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I've been thinking quite a lot about European manufacturers lately and an intriguing what-if scenario came to mind about an alternative grouping of European manufacturers - sort of following on from this thread...

View: https://youtu.be/voJoOA9UUVM?si=_V1m5A9B-Cyj9qmJ View: https://youtu.be/oboGrWVgdxw?si=8EMkPC6kxYdMmG1d

June 26 1972 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology is dedicated to ASD and its work.

Hello folks, this photograph featuring the "Rohr Heli-Skimmer" was uploaded to the SDASM Flickr Archives on May 21, 2025. :cool: It appears to be a STOL (or even VTOL) amphibious aircraft. Thus far, have been unable to locate any more details regarding this project. :confused: Source: View...

In my files this text, Trying to solve the problem of improving the air-to-ground performance of supersonic aircraft, several domestic design bureaus began working on projects for aircraft with additional lift engines. As a result, in the second half of the 1960s, a number of projects and...

Many nations were trying to make the take-off and landing distances shorter in the jet age, while still not relinquishing performance and/or payload. Some were better 'baked', like the swing-wing (with shortcoming being that allowed G load was not as good as on the fixed wings, even if titanium...

Electra Aero based in Virginia, USA has been flying their EL-2 "Goldfinch" eSTOL prototype this year. View: https://youtu.be/esTykmreHuQ?si=kYyR5twOLkFumFiU Recent events include demonstrations for DoD and even giving the NASA administrator a ride View...

PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has sold five N219 Nurtanio twin-engine aircraft to the Indonesian Setdco Group, which will be used by the Democratic Republic of Congo's government. The sale was announced before the Bali International Airshow 2024. While many Letters of Intent have been signed...

Recently I've gone down the rabbit hole of the few Scottish built Military aircraft, and recently the Scottish Aviation Pioneer has caught my eye, despite initially being designed as a STOL transport aircraft they appear to have seen a fair amount of Field modifications in Malaya and Aden that...

I am currently writing a book on the Short Skyvan. I wonder if anyone has information (description, drawings etc) on Shorts project P.D.50 described as a "Skyvan VTOL test-bed", and P.D.62 listed in the Putnam as "Skyvan with B.L.C" but elsewhere as "Skyvan Feeder Liner". Both seem quite...

Focke-Achgelis Fa 269 (First configuration)

Thanks to the ever-vigilant Mark Nankivil, we have a number of McDonnell-Douglas Advanced Design sketches to identify. I think I can figure out a few, but I thought it might be fun to let everyone have a go at this game. I'll post one design per post, so we can move them to the correct topics...

I am researching STOL aircraft equipped with thrust reversers, and I'm trying to remember which had such system installed. I know the F-15 S/MTD was supposed to use it, and i think there was at least one airliner that was certified to use them on approach. Can you think of any?

Here's a sketch of an unknown aircraft recently found on eBay. Any ideas on what I bought? My guess is that it's a proposed VTOL or extreme STOL aircraft intended for COIN applications. The signature is dated 1974 (I think) which would be right for the SEA-type camouflage. If the A3... number...

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Airbus is apparently getting in on the act, with a project called the CityAirbus Vahana. Via Gizmodo: http://www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/news-media/corporate-magazine/Forum-88/My-Kind-Of-Flyover.html

Hi all, I search for pics, drawings and technical details of the russian AWACS-project Antonov An.75. Thanks for your help! Servus, Maveric

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

Not being much of a German aircraft specialist, I find myself stuck trying to identify this strange little pusher bird... It may well be a Focke-Wulf project, but that's my only clue. I'm sure someone will be able to identify it soon and put me to shame! Thanks in advance for your help.

Two General Dynamics designs are now known for this competition. I don't have any details about the requirement. Clearly STOL/ VSTOL, air-to-ground mission. Larger copies at Codeone website as usual. http://www.codeonemagazine.com/article.html?item_id=114...