Category: Aviation
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VL Humu Finnish Fighter
VL Humu Finnish Fighter The VL Humu was a Finnish attempt to produce a domestically built fighter during the later stages of the Second World War. Developed by the State Aircraft Factory,(Valtion Lentokonetehdas), the design of the Humu was based on the Brewster F2A Buffalo, a type that had achieved notable success in Finnish service… Read more
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Slesarev Svyatogor
Slesarev Svyatogor The Svyatogor, designed by Russian engineer Vasily Slesarev, was one of the most ambitious aircraft projects undertaken in the Russian Empire during the First World War. Conceived as a giant long-range bomber, the Svyatogor was intended to be capable of striking deep behind enemy lines. The aircraft’s name, “Svyatogor,” was drawn from Slavic… Read more
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Silvansky I-220 IS
Silvansky I-220 IS The Silvansky I-220 IS was one of the more obscure and controversial Soviet fighter projects of the early Second World War. Developed under the direction of Aleksandr Silvansky, the aircraft emerged during a period of intense expansion and experimentation within the Soviet aviation industry, when numerous design bureaux competed to produce high-performance… Read more