pre-world war ii

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    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...
  2. 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?
  3. 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 -...
  4. Grey Havoc

    Project 138 Heavy Cruiser (Spain, late 1930s)

    (h/t cattalonX) https://forum.worldofwarships.eu/topic/5987-spanish-heavy-cruiser-project-138/
  5. richard B

    An helicopter patent in der deutsche Sportflieger 1939 .

    Seen here ...
  6. B

    Supermarine 312 cannon fighter?

    I've seen a few references to a Supermarine early World War II project called the Type 312. From what I've read, it was a derivative of the Spitfire but with standard cannon armament and a ventral radiator instead of the Spitfire's underwing radiators. Does any photos or plans or other details...
  7. Grey Havoc

    The man who tried to fake an element (BobbyBroccoli Youtube channel)

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5WT22-AO8
  8. J

    French Night Fighters

    French Night Fighters Between February 1918 and July 1922 the French Aéronautique Militaire used the Caudron R.XI heavy escort fighters from the Escadrille C 46, in joint operations with the Breguet XIV night bombers of the 3ême regiment de bombardement. In 1924 a night fighter unit was...
  9. Grey Havoc

    Panhard 201, aka the Panhard AM 40 P

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/xudmw5/panhard_201_created_in_1939_it_included_a_8x8/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_AM_40_P
  10. airman

    Website about French Air Force 1939-1940

    Website is here https://www.passionair1940.fr
  11. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    British Ordnance Board Presidents Summary Reports 1939-1945

    Last year the Vickers Machine Gun Collection and Research uploaded several Summary Reports for the President of the Ordnance Board, the vast majority of them freely available. Although lacking detail (by their nature as summary reports) they cover the Aircraft Ordnance Fuses, Projectiles (Land...
  12. Dynoman

    Goddard's Experimental Rocket Plane of 1930 and the US Pre-War Rocket Revolution

    This is an alternative history of Goddard's historical liquid rocket launch of 1926 and the succeeding development of a fictional experimental rocket airplane based on Goddard's designs. The advent of the design and its governmental support ultimately leads to a change in the course of the US...
  13. World B4

    Ohama class original design

    The Ohama and her sister ship Okashi were laid down as target ships, successors to the Hakachi. Ohama was completed as an escort vessel, and Ohashi collided with Yamashio Maru and sunk before completion, but would have been given the same treatment. I can't find any illustrations of their...
  14. newsdeskdan

    Messerschmitt Me 262 Development & Politics by Dan Sharp

    Messerschmitt Me 262 Development & Politics by Dan Sharp There are many myths surrounding the development of the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Its unparalleled performance is beyond doubt; easily able to outpace its opponents and possessing the firepower to shred them in seconds. Yet...
  15. Orionblamblam

    Schnellboots

    Video might be of interest. Can't speak to its accuracy, but at least it doesn't seem too insane. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfio0VHXUmw
  16. J

    Brewster projects

    Hai Except some drawings concerning the P-33 projects, I did not find any information concerning other Brewster projects. The only which I earlier mentioned was the two-seat fighter, further no details etc. Is there any material/information concerning this two-seat fighter and other not...
  17. GTX

    The Aircraft Projects of Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation by Joe Vella

    Freshly published:
  18. Tzoli

    Cruiser Projects and Designs of the IJN

    Here I gathered all the various cruiser designs and projects proposed for the Imperial Japanese Navy Protected Cruisers: Not found any so far except the cancelled sister ships of the Unebi and Tone classes Light Cruisers: Design C-19 (1912) - A primary mine-layer cruiser design offered before...
  19. T

    FAA flying hardware, 1937-45?

    Or, in other words, lets give to the FAA some attractive hardware that gets the job done and then some. Whether something later to be made earlier, or something that never flew, or a substantial mod to an existing design. Limitations of availability of engines, armament and electronics remain -...
  20. A

    Polish Projects

    This thread is organized by ship type when information is available, and includes general plans when unavailable. It starts with Destroyer plans, moves to Battleship plans, then to Cruiser plans, and finally to Aircraft Carrier plans, followed by lists of various war demands and fleet building...
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