Ohka MXY7 – Paper model 1/50 scale
Background – Towards the end of the Pacific War, the Japanese were increasingly anticipating an American attack into the country and preparation was made for its defense. This was called Ketsu Go and the...
Cargo, military, commercial airliners
Background – Towards the end of the Pacific War, the Japanese were increasingly anticipating an American attack into the country and preparation was made for its defense. This was called Ketsu Go and the...
KOKUSAI/TACHIKAWA Ta Go – Prototype of Japanese aircraft intended for suicide Kamikaze attacks during World War II. Story By early 1945, Japanese military and political leaders were aware that sooner or later expected an...
Snow Cruiser Idea The Antarctic Snow Cruiser was developed under the direction of famed explorer Admiral Richard Byrd. His second-in-command, Dr. Thomas Poulter, returned from a previous (1934) Antarctic expedition with the idea for...
Blohm & Voss P 170 The Blohm & Voss P 170 was a three-engined unarmed fast bomber and ground-attack aircraft project proposed by the aircraft manufacturer Blohm & Voss to the Luftwaffe during the...
Aviatik D.1 The Aviatik (Berg) D.I, was a single-engine, single-seater biplane fighter that was developed and manufactured by the Austro-Hungarian branch of German aircraft company Aviatik. It was also known as Berg D.I or...
The Junkers D.I (factory designation J 9) was a monoplane fighter aircraft produced in Germany late in World War I, significant for becoming the first all-metal fighter to enter service. The prototype, a private...
Ansaldo S.V.A. 5 The Ansaldo SVA (named for Savoia-Verduzio-Ansaldo) was a family of Italian reconnaissance biplane aircraft of World War I and the decade after. Originally conceived as a fighter, the SVA was found...
The Fokker D.VI was a German fighter aircraft built in limited numbers at the end of World War I. The D.VI served in the German and Austro-Hungarian air services. In late 1917, Fokker-Flugzeugwerke built...
Austria-Hungry air force Austria-Hungry started to look for an indigenous built fighter in 1916 since Germany was reluctant to give up its best front line fighters. Austria-Hungry started out with the Phönix built Hansa-Brandenburg...
Taylorcraft Auster AOP Mk.III – The Taylorcraft Auster AOP (Air Observation Post) was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited company of England during the Second World War,...