pre-world war ii

Aircraft illustrated August 1974

Hi, the well known Cierva/Weir W series of helicopters and autogyros, the W.7 from Flightglobal and Cierva project. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1946/1946%20-%201154.html?search=helicopter%20project%201946

Oh..well...it's me again asking about Mistel combinations..sorry for being a pain..:-) In the book " Mistel - German Composite Aircraft and Operations 1942-1945", by R. Forsyth, published by Classic Publications, on page 194 , there is a comment about a mistel combination that involved a Fw 190...

Hi all, in 1939 in Italy was a contest for a Caccia-Comattimento (Heavy Fighter) in wich eight projects were entered: 1) Macchi M.C. 301 2) Caproni-Bergamasca Ca.350 3) Romeo Ro.67 4) Fiat C.R. 50 and C.R.55 5) Bellomo C.B. 6) Santangelo C.S. 7) Savoia-Marchetti S.M.91 We know the Ro.67...

The DORNIER P 346 was a 1960 tri-motors ,three fins ,fixed tricycle undercarriage, 10-12 passengers transport . I never saw any picture of it . Who could help ? Thanks a lot Richard

So here's a question I've asked for along time... We all know that early turbojets apeared in 1937. Whittle and Von Ohain tested their engine on the bench in march, april and september of this year. This led to the Heinkel He 178 in 1939, and Gloster E 28/39 in may 1941. BUT Another turbojet...

Hi, The SNCASO SO.80 Biarritz and SO.90 Bayonne were two projects developed from Bloch MB.800,as twin engined trainer/light transport aircraft.

A very nice article on Graf Zeppelin from Roy C. Nesbit can be found at Aeroplane's March 2007 issue. a) In 1936, the keels of two carriers were laid down: Flugzeugtrager A (later Graf Zeppelin) and Flugzeugtrager B (latter Peter Strasser). b) In addition, Grossadmiral Erich Raeder, put...

Hi, The Scaled Aircraft Composites designed and Beech built the UTT; it was a medium- size utility transport test aircraft with two tandem high-wings and twin turboprop engines,I have no drawings to it. anther Beech little known aircraft was PD.208 which developed from Model-99.

Hi, the Australian company Commonwealth aircraft were: CA.1 Wirraway was two seat low wing trainer monoplane,a licence built Northamerican Na.33,followed by CA.3,CA.5,CA.7,CA.8,CA.9 and CA.16 Wirraway. the CA.10A dive bomber and CA.10 a bomber version of Wirraway. CA.2 and CA.6 Wackett Trainer...

Lippisch P 03 = Messerschmitt Me 263 was a high speed rocket plane projected in june 1941 It had nothing to do with the Me 263/Ju 248 built in 1944/45 Lippisch P 06 was a tailless training monoplace projected in november 1940 with a 450 hp motor

Aviation Magazine Num 768 (15-XII-79) On page 71 we find a reference about 110P fighter which was a development of Type 100P racer ordered in 1939 by Ministère de l'Air but never developed due to the outbreak of WWII. Type 100 info and pics here: http://www.bugattiaircraft.com/...

Got this form Groggy on the TGP site http://www.tgplanes.com/Public/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1268 “The L.R.1 bomber project was first submitted to the Ministry of Aircraft Production late in 1944” and “In May, 1945 a project was prepared for a transatlantic civil transport powered by four...

Has anyone heard of a Fairey proposal to turn its pre war FC.1 airliner design into a bomber?

Hi folks, Looking for information on rare Supermarine Spitfire variants (either one-offs or paper projects). I am especially interested in any possible radial engined proposals. Regards, Greg

from Great Britain: in S24/37 specification, for naval torpedo/dive bomber reconnaissance aircraft which led to develope Fairey Barracuda,anther six companies competed in this competition, Shorts S-24 and Percival P-25 were from the rivals. do anyone have a 3-View to them ?.

Hi Jemiba, the Heinkel He.1000 was known,and there is a book to it only, but I have not this book.

Campini CS3. 3 Isotta Fraschini L121 inline engines driving propellors. Outer engines drive burners like CC2. Central engine provides supercharging for others above 5000m. Project from 1939. Picture No.1 GA of CS.3 Picture No.2 section view of CS.3 and CS.4 Source: Aerofan

- The 3-view of the Payen Pa.310 is shown on http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/Payen2.htm, a site with other interesting Payen stuff, unfortunately only a small part of those projects, which could be shown ... :'(

From old good Letectvi+Kosmonautika