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Avro 671 "Rota" Mk.1 (licence-built Cierva C.30A) (general purpose autogyro - used for radar station testing) Bristol "Heliogyro" RI/II (experimental helicopter) Cierva W.5 - 2-seater twin outrigger rotor helicopter, first flight 1938. Cierva W.6 - twin rotor helicopter, flown in 1939; Cierva W.9 - jet efflux torque compensation design. Built ...
Helicopters like this H-19 were used in the Korean war. [107] [108] The Korean war was the first time the helicopter was used extensively in a conflict. [107] While helicopters such as the Sikorsky YR-4 were used in World War II, [109] their use was rare, and Jeeps like the Willys MB were the main method of
The early marks of Spitfire and Hurricane had machine guns that were, however, of the .30 calibre (7.62mm) class, with less hitting power than heavier calibre weapons firing non-explosive bullets - the Germans' MG 131 machine gun, the Japanese Ho-103 machine gun, the Soviets' Berezin UB and particularly the "light-barrel" AN/M2 version of the ...
Interwar military aircraft are military aircraft that were developed and used between World War I and World War II, also known as the Golden Age of Aviation.. For the purposes of this list this is defined as aircraft that entered service into any country's military after the armistice on 11 November 1918 and before the Invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939.
The areas of the world covered by commercial air routes in 1925. Sometimes dubbed the Golden Age of Aviation, [1] the period in the history of aviation between the end of World War I (1918) and the beginning of World War II (1939) was characterised by a progressive change from the slow wood-and-fabric biplanes of World War I to fast, streamlined metal monoplanes, creating a revolution in both ...
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World War II from the period between when the country joined the war and the time the country withdrew from it, or when the war ended.
The helicopter is a “utility tactical transport” aircraft — used for everything from air assault to relief operations — that the Army says it has relied on for every major operation around ...
Was primarily used as a naval gun, however, also saw use as coastal defence and fortification 8-inch gun M1888: 203 mm (8 in) Coastal defence and fortification United States: Saw little service in the war, was primarily used in World War I: 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun: 203 mm (8 in) Railway gun United States: Was a variation of the 8-inch M1888