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  1. P

    Aircraft guns and their positions

    When did aircraft guns become reliable enough to be able to consider mounting them in the wings?
    • PMN1
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    • air-to-air air-to-ground aircraft cannon/guns bomber dogfight fighter ground attack
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Aircraft Design
  2. Stargazer

    Caproni Ca.150 twin-boom fighter project

    The twin-boom Caproni Ca.150 was an attack-fighter ordered in 1936 but subsequently cancelled. The current Caproni auction at Mallams has enabled the emergence of some really interesting material, such as these Ca.150 documents which show two different design iterations (Ca.150 and Ca.150/2)...
    • Stargazer
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    • attack-fighter fighter bomber ground attack interwar period kingdom of italy late 1930s regia aeronautica società italiana caproni
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  3. J

    New book - Sonderwaffen - Experimental guns, rockets and missiles used by the Luftwaffe during World War Two.

    CONTENTS GUNS Ikaria MG FF (20-mm) Mauser MG 151 Series (15/20-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103 (30-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108 (30-mm) Mauser MG 81 (7.92-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 131 (13-mm) Mauser MG/MK 213 C Rheinmetall-Borsig BK 3.7 (37-mm) Rheinmetall-Borsig BK 5 (50-mm) Mauser...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • aa gun aerial torpedo air defence air-to-air missile air-to-ground missile air-to-surface missile aircraft cannon/guns anti-tank axis powers bombs close air support ground attack interceptors luftwaffe nazi germany pre-world war ii reichsluftfahrtministerium rockets third reich world war ii
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  4. BullpupRafale

    Iran: IRIAF Su-24 armed with cruise missiles

    location: Shahid Beheshti Air Base
    • BullpupRafale
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    • air launched alcm cruise missile ground attack iran iranian iriaf kh-55 su-24
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  5. uk 75

    Countries with no Fighter aircraft

    Apart from trainers, Ireland did not operate any fighters to defend its neutral airspace during the Cold War and still does not. New Zealand has also given up its old A4 Skyhawks and had no air defence patrol aircraft. Within NATO, Luxembourg and the Baltic States rely on other members to defend...
    • uk 75
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    • air combat interceptors air defence close air support coin aircraft cold war fighters ground attack interceptors irish air corps post-cold war
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: The Bar
  6. uk 75

    How useless were the Luftwaffe's Alpha Jets?

    One of the things that always puzzled me in the 70s was how the West German Air Force replaced its NATO light fighter bomber competition winning Fiat G91 with the Dornier Dassault Breguet Alpha Jet. The Germans had the money to buy a raft of different planes for this role ranging from Jaguars...
    • uk 75
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    • anti-helicopter anti-ship anti-tank cold war federal republic of germany fighter bomber french fifth republic ground attack luftwaffe trainer western europe
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: The Bar
  7. Antonio

    US Bombers

    North American Aircraft 1934-1998 Volume 1 Norm Avery ISBN 0-913322-05-9 North American Model NA-98X Super Strafer Early in 1944, the USAAF requested NA for an advanced B-25 development powered with Pratt&Whitney R-2800-51 engines and specially suited for the high speed strafer role with the...
  8. Dynoman

    GAX Ground Attack Experimental (1920-1923) Program

    Following WWI, Air Corps planners saw the need for a ground attack aircraft, which was armored and carried a 37 mm cannon and eight .30 caliber machine guns. This resulted in the GA-1. Six aircraft were built: 1. Boeing GA-1 (1920) 2. Orenco IL-1 (1921) (Also known as a Model E) 3. Junkers...
    • Dynoman
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    • aeromarine plane and motor company air-to-ground boeing early 1920s gallaudet aircraft corporation ground attack interwar period junkers flugzeug- und motorenwerke ag ordnance engineering corporation / orenco united states united states army air corps united states army air service
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  9. RavenOne

