post-world war i

  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. Grey Havoc

    The R38 / ZR-2 airship

    View: https://youtu.be/2LKS2kR4LJY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R38-class_airship
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    • admiralty admiralty a-class airship airship airships early 1920s great britain late 1910s post-world war i r.38 class airship royal airship works royal corps of naval constructors royal navy short brothers plc united states united states navy world war i
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  3. R

    Projects of artillery pieces 1919-1990

    I'll start the topic with an experienced Finnish infantry gun 76 PK 27/38 1943-1944.
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    • cold war interwar period post-world war i world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  4. World B4

    IJA heavy mortars

    http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/14-27.html I can't find other sources referencing this, if it's not real what's the picture of? https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%9D%E5%85%AD%E5%BC%8F%E9%87%8D%E8%BF%AB%E6%92%83%E7%A0%B2
    • World B4
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    • empire of japan imperial japanese army interwar period post-world war i
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  5. B

    WW1 period (~1900-1920s) experimental and small-known artillery (field, siege, AA)

    Germany: - 3,7cm TAK gun: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/germany/3-7cm-tankabwehrkanone-rheinmetall?amp - 28cm Krupp haubitze L/14 i.R., 1912-1913 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_cm_Haubitze_L/14_i.R. - 28cm Erhardt haubitze L/12, 1912-1913 - 9cm Rheinmetall kanonenhaubitze L/31, 1917-1918...
  6. L

    Nieuport 31 Fighter

    French two prototypes buildt in 1919... is said to be one of the best looking aircraft of the WW1. The name " Sesquiplane" means 'one-and-a-half wings.'" Its sleek smooth streamlined wooden monocoque shell of tulipwood, was produced by winding thin spiral strips around a mould in a series of...
  7. M

    Tarrant Tabor, 1/72, scratch build

    You can read about the prototype here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrant_Tabor It was very interesting to build the model.
  8. hesham

    British Light/Civil Aircraft and Projects,Post WWI

    From British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Mr. F. W. Broughton built a single seat parasol wing light monoplane,powered by one 30 hp Carden,developed from Perman Parasol,called Broughton-Blayney Brawney.
  9. Cy-27

    Beardmore Aircraft

    Here are some summary notes on the Scottish Company Beardmore who's aircraft manufacturing activities began in 1913 and ended in the 1920's. Beardmore-D.F.W. Round Britain Racer In 1913 William Beardmore and Company took over the building rights in Britain for the German Deutsche Flugzeug Werke...
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    • 1920s admiralty early 1910s great britain interwar period post-world war i pre-world war i royal aircraft establishment scotland world war i
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  10. hesham

    Czech Aero Aircraft Designations

    Hi, that great company has many aircraft and projects,and I hope you help me in this list; Ae.1 two seat military trainer biplane built in 1919 Ae.2 single seat fighter biplane,the first fighter designed and built in Czechoslovakia Ae.3 two seat military recce aircraft,powered by...
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    • cold war czechoslovak socialist republic first czechoslovak republic interwar period nazi germany post-world war i post-world war ii protectorate of bohemia and moravia reichsgau sudetenland second czechoslovak republic
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  11. Stargazer

    Vladimir Fedorovich Savelyev's quadruplanes

    Until the early 1920s, aircraft development was based mainly on the intuition of designers. As for aerodynamics, this science was in its infancy. Suffice it to say that the concept of inductive resistance was not known at that time, which led to the emergence of "flying monsters" with three...
  12. 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...
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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
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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    Potez designations

    hi all
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    • cold war france french third republic interwar period post-world war i sncan world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  14. Boogey

    Naval Aircraft Factory.

    Once upon a time I gave an information to aerofiles.com that project of Seversky's naval fighter NF-1 had to be developed under designation XFN-1 by NAF. There are still doubts about the question ... Never mind. Doubts spread : We all know of PN famous reco series, then P2N, then P4N ; what...
    • Boogey
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    • aviation supply office buaer department of the navy interwar period late 1910s naval air material center naval reserve flying corps post-world war i u.s. navy united states united states navy world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  15. W

    Pemberton-Billing Designs & Projects

    Hello folks, Pardon me if this is old news, but there's an interesting article on Noel Pemberton-Billing’s 'slip-wing' composite nightfighter and bomber designs at: http://airminded.org/2007/04/18/a-sister-to-assist-er/ For an artist's impression of a P-B carrier-plus-parasite-bomber design...
    • Wingknut
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    • bombers civil aviation fighters flying boat great britain interwar period night fighter post-world war i strategic bomber world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  16. hesham

    Czech Avia Aircraft Designations

    Avia Av-38 Expres (1946) Avia Av-41 (1946) Avia Av-48 (1949) Avia LE P-3.4 (1949)
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    • avia aksiova aircraft industry company avia aksiova spolecnost pro prumysi letecký cold war czecho-slovak republic czechoslovak socialist republic czechoslovakia first czechoslovak republic interwar period post-world war i post-world war ii protectorate of bohemia and moravia second czechoslovak republic škoda works a.s. third reich world war ii
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Designation Systems
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