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The XC-120 Packplane.

Cold War Two Minute Read

XC-120 Packplane – An Experiment in Modular Aviation

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0 Comments aircraft, C-119, cold war, experimental, Packplane, prototype, transport, USA, XC-120

In the depths of aviation history, few aircraft are as distinctive or as daring as the Fairchild XC-120 Packplane. Developed

The X-48B.

Boeing X-48 -The UAV Redefining Aerodynamics

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0 Comments aircraft, airliner, Blended wing body, Boeing, Commercial, experimental, prototype, USA, X-48

In the world of aviation, aircraft design is paramount, and few designs are as distinctive or as game-changing as the

The MiG-21I.

MiG-21I – The Delta Wing Fishbed

May 22, 2023May 24, 2023 Patrick M Johnson 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, experimental, fighter, MiG-21, prototype, russian

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’ is one of the most successful combat aircraft ever made, and is the most-produced supersonic fighter

A Firebee drone leaves its launch pad during the air-to-air combat training exercise William Tell '82. The drone will serve as a target for aircraft participating in the exercise.

Ryan Firebee – Pioneering Remote Control Aerial Vehicles

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments cold war, Drone, experimental, Firebee, prototype, Ryan Firebee, USA

The Ryan Firebee Remote Control Vehicle, first developed in the 1950s, is an incredibly versatile unmanned drone mainly used as

From the air is the best way to view all of the aircraft at the museum.

Cold War Modern Day

Central Air Force Museum – The Open Secret Museum

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 Guy Davey 0 Comments Central air force museum, cold war, experimental, prototype, Russia, wwii

The Central Air Force Museum of Moscow is one of Russia’s largest aircraft museums and its origins date back to

The 155's design incorporated huge wings, similar to the Ta-152.

Experimental WWII

BV 155 – The Enigmatic Aircraft That Pushed Boundaries

May 10, 2023May 9, 2023 Guy Davey 0 Comments aircraft, Blohm & Voss, BV-155, experimental, german, prototype, wwii

The Blohm & Voss BV 155 was a proposed German high-altitude interception and fighter aircraft that could have perhaps altered

The first Trident.

Cold War Experimental

SNCASO Trident – France’s Record Breaking Interceptor

May 9, 2023May 15, 2023 Guy Davey aircraft, experimental, fighter, france, french, prototype, Trident

The SNCASCO (Sud Ouest) Trident was developed in the 1950s in France as a high powered, interceptor aircraft as part

A Third Reich unidentified flying object?

Flying Saucers of the Third Reich

April 24, 2023April 26, 2023 Steve MacGregor 0 Comments aircraft, Aliens, experimental, Flying Saucer, Germany, prototype, UFO, wwii

In 1947, two years after the end of World War Two, the United States and then large parts of the

Bell's XP-77 wooden fighter.

Experimental WWII

Bell XP-77 – the Mini Fighter that was Sort of Terrible

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth America, american, bell, experimental, fighter, Interceptor, military, model 3, P-77, Pilot, piston, prototype, Test, testing, tests, trials, United States, united states of america, US, USA, v12, war, world war 2, world war two, ww2, wwii, XP-39, xp-77, XV-770

The Bell XP-77 was a flawed American attempt to make a fighter plane made entirely out of alternative materials in

Sperrin in flight.

Cold War Experimental

Short Sperrin – The V Bomber that Never Was

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Guy Davey aircraft, atomic, Aviation, Avro, bomber, Britain, british, cold war, experimental, flight, lincoln, Nuclear, nuke, planes, prototype, short, short sperrin, sperrin, testing, trials, V Bomber, Valiant, victor, Vulcan, world war 2, world war two, ww2, wwii

The Short Sperrin was an experimental jet bomber built by the Short Brothers aircraft manufacturer in the 1950s. The Sperrin

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