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The XB-1 Baby Boom is 68 feet (21 m) long with a 17 ft (5.2 m) wingspan and a 13,500-pound (6,100 kg) maximum take-off weight. Powered by three J85-15 engines with variable geometry inlets and exhaust, the prototype should be able to sustain Mach 2.2 with more than 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of range. [ 4 ]
The Fiat G.91 is a jet fighter aircraft designed and built by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Fiat Aviazione, which later merged into Aeritalia.. The G.91 has its origins in the NATO-organised NBMR-1 competition started in 1953, which sought a light fighter-bomber (officially, the competition was seeking a "Light Weight Strike Fighter") to be adopted as standard equipment across the air ...
The Douglas A2D Skyshark was an American turboprop-powered attack aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Navy.The program was substantially delayed by engine reliability problems, and was canceled because more promising jet attack aircraft had entered development and the smaller escort carriers the A2D was intended to utilize were being phased out.
In 1961 Donald Reid designed and built a single-seat craft (32.83 ft or 10 m length) capable of flight and underwater movement, the Reid Flying Submarine 1 (RFS-1 [4]). A 65 hp (48 kW) engine mounted on a pylon provided propulsion for flight; a 750 W (1 hp) electric motor in the tail provided underwater propulsion.
Bill Gunston (1980), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Commercial Aircraft, Exeter Books, ISBN 978-0896730779; Jeremy Flack (2003), Jane's Airlines and Airliners, Collins, ISBN 978-0007151745; David Donald (1999), The Modern Civil Aircraft Guide, Chartwell Books, Incorporated, ISBN 978-0785810919
In 1953, while several manufacturers across the world were investing in pure jet-powered aircraft, BEA chose to favour turboprops on the basis of their superior economics and produced a specification that called for an aircraft capable of seating 100 passengers and attaining a maximum speed of 370 knots (690 km/h). [3]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1988–1989 General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: 19 passengers Length: 47 ft 1.75 in (14.3701 m) Wingspan: 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m) Height: 17 ft 5.5 in (5.321 m) Wing area: 271 sq ft (25.2 m 2) Airfoil: root: NACA 63A418 ; tip: NACA 63A412 Empty weight: 9,613 lb (4,360 kg) Max takeoff weight: 15,332 lb (6,954 kg) Powerplant: 2 × Garrett TPE331-10UG ...
The Douglas DC-1 was the first model of the famous American DC (Douglas Commercial) commercial transport aircraft series. Although only one example of the DC-1 was produced, the design was the basis for the DC-2 and DC-3 , the latter being one of the most successful aircraft in the history of aviation.