Ader Avion III

The Avion III was a primitive steam-powered aircraft built by Clément Ader between 1892 and 1897, financed by the French War Office.
Retaining the same basic bat-like configuration of the Éole, the Avion III was equipped with two engines driving two prolellers. While the earlier aircraft had no means of directional control at all, this one was equipped with a small rudder.
Trials of the aircraft began at the Satory army base near Versailles on 12 October 1897, with the aircraft taxiing along a circular track. The first flight was attempted on 14 October and most sources agree ended almost immediately in a crash without ever leaving the ground. Late in his life, Ader would claim that there had been a flight of 100 m (328 ft) on this day, and said he had two witnesses to confirm it. Whatever actually happened, the French military was unimpressed with the demonstration and cancelled any further funding

Edgar Percival E.P.9

The Edgar Percival E.P.9 was a 1950s British light utility aircraft designed by Edgar Percival and initially built by his company, Edgar Percival Aircraft Limited and later as the Lancashire Prospector E.P.9 by the Lancashire Aircraft Company Limited.In 1954, Edgar Percival formed Edgar Percival Aircraft Limited at Stapleford Aerodrome, England, his original company had became part of the Hunting Group. His first new design, the Edgar Percival E.P.9 was a utility aircraft designed for agricultural use. Construction numbers (c/n) commenced at 20 onwards. The aircraft was a high-wing monoplane with an unusual pod and boom fuselage. The pod and boom design allowed the aircraft to be fitted with a hopper for crop spraying. The pilot and one passenger sat together with room for four more passengers. The clamshell side and rear doors also allowed the aircraft to carry standard size wool and straw bales or 45 imperial gallon oil drums or even livestock.

Jodel D11

The Jodel D11 is a French two-seat monoplane designed and developed by Société Avions Jodel in response to a French government request for a low-wing aircraft for use by the nation's many emerging flying clubs.Designers Édouard Joly and Jean Délémontez based the design on two of their earlier projects; they combined the wing of the D10 with a lengthened and widened version of the D9 fuselage. The first example flew on 4 April 1950. Of conventional taildragger configuration, the D11 featured fixed, spatted undercarriage, and accommodated pilot and passenger side-by-side. The wing panels outboard of the landing gear struts had a marked dihedral. Various powerplants were installed, typically Salmson 9, Continental A65 or Continental C90.

ZLIN Z-50 LS

The Zlin Z-50 is one of the most famous sports planes used in aerobatics. It was made by the Czechoslovakian fabricator Zlin Aircraft.In autumn 1973 it was decided in Moravan Otrokovice to develop a new single seat aerobatic airplane. The design team was headed by Jan Mikula, a noted Czech designer. During the design phase, computer optimization was used to optimize the desired aerodynamic characteristics. The principal goal was to determine the optimum engine and propeller combination for this aircraft. Designers settled on the Avco Lycoming AIO-540 D4B5 horizontally-opposed six-cylinder piston engine, rated at 194 kW (260 HP), driving a three-blade Hartzell constant speed propeller.
The prototype Zline Z-50L (L for its engine), with civil registration OK-070, first flew 18 months after start of design work, on 18 July, 1975. The first flights were very successful and confirmed all of the designers' promises. The Czech Aerobatic Team would bargain for this plane in World Aerobatic Championship in 1976.
The Z-50L became the first composite fabricated special aerobatic airplane in the world. It was certified per the US FAR regulations, with limit maneuvering load factors of +9.0 and -6.0.
In 1981, a more powerful Textron Lycoming AEIO-540 L1B5D with 224 kW (300 HP) was installed. This version was the Zlin Z-50LS and was first flown by Zdenek Polasek on 29 July 1981. The more powerful engine enhanced vertical maneuvers. The Zlin Z-50LS can fly with a weight of 760 kg from +8G to –6G in the aerobatic planes category (A Category), and between +3,8 and –1,52 in the normal category (N category). Many Z-50 L and LA versions were rebuilt to the Z-50LS standard in the early 1980s.
Another version derived from the Zlin Z-50 aircraft is a "baby fifty" – Z-50M with a lower powered Avia M-137AZ engine of 134 kW (180 HP). This was constructed for replacement of older and inconvenient Z-526 models, which were often converted to N (normal) category and used as glider tugs at many aero clubs. The Z-50M has limit maneuvering load factors of +7 and -5,5. Only eight Z-50M aircraft were built.
In April 1990 a Z-50LS received modified wings and was evaluated to determine if maneuverability was improved. The plane was designated Z-50LE (Experimental). This type remained only as a prototype.
The last version of Zlin 50 is the Z-50LX, which first flew in 1991, piloted by Zlin's chief pilot, Vladmir Peroutka. This version received additional fuel tanks in the wings and a robust smoke system for airshow routines; it was produced principally at the urging of show pilot Victor Norman. From 1992 to 1995 seven Z-50LX were built, and four of them are also used by the Red Bull Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team.

