late 1930s

  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. Grey Havoc

    Ansett Australia

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqcc2ActCCU
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 20th century air new zealand ansett airlines of australia ansett airways ansett transport industries ansett-ana british commonwealth british empire civil aviation cold war commonwealth of australia early 21st century interwar period late 1930s new zealand pacific ocean theater post-cold war sir reginald myles ansett kbe united states army air forces world war ii
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. T

    Vickers PV bomber

    I found this article, concerning the Vickers PV bomber, and would be interested to know more about it. https://www.keymilitary.com/article/british-behemoth
    • The Skipper
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    • great britain heavy bomber interwar period late 1930s raf bomber command royal air force strategic bomber vickers-armstrongs limited
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  4. E

    ARL V 39 French self-propelled gun

    Hi everyone, New topic based largely on my research in the French archives, this time on one of the more elusive prototypes of late 30's France: the ARL self-propelled gun, also sometimes called the ARL V 39. Preliminary history: The story of French self-propelled 75mm guns date back at least...
    • Elan Vital
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    • armée de terre french third republic interwar period late 1930s self-propelled artillery
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  5. W

    Kampfflugzeuge See (See-Stuka) 1938 contest

    Everyone knows about the Dormier P.85 aircraft project, a Do17Z with, among other differences, floats and straight wings. It wasn`t included in the attached table, taken from a BA/MA file on the contest for a seaplane bomber, known as "Kampfflugzeug See" or as See-Stuka, as may see. There were...
    • Wurger
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    • 1938 bomber kriegsmarine kriegsmarine luftstreitkräfte küstenfliegergruppen late 1930s luftwaffe nazi germany pre-world war ii reichsluftfahrtministerium seaplane third reich
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  6. W

    Kriegsmarine Kleinluftschiffe (Airships)

    Those who tought, like me, that all the German engineering expertise on hardware airships ended with the Hindenburg, are wrong. The BA/MA in Freiburg has a file (included in RM 7/2382), dated 12.2.1938,and stemming from the Kriegsmarine, refering to a proposal, serious enough to the point of...
    • Wurger
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    • airships anti-submarine warfare kriegsmarine late 1930s lighter than air lta maritime patrol nazi germany pre-world war ii third reich
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  7. E

    Général Keller's 1939 French tank program vehicles

    Hi everyone, This thread is about the French tanks designed or contemplated for the new tank program drawn up by the French Inspector of Tanks in December 1939-February 1940, Général Keller. This wartime program was intended to organize development of tanks in control of the infantry branch...
    • Elan Vital
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    • 1930s allies armée de terre early 1940s french third republic heavy tank late 1930s superheavy tank tank tank design world war ii
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  8. J

    Jachtmann Jacht 71 D-4-610 amphibious glider

    A one-off design by Ernst Jachtmann who had famously set endurance records in gliders including a 41 hour flight in 1937, he can be seen in the cockpit in the media below.
  9. J

    Messerschmitt Jet Fighters

    CONTENTS Compressibility buffeting The research sites of the Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me 262 Interzeptor Messerschmitt Me 262 Heimatschützer BMW 109-003 R (TLR) rocket/turbojet BMW 109-718 rocket Rocket propellants composition Messerschmitt Me 262 Hochgeschwindigkeits Rennkabine...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • 1940s 1950s 1960s cold war egyptian general aero organisation federal republic of germany hispano aviación late 1930s luftwaffe messerschmitt messerschmitt ag messerschmitt gmbh nazi germany pre-world war ii reich ministry of armaments and war production reichsluftfahrtministerium spanish state united arab republic west germany world war ii
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  10. Grey Havoc

    Lullingstone Airport

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQZgi1O1Vb4 Some background on decoy airfields: https://www.aviationmuseum.net/AirfieldDecoys.htm
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1935 1940s air ministry civil aviation great britain interwar period k site late 1930s london underground lullingstone airfield post-world war ii pre-world war ii q site royal air force the southern railway unbuilt buildings world war ii
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. ptdockyard

