late 1930s

Grigorii Ivanovich Bakshayev was interested in the concept of variable geometry aircraft, where the size and/or shape of wings are altered according to the stage of flight, or desired characteristics. There are many methods of achieving this but one of the simplest is the telescopic wing, where...

A big Surprise, here is a drawing and all Info about Bellanca C-24-100-P and C-24-100-M,generally it was a single or two-seat fighter,observation,light bomber and attack airplane Project,developed from Model 28-90. I don't know for which competition it was purposed,and if it was estimated to...

This is a continiuation of this thread: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/saab-svenska-aeroplanaktiebolaget-svenska-aeroplan-ab-saab-ab-aircraft-list.33718/ Here i will list SAAB's internal projects and their designations. (WIP). Sorry for premature posting but im doing it to motivate...

The British Air Ministry created a designation system for the installations of radio equipment in the late 1930s, each number reflected the standardised installation of a particular radio transmitter or receiver and all the various elements including power units, aerial connections, and control...

Hi, here is an idea for suicide fighter Project of 1939,displayed by British military magazine "The R.A.F., Quaterly,that as I translate by google,did we talk about it before ?. Ailes 1939

Hi, looking for something else I found some references to the "Żywe torpedy" (Living Torpedoes, i.e. Human Torpedoes), an idea of Polish military to create a suicide unit in 1939 to attack the ships of the Kriegsmarine. The project is briefly mentioned in Covert Shore here, with a couple of...

Hello everyone. Today I wanted to share one of Japan's heavy tanks, the Aichi 96. Designed sometime after the Type95 heavy tank, Japan delved into producing new tanks in an attempt to fielding them across China. Multiple companies are listed to have taken part. This tank had at least unit built...

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...

http://axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?13408 Great site on the plane.

DB 608 Work on this engine were launched in 1938. DB-608 is a further development of the engine DB-601. When the working volume of 36.6 liters the engine developed takeoff power 1210 kW (1650 hp.) At 2800 rev / min. The estimated altitude is equal to 5200 meters. Dry weight was 745 pounds...

In a Italian magazine of 1939,"Panorama",i have read an article about Americans flying boats. Was said that a method at the study for land takeoff of flying boats ( in runways near sea aerodromes) was put the flying boat piggy-back on a sort of not flying launch vehicle for reach speed for...

The US Navy - BuAer Specification SD 112.14 ,soliciting bids for a twin engined VF -Naval Fighter- in 1938. This spec. produced the Grumman Model G-34 (XF5F-1) Brewster ,Seversky and Lockheed were also contending. Bids were asked from 13 companies. Is there any of the Naval Aviation specialist...

In "Helicopters Of The Third Reich" by Steve Coates a German designer and constructor of helicopters is mentioned, who, contrary to Anton Flettner, Gerd Achgelis or Henrich Focke remained widely unknown : Walter Rieseler, born in 1890. He started to build his first helicopter in 1936 after...

From "Der Flieger", August 1962, maybe interesting for one or two, as one-offs and projects are mentioned, too.

IMAGE CREDIT: Tales of Future Past/Future War http://davidszondy.com/future/war/Mile%20Tower.htm Just trying to build the thing would have been a nightmare....

From my dear Scott site; http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=8952

Okay here's another aircraft photo from 1936. The original is about the size of a postage stamp - that's why this is so grainy - and came from an advertisement for aircraft photos at 10¢ each in a 1936 copy of Air Trails magazine. I couldn't figure out where I saw it before until I remembered an...

Nakajima Ki-49 III with Nakajima Ha-117 of 2 420 hp: anyone have images and more info about it ?

Anyone got anymore info on this pair. A 3-view of each would be really nice, but ain't holding my breath on that.

Hi, from Tony Butler's Air Enthusiast magazine; http://crimso.msk.ru/Site/Arts/Art3524.htm I want a more info about those two projects.