Thorp T-211

The T-211 is a light aircraft designed in the US by John Thorp in 1945. It is a low-wing monoplane of conventional design with fixed tricycle undercarriage and a sliding canopy. It bears some family resemblance to the Piper Cherokee, a design that Thorp contributed to significantly.

General characteristics
*Crew: 1 pilot
*Capacity: 1 passenger
*Length: 18 ft 2 in (5.49 m)
*Wingspan: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
*Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.92 m)
*Wing area: 105 ft² (9.67 m²)
*Empty weight: 750 lb (339 kg)
*Max takeoff weight: 1,270 lb (575 kg)
*Powerplant: 1× Continental O-200-A, 100 hp (75 kW)
* Fuel capacity: 21 gal (78 l)
*Baggage capacity: 40 lb (18 kg)

Ilyushin Il-96

The Ilyushin Il-96 is a four-engined long-haul widebody airliner designed by Ilyushin in the Russian Federation and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association in Voronezh. It is powered by four Aviadvigatel PS-90 two-shaft turbofan engines.The Ilyushin Il-96 is a shortened, long-range, and advanced technology development of Russia's first widebody airliner, the Ilyushin Il-86. It features supercritical wings fitted with winglets, a glass cockpit, and a fly-by-wire control system. It was first flown in 1988 and certified in 1992. The basic IL-96-300 is equipped with modern Russian avionics integrating six multi-function color LCD displays, inertial and satellite navigation systems, and a Traffic Collision Avoidance System (including mode "S"). It allows operating the airplane with two crew members. The avionics correspond to modern requirements on international routes in Europe and North America (RNP-1) and allow navigation and landing under ICAO CAT III/A conditions. The Il-96 is offered in three main variants: the Il-96-300, Il-96M/T and Il-96-400.

http://www.ilyushin.org/eng/products/passenger/96300.html

http://www.ifc-leasing.com/en/il-96.php

http://www.planes.com

http://www.vaso.ru/show.php?menuid=1&topicid=16

F-15 Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It was developed for the United States Air Force, and first flew in July 1972. The F-15E Strike Eagle derivative is an all-weather strike fighter that entered service in 1989. The U.S. Air Force plans to keep the F-15 in service until 2025.
Role
Air superiority fighter
Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas /Boeing IDS
First flight
27 July 1972
Introduction
9 January 1976
Status
Active
Primary users
United States Air ForceIsraeli Air ForceJapan Air Self-Defense ForceRoyal Saudi Air Force
Unit cost
F-15A/B: US$27.9 million (1998)F-15C/D: US$29.9 million (1998).
Variants
F-15E Strike EagleF-15 S/MTD

http://af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp

http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/PAIS/Partners/F_15.html

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-15.htm

http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/eagle.htm

A-20 Havoc

The Douglas. A-20/DB-7 Havoc was a family of American attack, light bomber and night fighter aircraft of World War II, serving with several Allied,air forces, principally those of the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and United States.

tailless Airplanes

For more than a century, there have been countless patents, projects, and concepts relating to tailless airplanes. Many models and prototypes were constructed; most enjoyed only a brief period of development and public interest, and then quickly disappeared. From an engineering viewpoint, a high percentage of these short-lived projects were possibly well founded and deserving of serious consideration and further development. The lack of adequate financial backing, lack of government or public interest, and politics often contributed to the premature end of a worthwhile project. For the most part, these projects were pursued by independent promoters who made little attempt to coordinate their investigations. Gradually, however, a large body of technical data on tailless aircraft was accumulated. Although no organized data-exchange program appeared to have existed during the 1920s and 1930s