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Radioplane BTT - Billeder og videoer

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Northrop MQM-57B Falconer

Radioplane BTT

LandUsa
RolleMålret drone
Første flyveUnknow
Bygget7300+

Den Radiofly BTT, kendt som RP-71 af virksomheden, som WS-426/2 af United States Navy, og som WS-462/2 af US Air Force, er en familie af måldroner produceret af Radioplane Company (senere en division af Northrop).

MQM-57 Falconer: A variant of the BTT designated the RP-71, also known as the SD-1 Observer and later redesignated MQM-57 Falconer, was built for battlefield reconnaissance, with first flight in 1955. The Falconer was similar in appearance to the Shelduck, but had a slightly longer and stockier fuselage. It had an autopilot system with radio-control backup, and could carry cameras, as well as illumination flares for night reconnaissance. Equipment was loaded through a hump in the back between the wings. Although it only had an endurance of a little more than a half-hour, making it of limited use, about 1,500 Falconers were built and the type was used internationally with several different military forces, remaining in service into the 1970s. Over 73,000 BTT targets were built in all, and the type was used by at least 18 nations. Some may still be lingering in service.

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Intelligent hval – Billeder og videoer

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Intelligent hval ubåd

Intelligent Whale

LandUsa
RolleUndervandsbåd
Fastsat1863
Bygget1

Intelligent hval, en eksperimentel håndsvinget ubåd, blev bygget efter design af Scovel Sturgis Merriam i 1863 af Augustus Price og Cornelius Scranton Bushnell. I 1864 blev American Submarine Company dannet, som overtog Bushnell og Prices interesser, og der fulgte flere års retssager om ejerskabet af fartøjet. Da ejendomsretten blev fastslået af en domstol, blev ubåden solgt den 29. oktober 1869 gennem en kontrakt indgået af ejeren Oliver Halstead og marineminister George M. Robeson til United States Navy Department, hvor det meste af prisen skulle betales efter vellykkede forsøg. I september 1872 blev den første retssag afholdt, og den var forgæves, hvorefter ministeriet afviste yderligere betalinger og opgav projektet.

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Aichi D3A – Billeder & Videoer

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Aichi D3A Val replika

Aichi D3A

LandJapan
RolleHangarskibsbaseret styrtbombefly
Første flyvningjanuar 1938
Bygget1495

Den Aichi D3A Type 99 Carrier Bomber (Allied reporting name “Val”) is a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber. It was the primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and was involved in almost all IJN actions, including the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Aichi D3A was the first Japanese aircraft to bomb American targets in the war, commencing with Pearl Harbor and U.S. bases in the Philippines, such as Clark Air Force Base. Vals sank more Allied warships than any other Axis aircraf.

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Convair F2Y Sea Dart – Billeder og videoer

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Convair YF-2Y Hav Dart

Convair F2Y Sea Dart

LandUsa
RolleVandflyver fighter
Første flyvning14. januar 1953
Bygget5

Den Convair F2Y Hav dart was an American seaplane fighter aircraft that rode on twin hydro-skis during takeoff and landing. It flew only as a prototype, and never entered mass production. It is the only seaplane to have exceeded the speed of sound. It was created in the 1950s, to overcome the problems with supersonic planes taking off and landing on aircraft carriers. The program was canceled after a series of unsatisfactory results and a tragic accident on 4 November 1954, when test pilot Charles E. Richbourg was killed when the Sea Dart he was piloting disintegrated in midair. The four surviving planes were retired in 1957, but some were kept in reserve until 1962.

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Fokker D. XXI – Billeder & Videoer

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Fokker D. XXI

Fokker D. XXI

LandNederlandsk
RolleFighter
Første flyvning27. marts 1936
Bygget146

Den Fokker D.XXI fighter was designed in 1935 by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker in response to requirements laid out by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger, ML-KNIL). The D.XXI was designed as an inexpensive, rugged, and compact fighter aircraft that would possess respectable performance for its era. Entering operational use in the early years of the Second World War, it provided yeoman service for both the Luchtvaartafdeling (Dutch Army Aviation Group) and the Finnish Air Force. Additionally, a few examples were constructed by the El Carmolí factory before it fell into rebel hands during the Spanish Civil War. Following the invasion and occupation of the Netherlands in May 1940, several captured Dutch D.XXIs were subsequently placed into service with the Luftwaffe.

