American Attack Aircraft, Part 12: Lessons from the Luftwaffe The highly effective use of German dive bombers during the Polish campaign and the Western Blitzkrieg naturally drew the interest of the U.S. Army in this type of aircraft. There was no need to start from scratch, as the U.S. Navy had already been operating dive bombers successfully for about a decade; these aircraft were […] The post American Attack Aircraft, Part 12: Lessons from the Luftwaffe appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Pilatus Turboprop Aircraft: An Overview of PC-9 The PC-7 aircraft, whose long history I discussed recently, proved to be a commercially successful project. However, in 1980 it faced a serious competitor: the Brazilian EMB-312 Tucano, a heavier and more powerful aircraft. As a result, in 1982 the Swiss manufacturer began designing its own trainer aircraft with improved flight and tactical performance characteristics. […] The post Pilatus Turboprop Aircraft: An Overview of PC-9 appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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A-60 Aircraft: Soviet Dream of Laser Weapons in the Sky The A‑60 is one of the most obscure and ambitious projects to emerge from the late Soviet and later Russian aviation industry. Developed on the basis of the Il‑76MD transport aircraft, it became the world’s first airborne test platform equipped with a high‑power laser system. Its primary purpose was to conduct trials of directed‑energy weapons […] The post A-60 Aircraft: Soviet Dream of Laser Weapons in the Sky appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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American Attack Aircraft, Part 10: Douglas Export Models Building on the A-17 platform, the aircraft developers sought to enter international markets. Adopting a flexible approach to customer requirements, they produced a series of variants tailored to specific operators. By that time, Northrop had been acquired by its parent company and became a subsidiary of Douglas in El Segundo. Consequently, export versions of the […] The post American Attack Aircraft, Part 10: Douglas Export Models appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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Milestone for Aviation Icon: 90 Years Since the First Flight of Hurricane Today marks 90 years since Flight Lieutenant George Bulman conducted the first flight of the Hurricane prototype at Brooklands. The aircraft became the first in a new generation of British monoplane fighters that would carry much of the operational burden in the Western theatre during the Second World War. It was also the only British […] The post Milestone for Aviation Icon: 90 Years Since the First Flight of Hurricane appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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American Attack Aircraft, Part 9: Northrop A-17 As I mentioned in one of the earlier articles, the engineers at Northrop, drawing on their experience with the “militarization” of the civilian Gamma, developed the Gamma 2F modification. In this version, only faint traces of resemblance remained to the early mail planes of the series. First and foremost, the aerodynamics were significantly refined: the […] The post American Attack Aircraft, Part 9: Northrop A-17 appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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American Attack Aircraft, Part 8: Contribution of Gerard Valtí In 1932, aviation enthusiast Gerard Valtí secured financial backing from automotive magnate E. L. Cord and founded the Airplane Development Corporation. The company’s first product was the V-1, a high-speed passenger aircraft: a single-engine, six-seat, all-metal low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear. The aircraft made its maiden flight on February 19, 1933, and achieved modest […] The post American Attack Aircraft, Part 8: Contribution of Gerard Valtí appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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American Attack Aircraft, Part 7: John Northrop’s “Gamma” In the first half of the 1930s, the U.S. aviation industry was introducing new civilian aircraft one after another. These models incorporated the most advanced solutions of the time in aerodynamics, aircraft construction, powerplants, and onboard systems. As a result, mail and passenger planes often outperformed military aircraft – not only bombers and reconnaissance planes but also […] The post American Attack Aircraft, Part 7: John Northrop’s “Gamma” appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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American Attack Aircraft, Part 6: Experiments of the 1930s In parallel with the production and deployment of the A-12 attack aircraft, the U.S. Army Air Corps tested several other prototypes. These models never entered service, but they remain noteworthy. Read also: First American Attack Aircrafts: Development Path, Part 1 First American Attack Aircrafts, Part 2: Alternative Projects of the Early 1920s American Attack Aircraft, […] The post American Attack Aircraft, Part 6: Experiments of the 1930s appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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First American Attack Aircraft, Part 5: Production A-12 “Shrike” Although Curtiss won the 1931 competition for a new attack aircraft, its A-8 did not enter mass production. The main issue was its liquid-cooled engine, which proved vulnerable to enemy fire. Air-cooled engines offered much better survivability and were therefore chosen for the production attack aircraft. Read also: First American Attack Aircrafts: Development Path, Part […] The post First American Attack Aircraft, Part 5: Production A-12 “Shrike” appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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First American Attack Aircraft, Part 4: On the Eve of the 1930s In the early 1930s, the U.S. finally introduced its first production attack aircraft: the Curtiss A-3 biplane. The plane proved generally reliable, easy to fly, and straightforward to maintain. However, aviation technology was advancing rapidly. A generational shift was underway – replacing bulky biplanes with more streamlined monoplanes. At the same time, the aircraft engine industry was […] The post First American Attack Aircraft, Part 4: On the Eve of the 1930s appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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American Attack Aircraft, Part 3: The First Production Variants As mentioned in the previous part, in 1925 the leadership of the U.S. Army Air Service concluded that large, armored aircraft were unsuitable for direct support of ground forces. What was needed were much lighter, faster, and more maneuverable attack aircraft. Rather than designing these from scratch, existing reconnaissance planes could be converted. Obvious candidates for […] The post American Attack Aircraft, Part 3: The First Production Variants appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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First American Attack Aircrafts, Part 2: Alternative Projects of the Early 1920s The GA-1 and GA-2 aircraft, discussed in the first part of this series, were not the only early American attempts at developing ground-attack planes. In 1921, the Engineering Division team led by Isaac Laddon (the designers of the GA-1 and GA-2) created a lighter attack aircraft, the PG-1. The designation stood for Pursuit Ground – […] The post First American Attack Aircrafts, Part 2: Alternative Projects of the Early 1920s appeared first on AERONAUT.media.

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The Mi-26: Rise and Decline of the World’s Largest Production Cargo Helicopter It all started in the early 1970s when Soviet leadership set a goal to develop a helicopter capable of transporting 20 tons of cargo over a distance of up to 400 kilometers. The existing Mi-6 at the time could carry no more than 8 tons, or up to 11.5 tons…

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