    A-X all over again - USAF pushes for A-10 replacement

    http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/2016/04/07/air-force-moving-forward--10-replacement/82746220/ WASHINGTON — The Air Force is moving forward with a key step in developing a dedicated close-air support plane to replace the A-10 Warthog, a top general said Thursday. “My...
    • RavenOne
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    • 2020s air combat command anti-helicopter anti-tank close air support cold war ii ground attack late 2010s post-cold war united states united states air force
    • Replies: 771
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. topspeed3

    Diemert's Defender

    What a guy ! http://www.nfb.ca/film/defender/
    • topspeed3
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    • 1980s air command (canadian armed forces) anti-tank canadian armed forces close air support cold war force mobile command (canadian armed forces) ground attack north atlantic treaty organisation
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  11. Triton

    Rockwell Low Cost Fighter

    Model of Rockwell Low Cost Fighter found on eBay. URL:http://cgi.ebay.com/Rockwell-airplane-desk-model-fighter-T38-Talon-Sabrebat_W0QQitemZ200456655873QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eac25d401 Seller's description:
    • Triton
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    • air-to-air air-to-ground cold war counterattack fighter fighter ground attack light fighter rockwell international united states united states air force
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  12. Dynoman

    Aeromarine PG-1 Pursuit/Ground Attack Aircraft

    Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co., and principal of Aeromarine Airways, developed training aircraft for the US Navy during WWI. After the war they attempted to capitalize on a number of Curtiss HS-2L and F-5L surplus seaplanes by converting them into civilian 'aerial yachts' for their airline...
    • Dynoman
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    • aeromarine plane and motor company air-to-ground fighters ground attack interwar period night fighter pursuit aircraft united states united states army air service
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  13. hesham

    UK VTOL Strike Recce Aircraft of 1959

    Hi, in 1959,the Air Ministry issued a competition for VTOL strike recce aircraft, the tenders were English Electric P.31 and Gloster P.505,I don't know if there was anther contenders or not,but I ask for more info about those two projects.
    • hesham
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    • 1959 air ministry close air support cold war great britain ground attack late 1950s nuclear battlefield royal air force tactical reconnaissance vtol
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  14. Orionblamblam

    Boeing "Quiet Bird" 1962 Stealth project

    Huh? Huh? Who says I never deliver up something y'all haven't seen before...
  15. overscan (PaulMM)

    Convair A-44

    XA-44, later became XB-53 From http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • allies attack bomber convair escort fighter ground attack late 1940s light bomber photo-recce post-world war ii united states united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  16. hesham

    Dornier LSK (Leichtes Schwebefähiges Kampfflugzeug) (Lightweight Hoverable Fighter) (1972)

    Hi, the Dornier sutdied in 1972 to develope an aircraft which was based on or looks like the SAAB-37 Viggen,and also designed a very beautiful lightweight V/STOL fighter,I never heard about them before. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1972/1972%20-%202852.pdf
    • hesham
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    • 1970s air-to-ground anti-tank bundeswehr close air support cold war dornier flugzeugwerke federal republic of germany ground attack transonic v/stol aircraft vtol west germany
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. hesham

    Potez P.92 strike and close support jet aircraft

    from my dear Jemiba : Potez P.92 :single seat twin engined jet strike and close-support project and the engines was mounted above the rear of the fuselage in a new shape,it was designed to compete Breguet Br.121.
    • hesham
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    • armeé de l'air close air support cold war early 1960s french fifth republic ground attack post-world war ii potez air-fouga société des avions et moteurs henry potez
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  18. TsrJoe

    Folland Gnat - Development & Derivatives

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    • TsrJoe
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    • 1950s close air support cold war early 1960s folland aircraft great britain ground attack royal air force trainer
    • Replies: 101
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. hesham

    NATO Basic Military Requirements (NBMR)

    Hallo, it is good field to start serearch about new projects. in 1954 NATO issue a competition for lightweight strike fighter,all the members submitted a proposals,such as: Italy Fiat G-91 France Breguet BR-1001 Taon Germany Messerschmitt P.1225 can you complete ?.
    • hesham
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    • anti-submarine warfare close air support cold war destroyer escort ground attack maritime patrol aircraft nato north atlantic treaty organisation transport aircraft v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  20. 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
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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