Hi everybody,
I often read that Curtiss-Wright Aviation did not do enough research work during the Second World War to be able to survive its aeronautical branch and face the new markets after the Second World War. It is considered that its production and improvement work on the P-40 (we can...
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The Messerschmitt P 1111 (January 15,1945 jet fighter project) was fast, climbed very fast and high, manoeuvred exceedingly well at low speed, had enough room to transport a lot of fuel and armament, could be built in wood and was surprisingly small and nice to look at...
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Between February 1918 and July 1922 the French Aéronautique Militaire used the Caudron R.XI heavy escort fighters from the Escadrille C 46, in joint operations with the Breguet XIV night bombers of the 3ême regiment de bombardement.
In 1924 a night fighter unit was...
In this Douglas P-70 night fighter of the 419th NFS, crash landed at Piva-Bougainville by Lt Donald Dessert, the fixed quarter wave dipoles for azimuth receiving have been replaced by four german style “Stachel” rods. Can anyone identify which radar they belong to?
Hi at all,
I am not talking about the "special attack" versions of this plane, but to other adaptations/prototypes.
1) In this thread about the Ki-67 successor, there is a link to this page
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_nakajima_ki-49_donryu.html
about the Nakajima Ki-49...
Any pics of the Hu211?
Are the wings typical Hutter with a very wide span?
I might just try a profile having been prompted by Carlos. :)
Many thanks
Peter
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From
-Air enthusiast Nº55
-Le Fanatique de l'Aviation
-Airplane Five View Album B.C.F.Klein publications
-Warplanes of the Second World War-Volume Four
-Naval Fighters-Sixty.Five
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Hi all,
there is my list about Liore et Olivier aircraft. If you can fill the gaps, please, do it... ;)
( Sorry only in german )
LeO. 1 Versuchsflugzeug 1909
LeO. 2 Versuchsflugzeug 1910
LeO. 3 Jagdflugzeug Projekt 1917
LeO. 4...
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Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co., and principal of Aeromarine Airways, developed training aircraft for the US Navy during WWI. After the war they attempted to capitalize on a number of Curtiss HS-2L and F-5L surplus seaplanes by converting them into civilian 'aerial yachts' for their airline...
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Hi folks,
Some pics I recently came across of different armament rials for the Westland Whirlwind:
12 x 0.303:
1 x 37mm cannon:
Apologies if already posted.
Regards,
Greg
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Hi everyone ,
Looking out for more information and a drawing , of the ( Two-seat ) version of the
Nakajima Navy Exp.18-Shi " Tenrai " ( J5N1 ) otsu ( B ) type interceptor fighter.
Source : Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War ( R.J.Francillon )
Thank's in advance
Swallow.
Hello folks,
Pardon me if this is old news, but there's an interesting article on Noel Pemberton-Billing’s 'slip-wing' composite nightfighter and bomber designs at:
http://airminded.org/2007/04/18/a-sister-to-assist-er/
For an artist's impression of a P-B carrier-plus-parasite-bomber design...
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