Tag: airplane
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Bisnovat 5 Russian Supersonic Research Aircraft
Bisnovat 5 Russian Supersonic Research Aircraft The Bisnovat 5 was a Soviet experimental research aircraft developed in the late 1940s to explore the challenges of supersonic flight. It was one of the earliest attempts in the USSR to design and build an aeroplane capable of exceeding the speed of sound, paralleling Western efforts such as Read more
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Bolkhovitinov S Sparka High Speed Bomber
Bolkhovitinov S Sparka Light Bomber The Bolkhovitinov S Sparka (Russian for “Twin”) was Soviet twin-engine light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft prototype that first flew on 29 January 1940. The two engines were placed in tandem, with each driving a propeller mounted on the nose. The first prototype was only fitted with one engine and had Read more
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Hawker Hawfinch Fighter
Hawker Hawfinch Fighter Deigned as a replacement for the Armstrong Whitworth Siskin and Gloster Gamecock, the Hawker Hawfinch first flew in March 1927. The competing Bristol Bulldog had a higher top speed and was judged to be easier to maintain, so was ordered into production. No other Hawfinches were built and the single prototype was Read more