1900s

  1. Grey Havoc

    The extinct Olympic sport of 'Plunging for Distance'

    Otherwise known as Distance Plunging. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240720-the-extinct-olympic-sport-that-was-the-dullest-of-all-time
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1900s 1980s 20th century bbc early 20th century late 19th century olympic sports olympics pre-world war i swimming the modern olympic games
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: The Bar
  2. Grey Havoc

    Tetrahedral Kites (Alexander Graham Bell)

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/b9pyft/1908_alexander_graham_bell_and_crew_flying_a/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alexander-graham-bell-goes-and-flies-a-kite-for-science/
  3. World B4

    Satsuma class original design

    The Satsuma class as laid down was intended to mount 12 12 inch guns, with 4 on the centerline and 5 on either side, in a total of 4 twin and 4 single gun turrets. Due to budget issues that the link goes into, the ships got redesigned as semi-dreadnoughts. I can't find any illustrations of the...
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    • 1900s empire of japan imperial japanese navy imperial japanese navy technical department pre-world war i
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. B

    WW1 period (~1900-1920s) experimental and small-known artillery (field, siege, AA)

    Germany: - 3,7cm TAK gun: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/germany/3-7cm-tankabwehrkanone-rheinmetall?amp - 28cm Krupp haubitze L/14 i.R., 1912-1913 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_cm_Haubitze_L/14_i.R. - 28cm Erhardt haubitze L/12, 1912-1913 - 9cm Rheinmetall kanonenhaubitze L/31, 1917-1918...
  5. Hood

    Submarine Volta 1905

    This is not an unbuilt project, but it is an enigmatic mystery that perhaps members here might be able to add more to. The Volta was a 19-ton electric-powered submarine armed with two 12in torpedo tubes, built by Rennie Forrestt Shipbuilding, Engineering & Drydock Co. Ltd at Wivenhoe, Essex...
    • Hood
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    • 1900s early 20th century empire of japan great britain imperial japanese navy pre-world war i
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  6. S

    Early Armoured Cars.

    Hey everyone, came across these pictures on an old German newspaper about WW1. Lets use this thread to aggregate all information about early armoured cars. - Coutin PS: Does anyone recognize the American models?
  7. Grey Havoc

    Lacoste Brakes

    View: https://old.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/aiywtl/it_turns_out_the_us_navy_experimented_with_ship/
  8. Grey Havoc

    Langley Aerodrome

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/weirdboats/comments/gjakpg/langley_experiment_gas_driven_carrier_october_1903/ ORIGINAL CAPTION: First failure of the manned Aerodrome, October 7, 1903 ORIGINAL CAPTION: William E. "Gink" Doherty coaxes the structurally modified Langley Aerodrome into the air...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1894 1896 1900s 1910s board of ordnance and fortification charles m. manly samuel langley smithsonian institution u.s. department of war united states navy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  9. JFC Fuller

    Pre WW1 Royal Navy Diesel Engines for Surface Ships

    Reading through threads on the All the Worlds' Battlecruisers forum I was struck by two covering Fisher/Vickers proposals for diesel powered capital ships, they ignited a memory I had of reading about a single cylinder diesel test unit Vickers had produced prior to the War that seemed relevant...
    • JFC Fuller
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    • 1900s early 1910s great britain pre-world war i royal navy
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Propulsion
  10. hesham

    Mystery Old Airplane to ID

    From Vintage magazine, here is an old mystery airplane to ID ?,the picture number "1" is the cover of the magazine.
  11. hesham

    Early German Projects & Prototypes

    Thank you Tuizentfloot, and please can you tell us about the projects in it?.
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