SdKfz.000 - Lehekülg 45

Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar
Riik	USA
Rolli	Eksperimentaalne VTOL sõiduk
Esimene lend	12. november 1959
Ehitatud	2

The Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar was a VTOL aircraft developed by Avro Canada as part of a secret U.S. military project carried out in the early years of the Cold War. The Avrocar intended to exploit the Coandă effect to provide lift and thrust from a single “turborotor” blowing exhaust out the rim of the disk-shaped aircraft. In the air, it would have resembled a flying saucer. Originally designed as a fighter-like aircraft capable of very high speeds and altitudes, the project was repeatedly scaled back over time and the U.S. Air Force eventually abandoned it. Development was then taken up by the U.S. Army for a tactical combat aircraft requirement, a sort of high-performance helicopter. In flight testing, the Avrocar proved to have unresolved thrust and stability problems that limited it to a degraded, low-performance flight envelope; subsequently, the project was cancelled in September 1961.

Allikas: Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar Vikipeedias

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Bell H-13 Sioux
Riik	USA
Rolli	Valgusvaatlushelikopter
Esimene lend	8. detsember 1945
Ehitatud	2400+

2007 Bell H-13 Sioux oli ühe mootoriga ühe rootoriga kerge helikopter, mille ehitas Bell Helicopter. Westland Aircraft tootis Sioux'd Briti sõjaväe litsentsi alusel kui Sioux AH.1 ja HT.2.

Allikas: Bell H-13 Sioux Vikipeedias

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Doak VZ-4
Riik	USA
Rolli	VTOL research convertiplane
Esimene lend	25 February 1958
Ehitatud	1

2007 Doak VZ-4 (or Doak Model 16) was an American prototype Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft built in the 1950s for service in the United States Army. Only a single prototype was built, and the U.S. Army withdrew it from active trials in 1963.

Allikas: Doak VZ-4 Vikipeedias

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Scaled Composites Model 348
Riik	USA
Rolli	Flying Spaceplane Carrier
Esimene lend	December 21, 2008
Ehitatud	1

2007 Skaleeritud komposiitmaterjalid Mudel 348 White Knight Two (WK2) is a quadjet cargo aircraft that is used to lift the SpaceShipTwo spacecraft to release altitude. It was developed by Scaled Composites from 2007 to 2010 as the first stage of Tier 1b, a two-stage to suborbital-space manned launch system. WK2 is based on the successful mothership to SpaceShipOne, White Knight, which itself is based on Proteus. With an “open architecture” design and explicit plans for multi-purpose use, the aircraft could also operate as a zero-g aircraft for passenger training or microgravity science flights, handle missions in high-altitude testing more generally, or be used to launch payloads other than SpaceShipTwo. A study of use of the aircraft as a forest fire water bomber has also been mentioned, one that would utilize a large carbon composite water tank that could be quickly replenished to make repeat runs over fires.

Allikas: Scaled Composites Model 348 on Wikipedia

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Vaadatud : 1594

Northrop X-4 Bantam
Riik	USA
Rolli	Tailless õhusõiduki prototüüp
Esimene lend	15. detsember 1948
Ehitatud	2

2007 Northrop X-4 Bantam oli 1948. aastal Northrop Corporationi toodetud väikese kaksiklennuki prototüüp. Sellel ei olnud horisontaalseid sabapindu, sõltudes selle asemel kombineeritud lifti ja aileroni juhtimispindadest (nn elevonid), et kontrollida pigi ja rulli hoiakuid, peaaegu täpselt sarnases formaadis, raketimootoriga Messerschmitt Me 163 natsi-Saksamaa Luftwaffe viisil. Mõned aerodünaamilised spetsialistid olid välja pakkunud, et horisontaalse saba kõrvaldamine kõrvaldaks ka stabiilsusprobleemid kiiretel kiirustel (nn lööklained), mis tulenevad tiibade ja horisontaalsete stabilisaatorite ülehelikiirusega lööklainete koostoimest. Ideel oli väärtus, kuid selle aja lennujuhtimissüsteemid takistasid X-4-l edu.

