pre-world war ii

Hi, the Lockheed L-1449 was a redesigned version of Super Constellation but had a block speed 70 mph faster than any aircraft of 1955.,it had a new thin wing and powered by four P&W PT2 turboprops,many other alternative engines was available...

We may need a thread dedicated to Armstrong Whitworth aircraft. Here is the AW drawing for Armstrong Whitworth B.1/39. Drawing date is 3/6/39. Dwg No. is AW9186? (last number is cut off in this photo) I have also added a favorite detail image, showing the location of twelve large bombs. * I had...

Special for Maveric (sorry about the long wait)(( V.Shavrov Gribovskiy G-1 - glider, 1924, Gribovskiy G-2 - record glider, 1927, G-2 bis, 1928-1935 as a training glider built serially Gribovskiy G-3 - four set, twin-fuselage, transport glider, 1924, only project...

Hi All, Tried the search function and didn't find anything, Likewise tried searches on the net, zilch.. nada... I am after a drawing of the gloster F9/37 with the peregrine engines fitted, anyone seen any, or know of a link ? cheers Jerry

Having started this discussion in Re 2000 topic, I decided to realize a profile of the Caproni Ca-313 in RAF 1940 camouflage. The camo is based upon that one standard for Blenheim Mk1 supposing that RAF would utilize the Caproni in the same role of light bomber/recce. In this case I suppose...

With the recent Skysentry thread, we've seen a couple of variants of the DC-6 & DC-7 (I believe) variants, as well as the B-52 competition's Douglas dark horses jet powered bomber versions of the DC-6. I know there was the DC-4M Merlin powered & the Carvair ferry versions of the DC-4, firebomber...

I was wondering...(always a bad sign)... The Defiant proved quite effective for a short time, until Luftwaffe crews quickly learned its limitations. How good a fighter might the Defiant have proved if it had been designed from the outset to have a more conventional armament arrangement rather...

The Kronshtadt class (Project 69) were a class of battlecruisers ordered for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. In the Soviet Union they were called "heavy cruisers" or thyazholyi kreyser. Two ships were started, but none were completed due to World War II. These ships had a complex and...

In another topic, Boogey asked "for any draught of British bomber project Short S.36 Super Stirling on the Air Ministry specification No B.8/41. It would be also fine to look at the Short S.34 Modified Stirling." British Secret Projects has a 3-view drawing of the Short S.36 'Super Stirling' on...

Greetings All - A friend passed along some scans from the San Diego Air & Space Museum which included a number of Convair designs I was not aware of. First off is the Model 103... Enjoy the Day! Mark

Artist impression and line drawing of proposed Flying-Deck Cruiser (CF) by the United States Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair from 1930. General Characteristics Displacement (tons): 10,000 tons Length (feet): 630 Beam (feet): 65 Draft (feet): 20 Flight Deck Type: Flush with island...

Hi folks im looking for drawnings/artist inpressions of the type 65 battlecruiser project of the IJN It was to be a counterpart to the new US navy battle cruisers greetings T-50

This book, to be released this coming Fall from Ian Allan Publishing, will continue their x-plane series, taking it into the realm of Japanese experimental aircraft. Page count will be over 144 pages, hard cover. Content in the book include: Kawasaki Ki-64 Kawasaki Ki-88 Kawasaki Ki-91...

Germans fielded a number of airborne AT rockets in the winter of 1944/45. There were Panzerschreck 1 and 2 and Panzerblitz 1 and 2, while Panzerblitz 3 and 4 were in development. Sadly, there's an incredible mess in available books as far as details of these rockets are concerned - e.g. I...

Hi folks, Some pics I recently came across of different armament rials for the Westland Whirlwind: 12 x 0.303: 1 x 37mm cannon: Apologies if already posted. Regards, Greg

Hi, Who know this Fairey turret aircraft ?. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1941/1941%20-%202896.html

Hi all, you know Yvan Makhonine? This french inventor build the Mak.10 (1931) and the Mak.123 (1947) with variable wing geometry. Anybody knows other projects of this man? I need also a short history, but not in french... Servus Maveric

1) The “S” aircraft general arrangement drawings approved in 1937. Variants of the “S” aircraft proposed in 1937: 2) - reconnaissance aircraft with range of the flight before 2200км 3) – attack aircraft (maximum arms 20 Ultra SHKAS) 4) – near-bomber 5) – heavy fighter (anti-bomber). Soviet...

Hi all, can you give a short history of the british aircraft builder Heston? I need also informations about the aircraft(projects?) J.?.2/ J.?.4/ J.?.7 and J.?.8... ...was J.C.9 the last project by Heston? Thanks Servus Maveric

Hi, here is an artist picture for Cunliffe-Owen O.A.2,which could carry 18-passengers and had an estimated speed of 225 mph. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1940/1940%20-%200100.html