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Good Day All - Found this general arrangement of McDonnell Aircraft's Model 18-H Tandem Engine Fighter in a collection I am scanning.

Gents... ******* NARA II, COLLEGE PARK, MD RG 341 Entry 172 Box 38 Declassified Via NND 813063 ****************************** HEADQUARTERS AIR MATERIEL COMMAND WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON, OHIO 1 May 1946 IN REPLY ADDRESS BOTH COMMUNICATION AND ENVELOPE TO ATTENTION OF FOLLOWING OFFICE SYMBOL...

Hi, here is a glide bombs GB-1,GB-5 and GB-7,designed by Aeronca. https://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/crgis/images/4/41/FFT-TestLog.pdf

What's everyone's recommendations for the best book on this American Cold War bomber?

I've found very little information on the internet regarding the following and while I have some guesstimates and ideas as to what the systems do, I am not certain and I figure you guys would probably be able to provide a more conclusive answer. The Automatic Gyro-Leveling Device (AGLD) /...

Hi everybody, I’m an Italian aviation history enthusiast. I collect info about aircraft production in Italy, US and UK. Regarding US, I’ve gathered info from various sources, mainly Andrade, Parsch, Baugher and Putnam Aviation books. The issue I’m dealing now is to collect all info about FY...

Hi all From"les avions et engins Martin" Minidocavia - Alain PELLETIER. The project MARTIN 216 . Who know more ? Thanks if you know something.

I've only found three of the progress reports so far; Seventh, Eighth and Ninth: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/b816042.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/b816034.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/b816035.pdf Some background on the project can be found here and here.

He's at it again! Due out in August according to Amazon (U.S.).

I don't know if this is common knowledge, and if it is I apologize! I've just finished readying the wonderful book - World's Fastest Four-Engine Piston-Powered Aircraft: Story of the Republic XR-12 Rainbow, by Mike Machat. I found an interesting abstract in the book pertaining to: "Minus its...

While researching some Martin aircraft, I came across this most unusual picture. Why unusual? 1°) It depicts a Martin Model 187 in U.S. marking. The "Baltimore", as the British called it, was never procured by the U.S. for their own purposes and the planned XA-23 prototype was cancelled before...

Check out this article at RetroMechanix.com on the General Airborne Transport XCG-16, an American flying wing type combat glider with twin booms and a single rudder dating from 1944: The article reproduces an Army Air Force preliminary evaluation report on the type, which features 21 high...

Alongside the training and cargo gliders already in service at the outbreak of World War II, an idea that received more attention with the U.S. Army Air Force was the assault glider. Major Lewin B. Barringer, a glider specialist, on the staff of AAF, presented blueprints for such a glider in the...

Just put up a new article at RetroMechanix.com on a P-51D Mustang which was tested with a pair of unusual streamlined 150 gallon ferry tanks at Eglin Field, Florida in 1944-45: The object of the tests was to determine the safe ferry range of the P-51D airplane. The article features 20 photos...

Greetings Chaps: I saw artwork on fly-wings, so here is a fly-wing montage I located that is roughtly 70 or so years old on the Northrop XB-35 Bomber Project. I had to enlarge slightly, cut n' paste and make up this simplistic display. I don't have tools to clean it up so take it as it is ok...

Artist concept just posted on Code One Magazine website. Spotlight photo and also put it in the B-36 gallery. Enjoy.

Hi All! In early 1946, USAAF issued a preliminary specification for a 50,000 pounds payload Heavy Cargo and Troop carrier type aircraft. My opinion these manufacturers were participating of this competition: Fairchild Model 99 Lockheed Model L-168 Martin Model 240 (?) (?)...

In search of a color photo of the CW XF-87 "Blackhawk." -SP

Just finishing "The Jet Race and the Second World War" by Sterling Michael Pavelec. I enjoyed the story very much and I've learnt a lot. http://www.amazon.com/Jet-Race-Second-World-War/dp/1591146666/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277485918&sr=1-1 On page 137 I found a great surprise: Bell...

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