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  1. Stargazer

    Prototypes and projects from Latvia's RKIIGA

    The world-famous RKIIGA (Riga Red Banner Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers) will celebrate its 106th anniversary in May 2025. Its history started in 1919 when the School of Aviation Mechanics was opened in Kyiv, which later continued its work in Riga. The institute changed names several...
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    • autogyro civil aviation cold war experimental glider helicopter hovercraft interwar period light aviation post-cold war post-world war i republic of latvia soviet union supersonic transport ukraine ukrainian people's republic of soviets ukrainian soviet socialist republic ussr wig world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. fightingirish

    General Dynamics/Convair Hydroskimmer Research Craft for the US Navy

    Here some pictures showing a scale model of the General Dynamics/Convair Hydroskimmer Research Craft for the US Navy. The source is again the SDASM Archives at Flickr. First batch of pictures:
  3. M

    Fletch-Aire FA-1 « Mohawk » and other projects

    Greetings All - Interesting and unusual artwork: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FLETCH-AIRE-FA-1-MOHAWK-AIRCRAFT-CONCEPT-DRAWING-FREE-U-S-SHIPPING-/260944546416?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc181ca70 Enjoy the Day! Mark
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    • aerosystems technology corporation cold war convertaplane fletch-aire corp. of newton ground effect vehicle hovercraft office of naval research united states united states navy vtol
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. Triton

    Vickers Armstrong Hovercraft Designs

    Artist's impression of Vickers Armstrong VA-4. 115 ton concept hovercraft - intended to carry about 500 passengers or 140 passengers plus 28 cars at 65 kts. At the time seen as direct competition to the Saunders-Roe SR-N4 hovercraft. Source: http://www.bartiesworld.co.uk/hovercraft/vickers.htm
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    • cold war great britain hovercraft royal marines royal navy vickers-armstrongs vickers-armstrongs limited
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. Triton

    BHC Hoverfreighter

    Artist's impression of British Hovercraft Corporation (BHC) Hoverfreighter at sea. This 4,000 ton 480-ft long oceangoing hovercraft would have had a cruising speed of 50 knots with a load of 2,000 tons. Model of BHC Hoverfreighter. Source: http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/concepts.html
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    • british hovercraft corporation cargo cold war great britain hovercraft hoverfreighter
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  6. uk 75

    Saunders Roe Hovercraft Aircraft Carrier

    On page 241 of "The Decline of British Seapower" by Desmond Wettern, the then Minister of Aviation (Julian Amery) told a Business Dinner on 9 September 1964 that the Government were considering building an ocean-going "hovership" for the RN. His Ministry and the MOD would make preliminary...
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    • cold war fleet air arm great britain hovercraft hoverfrigate ministry of defence nuclear powered vessels royal navy saunders-roe surface effect ship westland helicopters
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  7. Michel Van

    Hovercraft Freighter

    found this page over Hovercraft concepts http://www.bartiesworld.co.uk/hovercraft/index.htm and this Hover Freighter BHC concept from 1970 for a 4,000 ton "hoverfreighter" maximum speed over calm water 50kts (92km/hr) maximum range of about 500 Nm (920km) were there other companies proposed...
  8. TsrJoe

    'Tuuli' Prototype fast assault hovercraft

    'Tuuli' Prototype fast assault hovercraft
  9. L

    AATS/ACET air cushion takeoff support vehicles

    Hello, Does anyone have any 3 view drawings or photos any info of this take off trolley? That Matej posted on June 11/06 (McDonnell-Douglas F-15 projects). Any help would be great! Thanks, Lockon.
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