Tag: aeroplane
-
Hawker Sea Fury in Cuban Service
Hawker Sea Fury in Cuban Service Acquisition and Delivery In 1958, the Fuerza Aérea del Ejercito de Cuba (FAEC) purchased a total of 17 refurbished Sea Furies from Hawker Aircraft. The aircraft were all ex-Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) aircraft and comprised 15 FB.11 fighter-bombers and two T.20 trainers. Deliveries began in 1958 and… Read more
-
AEG DJ.I Ground Attack Aircraft
AEG DJ.I Ground Attack Aircraft Still under development at the end of the First World War, the AEG DJ.I was a German ground attack aircraft. First flying in September 1918, its development was terminated by the Armistice. Highly streamlines, it had aluminium fuselage coverings and I-type interplane struts. Armament would have consisted of a pair… Read more
-
Blériot 125
Blériot 125 The Blériot 125 was a French prototype passenger plane first flown in March 1931. Of unconventional design, it had the twelve passengers seated in twin fuselages, six in each. There was a central nacelle, which had a forward tractor engine and a rear pusher engine. The crew compartment was between the two engines.… Read more