Just realized that i have never seen any drawings of interim projects that eventually led to the G-50/F6F. There was an G-33 based on the XF4F-2 but with R-2600 engine, and as i understand initial G-50 projects had still much in common with the F4F (mid-wing, fuselage landing gear etc.). Are...
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SUPPLEMENTAL HISTORY OF THE PRELIMINARY AIRPLANE DESIGN BRANCH ENGINEERING DIVISION BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS, NAVY DEPARTMENT 3 FEBRUARY 1945
Design Request D-1. An investigation of changes necessary to convert to a convoy airplane the B-24D, B-25C, B-26-B or A-26-A to...
The US Navy - BuAer Specification SD 112.14 ,soliciting bids for a
twin engined VF -Naval Fighter- in 1938.
This spec. produced the Grumman Model G-34 (XF5F-1)
Brewster ,Seversky and Lockheed were also contending.
Bids were asked from 13 companies.
Is there any of the Naval Aviation specialist...
Check out this article on the Bendix Model J Four Place Helicopter:
This co-axial, counter-rotating type helicopter was proposed to the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in 1946, which elected to pass on the design. The image gallery reproduces the original proposal document and features...
I did a search and I didn't see anyone linking to this resource...
The Navy has PDF scans of all the back issues of Naval Aviation News online here: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/newbackissues.htm
Unfortunately, they have not been OCR'ed and aren't searchable, but if if you know...
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late 1940s
national advisory committee for aeronautics
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u.s. navy
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I was reading up on the Sperry M1 Messenger, which naturally led to the Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk, and this intriguing reference:
I have to ask...does anyone have any more info on or images of Design 124?
Cheers,
Matthew
This specification called for a penetration/escort fighter.
Here is a list of designs which I believe were submitted to OS-112, a specification that produced no actual aircraft. Perhaps Paul can confirm the following from Jared's book, which I do not have (I would appreciate details as to the...
Once upon a time I gave an information to aerofiles.com that project of Seversky's naval fighter NF-1
had to be developed under designation XFN-1 by NAF. There are still doubts about the question ...
Never mind.
Doubts spread :
We all know of PN famous reco series, then P2N, then P4N ; what...
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world war ii
Two magazines („The Aeroplane“ and „Flugwelt“) mention a Chance Vought XF9U as an further development of the F8U with big radar in the nose and air intakes similar to the F-105. Is it a hoax or a secret project?
Who is able to help?
Hello gents
I am looking to find some information on possibly one of the most advanced and powerful strike aircraft designed for its time, and yet possibly one of the least known and un-utilised designs in military aviation history –
The design I am speaking of is the North American A3J (A-5)...
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Presented here are illustrations of a WW2 Grumman design for a two-engine torpedo plane/attack bomber for the USN. A mock-up was built of this aircraft, but it proceeded no further
It was the Grumman XTB2F-1 and had the Grumman company's designation of Design 55.
It was to be...
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