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  1. PabloSniper

    Northrop 3A

    Hello everyone! Despite being a prototype fighter, the Northrop 3A was not successful, and I didn't find much material about it. I think it would be interesting to have a topic about it. The Northrop 3A was powered by an air-cooled, supercharged, 1,535.387-cubic-inch displacement (25.160...
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    • 1930s fighter fighters imperial japanese navy air service interwar period northrop pursuit aircraft united states united states army air corps united states navy vought vought aircraft
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  2. Flyaway

    Supermarine Swift

    Part of the one documentary threads on this channel. States it’s considered one of the worst aircraft to fly with the RAF. View: https://youtu.be/OO_t3HFGrhw?si=BJGkVc9QwQeiINZa
    • Flyaway
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    • 1950s air ministry cold war f.105d fighter great britain interceptor korean war late 1940s ministry of supply north atlantic treaty organisation post-world war ii raf fighter command royal air force specification e.41/46 super-priority supermarine aviation ltd tactical reconnaissance transonic type 541
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. N

    list of USN Post war unbuilt early fighter aircraft projects 1945 to late 50s early 60s.

    im looking for pictures and specs of the aircraft and includes jets turboprops piston ect for this alternate timeline seareo.
  4. ollys_aviation

    F-56 Lynx Concept

    Hi guys, I created this account a while back because I wanted to share some of my aircraft. I think I'll start this thread off with the latest iteration of the Lynx. It is the 3rd Iteration of redesign and after being inspired by the FAR21 LMF design challenge, I would like to share my...
  5. I

    Orenda Iroquois Single Engine Fighter application theory

    Good Afternoon everyone, hope you are all doing well Lately i have been having a lot of thoughts about engine capabilities and i thought long and hard in regards to Orenda and other smaller engine manifacturers of the 50s and 60s, i thought about the Iroquois engine a lot and not only because of...
  6. OPERATION DREAMLAND

    Stealth fighter bomber

    I was thinking what if there was a stealth fighter bomber to replace the fb-111.
  7. Phantom Fanatic

    Four engine fighters

    Hello all I am wondering if anyone knows of any four engine propeller or jet fighter programs or designs. The only example I know of is the Swiss EFW-20 Aiguillon. Attached below are some reference photos of the Aiguillon in the Swiss air force museum in Dübendorf. I took the photos when I went...
  8. newsdeskdan

    Messerschmitt Me 262 Development & Politics by Dan Sharp

    Messerschmitt Me 262 Development & Politics by Dan Sharp There are many myths surrounding the development of the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Its unparalleled performance is beyond doubt; easily able to outpace its opponents and possessing the firepower to shred them in seconds. Yet...
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    • axis powers early 1940s fighter fighter bomber jägerstab jet age late 1930s luftwaffe messerschmitt ag nazi germany pre-world war ii projekt 1065 reich ministry of armaments and war production reichsluftfahrtministerium schwalbe sturmvogel third reich world war ii
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  9. K

    Mystery fighter type aircraft under blue tarp on US Interstate highway I-10

    Looks larger than an F-35.
    • kcran567
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    • 6th generation fighter
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    • Forum: The Bar
  10. J

    Arsenal VB.10

    A bit more conventional was the system of engines in tandem designed during the German occupation by the engineer Michel Vernisse. It was to power the Arsenal VB.10 fighter by using two Hispano-Suiza H.S. 12Z engines. One of them was installed in the nose of the airplane and the other in the...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • 1940s armeé de l'air armée de l'air de l'armistice cold war fighter fighters french fourth republic l'aéronautique navale late 1930s marine de vichy post-world war ii pre-world war ii vichy france world war ii
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  11. uk 75

    Royal Navy with F-8 Crusader instead of F-4 Phantom II

    The arrival of a new book on the F8 Crusader got me thinking of the old chestnut of giving the RN a fighter for Ark, Eagle, Victorious and Hermes I have always felt that if we had done what France did and purchased the F8 we could have kept a carrier force as long as the French did. We could...
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    • air defence alternate history chance vought cold war fighter fleet air arm fleet air defense interceptor great britain jet age ling-temco-vought royal navy short brothers plc united states vought
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  12. hesham

