Unbuilt Aircraft Projects

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The Dewoitine D.550, a record-breaking aircraft. France
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  France is rightly considered by many to be the cradle of aviation. In the late 19th century and during the early years of aviation, it was in ...

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A Bitter Tree: The Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan, a Proven Medium Military Transport Aircraft
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  Editor's Foreword: Built of wood to conserve aluminum—which, it was feared, would be in short supply during the war—the Curtiss C-76 Caravan ...

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An Airplane with a Nuclear Reactor: Why the Idea Was Abandoned
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The idea of an aircraft powered by a nuclear reactor did not spring from fantasy, but from a very specific problem of the mid-20th century. During the Cold ...

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Supermarine's Secret Projects: Flying Boats. Part 11: Four-Engine Military Flying Boats
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All articles in the series This is the next installment in a series of articles that are translations of chapters from a book by British aviation ...

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The History of External Tail Structures: From World War II Research to SpaceShip III. Part 3
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All parts of the article   Across the Atlantic It is claimed that, in parallel with the early work conducted in Europe described in the previous ...

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While the B-17 Was Being Born, Boeing Was Designing a Bomber Without a Tail
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In 1935, Boeing was working on an aircraft that would eventually define the image of the American heavy bomber for decades. On July 28, the Model 299 made its ...

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Heroes of Great Flights. Part 10: The Legendary “Question Mark”
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All articles in the series This is the next installment in a series of vintage articles from the magazine *Letectví + kosmonautika* (1984–91 issues) ...

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The American-Style Golden Eagle: Why the Revolutionary F-16 FSW with a Reverse-Swept Wing Never Conquered the Skies
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Typically, an aircraft’s aerodynamic configuration is an integral feature of the model. Engines may be replaced or additional equipment installed on an ...

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Consolidated's design for a 100-seat passenger flying boat. United States
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Here is a short vintage article from Consolidated's corporate magazine, *Consolidator* (July 1938 issue), which I think will be of interest to readers and ...

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The Messerschmitt in Finnish. The VL Puuska fighter, which arrived too late for the war and was intended to be a low-cost alternative to the Bf-109
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Quite some time ago—more than 10 years ago—we had an article on our website dedicated to Finland’s own fighter jet, the VL Pyörremyrsky. The aircraft described ...

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