    Question on Italian 135mm and 65mm naval weapons

    The Navweps site on these two guns has some passing mentions that lead me to other questions: -135 mm/45 (5.3") Models 1937 and 1938: There is this statement: "A twin AA version for the Etna class cruisers and for the rebuild of the damaged battleship Conte Di Cavour were only in the...
    • ptdockyard
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    • early 1940s interwar period kingdom of italy late 1930s pre-world war ii regia marina world war ii
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  12. F

    Batignolles Chatillon DP or DP1

    i did a quick search of this site for the above mentioned vehicle and found nothing so if there is a preexisting topic i am sorry for failing to discover its thread i was looking for any info and/ or pics about this vehicle or these vehicles ( i know of the DP-2 ( the one which almost...
    • flitzer flash
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    • armée de terre early 1940s french third republic interwar period late 1930s world war ii
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  13. YourChair

    French 400, 406, 420, and 431mm naval gun designs from the late 30s

    Hello! The book French Battleships 1922-56 mentions that for the Alsace-class battleship designs, studies for 400, 406, and 420mm guns were ordered. Additionally, a 406mm naval gun was created by the Schneider company for the Soviet Union, and a 431mm naval gun was created: the elusive Canon de...
  14. J

    Edgar Brandt & Company 1940 80mm HEAT projector-grenade

    In 1939, France's Edgar Brandt & Company offered the French Army a series of three HEAT grenades...a 50mm-diameter design to be fired from standard infantry rifles, a 60mm design to be fired from the rifle-caliber medium machine gun in single shot mode, and an 80mm design to be fired from the...
    • JWilly
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    • 1940 1940s allies anti-tank armée de terre armée française de la libération armée secrète conseil national de la résistance edgar brandt & company forces françaises de l'intérieur forces françaises libres france french third republic high-explosive anti-tank late 1930s pre-world war ii projector-grenade rifle grenades world war ii
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  15. F

    1936 Cierva-FW and alternative helicopter history

    Starting point Juan de la Cierva had already decided to continue his work motorizing the gyroplane's rotor. He misses his flight at Croydon which crashes in December 1936 because his car has a flat tire. He travels on the next flight, meets with Focke, and together they design and develop two...
  16. L

    F6F Hellcat initial projects?

    Just realized that i have never seen any drawings of interim projects that eventually led to the G-50/F6F. There was an G-33 based on the XF4F-2 but with R-2600 engine, and as i understand initial G-50 projects had still much in common with the F4F (mid-wing, fuselage landing gear etc.). Are...
  17. C

    Italian battleship design after Littorio?

    In UK we know Lion after KGV In USA we know Montana after Iowa In French and German we know Alsace and H class In Japan we know super Yamato and a150 series And how about Italian battleship after Littorio class?
    • chunhim_lai
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    • axis powers battleship early 1940s interwar period italian navy kingdom of italy late 1930s pre-world war ii regia marina world war ii wwii
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  18. K

    K+W C-37

    The C-35 and the C-36 are well known, actually built, aircraft of "Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte" in Thun. The planned C-37 is rather less known. Last year I had the chance to re-work an 1978-article of "Cockpit" and I was lucky to get to see a painting of Roland Eichenberger -...
    • Kuno
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    • federal military department (switzerland) late 1930s pre-world war ii swiss air force swiss army swiss confederation switzerland world war ii
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  19. Grey Havoc

    Project 138 Heavy Cruiser (Spain, late 1930s)

    (h/t cattalonX) https://forum.worldofwarships.eu/topic/5987-spanish-heavy-cruiser-project-138/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1939 armada española heavy cruiser late 1930s pre-world war ii sociedad española de construcción naval spanish navy spanish state world war ii
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  20. richard B

    An helicopter patent in der deutsche Sportflieger 1939 .

    Seen here ...
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