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Hi, also here is some Beriev projects; An-24FK a VTOL Antonov An-24. Be-32P a four-engined version of Be.32,transport aircraft. http://lib.rus.ec/b/373000/read

Designed to meet the transportation needs of family and business air travel, the four-place Aeronca Model 10 Eaglewas to be roomier than any other plane in its price class. Peter Altman, Detroit University aeronautical engineer and consultant to Aeronca, designed the Eagle. It was to have...

The original offices of the Aeronautical Corp. of America (Aeronca) were in the old Federal Reserve Bank Building on Fourth Street in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati group was quietly casting about for a suitable airplane to manufacture. This information came to the attention of Conrad Dietz, a...

Found this British aircraft of the 1930s and have no idea if it was actually produced, or if the Navarro company did anything else. Here are excerpts from the 1931 brochure... Has anyone heard of Navarro before? Other pics would be greatly appreciated! THE NAVARRO "CHIEF" THREE SEATER SALOON...

Hi, the Ben-Air Sparrowhawk was a side-by-side two seat high wing lightweight aircraft project,had been designed by a team of former British Aerospace (BAe) and Britten-Norman designers,powered by only single 32 hp two cylinder engine...

The Danish engineer Harald Thyregod designed several home built designs during the '50s/'60s, his HT-1 was actually built and first flown in 1964, but in a quite different shape, than drawn in 1958. The first layout was shown in Aero February 1960, the aircraft later built by Arne Hollaender and...

Greetings All - I thought this was interesting - this advertisement was in the April 1965 issue of Air Progress. Enjoy the Day! Mark

Hi, the Piasecki SKY-SPY was a RPV project,or unmanned surveillance aircraft,it was based on PA-2; http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a279794.pdf

After the experimental Models G and H, Bendix Helicopters, Inc. had a go at finding their place on the market of small-size helicopters with the Models J and K, which both received the name Whirlaway. Unfortunately Hiller had already invested the segment of coaxial rotorcraft, and there seemed...

From an Australian what-ifer attempt to build a model of it (see http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,21379.1080.html ) I added comment: "In JAWA 1964-65, there is only (without picture): 'Development of the RFB RF 1 STOL touring aircraft, described in previous editions of Jane's, has...

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French about the Piasecki Pathfinder compound helicopter prototype. It isn't "secret" and it isn't a "project"...... The article comes from the 15th October 1967 issue of Aviation Magazine International...... Terry (Caravellarella)

Photograph of Lockheed Model 34 Big Dipper from Code One magazine: Source: http://www.codeonemagazine.com/gallery_slideshow.html?item_id=19

Cessna developed a twin turboprop pusher as a technology testbed and I was wondering if anyone has acquired any photos of the aircraft. It was apparently seen, mostly at night, around Wichita.

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...

Hi, the BAe SSBJ of 1986 was designed for the future as business jet supersonic aircraft project http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1986/1986 - 2306.html

Hi, The new ultra-light aircraft has very strange shapes,The Aeronix Airelle is twin engined in push-pull configuration powered by two 40 hp Hirth F23ES engines, and has a maximum speed 290 km/h,also The Aerotec DEKO-15 is a project of twin boom high wing two seat monoplane powered by two 80 hp...

Hi, Grob G-600 :was low wing twin turbojet engines HALE (High Altitude Long Endurance Aircraft) and its crew were 2+2.

Grob aircraft : G-110 : was two seat low wing light aircraft with fixed tricycle u/c and powered by one 118 hp Lyc O-235-M1 engine. G-111 : special version G-109B certificated to FAR.23 standard with developed GVW.2500 engine. G-112 : side-by-side two seat...

Beech aircraft: model-40 :experimental model-35 with two 180 hp Franklin engines mounted in nose driving one propeller. model-112 :1957 twin tuboprop businees aircraft project with two Lycoming T-53 engines. model-120 :1962 twin turboprop pressurized business...