Northrop MQM-57B Falconer

Radioplane BTT

KrajinySpojené štáty americké
ÚlohuCieľový dron
Prvá muškaNeznáme
Postavený7300+

Komisia Rádioplán BTT, známy ako RP-71, ako WS-426/2 americkým námorníctvom a ako WS-462/2 americkým letectvom, je rodina cieľových dronov vyrábaných spoločnosťou Radioplane Company (neskôr divízia spoločnosti 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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Inteligentná veľrybia ponorka

Intelligent Whale

KrajinySpojené štáty americké
ÚlohuPonorka
Stanovené1863
Postavený1

Inteligentná veľrybaExperimentálna ručne kľukatá ponorka bola postavená na dizajne Scovel Sturgis Merriam v roku 1863 Augustusom Priceom a Corneliusom Scrantonom Bushnellom. V roku 1864 bola založená Americká podmorská spoločnosť, ktorá prevzala záujmy Bushnella a Pricea a nasledovali roky súdnych sporov o vlastníctvo plavidla. Keď bol titul založený súdom, ponorka bola predaná 29. októbra 1869 na základe zmluvy, ktorú uzavreli majiteľ Oliver Halstead a tajomník námorníctva George M. Robeson ministerstvu námorníctva Spojených štátov, pričom väčšina ceny sa mala zaplatiť po úspešných súdnych procesoch. V septembri 1872 sa uskutočnil prvý proces a bol neúspešný, a preto ministerstvo odmietlo ďalšie platby a projekt opustilo.

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Replika Aichi D3A Val

Aichi D3A

KrajinyJaponsko
ÚlohuPotápačský bombardér založený na nosiči
Prvý letJanuár 1938
Postavený1495

Komisia 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 morská šípka

Convair F2Y Sea Dart

KrajinySpojené štáty americké
ÚlohuStíhačka hydroplánu
Prvý let14. januára 1953
Postavený5

Komisia Convair F2Y morská šípka 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

Krajinyholandčina
ÚlohuBojovník
Prvý let27. marec 1936
Postavený146

Komisia 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

KrajinySpojené štáty americké
ÚlohuVýskumná ponorka
Začala1. augusta 1953
Vyradené9. decembra 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

KrajinySpojené štáty americké
ÚlohuStol bush lietadlo
Prvý let1932
Postavený2232

Komisia Fairchild Model 24Fairchild Model 24 Argus/UC-61 Forwarder alebo Fairchild Model 24 Argus je štvormiestne jednomotorové jednomotorové ľahké dopravné lietadlo navrhnuté spoločnosťou Fairchild Aviation Corporation v 30. rokoch 20. storočia. Bol prijatý Americkým armádnym vzdušným zborom ako UC-61 a tiež Kráľovským letectvom. Model 24 bol sám o sebe vývojom predchádzajúcich modelov Fairchild a stal sa úspešným civilným a vojenským úžitkovým lietadlom.

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USS Pampanito

USS Pampanito (SS-383)

KrajinySpojené štáty americké
TriedyDiesele elektrická ponorka triedy Balao
Začala12. júla 1943

USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383), ponorka triedy Balao, bola loď námorníctva Spojených štátov amerických. V rokoch 1944 až 1945 absolvovala šesť vojnových hliadok a v rokoch 1960 až 1971 slúžila ako výcviková loď námornej zálohy. Teraz je národnou historickou pamiatkou, ktorá je zachovaná ako pamätná a múzejná loď v San Francisco Maritime National Park Association so sídlom v Fisherman's Wharf.

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FFV J22

FFVS J 22

KrajinyŠvédsko
TriedyBojovník
Prvý letSeptember 1942
Postavený198

Komisia 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 Moth

de Havilland DH.60 Moth

KrajinyUk
TriedyTréner
Prvý let22. februára 1925
PostavenýNeznáme

Komisia de Havilland DH.60 Moth 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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