world war i

  1. hesham

    Södertelge Verkstäder (Sweden) Aircraft

    Hi, as my dear Apophenia corrected my mistake about SW.20,I prefer to open a new topic for it,because it had many unknown aircraft; the Södertelge Verkstäder aircraft list; SW.10 was a licence built Farman HF.22 recce airplane SW.11 was a licence built Farman HF.23 recce airplane SW.12...
  2. hesham

    FVM (Sweden) Aircraft

    Hi, the Flygkompaniets Verkstäder at Malmen was formed in 1917/18,and as my dear Apophenia spoke about some of its airplanes http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,26120.msg266733.html#msg266733 All I know about it; Dronten was a two-seat recce and light bomber biplane S.18...
  3. hesham

    Gallinari Seaplanes ?

    Hi, does anyone know the Gallinari seaplanes of WWI ?,he was Italian designer .
  4. hesham

    Etrich Aircraft

    Hi, Austrian Igo Etrich (1879-1967) was experimented in aeronautics from 1899. After working with engineer Franz Wels he made a tailless glider with backswept wings in 1907. 1909 Etrich "Nurflügel" (Only Wings) tractor monoplane 1909 Etrich Taube (Dove) tractor monoplane 1909 Etrich-Wels...
  5. hesham

    Polish Lesser Known Designers,Civil/Military Prototypes & Projects

    Hi, the designer Feliksa Brodowskiego (Brodowski) made a two-seat biplane fighter Project in 1925,the design was modeled on Breguet XIV aircraft,and called Jupiter, powered by one 400 hp Jupiter engine. http://www.samolotypolskie.pl/samoloty/1432/126/Brodowski-Jupiter
  6. Tzoli

    WW1 IJN Fast Battlecruiser studies

    Not much I know about the history of these 4 battlecruiser studies, but they were proposed in 1916 as very fast and large capital vessels with good armour and armament. Their armour and armament was almost the same as the Nagato class battleships but speed was chosen for 34,5 or 35knots. My idea...
  7. covert_shores

    Unbuilt Royal Navy submarines

    List compiled from the excellent book The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service since 1945 BOREAS Class - page 131 1950s diesel-electric SSK. Smaller complement to PORPOISE Class. 1200 tons 'high quiet speed' 4 x TT in bow, 2 x TT in stern Baseline version with twin screws, then single...
  8. Bill S

    Loening Aeronautical Engineering Company

    A 1917 aeronautical startup by Grover Loening, the Loening Aeronatical Engineering company eventually merged with the Keystone Aircraft company and became Loening Aeronautical Division of Keystone Aircraft in 1928. In 1931 Keystone became part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The "Flying...
  9. Tzoli

    Romanian Naval Programmes

    These texts were from Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921 and 1922-1946 Late 19th century: The 1899 Naval Expansion Programme: My notes: The 4 built river monitors were ships of the Ion C. Bratianu class The 8 river torpedo-boats are the ships of the Capitan Nicolae Lascar...
  10. hesham

    Italian Little Known Light Aircraft

    Hi, here is a three little known light aircraft from Italy,the first called Bottini M.B.2,the second aircraft from Mr. Crisanti and the third was Fongri - De Grignani,does anyone one know more,but must be a little known ...
  11. hesham

    Guidoni Early Aircraft and his Activities

    Hi, here is Guidoni early aircraft concepts,and his his activities in aviation about developed a floats to anther airplanes,in early period. http://www.alieuomini.it/pagine/dettaglio/uomini,5/ricordi_di_idroaviazione,21.html
  12. airman

    Japanese airships until 1945

    Anyone know something about japanese airships until 1945 ? I have found this article on j-aircraft : http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/jas_jottings/japanese_airships.htm
  13. Cy-27

    Siddeley-Deasy Type Sinaia (Armstrong-Whitworth Sinaia)

    The Siddeley-Deasy Sinaia, also known as the Armstrong Whitworth Sinaia and Siddeley Deasy Type 103 was a twin-engine biplane day bomber with gunners in rearwards extensions of the engine nacelles. Four examples were initially ordered by the Air Ministry in 1917 but only one (serial J6858)...
  14. hesham

    Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo original design

    Hi, from Air Pictorial 12/1961,here is the Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo original design drawing,and the actually built.
  15. Grey Havoc

    The lamps go out; 100 years ago this month

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11002644/First-World-War-centenary-how-events-unfolded-on-August-1-1914.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11005779/First-World-War-centenary-how-the-events-of-August-2-1914-unfolded.html...
  16. hesham

    German WW1 Fighters and Recce Aircraft Prototypes and Projects

    Hi, I will repeat the info about Halberstadt,the B Type was two seat unarmed recce biplane of 1914,powered by one Oberursel U D engine,not to be confuse with B.I,B.II & B.III.
  17. hesham

    Friedrichshafen Little Known Prototypes & Projects

    Hi, the Friedrichshafen G.VI was a biplane heavy bomber project,here is its drawing and data.
  18. Stargazer

    Austro-Hungarian WW I Projects and Prototypes

    Speaking of which... :)
  19. Grey Havoc

    « Kaze Tachinu » ("The Wind Rises"): Miyazaki's new anime movie

    Going o/t but on a tangent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E5dB_9dW2SQ
  20. Avimimus

    K.u.K. designations & designs (Austrian Naval Aviation in WWI)

    Not exactly a manufacturer designation system (the manufacturer is listed, and asterisk indicated possible overlap of designations). If an aircraft type isn't provided, it should be assumed that these are sea-planes (typically two seat). If anyone can help figure out what aircraft types were...
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