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  1. 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
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  2. 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
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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...
  6. 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
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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 pursuit aircraft united states united states army air service
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  10. Orionblamblam

    Boeing "Quiet Bird" 1962 Stealth project

    Huh? Huh? Who says I never deliver up something y'all haven't seen before...
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. TsrJoe

    Folland Gnat - Development & Derivatives

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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
  14. 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
  15. overscan (PaulMM)

    Saab B3LA trainer/light strike aircraft

    Estimated specs from Flight International, 7 October 1978 Length: 41ft Span: 33ft Wing gross area: 240 sq ft Empty Weight: 8,800lb Internal Fuel weight: 3,300lb Clean takeoff weight: 12,500lb Maximum payload: 6,600lb Max takeoff weight: 19,000lb Max wing loading: 79lb/sq ft Powerplant: 1 x...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • 1970s all-weather attack aircraft anti-tank close air support cold war fmv ground attack kingdom of sweden late 1970s royal swedish air force saab saab-scania ab swedish defence materiel administration trainer
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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