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Ikarus S-49
The first postwar fighter to be designed in Yugoslavia, the S- 49 was a development of the prewar Ikarus IK-3, production of which had been halted by the German invasion after only a few evaluation aircraft had been completed. The prototype flew in 1948, powered by a Klimov VK-105PF-2 liquid-cooled engine, and the first examples entered service as the S-49A…
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Drehflügel – Cyclogyro
ROHRBACH CYCLOGYRO (1933) Circular wing aircraft design looked outwardly more straightforward than the Feuerball project, but while the advantages of circular-winged flight were clear – they included vertical take-off and aerodynamic efficiency – ultimate success was tantalizingly just out of reach. Alexander Lippisch was one of the engineers who took…
Nieuport 11
Nieuport 11 Raoul Lufbery – Brian Knight The French Nieuport 11 fighter was an outstanding fast and maneuverable aircraft. The first aircraft exclusively designed for the fighter mission. Called ‘Ie Bebe’ by its pilots, the Nieuport was superior in speed and maneuverability to the Fokker. As the French still lacked…
Shenyang F-6 in Pakistani Service
The expansion of the IAF, which had interfered with its performance in 1965, was over when war came in 1971. During the intervening years the IAF had received an infusion of large numbers of modern supersonic aircraft. The MiG-21 fleet which stood at half a dozen aircraft in 1965 had…
Neman R-10
Production of the KhAl-5, designated R-10, was launched at the Kharkov and Saratov factories. The R-10 was a two-seat low wing monoplane of all-wooden construction except for its empennage and ailerons. It was intended for reconnaissance missions, and also could be used as an attack aircraft and short-range bomber. Its…
Lockheed XB-30
The Lockheed Model 249-58-01, officially designated XB-30, resembled a militarised Constellation from the outside, preserving the wings and tail of the commercial aircraft, but with a new fuselage and a glazed nose incorporating a bomb-aimer’s post, and with two bomb bays designed for eight 2000 lb bombs. It was to…
![Petlyakov Pe-2R Peshka [NATO BUCK]](https://weaponsandwarfare.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Petlyakov-Pe-2R-Peshka-NATO-BUCK-330x220.jpg "Petlyakov Pe-2R Peshka [NATO BUCK] 18")
Petlyakov Pe-2R Peshka [NATO BUCK]
Pe-2R of 47th GvRAP, Red Army Supreme Command, October 1944. A dedicated reconnaissance version of the Pe-2, `red 4′ served with the third squadron of 47th GvRAP. The aircraft bears the name `Borisovskiy’ (the regiment was honoured with this name for participation in the liberation of Borisov, after which it…