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  1. hesham

    Ben-Air Sparrowhawk Light Aircraft Project

    Hi, the Ben-Air Sparrowhawk was a side-by-side two seat high wing lightweight aircraft project,had been designed by a team of former British Aerospace (BAe) and Britten-Norman designers,powered by only single 32 hp two cylinder engine...
  2. Triton

    Boeing 7-7

    Model of Boeing 7-7 150-seat airliner press photo circa 1981 found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Boeing-7-7-150-Seat-Aircraft-Design-Press-Photo-/190704400001?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c66de3681
  3. Hood

    Shin Meiwa Amphibious Air Transport System

    Shin Meiwa developed the Amphibious Air Transport System during the late 1980s/early 1990s and was looking for partners to complete development as late as 1999. The aircraft was a 30/50-seat airliner powered by two wing-mounted turbofans with upper surface blowing. Range would be between 500nm...
  4. Stargazer

    Douglas ATA-A1: Another « Skybus » project !

    Ever heard of the Douglas « Skybus »? I can hear you from here: "Of course! That was supposed to be a much-enlarged airliner derivative of the XB-42 Mixmaster..." Well, yeah. But no. Not THAT Skybus. A couple of days ago I came across this eBay item, an article about ANOTHER Douglas Skybus...
  5. Caravellarella

    Beyond the One-Eleven - British Aircraft Corporation BAC 1-11 projects......

    Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article describing the BAC X-Eleven "project" for a (then) new technology short-medium range jet airliner with CFM-56 engines. This "project" has a wider fuselage cross-section than the standard BAC 1-11. I believe this was the final attempt to make a stand-alone...
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    • airborne early warning british aircraft corporation cfm international civil aviation cold war great britain întreprinderea de avioane bucurești japan air self-defense force japan maritime self-defense force jsdf maritime patrol aircraft rolls-royce royal air force socialist republic of romania
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  6. Caravellarella

    Bréguet Br.765 Super Deux-Ponts project......

    Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French announcing the development of the Bréguet Br.765 Super Deux-Ponts which is an enlarged and pressurised derivative of the well-known Bréguet. Br.760/761S/763 Deux-Ponts/Provence series...... The Bréguet Br.765 Super Deux-Ponts was not built and...
  7. cluttonfred

    Morane Saulnier Statodyne Projects

    Random thought.... Have there been any designs for jet VTOL tailsitters, on paper or actually built, with the engine reversed in the airframe and the efflux turned 180 degrees or so to exit from the nose? It's not hard to imagine such a design with a pair of Harrier-style rotating louvers for...
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    • 1950s aéroplanes morane-saulnier armeé de l'air civil aviation cold war french fourth republic interceptor nuclear battlefield v/stol aircraft vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. Triton

    Myasishchev M-56

    Model of Myasishchev M-56 from USSR-Russian Aviation & Space Collectibles (Alex Panchenko). Description: Source: http://www.ussr-airspace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_39_38_108&products_id=2005
    • Triton
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    • civil aviation cold war long range aviation nuclear battlefield okb-23 soviet air forces soviet union strategic bomber supersonic supersonic transport ussr v. m. myasishchev experimental design bureau
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  9. hesham

    A N Rafaelyanz Aircraft and Projects

    Hi, we know only for this Russian company; Rafaelyants or simply RAF,that RAF-1 was ultra-light low-wing monoplane of 1925, RAF-2 was two-seat cantilever low-wing monoplane of 1926 and the RAF-11 was twin-engined low-wing small tarnsport aircraft of 1935,nobody knows the RAF-3 to RAF-10 ,and if...
    • hesham
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    • 1920s 1930s 1950s civil aviation cold war interwar period light aviation pre-world war ii soviet union ussr vtol
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  10. hesham

    British Racer & Light Aircraft Projects and Prototypes

    Hi, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%203116.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%203117.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%203118.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%203119.html...
  11. Stargazer

    André Starck Aircraft And Projects

    One French aircraft I don't seem to find much about is the Starck AS35A, a very odd-looking twin-pusher with had its ailerons on the surfaces boxing in the wingtips. Does anyone have any info on this most peculiar bird?
  12. F

    Lockheed C-5A Galaxy Variants ans Proposals

    does anyone have any three views and cross sections views of the C-5
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    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command civil aviation close air support cold war in-flight refueling in-flight refueling tanker lockheed military airlift command special operations strategic air command tactical air command tanker aircraft united states united states air force
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  13. Triton

    Shin Meiwa “GS”

    Shin Meiwa, now ShinMaywa, “GS” (for Giant Seaplane) from 1977. The GS was an amphibian airliner designed to carry 1,200-passengers on three decks. 344 passengers on its upper deck, 626 on the main deck, and 230 on the lower deck. Payload was estimated at 120 tons. Designed for transoceanic...
  14. Triton

    Postwar Beriev flying boat and amphibian projects

    Models of ekranoplan aircraft carrier and T-20A transport ekranoplan designed by Robert Bartini while at Beriev Aircraft Corporation. Source: http://www.beriev.com/eng/Pr_rel_e/pr_110e.html
    • Triton
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    • 20th century anti-submarine warfare civil aviation cold war commonwealth of independent states early 21st century flying boat post-cold war post-world war ii red fleet russian federation seaplane soviet union transport aircraft unmanned aerial vehicle ussr wig
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. Remko

    [Fictional] - Future aircraft designs by Rudolf & Robert Das

    I'm a big fan of the works of Rudolf & Robert Das, two well known futurologists from Holland. These twin brothers have published various books in the past twenty or so years, depicting the future of transportation, energy, housing etc. Instead of doing this with elaborate texts, they use...
  16. B

    Armstrong Whitworth 670

    The Aeroplane 26th April 1957
  17. Maveric

    Heston aircraft projects

    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
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    • 1930s 1940s aeroplane and armament experimental establishment air ministry civil aviation cold war early 1950s great britain interwar period light aviation pre-world war ii raf flying training command raf technical training command raf training command royal air force royal aircraft establishment world war ii
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  18. hesham

    Frank Radcliffe Mail Plane Projects

    Hi, here is a two Frank Radcliffe mail plane projects from Flightglobal, one with high wing and the other with low wing. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201461.html?search=frank+radcliffe+aircraft...
  19. K

    DeHavilland Comet 5

    Does anybody have any pictures and data on the cancelled DeHavilland Comet 5?
  20. overscan (PaulMM)

    1960s Focke-Wulf FW 260 and FW 300 VTOL jet airliners

    Fw 260 medium range and Fw 300 short range transports Source: Flying Review International Vol 18, Issue 11
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