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Shark instrument panel. The Shark.Aero Shark is a conventionally laid out, single engine, low wing ultralight aircraft and light-sport aircraft which seats two in tandem.It was first flown on 19 August 2009 and is built in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic by Shark.Aero.
The concept for the Shark aircraft was first announced at the AERO Friedrichshafen aviation expo in Germany in 2007. In 2008, the company completed work on the first prototype of its Shark aircraft and it first flew in 2009. [1] In 2011, the company delivered the first three Shark aircraft to foreign customers in France and Germany. In 2012 ...
The Blackburn T.9 Shark has its origins within the early 1930s as a private venture by the company. [2] Originally known as the Blackburn T.S.R., standing for torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance, it was designed in conformance with Air Ministry Specification S.15/33, which sought a combined torpedo-(naval artillery) spotter-reconnaissance aircraft for the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).
The Shenyang J-15 (Chinese: 歼-15), also known as Flying Shark (Chinese: 飞鲨; pinyin: Fēishā; NATO reporting name: Flanker-X2, [3]) is a Chinese all-weather, twin-engine, carrier-based 4.5 generation [4] multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) and the 601 Institute, specifically for the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) to serve on ...
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) is a prototype light fighter, designed and built by Northrop.Its development began in 1975 as a further evolution of Northrop's F-5E Tiger II, featuring a new engine that greatly improved overall performance, and a modern avionics suite including a powerful and flexible radar.
The Ryan XF2R Dark Shark was an American experimental aircraft built for the United States Navy that combined turboprop and turbojet propulsion. It was based on Ryan Aeronautical 's earlier FR Fireball , but replaced the Fireball's piston engine with a turboprop engine.
The Fly-Fan Shark is a Slovak light aircraft designed by Frantisek Sustek and initially developed by Fly-Fan of Trenčín. Development continues under the new owner of the design, AENEA Services. The design was introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2007 as a mock up and in 2011 as a flying aircraft. The aircraft first flew on 29 June ...
The shark-face is still used to this day, most commonly seen on the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (with its gaping maw leading up to the muzzle of the aircraft's GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon), especially those of the 23d Fighter Group, the AVG's descendent unit, and a testament to its popularity as a form of nose art.