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Aviation History Joined July 2013-
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Dramatic video footage shows a Malian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 Candid cargo jet over-running the runway at Gao International Airport and subsequently exploding in a ball of fire. The incident took place September 23, 2023.
The SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc was designed between the wars and entered service with Air France and the French military after World War II. France needed to revive its aeronautics industry and decided to produce an already obsolete aircraft. First flight 15 Dec 1939. Built 100.
The flying 2cv was an amateur aircraft built on the basis of the popular Citröen car, it flew in landplane mode for the first time in 1986 and then, a week later, in seaplane mode.
In 1968, carrier trials for the General Dynamics F-111B were conducted aboard USS Coral Sea. The plane was a variant of the Air Force's F-111 Aardvark. It had been considered to fill Navy's need for a new interceptor but was deemed too heavy. The Grumman F-14 got the job.
The Douglas XTB2D Skypirate was a torpedo bomber intended for service with the US Navy. Two prototypes were completed and were faster than the Grumman Avenger. It could carry two torpedoes as opposed to the sole torpedo carried by the Avenger. aviation-history.com/douglas/xtb2d1…
The Consolidated B-32 Dominator was developed in parallel with the Boeing B-29 Superfortress as a fallback design should the B-29 prove unsuccessful. It had the distinction of being the last Allied aircraft to be engaged in combat during World War II. aviation-history.com/consolidated/x…
The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster was an experimental bomber aircraft, designed for top speed. The unconventional approach was to mount the two engines within the fuselage driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers mounted at the tail.
The Saab 29, Flygande Tunnan (The Flying Barrel) was a Swedish fighter manufactured in the late 1940s. It was the first Western European aircraft with swept wings post WW2, only being preceded in Western Europe by the Me 262. aviation-history.com/saab/j29.html
The Vultee XA-41 (Model 90) was originally ordered as a dive bomber for the USAAF, however they soon realized that the concept had become obsolete. aviation-history.com/vultee/xa41.ht…
The Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador was one of the first postwar airliners to be produced by a requirement of the Brabazon Committee to replace the Douglas DC-3. aviation-history.com/airspeed/ambas…
The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was designed to fly transatlantic routes between the UK and the United States. It was powered by eight Bristol Centaurus radial engines which drove a total of eight paired, contra-rotating propellers. aviation-history.com/bristol/brabaz…
The Vultee XP-54 'Swoose Goose' was a prototype fighter, built for the USAAF in 1943. Radical in design, its performance was lackluster and well short of that promised. After a relatively short period of time of testing, the project was canceled. aviation-history.com/vultee/xp54.ht…
The McDonnell 119/220 was unsuccessfully marketed as a business jet in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was the only airplane built by McDonnell Aircraft to be marketed to civil buyers. aviation-history.com/mcdonnell/119.…
The 4 engine Cessna Model 620 executive transport was the US manufacturer’s attempt to break into a new sales market. Despite flying well, its price of $375,000 was way too high at the time and the project was terminated. The first flight was on 11 August 1956. Only 1 was built.
On 4 February 1946, the Republic XF-12 reached an altitude of 45,000 ft., at 470 mph and demonstrated a range of 4,500 miles. An airliner variant, the RC-2 Rainbow, was proposed but cancelled. More at aviation-history.com/republic/rainb…
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning youtu.be/zJefWCwm8Fs via @YouTube
With the Third Reich crumbling, the RLM (German Ministry of Aviation) proposed building a huge fleet of fast, agile, single-engine jet fighters. Powered by the BMW 109-003 turbojet, the prototype He-162 V1 emerged in 74 days. aviation-history.com/heinkel/he162.…
The Lockheed Saturn was designed to be a high-wing, twin-engine, feeder-liner with a capacity of 14 passengers. aviation-history.com/lockheed/satur…
The AUT.18 was a prototype fighter aircraft developed in Italy by Aeronautica Umbra, shortly before the outbreak of World War 2. Despite its 'good looks' flight trials proved disappointing and the prototype eventually disappeared...probably a victim of an Allied air raid.
The Stout Bushmaster 2000 was a commuter airliner built in the USA in an attempt to revive the Ford Trimotor design. Work began in 1953 by testing a vintage Trimotor and in 1954 Bill Stout purchased the design rights to the original Trimotor. Only two aircraft were built.
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