1940s

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

Most of you probably recognize the name "Bendix": this company once one of the leading avionics suppliers in the aeronautical industry... Some of you with an interest in ordnance may also associate the name "Bendix" with a few missiles and weapons, notably the Eagle and Talos missile... The...

I found this very interesting.

After the experimental Models G and H, Bendix Helicopters, Inc. had a go at finding their place on the market of small-size helicopters with the Models J and K, which both received the name Whirlaway. Unfortunately Hiller had already invested the segment of coaxial rotorcraft, and there seemed...

I still have to finish my detailed Cierva list, but here is a rough version: SPAIN BCD-1* 'El Cangrejo' two-seat biplane (* Barcala, Cierva & Diaz) BCD-2* small racing tractor monoplane (* Barcala, Cierva & Diaz) C-3 (large biplane) BRITAIN C.1 Autogiro N°1 C.2 Autogiro N°2 C.3 Autogiro N°3...

Hi, from Tony Butler's Air Enthusiast magazine; http://crimso.msk.ru/Site/Arts/Art3524.htm I want a more info about those two projects.

After the War my father worked at the David Taylor model basin in Wash. D. c. Here sre some photo Graphs of a project he worked on. Also I was wondering if anyone can identify the biplane or the small plane pictured here. Batman

Looking for information about the Swedish SAAB L23 J23 "Swedish Mustang" I came upon this picture of a purported 1939 AFF P7 scout. Does anyone else have better information about this fascinating looking aircraft? Thanks

It is mentioned at http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/germany.html and at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RLM_aircraft_designations. Did such a project (at least a study) actualy existed at WWII times? Or it is only somebody's dream? Or maybe they mean that Egyptian late-1960s...

Hi folks, I couldn't find an existing one so here is a thread for and unknown, secret or rare Junkers Ju-87 variants. To start with here is a photo (albeit poor quality) of a Jumo 213E powered Ju-87. It was a trial installation on a Ju87B. Regards, Greg

I'm not sure if these belongs in Army Projects or Naval Projects as it is something of a cross-over. But I was wondering if anybody has ever seen any pictures of drawings of the Japanese Submersible Guns developed by the 10th Military Experimental Station in Murotsu in 1945. These are covered in...

I stumbled across this history in English of Hanns Klemm, the man and his company, and thought others might be interested. It includes a number of prototypes and one-off designs as well as referencing some unbuilt designs that I have never heard of before. History of Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau...

Lancaster High Speed Mail Plane (pre Lancastrian?) I Not sure if this counts as secret, or cancelled, or evolved? Most of the reference to the Lancaster High Speed Mail Plane refer to the Lancastrian. however the following book, on Page 41 has a small drawing of an alternative design, now I...

Hi folks, I recently came across Adrian Mann's (rather fine) "Illustration of a Vickers Type 432 firing an Artemis air-to-air missile", at: https://www.strata.com/showcase_detail.asp?id=2051&category=67 (I take it the target is an Me-264.) Does anyone know if the Vickers 432 was ever...

Hi all, you know Yvan Makhonine? This french inventor build the Mak.10 (1931) and the Mak.123 (1947) with variable wing geometry. Anybody knows other projects of this man? I need also a short history, but not in french... Servus Maveric

Hi all, can you give a short history of the british aircraft builder Heston? I need also informations about the aircraft(projects?) J.?.2/ J.?.4/ J.?.7 and J.?.8... ...was J.C.9 the last project by Heston? Thanks Servus Maveric

Hi, the General Aircraft Ltd developed the GAL-56 tailless glider,and here is a variant from it. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1948/1948%20-%200018.html?search=tailless+glider

Hi everybody The BV 40 was an armored Glider to be armament with different Weapons for example: 2x Mk108, R4M Rockets, Gerät "Schlinge", 250kg Anti-Aircraft Bomb, Four aerial Torpedoes ? The BV40 should be also fitted with Argus Pulsejets like the Me328 Thanks in advance

Aircraft illustrated August 1974

Hi all, today no Caproni-Fighter. In Ali d'Italia Caproni Ca.133 I have found little info´s about the unbuild versions of the Ca.133, but no drawing or technical data. If you have drawings, 3views or technical data about the Ca.141, Ca.151 and Ca.177 please let me know ::) Servus Maveric