ground attack

Came across this site dedicated to the IAR-93, there is interesting stuff there, but what caught my eye is new clear pictures of the IAR-91 ground attack aircraft that preceded it. Looks like a romanian Su-25. I can't seem to find a way to save and post the pictures but here is the link...

The Germans designed plenty of jet aircraft but which of them were actually good?

Hello to you all, i am a new member to this forum & i like a lot of what i see & read here & fulmars !(Feeble naval pun/typo intended!) full marks to you all, however, its only fair that i chip in as well. So here goes it. If you cast your mind back to the air shows of the late 70s & early...

What if Soviets acquired mirage V via Libya by early 70s and reverse engineered it and produced a ground attack fighter that can be used to fill numbers with VVS and also exported to Soviet client states Pros are Simple design and avionics That should be easily replicated by Soviets , and offer...

When did aircraft guns become reliable enough to be able to consider mounting them in the wings?

The twin-boom Caproni Ca.150 was an attack-fighter ordered in 1936 but subsequently cancelled. The current Caproni auction at Mallams has enabled the emergence of some really interesting material, such as these Ca.150 documents which show two different design iterations (Ca.150 and Ca.150/2)...

CONTENTS GUNS Ikaria MG FF (20-mm) Mauser MG 151 Series (15/20-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103 (30-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108 (30-mm) Mauser MG 81 (7.92-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 131 (13-mm) Mauser MG/MK 213 C Rheinmetall-Borsig BK 3.7 (37-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig BK 5 (50-mm) Mauser...

I have been smitten with this little guy for a lllooonggg time. Cooked up a CAD model and 3D printed out a 1/72 scale model and a RC model...the RC model did not work well. Intake sucked and not in a good way! Wing planform contributed to some significant tip stall tendencies that led to the 4...

Now that TSR2 has been the subject of a conference of current experts on the subject, I am asking the BIG question. Could TSR2 have been made to work? By which I mean could it have been designed and developed in such a way as to let the RAF take delivery of say 50 machines by 1970? All...

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location: Shahid Beheshti Air Base

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2021-11-14/calidus-unveils-giant-attack-aircraft https://aviationweek.com/shownews/dubai-airshow/calidus-reveals-scaled-counter-insurgency-aircraft Only a mockup for now to attract orders. This is one massive beast with a whopping 12 underwing...

Apart from trainers, Ireland did not operate any fighters to defend its neutral airspace during the Cold War and still does not. New Zealand has also given up its old A4 Skyhawks and had no air defence patrol aircraft. Within NATO, Luxembourg and the Baltic States rely on other members to defend...

One of the things that always puzzled me in the 70s was how the West German Air Force replaced its NATO light fighter bomber competition winning Fiat G91 with the Dornier Dassault Breguet Alpha Jet. The Germans had the money to buy a raft of different planes for this role ranging from Jaguars...

North American Aircraft 1934-1998 Volume 1 Norm Avery ISBN 0-913322-05-9 North American Model NA-98X Super Strafer Early in 1944, the USAAF requested NA for an advanced B-25 development powered with Pratt&Whitney R-2800-51 engines and specially suited for the high speed strafer role with the...

Following WWI, Air Corps planners saw the need for a ground attack aircraft, which was armored and carried a 37 mm cannon and eight .30 caliber machine guns. This resulted in the GA-1. Six aircraft were built: 1. Boeing GA-1 (1920) 2. Orenco IL-1 (1921) (Also known as a Model E) 3. Junkers...

April 1950 Westland proposes the W.37 Fighter-Striker to N.9/47 for a fighter and NR/A.19 for a single seat strike aircraft. Assuming this was chosen several benefits result:- 1. Either a) the use of a single large jet such as Gyron or Olympus is chosen as the powerplant b) a reheated...

Hi! Martin Baker Tankbuster. https://nofineline.com/martin-baker-anti-tank-172/ "The Martin Baker Tankbuster was a paper design conceived by James Martin, co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd., famous for the manufacture of ejection seats. The very compact airframe and wingspan...

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/2016/04/07/air-force-moving-forward--10-replacement/82746220/ WASHINGTON — The Air Force is moving forward with a key step in developing a dedicated close-air support plane to replace the A-10 Warthog, a top general said Thursday. “My...

Hi, the Lawson Aircraft Corporation designed a single seat pursuit fighter biplane project of 1918,powered by one 180 hp Hispano engine,the wings were to be of equal span, 32ft 10in (10m) and the overall length of the plane 19ft (5.79m),I have no drawing to it.