Fokker S14 Machtrainer

Fokker S.14 Machtrainer

PaesePaesi Bassi
RuoloJet trainer
Prima mosca19 May 1951
Costruito21

Le Fokker S.14 Machtrainer is a Dutch two-seater military training jet aircraft designed and manufactured by Fokker for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Development started in the late 1940s. It was one of the first jet fighter training aircraft in the world, making its first flight on 19 May 1951 and entering service in 1955.

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Pipistrello Northrop JB-1

Northrop JB-1 Bat

PaeseUsa
RuoloPrototipo di ala volante a reazione
Prima mosca27 agosto 1943
CostruitoInconsapevole

Le Northrop JB-1 "Bat" era un missile da crociera statunitense da superficie a superficie che era un prototipo di ala volante a reazione. Il programma MX-543 della United States Army Air Forces fu avviato nel settembre 1942 per utilizzare versioni costruite su licenza del motore a reazione di Frank Whittle (General Electric J31). La Northrop Corporation fu contratta alla fine del 1943, e furono costruite solo 10 strutture aeree JB-1. Una versione con equipaggio fu trainata per il 1o volo il "27 agosto 1943", dal Rogers Dry Lake e una versione aliante fu lanciata da una slitta a razzo e si schiantò nel dicembre 1944. Un JB-1 senza equipaggio alimentato da un turbogetto General Electric B-1 improvvisato con una campata alare di 8,64 m (28 piedi e 4 pollici) fece il suo primo volo dall'isola santa rosa di Eglin Field, in Florida, il 7 dicembre 1944, e si schiantò a 400 metri dal lanciatore ferroviario.

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Northrop MQM-57B Falconer

Radioplane BTT

PaeseUsa
RuoloDrone bersaglio
Prima moscaInconsapevole
Costruito7300+

Le Radioplano BTT, noto come RP-71 dalla compagnia, come WS-426/2 dalla Marina degli Stati Uniti e come WS-462/2 dalla US Air Force, è una famiglia di droni bersaglio prodotti dalla Radioplane Company (in seguito una divisione di 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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Sottomarino balena intelligente

Intelligent Whale

PaeseUsa
Ruolosottomarino
Stabilite1863
Costruito1

Balena intelligente, un sottomarino sperimentale a manovella, fu costruito su progetto di Scovel Sturgis Merriam nel 1863 da Augustus Price e Cornelius Scranton Bushnell. Nel 1864 fu costituita l'American Submarine Company, che rilevò gli interessi di Bushnell e Price e seguirono anni di contenzioso sulla proprietà dell'imbarcazione. Quando il titolo fu stabilito da un tribunale, il sottomarino fu venduto il 29 ottobre 1869 attraverso un contratto stipulato dal proprietario Oliver Halstead e dal Segretario della Marina George M. Robeson al Dipartimento della Marina degli Stati Uniti, con la maggior parte del prezzo da pagare dopo prove di successo. Nel settembre 1872 si tenne il primo processo e non ebbe successo, dopodiché il Dipartimento rifiutò ulteriori pagamenti e abbandonò il progetto.

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Aichi D3A Val Replica

Aichi D3A

PaeseGiappone
RuoloBombardiere subacqueo basato su portaerei
Primo voloGennaio 1938
Costruito1495

Le 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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Dardo marino Convair YF-2y

Convair F2Y Sea Dart

PaeseUsa
RuoloCaccia idrovolante
Primo volo14 gennaio 1953
Costruito5

Le Convair F2Y Dardo marino 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

PaeseOlandese
RuoloCombattente
Primo voloIl 27 marzo 1936
Costruito146

Le 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

PaeseUsa
RuoloResearch submarine
Lanciato1 August 1953
Disattivato9 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 Argus Mk.III

Fairchild 24

PaeseUsa
RuoloPiano cespuglio STOL
Primo volo1932
Costruito2232

Le Fairchild Modello 24, chiamato anche Fairchild Model 24 Argus/UC-61 Forwarder o Fairchild Model 24 Argus, è un aereo da trasporto leggero monoplano monomotore a quattro posti progettato dalla Fairchild Aviation Corporation nel 1930. Fu adottato dallo United States Army Air Corps come UC-61 e anche dalla Royal Air Force. Il Model 24 era esso stesso uno sviluppo dei precedenti modelli Fairchild e divenne un aereo di utilità civile e militare di successo.

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