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The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was designed and developed by the Boeing Aircraft back in the late 1940s under the designation Mole 450. The Boeing B-47 Stratojet is a long range turbojet powered and six-engine aircraft that was used by the USAF as their strategic bomber on the subsonic speeds at the high altitudes for avoiding any of the enemy interceptor aircraft. The main mission role for developing the Boeing B-47 Stratojet was to sue it as the Nuclear Bomber which could strike the enemy targets located within the Soviet Union. The Boeing B-47 Stratojet’s development came after the retirement from…

Today we bring for our readers the CONVAIR C-131 Samaritan which served the United States Air Force and the United States Navy as their Transport aircraft. The CONVAIR C-131 Samaritan was a twin-engine military aircraft that was developed by the aircraft manufacturing company named Convair from 1954 till 1956 and 512 units of this aircraft were ever created that served US military’ various branches with few units being exported to Paraguayan Air Force. The CONVAIR C-131 Samaritan happens to be a militarized version of a simple commercial aircraft designated Convair CV-240. Before getting militarized variant, the CONVAIR CV-240 was sold…

The aircraft for today is the Douglas F3D Skyknight which was later given the designation F-10 Skyknight. The Douglas F3D Skyknight is the twin-engine and a mid-wing jet fighter that was designed and developed by the company named Douglas Aircraft Company back in the late 1940s in California. The main decision for developing the Douglas F3D Skyknight was to have a nighttime fighter that could operate from an aircraft carrier in all-weather conditions. The aircraft mainly served the US Navy and the US Marine Corps. The main mission role for the Douglas F3D Skyknight was to search as well as…

The aircraft for today is the HAL HF-24 Marut aka the Spirit of Tempest which served the Indian Air force as their fighter and bomber aircraft back in the 1960s. The HAL HF-24 Marut was designed and developed by HAL (Hindustan Aircraft Limited) with the lead designer of the project being a German aircraft engineer named Kurt Tank. The HAL HF-24 Marut holds the title for being India’s very first fighter jet as well as the first Asian jet as well that not only underwent successful tests but also in service with an air force. The HAL HF-24 Marut conducted…

The aircraft for today is the one that served the British Royal navy as their last propeller-is driven fighter aircraft; the Hawker Sea Fury. The aircraft was designed and manufactured by a company named Hawker Aircraft. The origin of the aircraft came from back in the World War II-era when it was also completed and entered the service of RN only after 2 years of the World War II ending. The Hawker Sea Fury went on to be popular aircraft for many of the world militaries as it was used extensively during the conflict of the Korean War and the…

The aircraft for today is the large-sized transport and cargo haloing aircraft which was developed after World War II-era for the American military. The name of this aircraft is Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar which was developed by the company named Fairchild for the use of the American military’s Navy and the Marine Corps branches for fulfilling the following roles. Carrying cargo Transporting personnel Patients Mechanized equipment hauling Drop cargo missions Para trooping missions The very first prototype of the Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar made its first flight back in November of 1947. The design of the Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar…

The aircraft we present today is the one whose design was based on the design of another aircraft which was allowed for local production in a foreign country. The name of this aircraft is HAL Ajeet which was developed as the jet-powered fighter jet that was designed and then developed by the Indian aircraft manufacturing company called HAL (Hindustan Aircraft Limited). The aircraft was in service of the IAF (Indian Air Force) from the year 1977 to 1991. The HAL Ajeet happens to be a derivative of the British made Folland Gnat which was a light attack fighter as well…

The aircraft for today is known as Folland Gnat which was a compact-sized and swept-wing subsonic fighter aircraft that was designed and created by the company named Folland Aircraft for the British Royal Air Force. The Folland Gnat was designed with a vision of creating affordable and lightweight fighter aircraft in the competition of the massive maintenance costing and typically large-sized fighter aircraft. The aircraft was initially designed as he trainer aircraft for the RAF as well as many other countries that used this Folland Gnat as both a fighter and a trainer aircraft. The design of the Folland Gnat…

The de Havilland Vampire was the British jet fighter that was designed and produced by the company named de Havilland Aircraft Company. The de Havilland Vampire holds the title for being the 2nd jet fighter that was operated by the Royal Air Force with the first one being the Gloster Meteor. The work on the design of the de Havilland Vampire started back in 1941 when World War II was in full blow and was intended to be an experimental aircraft that could be used for combat action while harnessing its jet technology. Out of all the design studies conducted…

The Hawker Sea Hawk was the single-seat fighter jet for day time that was designed to be used by the Royal navy’s FAA (Fleet Air Arm) branch. The aircraft was designed and manufactured by the Hawker Aircraft along with the help of their sister company named Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. The design of the Hawker Sea Hawk originates from the earliest model of the Hawker Piston-engine fighter aircraft the Hawker Sea Hawk still became the first jet fighter of the Hawker Aircraft. The aircraft got accepted by the Royal Navy and after entering the service proved to be a sturdy workhorse.…