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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.
Excalibur Airways Airbus A320 at Faro Airport in 1992. Excalibur Airways was formed in the spring of 1992 and was based at the East Midlands Airport. It began charter operations with three leased Airbus A320s and most of the flights were out of London Gatwick airport. In 1994, one more A320 and a Boeing 737-300 were added. Excalibur was the ...
Aerostar has been a major provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for all aircraft types used by the Romanian military. The company also developed the IAR-93 twin-engine, tactical ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft, which was the first fighter aircraft produced in Romania following the end of the Second World War.
Heinkel He 112B-1/B-2: Germany: Fighter 30 Purchased in 1939, retired in 1948 Henschel Hs 129B-2: Germany: Attack 40+ In service 1943–1949 IAR 39A/B: Romania: Reconnaissance/light bomber 255 In service from 1941, retired after 1948 IAR 47: Romania: Reconnaissance 1 In service from 1941, retired after 1948 IAR JIS-79B, JRS-79B/B-1: Italy ...
2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine gun (10 of them) 1 x 225 bomb 2 x 50 kg bombs IAR 81A: Fighter and dive bomber: 10: 2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine guns 4 x FN Browning machine guns 1 x 225 kg bomb 2 x 50 kg bombs IAR 81C: Fighter: 148: 2 x 20 mm MG 151 autocannons 2 x FN Browning machine guns Werfer-Granate 21 (1) JRS-79B: Bomber ...
The 4 Aces were the quartet of passenger-cargo liners Excalibur, Exochorda, Exeter, and Excambion, originally built for American Export Lines by New York Shipbuilding of Camden, New Jersey between 1929 and 1931. AEL placed the "4 Aces" in service between the US and the Mediterranean, offering cruises of up to 40 days.
On 2 March 1990, the Aviation Museum was established through a Government decision. The museum was opened in 1993, at that time being located in five campaign tents at the Otopeni Air Base. In 1998, the museum was moved to a more suitable space at the Băneasa Airport. On 2 March 2000, the museum received a new exhibition space near Otopeni ...