Tag: aviation
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Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21
Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 In January 1943 the Australian Government decided to commence production of the Bristol Beaufighter under the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) organisation at Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, Victoria from 1944. Design changes included the use of Hercules VII or XVIII engines and the replacement of the wing mounted 0.303 inch machine guns Read more
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FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I Argentine Jet Fighter
FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I Argentine Jet Fighter The I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I was an Argentine jet designed by the French engineer Émile Dewoitine at the “Instituto Aerotecnico” (AeroTechnical Institute) in 1946. Only one prototype was completed, which first flew on 9 August 1947. Unsatisfactory performance led to the aircraft being superseded by the FMA IAe Read more
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Vickers Windsor
Vickers Windsor The Vickers Windsor was a Second World War British four-engine heavy bomber, designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson at the Vickers-Armstrongs factory at Brooklands. Only three examples (the original Type 447 plus successive prototypes known as Type 457 and Type 461) were built. This was due to refinements in the existing Lancaster Read more