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    In Flight Refuelling

    This idea was proved pre WW2 but for some reason doesn't seem to have been considered for use in extending the range of LRMP aircraft. What method was used, my reading of it is that the tanker trailed a hose (with a drogue to prevent wild movements) and the receiving aircraft caught this with a...
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    • anti-submarine warfare cold war great britain in-flight refueling in-flight refueling tanker interwar period luftwaffe maritime patrol maritime patrol aircraft pacific ocean theater raf bomber command royal air force tanker aircraft third reich united states united states army air corps united states army air forces united states navy v/stol aircraft world war ii
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  2. hesham

    Beechcraft designations

    Beech aircraft: model-40 :experimental model-35 with two 180 hp Franklin engines mounted in nose driving one propeller. model-112 :1957 twin tuboprop businees aircraft project with two Lycoming T-53 engines. model-120 :1962 twin turboprop pressurized business...
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    • beech aircraft corporation beechcraft british aerospace plc cold war french fifth republic great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd interwar period matra north atlantic treaty organisation united states united states air force united states army united states army air corps united states army air forces united states navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  3. Skybolt

    Grumman project list

    Hoping to stir upr some discussions (and undigging of half-forgotten infos) I post the Grumman projects list found in the Francillon's book (Putnam-Naval Insitute) on Grumman Corporation. As it's very well explained in the opening remarks, it is complete till G-128 and after veeeeery sketchy (to...
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    • cold war fleet air arm grumman interwar period nasa royal canadian navy royal navy space race united states united states air force united states army united states army air corps united states army air forces united states coast guard united states navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
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    Bell XFM/YFM-1 Airacuda

    From old good Letectvi+Kosmonautika
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    Lockheed P-38 Lightning Competitors

    Lockheed P-38 Lightning Competitors In 1936 the US Army Air Corps (USAAC) put out a tender for a ‘Twin-engine, High Altitude Interceptor’ that was designated as ‘X-608’ The winner of this competition would be the Lockheed Model 22 / P-38 Lightning. But does anyone know of the proposals to...
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    • boeing consolidated aircraft corporation curtiss-wright airplane division curtiss-wright corporation douglas aircraft company heavy fighter hughes aircraft company interceptors interwar period late 1930s lockheed lockheed aircraft corporation pre-world war ii united states army air corps vultee aircraft corporation
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  6. GTX

    Hughes H-1 Pursuit Variant

    Hi folks, I recently read that Howard Hughes submitted a pursuit plane version of his H-1 racer design to the Army Air Corps and felt confident that after his demonstration of his trans-continental flight the army would be interested because this airplane was definitely faster than any military...
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    • early 1940s fighter hughes aircraft company interwar period late 1930s pursuit aircraft united states united states army air corps world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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    Douglas XB-19 "Hemisphere Defender"

    Gentlemen, Is there anyone of you who haves ever seen illustrations of the 6-engined initial design for the XB-19 ? (3-view or artists impression) Thanks in advance..
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    • douglas aircraft company heavy bomber interwar period late 1930s strategic bomber united states united states army air corps
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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