo C.B. 6) Santangelo C.S. 7) Savoia-Marchetti S.M.91 We know the Ro.67...
  15. A

    Dimitri sensaud de lavaud turbojet (1937)

    So here's a question I've asked for along time... We all know that early turbojets apeared in 1937. Whittle and Von Ohain tested their engine on the bench in march, april and september of this year. This led to the Heinkel He 178 in 1939, and Gloster E 28/39 in may 1941. BUT Another turbojet...
  16. hesham

    Various SNCASO (Sud-Ouest) Projects and Prototypes

    Hi, The SNCASO SO.80 Biarritz and SO.90 Bayonne were two projects developed from Bloch MB.800,as twin engined trainer/light transport aircraft.
  17. hesham

    Yokosuka (Kugisho) MXY4 Type 1 Target Plane

    Hi, The Kawasaki E7K1 & 2 + Yokosuka MXY4,I don't know they look like a Mistal aircraft projects.
  18. hesham

    Davis "Manta"

    My dears, do you know Davis Manta fighter ?. just model;
  19. S

    Early Radar

    The development of Radar was crucial to the success of the UK in World War II until the Allies were ultimately successful. From May 1940 to May 1942, pioneering research into Radar was undertaken at Worth Matravers on the South coast of Dorset. The Penley Radar Archive...
  20. Antonio

    Bugatti 100 Racer and 110 Fighter Projects

    Aviation Magazine Num 768 (15-XII-79) On page 71 we find a reference about 110P fighter which was a development of Type 100P racer ordered in 1939 by Ministère de l'Air but never developed due to the outbreak of WWII. Type 100 info and pics here: http://www.bugattiaircraft.com/...
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