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Radioplane BTT – Bilder og videoer

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Northrop MQM-57B Falconer

Radioplane BTT

LandNorge , Norge
RolleMål drone
Første flyUnknow
Bygget7300+

Den Radiofly BTT, kjent som RP-71 av selskapet, som WS-426/2 av den amerikanske marinen, og som WS-462/2 av US Air Force, er en familie av måldroner produsert av Radioplane Company (senere en divisjon av Northrop).

MQM-57 Falkonerer: 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 Whale - Bilder og videoer

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Intelligent hvalubåt

Intelligent Whale

LandNorge , Norge
RolleUndervannsbåt
Lagt ned1863
Bygget1

Intelligent hval, en eksperimentell håndsveivet ubåt, ble bygget etter design av Scovel Sturgis Merriam i 1863 av Augustus Price og Cornelius Scranton Bushnell. I 1864 ble American Submarine Company dannet, og overtok interessene til Bushnell og Price, og det fulgte år med rettssaker om eierskapet til fartøyet. Da eiendomsretten ble fastsatt av en domstol ble ubåten solgt den 29 oktober 1869 gjennom en kontrakt inngått av eieren Oliver Halstead og marineminister George M. Robeson til United States Navy Department, med mesteparten av prisen som skulle betales etter vellykkede forsøk. I september 1872 ble den første rettssaken avholdt og var mislykket, hvorpå departementet nektet ytterligere betalinger og forlot prosjektet.

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Aichi D3A - Bilder og videoer

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Aichi D3A val kopi

Aichi D3A

LandJapan
RolleHangarskipsbasert stupbombefly
Første flyturJanuar 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 - Bilder og videoer

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Convair YF-2Y hav dart

Convair F2Y Sea Dart

LandNorge , Norge
RolleSjøfly jagerfly
Første flytur14. januar 1953
Bygget5

Den Konveks 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 - Bilder og videoer

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Fokker D. XXI

Fokker D. XXI

LandNederlandsk
RolleFighter
Første flytur27. mars 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 - Bilder og videoer

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USS Albacore

USS Albacore

LandNorge , Norge
RolleForskningsubåt
Lansert1. august 1953
Utrangerte9. desember 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 - Bilder og videoer

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Fairchild Argus Mk.III

Fairchild 24

LandNorge , Norge
RolleSTOL bush fly
Første flytur1932
Bygget2232

Den Fairchild modell 24, også kalt Fairchild Model 24 Argus / UC-61 Forwarder eller Fairchild Model 24 Argus, er et fire-seters, enmotors monoplan lett transportfly designet av Fairchild Aviation Corporation på 1930-tallet. Det ble vedtatt av United States Army Air Corps som UC-61 og også av Royal Air Force. Modell 24 var i seg selv en videreutvikling av tidligere Fairchild-modeller og ble et vellykket sivilt og militært bruksfly.

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USS Pampanito (SS-383) - Bilder og videoer

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USS Pampanito

USS Pampanito (SS-383)

LandNorge , Norge
KlasseBalao-klasse diesel-elektrisk ubåt
Lansert12 July 1943

USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383), a Balao-class submarine, was a United States Navy ship, the third one named for the pompano fish. She completed six war patrols from 1944 to 1945 and served as a Naval Reserve Training ship from 1960 to 1971. She is now a National Historic Landmark, preserved as a memorial and museum ship in the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association located at Fisherman’s Wharf.

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FFVS J 22 - Bilder og videoer

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FFV J22

FFVS J 22

LandSverige
KlasseFighter
Første flyturDesember 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 - Bilder og videoer

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de Havilland DH.60M Møll

de Havilland DH.60 Moth

LandStorbritannia
KlasseTrener
Første flytur22. februar 1925
ByggetUnknow

Den de Havilland DH.60 Møll 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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