Grumman G-73 Mallard | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Amphibious airliner |
| First flight | 30 April 1946 |
| Built | 59 |
The Grumman G-73 Mallard is a medium, twin-engined amphibious aircraft. Many have been modified by replacing the original Pratt & Whitney Wasp H radial engines with modern turboprop engines. Manufactured from 1946 to 1951, production ended when Grumman’s larger SA-16 Albatross was introduced.
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Boeing 247 | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Passenger airliner |
| First flight | February 8, 1933 |
| Built | 75 |
The Boeing Model 247 was an early United States airliner, considered the first such aircraft to fully incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminium) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing and retractable landing gear. Other advanced features included control surface trim tabs, an autopilot and de-icing boots for the wings and tailplane.
Source: Boeing 247 on Wikipedia
Views : 2673
M109 howitzer | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Self-propelled gun |
| Produced | 1963 – Today |
| Built | Unknow |
The M109 is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions.
Source: M109 howitzer on Wikipedia
Views : 5649
Valentine Archer | |
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| Country | UK |
| Role | Self-propelled artillery anti-tank gun |
| Produced | March 1943 – May 1945 |
| Built | 655 |
The Self Propelled 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer was a British self propelled anti-tank gun of the Second World War based on the Valentine infantry tank chassis fitted with an Ordnance QF 17 pounder gun. Designed and manufactured by Vickers-Armstrongs, 655 were produced between March 1943 and May 1945. It was used in North-West Europe and Italy during the war; post-war, it served with the Egyptian Army. The vehicle was unique as its gun was mounted facing the rear of the chassis instead of the front.
Source: Valentine Archer on Wikipedia
Views : 2746
Convair C-131 Samaritan | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Military transport |
| First flight | 1972 |
| Built | 512 |
The Convair C-131 Samaritan was an American twin-engined military transport produced from 1954 to 1956 by Convair. It was the military version of the Convair CV-240 family of airliners.
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A-90 Orlyonok | |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Role | Ekranoplan |
| First flight | 1972 |
| Built | Unknow |
The A-90 Orlyonok (Russian: Орлёнок, English: “Eaglet”) is a Soviet ekranoplan (a ground effect vehicle) that was designed by Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev of the Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau. The A-90 uses ground effect to fly a few meters above the surface. The Russians classify it as Ekranoplan Class B – it can achieve an altitude of 3,000 m (9,800 ft), placing between Class A – which is limited to ground effect, and Class C, which exploits the ground effect only during take-offs and landings.
Source: A-90 Orlyonok on Wikipedia
Views : 2503
Lockheed MC-130 | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Special operations military transport aircraft |
| First flight | April 2011 |
| Built | 100+ |
The Lockheed MC-130 is the basic designation for a family of special mission aircraft operated by the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), a wing of the Air Education and Training Command, and an AFSOC-gained wing of the Air Force Reserve Command. Based on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport, the MC-130s’ missions are the infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, and the air refueling of (primarily) special operations helicopter and tilt-rotor aircraft.
Source: Lockheed MC-130 on Wikipedia
Views : 2247
Douglas B-23 Dragon | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Medium bomber |
| First flight | 27 July 1939 |
| Built | 38 |
The Douglas B-23 Dragon is an American twin-engined bomber developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company as a successor to (and a refinement of) the Douglas B-18 Bolo.
Source: Douglas B-23 Dragon on Wikipedia
Views : 1799
Lockheed LC-130 | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Ski-equipped military transport aircraft |
| First flight | 1956 |
| Built | Unknow |
The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic. Ten are currently in service with the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard.
Source: Lockheed LC-130 on Wikipedia
Views : 1215
Boeing 367-80 | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Prototype transport – Airliner |
| First flight | July 15, 1954 |
| Built | 1 |
The Boeing 367-80, known simply as the Dash 80, is an American four-engine prototype aircraft built by Boeing to demonstrate the advantages of jet propulsion for commercial aviation. It served as base for the design of the KC-135 tanker and the 707 airliner.
Source: Boeing 367-80 on Wikipedia
Views : 1830