late 1900s

  1. B

    American 1909 Battlecruiser proposals

    Noticed a mention of these 6 designs in Friedman's book on US Cruisers. Would like to know more about these proposals based on the Wyoming.
    • Bolo42
    • Thread
    • battlecruiser bureau of construction and repair late 1900s pre-world war i united states united states navy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. ptdockyard

    US Navy “Fast Armored Cruiser”?

    Trying to research a design listed in Avalanche Press’ Great War at Sea: Plan Red game module for a US fast armored cruiser with 8-10” guns. I looked through Norman Friedman’s book on US Cruiser Design History and see some collateral mention of design studies in 1906 with no real specifics. I...
    • ptdockyard
    • Thread
    • bureau of construction and repair cruiser early 20th century late 1900s pre-world war i united states navy
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  3. hesham

    Italian Early Aircraft 1909-1920

    Hi, does anyone know these two aircraft ( Avis 4 Cagno & Avis 5 Serra Zanetti0,and what was Avis company ?
    • hesham
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    • corpo aeronautico militare early 1920s interwar period kingdom of italy late 1900s ministry of aeronautics (kingdom of italy) pre-world war i regia marina regio esercito world war i
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  4. athpilot

    KONSTANTIN UDALOV: "IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF V. B. SHAVROV". Vol. 1

    KONSTANTIN UDALOV: "IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF V. B. SHAVROV". Vol. 1 Moscow 2022, 228 pages, ISBN: 978-5-4465-3169-1 Hi everyone! This is Konstantin Udalovs latest publication. The book "In the Footsteps of V.B. Shavrov" is an attempt to provide extended information on aeronautics and aviation in...
    • athpilot
    • Thread
    • 17th century 18th century 1907 19th century early 20th century late 1900s pre-world war i russian empire
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  5. Stargazer

    Igor Sikorsky's first helicopters (1909-1910)

    Presenting Igor Sikorsky as the father of the helicopter is not so far-fetched as it may seem. His 1939 tests of the VS-300 were hardly the first successful flights of a rotorcraft, but they marked the first time someone built a helicopter, flew it sufficiently high and long and repeatedly to...
  6. JFC Fuller

    Farquhar Hill Pattern 1918 rifle

    This weapon has a very long history and participated in and failed multiple trials through 1908 to the early 1920s. it started life as a self loading rifle and appears to have evolved into a light machine gun. However the closes it got to entering service was 1918. After numerable trials a...
    • JFC Fuller
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    • british army great britain interwar period late 1900s post-world war i pre-world war i royal flying corps world war i
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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