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Lippisch Li.P.13B Luft '46 Ramjet concept. In 1944, Germany started to face the fuel shortage problem. Dr. Alexander Lippisch and his design team had proceeding with the P.13a design in Austria and he though to try 'coal' to be a new kind of fuel for his ramjet fighter concepts. A hexagonal shape combustion chamber was selected for coal filling from a center top but it was no way to fit into the P.13a fuselage. So the differen...
Bell X-22 Tilting ducts VTOL experiment. During early 1950s, Bell Aircraft began studying conventional propeller and jet design. In 1957, Bell signed contract from Navy for design of ducted propeller assault transport with VTOL capability. This study also caught attention of the Air Force, Marine Corp and Army, and joined for study during 1959. In 1962, Bell and Navy signed contract for the new test-bed, designated X-22. Its d...
Mikoyan MiG-105-11 EPOS Soviet Space-plane / Lifting body project. In 1964, ex-USSR defense unit issued a 5-years military space plan, that included the 'Spiral' space-plane project. The MiG 105-11 EPOS was planned as an experimental manned spacecraft, that was under development in Mikoyan bureau as a part of the Spiral program. The Spiral space system consisted of an orbital spacecraft (MiG 105) with a rocket booster and supe...
Curtiss-Wright X-19 Tilt-propellers VTOL experiment. In 1958, Curtiss-Wright started the four passengers VTOL commercial aircraft program without any government support. It was designed with a tilting propeller at each wing tip that a nacelle could rotate in pointing vertical for take off and landing and pointing horizontal for cruise. When the two prototypes were almost completed, Curtiss-Wright decided to offer these two air...
Doak VZ-4DA Archaeopteryx of tilt-ducts VTOL. The Doak Model 16 was the first aircraft to demonstrate the tilt duct concept. In 1956, U.S. Army ordered a prototype, indicated VZ-4DA. The configuration was the tilting duct blower where located at each wing tip, pointing vertical for take off and landing, and rotated to the horizontal for forward flight. Engine exhaust was deflected at the fuselage rear for pitch control. To lim...
General-Dynamics A-12 Avenger II Naval stealth attacker project. In mid-1980's, U.S. Navy awarded the ATA (Advanced Tactical Aircraft) program as a replacement for the Grumman A-6 Intruder. The key improvement over the existing aircraft was stealth ability. In 1988, General-Dynamics / McDonnell-Douglas were selected to develop a subsonic twin jet carrier- based ATA for attack at night or in bad weather, the A-12 Avenger II. Th...
Northrop YF-17 Cobra. In 1965, Northrop began a fighter project, P-530 with a new concept, a pair of Leading Edge Root Extension (LERX) for the main wings that tapered into the fuselage for exceeding attack angles. The shape of LERX looks like a cobra head so it was named Cobra. In 1972, USAF launched the Lightweight Fighter program that called for a small, lightweight, low cost, air superiority day fighter designed for a high...
Bell XV-15 Tiltrotor. In 1965, U.S. Army issued a proposal request for an aircraft that would have both helicopter and airplane characteristics to replace the Boeing CH-47 helicopter and C-7 transport. Bell submitted the tilt-rotor design but the request was dropped in 1968. Bell decided to continue the development as the civil VTOL transport. In 1970, a full size rotor and rotating mechanisms were tested at the NASA wind tunn...
Ilyushin Il-102 LAST ONES!! SAVE 1/3RD!!! Ground attacker competed with Su-25. In 1967, the Soviet Air Forces drew up a specification for a armoured ground attack aircraft. While Sukhoi designed an all-new single seat Su-25, Ilyushin proposed a modified version of their Il-40 of 1953 under the designation Il-42, which unlike the Sukhoi was a two seat aircraft with a remotely controlled rear gun turret. The design was rejected ...
Raytheon Sentinel R.1. In early 1990s, the U.K. Ministry of Defence launched an Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) program that was a ground surveillance system designed to provide information about the deployment and movement of enemy forces. The requirement stands for an existing modern, class-leading, large commercial business jet aircraft was to be modified to carry the radar and air-to-ground data links. In 1999, the Raythe...
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...
Budd C-93/RB-1 Conestoga. In 1941, the U.S. War Department required for a twin-engine transport comparable in performance to the Douglas C-47, to be constructed of "non-strategic materials". At the time, U.S. government feared that the thousands of new aircraft needed for the war effort might create shortages of aluminum alloys. Sprang from this requirement, the Curtiss C-76 and Fairchild C-82 were to be constructed of wood. A...
Martin XB-16 Winged whale, dream design of 1930s. Also includes BONUS kits of the Grumman J2F-5 Duck, Lockheed XP-49, Grumman XP-50. In 1933, the US Material Division at Wright field began a study for a modern bomber that would able to carry 2500-lb bomb load form 5000 miles and 200mph. This specification was then submitted to the War Department as 'Project-A' and received tentative approval. In 1934, the USAAC began contract ...
