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The Excalibur was designed as "clone" [1] of the Quad City Challenger II aircraft. The company took the basic Challenger design and incorporated many changes, including mounting the engine upright allowing larger propellers and the Rotax gearbox to be mounted, lengthening the tailboom and enlarging the tail vertical surface to increase stability, shortening the ailerons and replacing control ...
The new design differed so much from the original Excalibur, that a different model designation was needed. It was first given the temporary designation L-104, then it was later officially designated the Model 49 or "Excalibur A". In time, the Model 49 would become a completely different aircraft from the original Model 44.
The Sikorsky VS-44 was a large four-engined flying boat built in the United States in the early 1940s by Sikorsky Aircraft. Based on the XPBS-1 patrol bomber, the VS-44 was designed primarily for the transatlantic passenger market, with a capacity of 40+ passengers. Three units were produced: Excalibur, Excambian, and Exeter, plus two XPBS-1 ...
Military aircraft by nationality of original manufacturer International joint ventures Algeria • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Austria and Austria-Hungary • Belgium • Brazil • Bulgaria • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Cyprus • Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia (country) • East Germany ...
1 airplane from Slovakia Lublin R-XIIID Poland: Trainer/air ambulance 27 airplanes Potez 62: France: Airliner 1 airplane Assigned to LARES PWS-24: Poland: Airliner 1 airplane Crashed in 1940 PWS-26: Poland: Trainer 46 airplanes Retired in 1946 PZL.5: Poland: Trainer 1 airplane Retired in 1940 PZL P.7a: Poland: Fighter 14 airplanes PZL P.11a/c ...
One of the engineers designing IAR aircraft in the early 1930s was Elie Carafoli. During 1930, IAR's first original aircraft, the IAR CV 11, performed its maiden flight; it functioned as an experimental design only. [4] One of its earliest aircraft to reach quantity production was the IAR 14, a trainer aircraft derived from the IAR 12 prototype ...
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) (Romanian: Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces.It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, five air bases, a logistics base, an air defense brigade, an air defense regiment and an ISR brigade.
The contract for the first phase of 32 aircraft worth $6.5 billion was signed on 21 November 2024. Another 16 aircraft will be purchased in a second phase. The first aircraft will arrive after 2030. [153] Transport/Surveillance aircraft C-27J Italy: Cargo/Transport aircraft: C-27J 7 [147] C-130 United States: Cargo/Transport aircraft: C-130B