article F-104G Starfighter Tiger Hellenic Air Force • Role: Fighter• Dimensions: Wingspan 6.68m, Length 16.69m, Height 4.11m• Engine: 1 x General Electric J79-GE-11A turbojet (15,800 lbf thrust)• Armament: 1 × 20mm can IMn-M61 Sidewinder missiles,…
article XF4u-4 Corsair On January 25, 1944, Chance Vought received a letter of intent from the Navy regarding a proposal from the company to build the XF4U-4. The program began with the modification of…
article F-4E Phantom ii, AUP.339 sq aias ph farewell anniversary painting – HAF A OFFICIAL ceremony was held at Andravida Air Base on October 31, 2017 for the decommissioning of 339 “Aias” (“Ajax”) Mira, one…
article F2A Buffalo, 21 by Commander Joseph C. Clifton Designed and built by Brewster Aeronautical Corporation in 1937, the F2A Buffalo aircraft was the U.S. Navy’s first monoplane fighter aircraft and was intended to replace…
article FG-1A Corsair “94” NX69900 Lucky Gallon” Built as FG-1A by Goodyear. Received Strength/Charge with the United States Navy as BuNo 13481. History12 August 1946To Cook Cleland Air Service/Cook Cleland, Willoughby, OH with new c/r…
article Goodyear F2G-1 Super CorsairThe apparent capability of the Corsair meant that there was interest in exploring how far the design could be pushed. Vought, as already mentioned, was fully occupied with existing work and…
article Goodyear XF2G-1 Super Corsair In March 1944, Pratt Whitney requested an F4U-1 Corsair from Vought Aircraft to evaluate their new P&W R-4360,28 engine. Vought shipped an F4U-1, BuNo 02460 (Birdcage Canopy) to see if…
article Boeing B–29 Superfortress A series of historical images of the legendary Boeing B-29 Superfortress during WW2, depicting its life at the Pacific resort. Although it bore the “Superfortress” tag, a nod to another game-changer, the B-17,…
article Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Engine study scaled R-2800 WASP ENGINE DOUBLE The Double Wasp, an 18-cylinder, 2,800 cubic centimeter radial engine Technical Specifications: 2,804 Cubic Centimeters • Speed Per Minute: 2,250-2,800 • Weight: 2,360…
article XF6F-1 Hellcat Following the early experience of the US Navy in the Pacific during the early months of World War II and in consultation with Allied forces on the European front, Grumman began developing…
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