early 1940s

  1. Antonio

    Bugatti 100 Racer and 110 Fighter Projects

    Aviation Magazine Num 768 (15-XII-79) On page 71 we find a reference about 110P fighter which was a development of Type 100P racer ordered in 1939 by Ministère de l'Air but never developed due to the outbreak of WWII. Type 100 info and pics here: http://www.bugattiaircraft.com/...
    • Antonio
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    • armeé de l'air automobiles ettore bugatti deutsche de la muerthe cup early 1940s fighter france french third republic interwar period late 1930s ministère de l'air pre-world war ii pursuit aircraft world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  2. Skybolt

    Italian WW2 High-altitude bomber project

    Circa late 1942 Ing. Casiraghi, chief designer of Piaggio, worked on a project fro an high-altitude pressurized long range bomber. P-130 was powered by 4 Piaggio P XII RC 100 A DB-605 located on top of the bomb bay drove the compressor. Defensive weapons were two revolving turrets Breda Z on...
  3. C

    (Design 55) Grumman XTB2F-1

    Hi Everyone! 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...
    • ChuckAnderson
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    • anti-ship attack bomber buaer bureau of aeronautics early 1940s ground attack grumman torpedo bomber united states united states navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  4. GTX

    Hughes H-1 Pursuit Variant

    Hi folks, I recently read that Howard Hughes submitted a pursuit plane version of his H-1 racer design to the Army Air Corps and felt confident that after his demonstration of his trans-continental flight the army would be interested because this airplane was definitely faster than any military...
    • GTX
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    • early 1940s fighter hughes aircraft company interwar period late 1930s pursuit aircraft united states united states army air corps world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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