    Messerschmitt Bf 110/161 Projects & Prototypes

    Hi, here is a comparison between BF.161-V2 and BF.162-V2.
    • hesham
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    • 1930s bayerische flugzeugwerke early 1940s fighter fighter bomber interceptor jagdbomber kampfzerstörer luftwaffe messerschmitt messerschmitt ag nachtjäger nazi germany pre-world war ii reichsluftfahrtministerium strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance world war ii zerstörer
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  13. hesham

    Max Holste H-20 P.1 twin boom glider

    Hi, here is the Max Holste H-20 P.1 twin boom shoulder high wing glider, I think one was built. http://www.retroplane.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=54470
    • hesham
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    • armeé de l'air armée de l'air de l'armistice avions max holste early 1940s fighter french third republic light aviation racing aircraft training aircraft training glider vichy france world war ii
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  14. I

    GAU-7 : Gun for the F-15

    Has any-one pictures or drawings of the proposed GAU-7 caseless ammo gun for the F-15? I can't find any :'(
    • ikke666
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    • air defence air superiority aircraft cannon/guns close air support cold war dogfight f-15 f-x program (usaf) fighter flechette interceptor machine cannon machine gun tactical air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 107
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  15. Triton

    Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer

    Model of Douglas F5D Skylancer manufactured by Allyn found on eBay. Seller's description: http://cgi.ebay.com/Douglas-F5D-Skylancer-Factory-Desk-Model-Allyn_W0QQitemZ110470620168QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b88fe408
    • Triton
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    • 1960s cold war douglas douglas aircraft company early 1970s fighter late 1950s nasa supersonic united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  16. OM

    The Zero - Self-Sealing tanks?

    ...According to comments from someone on another forum, the Jap Zero's main weakness was that its fuel tanks were not "self-sealing", and that once hit they leaked profusely. Was this actually the case, and can anyone provide info on just exactly how the self-sealing tanks on Allied planes...
    • OM
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    • commonwealth of australia empire of japan fighter fighters imperial japanese navy ministry of the navy (japan) mitsubishi pacific ocean theater self-sealing fuel tanks world war ii
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  17. archipeppe

    Caproni Ca.183

    I've found out, at www.chandelle.net, these two drawings about Caproni's fighter project. Sincerely I don't know how much fictional, speculative or based upon real designs they are....
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    • axis powers fighter kingdom of italy ministry of the air force (kingdom of italy) motorjet regia aeronautica società italiana caproni world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  18. kampfflieger

    Airspeed AS.31

    Airspeed AS.31 aka Airspeed F.35/35. Does anybody know more about it?
    • kampfflieger
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    • air ministry airspeed limited airspeed ltd. fighter fighters great britain interwar period late 1930s raf fighter command royal air force
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  19. Sentinel Chicken

    Mitsubishi X-2 ATD-X Shinshin Demonstrator

    A fellow aviation collector I know in Japan posted this image to our forum and he tells me that it was some sort of full-size RCS test model for a proposed Japanese fighter design. I've never seen anything like this in the press before but it appears to be some sort of F-22-based model with what...
    • Sentinel Chicken
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    • 2010s atla experimental fighter japan japan air self-defense force japan defense agency jasdf jsdf late 2000s ministry of defense (japan) mitsubishi heavy industries trdi
    • Replies: 327
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  20. S

    Eurofighter Typhoon

    This is an article about the Eurofighter Typhoon's capabilities in air combat written by ME. The informations contained into this article are based on officially published data! The article is a not a direct comparison vs other aircraft types and the informations contained might not be to 100%...
    • Scorpion82
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    • aeronautica militare cold war cold war ii eurofighter fighter germany italy luftwaffe north atlantic treaty organisation österreichische luftstreitkräfte post-cold war royal air force royal saudi air force royal spanish air force spain typhoon united kingdom
    • Replies: 1,166
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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