Sukhoi T-4MS VG Also includes BONUS kits of the MiG Ferret, Kamov Blackghost and Sukhoi T-59 PakFa. The T-4MS bomber competed against Tupolev Tu-160. In 1967, the USAF launched a program of the Rockwell B-1B Lancer supersonic-strategic bomber which has a blended wing body configuration, with variable-sweep wing and four turbofan engines. The USSR prompted to maintain the strategic balance A requirement for the research and dev...
EMW A-9/A-10/A-11 Luftwaffe ballistic missile. Also includes BONUS kits of the Fieseler Fi-166, Blohm-und-Voss MGRP, Skoda-Kauba P.14 and Bachem Ba-349 Natter. In 1939, following successes with the A-4 rocket, the von Braun team began thinking of a much more advanced aggregate series as the range of the A-4 was rather limited. One of the projects was the A-9/A-10 which was designed to carry a one-metric-ton payload from bases ...
Beriev A-40 Mermaid. Also includes BONUS kits of the Beriev R-1, Moskalyov SAM-29 and Kamov Ka-29 Helix-B. In 1976, after the success of the Be-12, the Beriev bureau began to research the feasibility of designing a next generation / jet-powered anti-submarine seaplane. The design drew the attention of Soviet Navy. In 1983, Soviet Government chief Designer AK Konstantinov with the support of Navy, issued an order to Beriev to p...
Junkers Ju-352V-2 Herkules. Includes bonus kits of the Flettner Fl-265, Blohm-und-Voss Bv-141B, Messerschmitt Me-609, Focke-Wulf Fw-226 Flitzer. In 1942, due to the worsening war situation and a critical shortage of metal materials, Reich Air Ministry instructed Junkers to redesign the structure of the Junkers Ju.252 transport airplane. Junkers proposed the Ju.352 Herkules, itself developed in an attempt to replace the Ju.52/3...
Shaanxi KJ-200. Balance Beam PLAAF AWACS testbed. LAST ONES!! SAVE 1/3RD!!! Includes BONUS aircraft of the CAIC WZ-10, Chengdu J-10 and Shenyeng J-14. In late 1990s, the PLA Air Force realised that they would lack the modern AEW&C capability, as the Russias would only sell them an export version Beriev A-50, with considerably reduced capability. The only solution left was to build an AEW&C aircraft of their own. In 2001, the S...
Blohm-und-Voss Bv-238V-1. Includes BONUS kits of the Focke-Wulf P.III, FFG.227, Junkers SPF and Focke-Achgelis Fa-225. The largest aircraft of the Axis powers. In 1940, Blohm-und-Voss began design work on a 8-engine flying boat, the Bv.P.200 for RLM, which was expected to carry 120 passengers. However, since the Jumo diesel engines never achieved operational maturity, the P.200 project was dropped. In 1941, Blohm-und-Voss subm...
Boeing YAL-1A The Airborne Laser Test Bed. Includes bonus kits of the Bede BD-5 / Pilatus UV-20A Chiricahua / Northrop Tacit Blue. In 1996, the U.S. Air Force launched the Airborne Laser program for the destruction of tactical theatre ballistic missiles. The Department of Defense awarded Boeing for the program management, systems integration, battle management system and modification of the 747-400F aircraft. Northrop Grumman ...
Budd RB-1/C-93 Conestoga The first stainless steel cargo airplane (includes these BONUS kits Sikorsky R-8B Hoverfly, Bowlus XCG=8 and Stearman-Hammond JH-1). In 1941, the U.S. War Department required for a twin-engine transport comparable in performance to the Douglas C-47, to be constructed of "non-strategic materials". At the time, U.S. government feared that the thousands of new aircraft needed for the war effort might crea...
Sukhoi T-4 Sotka Soviet supersonic bomber
In 1963, the Soviet government issues a requirement for developing an aircraft analogous to the North-American XB-70 Valkyrie. Sukhoi, Tupolev and Yakovlev competed with the T-4, Tu-135 and Yak-33. The Sukhoi design, with its high cruise speed of 3,200 km/h was favored over the other two designs. In 1964, the building of a prototype was authorized. The first T-4, designated '101', fi...
Xian Y-20 Kunpeng. Three bonus kits included are: Chngdou J-10B fighter, Shenyang J-31 Gyrfalcon stealth fighter and Guizhou Soar Dragon UAV. In 2006, China government launched a Y-XX program for the development of large transport aircraft to meet its military modernization drive by 2015. Two major Chinese aviation companies Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation and Xi'an Aircraft Corporation expressed interest to develop the Y-XX airc...
X-33, X-34, X-37, X-40A, X-42 X-planes RLV compilation set. In early 1990s, US congress requested to reduce funding for Space Shuttle operations. It is difficult for NASA to reduce costs without affecting safety. Many studies suggest that a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) designed for quick-turnaround operation after each flight will allow for costs reduction. In 1994, NASA launched the RLV programs to demonstrate technologies o...
Chengdu J-20 Chinese stealth fighter LAST ONE!! SAVE 1/3RD!!! prototype. In late 1990s, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force launched the stealth fighter program, Western intelligence applied the codename J-XX. The Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group was selected to be the main contractor for the development. In 2009, the China Air Force commander confirmed that the development of the stealth fighter prototype that desig...