Northrop MQM-57B Falconer

Radioplane BTT

MaaYhdysvallat
RooliKohdelennokki
Ensimmäinen lentoEi tietää
Rakennettu7300+

Nniiden Radiotaso BTT, joka tunnetaan nimellä RP-71, Yhdysvaltain laivasto WS-426/2 ja Yhdysvaltain ilmavoimat WS-462/2, on Radioplane Companyn (myöhemmin Northropin divisioona) valmistama maalidrooniperhe.

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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Älykäs valassukellusvene

Intelligent Whale

MaaYhdysvallat
RooliSukellusvene
Laskettu alas1863
Rakennettu1

Älykäs valas, kokeellinen käsikäyttöinen sukellusvene, rakennettiin Scovel Sturgis Merriamin suunnitteluun vuonna 1863 Augustus Price ja Cornelius Scranton Bushnell. Vuonna 1864 perustettiin American Submarine Company, joka otti haltuunsa Bushnellin ja Pricen edut, ja seurasi vuosien oikeudenkäynti aluksen omistuksesta. Kun tuomioistuin vahvisti omistusoikeuden, sukellusvene myytiin 29. lokakuuta 1869 omistajan Oliver Halsteadin ja laivaston sihteerin George M.Robesonin Yhdysvaltain laivaston osastolle tekemällä sopimuksella, ja suurin osa hinnasta maksettiin onnistuneiden kokeiden jälkeen. Syyskuussa 1872 pidettiin ensimmäinen kokeilu, joka epäonnistui, minkä jälkeen osasto kieltäytyi lisämaksuista ja luopui hankkeesta.

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Aichi D3A Val Replica

Aichi D3A

MaaJapani
RooliKantorakettipohjainen sukelluspommittaja
Ensimmäinen lentoTammikuu 1938
Rakennettu1495

Nniiden 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 YF-2Y merinuoli

Convair F2Y Sea Dart

MaaYhdysvallat
RooliVesitasohävittäjä
Ensimmäinen lento14. tammikuuta 1953
Rakennettu5

Nniiden Convair F2Y merinuoli 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

Fokker D. XXI

MaaHollanti
RooliTaistelija
Ensimmäinen lento27. maaliskuuta 1936
Rakennettu146

Nniiden 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

USS Albacore

MaaYhdysvallat
RooliTutkimussukellusvene
Käynnisti1. elokuuta 1953
Poistettu käytöstä9. joulukuuta 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 Argus Mk.III

Fairchild 24

MaaYhdysvallat
RooliSTOL-pensastaso
Ensimmäinen lento1932
Rakennettu2232

Nniiden Fairchild Malli 24, jota kutsutaan myös Fairchild Model 24 Argus/UC-61 Forwarder tai Fairchild Model 24 Argus, on fairchild aviation corporationin 1930-luvulla suunnittelema nelipaikkainen yksimoottorinen valonkuljetuskone. Yhdysvaltain armeijan ilmavoimat hyväksyi sen UC-61:ksi ja myös Kuninkaalliset ilmavoimat. Model 24 oli itsessään aiempien Fairchild-mallien kehitysaske, ja siitä tuli menestyvä siviili- ja sotilaslentokone.

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USS Pampanito

USS Pampanito (SS-383)

MaaYhdysvallat
LuokanBalao-luokan diesel-sähkösukellusvene
Käynnisti12 päivänä heinäkuuta 1943

USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383), Balao-luokan sukellusvene, oli Yhdysvaltain laivaston alus, kolmas pompanokalojen mukaan nimetty alus. Hän suoritti kuusi sotapartiota vuodesta 1944 vuoteen 1945 ja toimi merivoimien reservikoulutusaluksena vuodesta 1960 vuoteen 1971. Hän on nyt kansallinen historiallinen maamerkki, joka on säilytetty muistomerkkinä ja museolaivana San Franciscon meripuistoyhdistyksessä, joka sijaitsee Fisherman's Wharfissa.

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FFV J22

FFVS J 22

MaaRuotsi
LuokanTaistelija
Ensimmäinen lentosyyskuu 1942
Rakennettu198

Nniiden 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.60M Koi

de Havilland DH.60 Moth

MaaIso
LuokanKouluttaja
Ensimmäinen lento22. helmikuuta 1925
RakennettuEi tietää

Nniiden de Havilland DH.60 Koi 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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