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  1. K

    Norden Bombsight Developments and Attachments

    I've found very little information on the internet regarding the following and while I have some guesstimates and ideas as to what the systems do, I am not certain and I figure you guys would probably be able to provide a more conclusive answer. The Automatic Gyro-Leveling Device (AGLD) /...
    • KJ_Lesnick
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    • bomb sight carl l. norden corporation interwar period pre-world war ii united states united states army air corps united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Avionics and Military/Naval electronics
  2. A

    USAAF cancelled contracts

    Hi everybody, I’m an Italian aviation history enthusiast. I collect info about aircraft production in Italy, US and UK. Regarding US, I’ve gathered info from various sources, mainly Andrade, Parsch, Baugher and Putnam Aviation books. The issue I’m dealing now is to collect all info about FY...
  3. T

    Martin Model 216 "Flying Aircraft Carrier"

    Hi all From"les avions et engins Martin" Minidocavia - Alain PELLETIER. The project MARTIN 216 . Who know more ? Thanks if you know something.
    • toura
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    • 1940s airborne aircraft carrier cold war heavy bomber medium bomber post-world war ii strategic air command united states united states air force united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. P

    Republic XP-72

    I don't know if this is common knowledge, and if it is I apologize! I've just finished readying the wonderful book - World's Fastest Four-Engine Piston-Powered Aircraft: Story of the Republic XR-12 Rainbow, by Mike Machat. I found an interesting abstract in the book pertaining to: "Minus its...
  5. Stargazer

    Question on an unusual Martin "Baltimore" photograph

    While researching some Martin aircraft, I came across this most unusual picture. Why unusual? 1°) It depicts a Martin Model 187 in U.S. marking. The "Baltimore", as the British called it, was never procured by the U.S. for their own purposes and the planned XA-23 prototype was cancelled before...
    • Stargazer
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    • allies glenn l. martin company national advisory committee for aeronautics united states united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: The Bar
  6. jzichek

    General Airborne Transport XCG-16 Combat Glider

    Check out this article at RetroMechanix.com on the General Airborne Transport XCG-16, an American flying wing type combat glider with twin booms and a single rudder dating from 1944: The article reproduces an Army Air Force preliminary evaluation report on the type, which features 21 high...
    • jzichek
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    • airborne forces airmobile assault glider cargo glider flying wing united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  7. Stargazer

    Christopher AG-1 and Timm AG-2 assault gliders

    Alongside the training and cargo gliders already in service at the outbreak of World War II, an idea that received more attention with the U.S. Army Air Force was the assault glider. Major Lewin B. Barringer, a glider specialist, on the staff of AAF, presented blueprints for such a glider in the...
    • Stargazer
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    • airborne forces allies assault glider early 1940s united states army air corps united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  8. jzichek

    P-51D Mustang with Unusual Drop Tanks

    Just put up a new article at RetroMechanix.com on a P-51D Mustang which was tested with a pair of unusual streamlined 150 gallon ferry tanks at Eglin Field, Florida in 1944-45: The object of the tests was to determine the safe ferry range of the P-51D airplane. The article features 20 photos...
    • jzichek
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    • north american aviation united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. N

    USAAF Heavy Cargo and Troop Transport competition

    Hi All! In early 1946, USAAF issued a preliminary specification for a 50,000 pounds payload Heavy Cargo and Troop carrier type aircraft. My opinion these manufacturers were participating of this competition: Fairchild Model 99 Lockheed Model L-168 Martin Model 240 (?) (?)...
    • nugo
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    • airborne forces airlift late 1940s post-world war ii transport aircraft united states army air forces
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. Steve Pace

    Curtiss Wright XF-87 "Blackhawk"

    In search of a color photo of the CW XF-87 "Blackhawk." -SP
    • Steve Pace
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    • air defence air defense command cold war continental air command continental air forces curtiss-wright airplane division interceptor late 1940s post-world war ii united states united states air force united states army air forces world war ii xp-87
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. Antonio

    Bell "Venus Project"

    Just finishing "The Jet Race and the Second World War" by Sterling Michael Pavelec. I enjoyed the story very much and I've learnt a lot. http://www.amazon.com/Jet-Race-Second-World-War/dp/1591146666/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277485918&sr=1-1 On page 137 I found a great surprise: Bell...
  12. V

    Vultee XP-68 and other « Swoose Goose » variants

    Can I also ask for the Vultee XP-68,the improvement version of Vultee XP-54
    • Vietcong
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    • air materiel command consolidated vultee aircraft corporation early 1940s united states army air forces vultee aircraft corporation world war ii
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  13. Steve Pace

    Northrop F-89 Scorpion series

    Here's a color shot of the XF-89 (46-678) with Fred C. Bretcher in the cockpit.
    • Steve Pace
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    • air defense command cold war interceptor northrop post-world war ii united states united states air force united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  14. M

    Consolidated-Vultee (Stout, Hall, Convair) flying cars

    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
  15. RyanC

    Development of Airborne Armament 1910-1961

    I finally got the microfilm in the mail of all four volumes of this study; and had them scanned by a local company. First up, the magnificient maidien known as the Valkyrie: Reading further; North American was very dead set against Active Defense in any form for the B-70; which isn't that...
    • RyanC
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    • air-to-air missile air-to-ground missile aircraft cannon/guns bombs cold war free fall nuclear weapons interwar period nuclear battlefield pre-world war i strategic air command strategic bomber tactical nuke united states united states air force united states army air corps united states army air forces united states army air service world war i world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  16. XP67_Moonbat

    Hughes D-2, D-5 and XF-11

    I guess the search engine really is my friend. So say we all. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/howard-hughes-d-2-a-9232.html Moonbat
    • XP67_Moonbat
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    • cold war hughes aircraft company post-world war ii united states united states air force united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 117
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  17. hesham

    Boeing Model-448

    Hi, I know that my dear Orionblamblam displayed a drawing to it before, but here is Boeing Model-448 in wind tunnel. Source: Charles D Bright The Jet Makers: The Aerospace Industry from 1945 to 1972 http://www.generalatomic.com/jetmakers/chapter4.html
    • hesham
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    • 1945 boeing late 1940s post-world war ii reconnaissance bomber strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance united states united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  18. J

    USAAF 1946 Informal Design Competition, Glider, Assault, Light

    I am looking for a picture of the Douglas CG-19 glider project that was initiated in 1946. Anybody can help? Jso Heyman
    • Jos Heyman
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    • airborne forces assault glider bell aircraft corporation cargo glider douglas aircraft company hughes aircraft company late 1940s post-world war ii united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. overscan (PaulMM)

    Convair A-44

    XA-44, later became XB-53 From http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • allies attack bomber convair escort fighter ground attack late 1940s light bomber photo-recce post-world war ii united states united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  20. E

    Fisher XP-75

    Got this while touring WPAFB restoration facility looking for YF-23. Was told it is only example existant.
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