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USS Albacore - Billeder og videoer

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USS Albacore

USS Albacore

LandUsa
RolleForskning ubåd
Lanceret1. august 1953
Nedlagt9. december 1972

USS Albacore (AGSS-569) was a unique research submarine that pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form (sometimes referred to as an “Albacore hull”) of modern submarines. The revolutionary design was derived from extensive hydrodynamic and wind tunnel testing, with an emphasis on underwater speed and maneuverability. She was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the albacore. Her keel was laid down on 15 March 1952 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard of Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 1 August 1953, sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Jowers, the widow of Chief Motor Machinist’s Mate Arthur L. Stanton, lost with the second Albacore (SS-218), and commissioned on 6 December 1953 with Lieutenant Commander Kenneth C. Gummerson in command

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Fairchild 24 – Billeder og videoer

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Fairchild Argus Mk.III

Fairchild 24

LandUsa
RolleSTOL buskfly
Første flyvning1932
Bygget2232

Den Fairchild Model 24, også kaldet Fairchild Model 24 Argus/UC-61 Forwarder eller Fairchild Model 24 Argus, er et firesædet, enmotors monoplan let transportfly designet af Fairchild Aviation Corporation i 1930'erne. Det blev vedtaget af United States Army Air Corps som UC-61 og også af Royal Air Force. Model 24 var i sig selv en videreudvikling af tidligere Fairchild-modeller og blev et succesfuldt civilt og militært brugsfly.

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USS Pampanito (SS-383) - Billeder og videoer

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USS Pampanito

USS Pampanito (SS-383)

LandUsa
KlasseBalao-klasse diesel-elektrisk ubåd
Lanceret12. juli 1943

USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383), en ubåd af Balao-klassen, var et skib i den amerikanske flåde, det tredje opkaldt efter pompanofisken. Hun gennemførte seks krigspatruljer fra 1944 til 1945 og gjorde tjeneste som Naval Reserve Training ship fra 1960 til 1971. Hun er nu et nationalt historisk vartegn, bevaret som mindesmærke og museumsskib i San Francisco Maritime National Park Association beliggende ved Fisherman's Wharf.

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FFVS J 22 - Billeder og videoer

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FFV J22

FFVS J 22

LandSverige
KlasseFighter
Første flyvningMarts 1942
Bygget198

Den FFVS J 22 is a Swedish single-engine fighter aircraft developed for the Swedish Air Force during World War II. At the onset of World War II, the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) was equipped with largely obsolete Gloster Gladiator (J 8) biplane fighters. To augment this, Sweden ordered 120 Seversky P-35 (J 9) and 144 P-66 Vanguard (J 10) aircraft from the United States. However, on 18 June 1940 after the German occupation of Norway, the United States declared an embargo against exporting weapons to any nation other than Great Britain.

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de Havilland DH.60 Moth – Billeder og videoer

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de Havilland DH.60M Møl

de Havilland DH.60 Moth

LandUk
KlasseTræner
Første flyvning22. februar 1925
ByggetUnknow

Den de Havilland DH.60 Møl is a 1920s British two-seat touring and training aircraft that was developed into a series of aircraft by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. The DH.60 was developed from the larger DH.51 biplane. The first flight of the Cirrus powered prototype DH.60 Moth (registration G-EBKT) was carried out by Geoffrey de Havilland at the works airfield at Stag Lane on 22 February 1925. The Moth was a two-seat biplane of wooden construction, it had a plywood covered fuselage and fabric covered surfaces, a standard tailplane with a single tailplane and fin. A useful feature of the design was its folding wings which allowed owners to hangar the aircraft in much smaller spaces. The then Secretary of State for Air Sir Samuel Hoare became interested in the aircraft and the Air Ministry subsidised five flying clubs and equipped them with Moths.

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