interwar period

  1. Schneiderman

    Light aircraft in Egypt 1933

    Here's one to identify, photo taken at Almaza, Cairo, in November 1933. Hesham, this is your territory, can you provide a name?
  2. hesham

    VZLU Aircraft List

    Hi, the VZLU (Výzkumný a zkušební letecký ústav) or Czech Aerospace Research Centre was formed in 1922,as a military aeronautical research institute,later I will talk about its aircraft and Projects.
  3. hesham

    Praga Early Projects

    Hi, we can speak here about CKD-Praga early Projects,and that was a drawing to early Praga E-112 Project drawing from 1938,as a light and trainer low-wing monoplane,after WWII,the aircraft built in a different shape. L+K 8/1975
  4. hesham

    L. Janoir Aircraft & Projects

    Hi, Mr. L. Janoir was a French pilot,and in 1911 he designed his first monoplane,maybe called J-1,he worked for Deperdussin in 1912,and he went to Germany,but return and help the same designer again,and in 1914 left to Russia,he employed for Vladimir Lebedev,maybe created the J-2 in there. He...
  5. bercr

    [SDASM Archives on Flickr] Russell Thaw photo collection: XB-43, XF3D-1...

    San Diego Air and Space Museum archives on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/albums/72157707315437765
  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...
  7. hesham

    SFAN & Mr. Billioque Oblique Canard Airplane Project

    Hi, here is an odd design for oblique canard aircraft Project,designed by M. Billioque with SFAN (as I understand),all details are in Ailes 13/4/1946,if I translate wrong,please anyone can correct it.
  8. hesham

    Georges Botali Airplanes

    Hi, this French designer worked at de Marçay,and created a tourer aircraft and a fighter,he designed a biplane with Mandelli in 1933,followed by PAMA monoplane. With Mr. Rexovice developed a record breaker high-wing monoplane,with fixed main landing gear, and single 350 hp engine...
  9. Dilandu

    BHT-38 French guided bomb

    Hello! I'm currently searching the data about this little guy: This is BHT-38 (Bombe Hurel-Turck) radio-controlled glide bomb, designed for French military shortly before World War 2. It was supposed to have a weight about 160 kg. Some examples were tested in 1940, but Fall of the France...
  10. snark

    R.I.P. James F. Lansdale

    Posted in J-Aircraft.com yesterday: Dear Members of J-Aircraft.com, Once again, I am afraid it is my sad duty to inform you of the saddest news of all in this dark year of devastating loss for the aviation history fraternity. After a 22 year battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, our dear friend...
  11. S

    SURCOUF Submarine

    http://3dhistory.de/wordpress/warship-drawings-warship-blue-prints-warship-plans/french-submarine-drawingsplan-sets/french-submarine-surcouf-as-build-1929/ It's the sous marin de croisière type Q5 concept for the Surcouf.
  12. hesham

    Aircraft Research BT-11 Basic Trainer Project ?

    Hi, does anyone have a drawing to this beast,all Info about t here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_Research_BT-11
  13. hesham

    Boeing School of Aeronautics

    Hi, The Boeing School of Aeronautics was started by Boeing to compete against the Wright brothers' Wright Flying School and Curtiss Flying School in San Diego, California. Founded in 1929 at Oakland Municipal airport, the school started with a staff of 19 and 100 students. It was licensed by...
  14. Charlesferdinand

    French WW I AFV projects with 4 sets of tracks

    If you read French and you like weird tank projects, the latest issue of GBM Magazine (number 124) has a feature on the various French projects before WWII with multiple sets of tracks. Typically these would be two front tracks and two rear tracks, moving indepedently. The more spectacular are...
  15. Stargazer

    A very puzzling pair of would-be pre-war French bombers

    Although I was pretty sure this had been discussed on the forum before, I've searched many topics over the past couple of hours but found nothing... So I'm posting it here, hoping it doesn't duplicate anything (and if it does, by all means please show me where it was so the two can be merged)...
  16. Apophenia

    Fokker Alpha-Numeric Aircraft Designations

    Fokker Designation Style First World War Fokker Aircraft Designations While in Germany, Anthony Fokker's various corporate entities applied internal designations to aircraft designs. This early designation series began with 'M' for 'Militär' followed by an individual type number in Arabic...
  17. Michel Van

    Messerschmitt Designations until 1945

    Known Messerschmitt Projects Numbers P.1091 a modified Me 109 G with Daimler Benz 605A & turbo loader P.1092 Jet Fighter with one Jumo 004C engine and arrow wing P.1093 unknow P.1094 unknow P.1095 that became Me328A There indication that number 1092 to 1095 was part design for one single...
  18. blackkite

    Various Latécoère project

    Hi! Latécoère 550. You can see some vertical tail stabilizer shape. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lat%C3%A9co%C3%A8re_550 "The Latécoère 550 was a four-engined French seaplane, designed in the early 1930s as a bomber/torpedo bomber. Though initial handling problems were partly resolved, the...
  19. blackkite

    Arsenal VG-30 variants

    Hi! Arsenal VG-30 variants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_VG-33 "The Arsenal VG-33 was one of a series of fast French light fighter aircraft under development at the start of World War II, but which matured too late to see extensive service in the French Air Force during the Battle of...
  20. blackkite

    British F.7/30 fighter specification.

    Hi! F.7/30 Fighter capable of at least 250 mph and armed with four machine guns Blackburn F.3, Bristol Type 123, Bristol Type 133, Gloster Gladiator, Gloster SS.19, Hawker P.V.3, Supermarine Type 224, Westland F.7/30 Specification F.7/30...
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