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Learned something today, first time I see the Ki-76.

Good morning, guys!
Four vintage aircraft from different countries.

First, an American high wing monoplane, Ryan Brougham was the model that served as the starting line (and sharing the same Whirlwind J-5 radial engine) for the much more known "Spirit of St. Louis" and the first and celebrated first NY-Paris Atlantic crossing by C. Lindbergh.


Arado Ar.95 was an all-metal German biplane with a BMW radial engine. An advanced aircraft of the second half of the 1930s, but was not selected by Germany`s armed forces. Six were used in Spain during the SCW 1936-39, 9 were exported to Chile in 1939, a further order was made by Turkey, but due the war, the 12 aircraft were used by the Luftwaffe in the Baltic Sea from 1941 to 1944.


An interesting seaplane biplane made by Fleet (the Canadian division of Consolidated Aircraft), Fleet 50 Freighter, in Canada during the late 1930s. Intended as a bush (a rather big one) aircraft, able to tansport cargo and passengers, and intended to be used in the Canadian rivers and lakes. Unfortunatelly, Freighter twin Jacobs radial engines were undepowered, and the airplane was unable to keep level flight with only one engine. Only 5 were built.


Finally, Levasseur PL-107/-108, a French prototype for a biplane torpedo bomber, equiped with a 9-cylinder Gnome & Rhone radial engine, it was of all-metal construction, presented an enclosed cabin, and was able to carry a 16 inch aerial torpedo. Only 2 (and one of the very similiar PL-108) were built, and none selected by the French military.


Cheers.

NB: Levasseur PL-107 is already in the bucket, unfortunatelly is severly JPEGed.

Very nice additions.
But why isn't torpedo under PL.107/108 outlined in black?

Hi, B! Oh, I had that doubt of the style! I tried to avoid the double black line, specially in the upper boundary of the torpedo (in the lower nose, it forms a long double black line), and I was trying to find the best possible solution. But unfortunatelly, neither way (partial gray, and partial black outline, partial black and partial green outline, complete gray, complete green or complete black outlines) was completely satisfactory. I will upload the most conventional one, trying to put the colors with least double line effect. As PL107/108 never was an operative plane, is licit to depict the aircraft without torpedo (at least in the blank drawing)!



Cheers.

Excellent additions!

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Vickers 264 Valentia

Little bit of an update to DP's model.



The Valentia was a heavyweight modification to the Victoria transport-bomber, itself a civilian derivative of 1920's Virginia heavy bomber. Being effectively outdated as it entered production little in the way of modifications werre made to the design as better performing aircaft entered service. But a suprising number remained in use in the backwaters of Middle East and Indian service into WWII.
The only major change was inspired by the Italian invasion of Abyssinia. With the potential for war in East Africa Vickers designed a conversion kit to add a dorsal gun and a nose gun assembly, able to be fitted in the field. Several aircraft from 216 Squadron were modified, but the nose gun position seems to have been unpopular and subsequently removed.
Almost all Valentias saw Middle Eastern service, but at least one remained in Britain for use as a "flying classroom" for RAF training.

Good morning, guys.

A pair of autogyros or gyrocopters.

Westland CL.20 was one of the firsts attempts from this well known helicopter builder with rotary wings. First flown with a low powered Pobjoy Niagara of onl 75 HP, after several flights at the Cierva`s aerodrome at Hanworth, the engine was changed to a Niagara III of 95 HP. Unfortunatelly, the autogyro was unstable and with the winds of war, all further developement was stopped.


Kellett KD-1 was an American autogyro which was the starting line for the Japanese Kayaba autogyro. Several were bought by the American military, but the type failed to reach the masive production.


Cheers.

PS: I am surprised by the difference in size and in engine power between the British and the American gyrocopters.

Nice work.

Yes, for some reason the British companies who tried to build upon Cierva's patents had very little success, Avro perhaps doing the best out of all the attempts.
The Pobjoy was probably too puny for the CL.20, although it was the rotors that gave the most trouble.

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Fuerza Aerea de Guinea Ecuatorial, Mil MI-24P

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interesting Hind