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    Curtiss-Wright XP-71 (Model CW-26)

    Hi Everyone! Does anyone know where any good three-view line drawings of the Curtiss XP-71 can be found? Thanx!!! Chuck
    • ChuckAnderson
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    • bomber escort curtiss-wright airplane division curtiss-wright corporation early 1940s escort fighter heavy fighter pursuit aircraft united states army air forces world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  2. K

    Convair XC-99 and derivatives

    The world's largest land plane, the XC-99, made its first flight in San Diego on 23 November 1947. The XC-99, serial 43-52436, is a double deck transport variant of the B-36. It has a considerably larger fuselage, but was never fitted with jet pods. The wingspan is the same 230 feet, but the...
    • KnightTemplar
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    • 1940s 1950s air transport command cold war consolidated vultee convair heavy transport korean war military air transport service nuclear powered aircraft pan am pan american world airways post-world war ii united states air force united states army air forces world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  3. Orionblamblam

    North American XSM-64 Navaho

    Available here: http://www.up-ship.com/drawndoc/drawndocair.htm This includes a very large drawings of the missile and booster meant specifically for model makers; Standard Aircraft/Missile Characteristics of two early variants; rare drawings of the 1949 over/under ramjet version; a few other...
    • Orionblamblam
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    • 1950s autonetics cold war cruise missile experimental late 1940s north american aviation nuclear battlefield post-world war ii rocketdyne strategic air command supersonic united states united states air force united states army air forces weapon system 104a xssm-a-2
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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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...
    • PMN1
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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
  5. Jemiba

    Boeing YB-40 variations

    In RAF Flying Review 6/60, there was a letter to the editor, mentioning 2 variants of the unsuccesful YB-40 escorts, with an armament different to th one I knew before. According to the description the attched profiles were shown. One version is said to have had twin gun Emerson turrets in nose...
  6. 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...
    • hesham
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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
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  7. 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...
    • Skybolt
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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
    • Replies: 113
    • Forum: Designation Systems
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    Canadian Car & Foundry B-2000B 'Intercontinental Bomber project

    In order to accelerate the intercontinental bomber project, a conference of high-ranking USAAF officers met on August 19, 1941 and decided to scale down their requirements. The maximum range requirement was reduced to 10,000 miles and the effective combat radius requirement was cut to 4000 miles...
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