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Nine years before he stepped on the moon! Just 29 years old in that picture.

 

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Nick the Nazi Neutralizer in Dec. 1944 - an Avro Lancaster III. This type used Merlins built by Packard.

 

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[oldbee]

Talking to the oldest tonight and don't believe that China can do anything by themselves. He was there 2(?) years ago and told his buddy that looks exactly like a C-17. Interpreter said No,No it's not. Had a small window in nose for a bombardier (?).

 

[Photon440]

In aviation, no they won't be taking the lead. They have built some airframe copies, but in the engine department they're way behind. They have to rely on Russian engines in their fighter attempts, and their Comac C919, intended to compete with the 737 and Airbus 220 and 320 Neo class, is using CFM Leap engines. That was the plane that the US took Comac to court over, getting indictments for ten Chinese nationalists for stealing or attempting to steal information and technology from 13 of the foreign aerospace companies working on the project.

 

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junkers ju290

 

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German pilot of the 26th Fighter Squadron (4.JG26) Ober-Fenrich Wolfgang Rose speaks to a cameraman stationed in the radio compartment of his Focke-Wulf Fw.190A-8 (Wnr.730414.) Fighter.

 

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Focke wulf Ta-183 Huckebein

 

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WTF? LOL!

 

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Keeping with the theme! Even Santa needs a top off!

 

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[Photon440]

That airplane was a beast - 380 mph. and a pressurized cabin, the largest metal flying boat ever flown. It is a turbo-prop and looks like it has six engines but in reality, it has ten. The inner two pods on each wing house a twin coupled Proteus with each engine driving a prop (contra-rotating) while the outer engine is a single. Ultimately, it was built too late as jets took over the intended traffic. Three were built but only one ever flew.

 

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[DeltaV]

Source: Boom Supersonic

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, a demonstrator jet revealed during a virtual rollout on 7 October.

 

[DeltaV]

Source: Boom Supersonic

Boom Supersonic says it will fly XB-1 for the first time in 2021.


Source article:
https://www.flightglobal.com/airfra...l&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=aerospace

 

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