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Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2097

Lockheed XST Have Blue. Stepping stone of the F-117A Nighthawk. In 1975, the USAF and DARPA initiated a XST program to study the concept of a very low observable military aircraft. DARPA penned the requirements for the ATA designs that was a small aircraft about the size of F-15. Northrop and Lockheed were asked to design a prototype. In early 1977, Lockheed won the contract for the construction of two 60-percent scale flyable...

Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2121

Kawasaki OH-1 Ninja JGSDF OH-X programme. In late 1980s, the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) launched the OH-X programme to acquire a new indigenous observation helicopter to replace its Kawasaki license-built OH-6Ds. Design proposals for the OH-X programme were presented by Kawasaki, Fuji and Mitsubishi. Kawasaki's design was selected. The first prototype XOH-1 completed its maiden flight in 1996. Kawasaki handed over...

Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2039

North-American YF-93A. In 1946, USAF recognized all the early jet fighters were lacked sufficient range to escort bombers to the target. So the proposal for a penetration fighter were requested. In 1947, North-American responded with the proposal for a revised version of North-American F-86A, which the fuselage size was enlarged for bigger internal fuel tanks to increase its range. The extra fuel increased weight so the more p...

Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2074

Convair XA-41. In 1942, USAAF requested for a single-seat dive bomber design that powered by the new Pratt & Whitney XR4360 engine. The Vultee proposed their Model 90, and was awarded a contract for two prototypes, designated XA-41. After a mockup inspected in March 1943, the USAAF decided that it no longer needed dive bombers and changed the contract for a low-level ground attack aircraft instead. By this time, Vultee had mer...

Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2127

Northrop YC-125B Raider 3-engined STOL utility transport. As World War II wound down, Northrop looked for a low-cost transport aircraft to serve under-developed airfields for emerging commercial routes. To meet that need, Northrop designed and built the N-23 Pioneer transport at its own expense. In 1948, the U.S. Air Force expressed interest in an aircraft of the same configuration and placed an order with Northrop for 23 airc...

Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2048

Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark. In June 1945, with the success of the high performance AD Skyraider, Navy asked Douglas to design a new version of the AD with turboprop power, and selected Allison to design the power-plant. Allison proposed to install a pair of nose mounted engines to drive a pair of contra-rotating propellers. In cruise flight, one of the engine and prop could be shut down to increase its flight range. In 1947, two ...

Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2073

Myasishchev M-17 Stratosfera. In May 1960, when the Lockheed U-2 spy-plane was shot down over Ukraine, American started to use alternative unmanned balloon that prevailing winds would carry it across Soviet territory. The Soviet PVO (air defense forces) found this tread difficult to counter, and ordered Myasishchev to be head of a secret tasked with a high-altitude balloon destroyer aircraft. The result was the M-17 Mystic-A. ...

Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2077

Boeing X-20 Dyna Soar. In 1945, millions of German military documents were confiscated by USAAF. One of the concept was the Sanger aerospace bomber. During post-war years, Bell was selected for the study on space-craft, and named BoMi. In 1956, the Air Force channeled Bell's development to a reconnaissance, bombardment vehicle. A competition for a glider prototype was opened. In 1959, Boeing won the competition, and was contra...

Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2090

North-American XA2J-1 Super Savage. Most powerful savage bomber. In 1945, after the first atomic bomb was dropped successfully, the U.S. Navy launched a program for a carrier-based attack aircraft that would be capable of delivering a atomic bomb. The North-American AJ Savage won a Phase 1 competition, a turbo-prop powered aircraft being phase 2, and the phase 3 was a larger jet-powered attack aircraft. In 1947, the Navy reque...

Anigrand Craftswork ANIG2110

EWR VJ-101C German tilt-jet VTOL. In the late 1950's, the West Germany issued an requirement for the VTOL fighter, attack and transport aircrafts programme. The idea being that in case of Soviet attack, the VTOL would support dispersal of combat aircraft assets to small and easy concealed operation base. Heinkel submitted the configuration of the tiltjet fighter He.231, attracting interest of the German government. In 1959, He...