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An interesting article on the "Scariest aircraft of WWII".

https://dailytopis.com/this-was-the-worlds-scariest-aircraft-during-ww2-2/

Copy and paste without checking. Conversions now corrected.  That's what happens when you hurry.

As mentioned above, The PA-23 was developed from the Stinson Twin, pictured below.

Sorry about the messing around with the photos, guys. Accidentally loaded the unedited ones. Sorted out now. 250-300 kb instead of 90-100 kb, and dark shadows under exposed.

Details of processing these photos is explained in a post in the Photography topic on Social Australia. Click here. 

6 hours ago, facthunter said:

So can helicopters but not when they are travelling distances.

Not a distance as in travelling point A to point B, but here is a short video I shot at Avalon 2013.

The Hindustan SA-316B Chetak is an Indian-produced variant of the Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter, manufactured under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

 It features a strengthened main and tail rotor, with a maximum weight of 2,200 kg (4,850 lb) and an increased rotor transmission limit on takeoff power to 440 kW (590 hp).
 

The Helibrás HB-350BA Esquilo is a military utility helicopter developed under license by Helibras in Brazil, based on the French Aerospatiale AS350B design. It is also designated as the UH-12 within the Brazilian Navy.
 

This aircraft was initially listed as the Anderson Greenwood AND-51-A. It's details were listed as that on Wikipedia and Skytamer  with identical text. This was drawn to my attention by a member.

Antonov An-22 carrying a wing section of an An-124 on top of fuselage.

Two Joby S4 in joint test flight.

To view a video from vertical takeoff through level wing borne flight to vertical landing, click here.

Damn web image searches. You put in a search criteria, and they find images with only one word of the criteria. Error removed. 

5 hours ago, facthunter said:

Might also be a good Powered Glider concept.

The Pipistrel Taurus Electra is an electric powered version of the Pipistrel Taurus self launching glider. Refer Gliders section.

It uses the NOTAR (NO TAil Rotor system, pioneered by McDonnell Douglas, forcing air out through a rotating duct which can be positioned to exert the required pressure in the required direction. The duct can be seen in the middle photo. M-D used it with jet engines, I don't know what supplies the air pressure in this instance.

There is a very similar amphibious version called the Gidroplan Che-22 Korvat, (Corvette), for which there is currently no Wikipedia page.

The image of the Jodel has ben removed. On my initial web image search for "Gazuit-Valladeau GV-1020", it came up. A search of a number of aircraft photo websites failed to find another image to replace it.

I have zip zilch zero knowledge of any of that, it's just what is listed on Wikipedia.

Corrected.

Thanks Red, well spotted. Image replaced.

An interesting aside on this aircraft. The American actor Michael Dorn, who played Leiutenant Worf on Startrek Next Generation and Startrek Deep Space Nine, was an airforce pilot and has owned a number of ex-miliary jets including the F86 Sabre and one of these aircraft. For more on Michael Dorns aviation connection, click here.

In collaboration with the U.S. Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF), Boeing has celebrated the naming and rollout of Qatar's advanced F-15 fighter jet, the F-15QA named Ababil, after the flock of birds mentioned in the Quran. 

“The Qatar F-15QA program further enhanced next-generation technologies in the advanced F-15 such as the fly-by-wire flight controls, an all-glass digital cockpit and contemporary sensors, radar and electronic warfare capabilities,” said Prat Kumar, vice president of the F-15 program. “Driven by digital engineering and advanced manufacturing, these aircraft represent a transformational leap for the F-15. The F-15QA will enhance the superiority of the QEAF with more speed, range and payload than any fighter in the world.”

The original production batch of 275 were powered by the inline 175 hp Ranger L-440-1 engine and designated the PT-19. In 1941, mass production began and 3,181 of the PT-19A model, powered by the 200 hp L-440-3, were made by Fairchild. An additional 477 were built by Aeronca and 44 by the St. Louis Aircraft Corporation. The PT-19B, of which 917 were built, was equipped for instrument flight training by attaching a collapsible hood to the front cockpit.

When a shortage of engines threatened production, the PT-23 model was introduced which was identical except for the 220 hp Continental R-670 radial powerplant. A total of 869 PT-23s were built as well as 256 of the PT-23A, which was the instrument flight-equipped version. The PT-23 was manufactured in the US by Fairchild, Aeronca, St. Louis Aircraft Corporation and Howard Aircraft Corporation.

PT-23

The Provider was quite different, a conventional tail setup, not twin boom.

You're right OT. I fell for the old trick of relying on the web search. So many mislabeled images. A search of the rego revealed it to be a Rutan Vari Ezy. I've replaced the incorrect image.

The struts under the engines disprove that.