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Iconic Type 89 Medium Tank of the Imperial Japanese Army 1000 583 admin

Iconic Type 89 Medium Tank of the Imperial Japanese Army

The Type 89 medium tank I-Go (八九式中戦車 イ号 Hachikyū-shiki chū-sensha I-gō) was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1932 to 1942 in combat operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. The Type 89B model was the world’s first mass-produced diesel…

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Unlocking the Power of Variable-Sweep Wing Technology 1024 1002 admin

Unlocking the Power of Variable-Sweep Wing Technology

A variable-sweep wing, colloquially known as a “swing wing”, is an airplane wing, or set of wings, that may be swept back and then returned to its original position during flight. It allows the aircraft’s shape to be modified in flight, and is therefore an example of a variable-geometry aircraft. Typically, a swept wing is…

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Discover the Heinkel He 119: Germany’s Experimental Single-Engine Monoplane 800 573 admin
Aviation art - Heinkel He 119

Discover the Heinkel He 119: Germany’s Experimental Single-Engine Monoplane

The Heinkel He 119 was an experimental single-engine monoplane developed in Germany. A private venture by Heinkel to test radical ideas by the Günter brothers, the He 119 was originally intended to act as an unarmed reconnaissance bomber capable of eluding all fighters due to its high performance. Design was begun in the late summer…

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The Mirage III Iconic Design 1000 778 admin
Aviation art - Mirage IIIO

The Mirage III Iconic Design

The Dassault Mirage III is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft produced by Dassault Aviation for the French Air Force and widely exported. Prominent operators included Australia, Argentina, South Africa, Pakistan and Israel, as well as a number of nonaligned nations. Though an older design, the second generation fighter is still a fairly maneuverable aircraft and an effective…

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