Allikas: Northrop X-4 Bantam Vikipeedias

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Vaadatud : 2132

Bristol Freighter
Riik	Uk
Rolli	Kaubalennukid
Esimene lend	2. detsember 1945
Ehitatud	214

2007 Bristoli tüüp 170 ekspediitor was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner. Its best known use was as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances. A passenger-only version was also produced, known as the Wayfarer. The Freighter was developed during the Second World War, having attracted official attention from the British Air Ministry, which sought the development of a rugged vehicle capable of carrying various cargoes, including a 3-ton truck. Various changes to the design were made to accommodate their requirements, but being completed too late to participate in the conflict, the majority of sales of the Freighter were to commercial operators. In response to customer demand, an enlarged version to maximise vehicle-carrying capacity, known as the Bristol Superfreighter, was developed.

Allikas: Bristol Freighter Vikipeedias

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Vaadatud : 2800

Lockheed Electra 12
Riik	USA
Rolli	Tsiviil- ja sõjalised tarbelennukid
Esimene lend	27. juuni 1936
Ehitatud	130

2007 Lockheedi mudel 12 Electra Junior, rohkem tuntud kui Lockheed 12 või L-12, on 1930. aastate lõpu kaheksakohaline kuue reisijaga täismetallist kahemootoriline transpordilennuk, mis on mõeldud kasutamiseks väikestele lennufirmadele, ettevõtetele ja jõukatele eraisikutele. Lockheedi mudeli 10 Electra vähendatud versioon Lockheed 12 ei olnud lennukina populaarne, kuid seda kasutati laialdaselt ettevõtte ja valitsuse transpordina. Mitmeid neist kasutati ka uute lennundustehnoloogiate katsetamiseks.

Allikas: Lockheed Electra 12 Vikipeedias

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Bell X-5
Riik	USA
Rolli	Uurimislennukid
Esimene lend	20. juuni 1951
Ehitatud	2

2007 Kelluke X-5 oli esimene lennuk, mis oli võimeline lennu ajal oma tiibade pühkimist muutma. See oli inspireeritud Saksa Messerschmitti firma testimata sõjaaegsest P.1101 disainist. Erinevalt Saksa disainist, mille tiibade pühkimisnurka sai reguleerida ainult maapinnal, töötasid Belli insenerid välja elektrimootorite süsteemi, et reguleerida pühkimist lennu ajal.

Allikas: Kelluke X-5 Vikipeedias

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Vaadatud : 1494

Ryan X-13 Vertijet
Riik	USA
Rolli	Eksperimentaalne VTOL reaktiivlennuk
Esimene lend	10. detsember 1955
Ehitatud	2

2007 Ryan X-13 Vertijet (ettevõtte tähis Model 69) oli eksperimentaalne vertikaalne start ja maandumine (VTOL) reaktiivlennuk, mis lendas Ameerika Ühendriikides 1950. aastatel. Projekti peamine eesmärk oli näidata puhta reaktiivlennuki võimet vertikaalselt õhku tõusta, hõljuda, minna üle horisontaalsele edasilennule ja vertikaalselt maanduda.

Allikas: Ryan X-13 Vertijet Vikipeedias

Ryan X-13 Vertijet jalutab ringi
Fotograafid	Vladimir Jakubov
Lokaliseerimine	USAFi rahvusmuuseum
Fotod	96

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Vaadatud : 1153

North American X-15
Riik	USA
Rolli	Kontseptsiooni demonstraatorlennuk
Esimene lend	24. oktoober 2000
Ehitatud	2

2007 Põhja-Ameerika X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the 1960s, reaching the edge of outer space and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. The X-15’s official world record for the highest speed ever recorded by a manned, powered aircraft, set in October 1967 when William J. Knight flew Mach 6.72 at 102,100 feet (31,120 m), a speed of 4,520 miles per hour (7,274 km/h; 2,021 m/s), has remained unbroken as of January 2019.

Allikas: North American X-15 on Wikipedia

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Autori arhiiv: SdKfz.000

Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar - fotod ja videod

Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar

Bell H-13 Sioux - fotod ja videod

Bell H-13 Sioux

Doak VZ-4 - fotod ja videod

Doak VZ-4

Skaleeritud komposiitmudel 348 - fotod ja videod

Scaled Composites Model 348

Northrop X-4 Bantam - fotod ja videod

Northrop X-4 Bantam

Bristol Freighter - fotod ja videod

Bristol Freighter

Lockheed Electra 12 - fotod ja videod

Lockheed Electra 12

Bell X-5 - fotod ja videod

Bell X-5

Ryan X-13 Vertijet - fotod ja videod

Ryan X-13 Vertijet

Põhja-Ameerika X-15 - fotod ja videod

North American X-15