Make me crazy

Fighter planes are one of thing which make me excited. So I just must figure out what kind of mysterious plane flew over my head…. If someone knows, please write me…. All my friend tell me that some time I’m a MADMAN….

Several intresting books

If you are interested in aircrafts you should see this books:

British Secret Projects: Jet Fighters Since 1950

Russian Secret Projects: Bombers Since 1945: Bombers Since 1945 v. 1

Secret Aerospace Projects of the U.S. Navy: The Incredible Attack Aircraft of the USS United States, 1948-1949

Secret Projects: Flying Wings and Tailless Aircraft

More 1950s Experimental Aircraft

I thought a lot about my photos and I show them a lot of people and nobody knows anything…. because of that I start to think that maybe it’s some experimental aircraft… I found some article at hightech-edge site there is 11 example Experimental Aircraft. I will show You best 3 in my opinion:

Convair XF-92A

The Convair XF-92A powered by and Allison J33-A turbojet engine, was America’s first delta-wing aircraft. The delta wing’s large area, thin airfoil cross-section, low weight and structural strength gave this design a great potential for a supersonic airplane.

Bell X-14

The Bell X-14 was another 1950’s aircraft to use vertical takeoff, hovering ability and vertical landing technology.

North American X-15

The North American X-15 set records for both speed and altitude. The data collected by the test pilots was then applied to more advanced aircraft and space program. Until the development of SpaceShipOne, the X-15 was the highest flying piloted, suborbital aircraft.

The X-15 became the first winged aircraft to attain hypersonic velocities of Mach 4, 5, and 6 (four to six times the speed of sound) and to operate at altitudes well above 30,500 meters (100,000 feet) after its initial test flights in 1959.

Third generation

Informations from wikipedia:

Third-generation jet fighters (early 1960s to circa 1970)

The third generation witnessed continued maturation of second-generation innovations, but it is most marked by renewed emphases on maneuverability and traditional ground-attack capabilities. Over the course of the 1960s, increasing combat experience with guided missiles demonstrated that combat would devolve into close-in dogfights. Analog avionics began to be introduced, replacing older “steam-gauge” cockpit instrumentation. Enhancements to improve the aerodynamic performance of third-generation fighters included flight control surfaces such as canards, powered slats, and blown flaps. A number of technologies would be tried for Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing, but thrust vectoring would be successful on the Harrier jump jet.

Chengdu J-7PG

McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II

Shenyang J-8

This time second generation

First generation was genius, how it was with second ? Which one was better ?  And why…

Second generation jet fighters (mid-1950s to early 1960s)

The development of second-generation fighters was shaped by technological breakthroughs, lessons learned from the aerial battles of the Korean War, and a focus on conducting operations in a nuclear warfare environment. Technological advances in aerodynamics, propulsion and aerospace building materials (primarily aluminium alloys) permitted designers to experiment with aeronautical innovations, such as swept wings, delta wings, and area-ruled fuselages. Widespread use of afterburning turbojet engines made these the first production aircraft to break the sound barrier, and the ability to sustain supersonic speeds in level flight became a common capability amongst fighters of this generation.

Dassault Mirage III

English Electric Lightning

MiG-21F

For more visit wikipedia.com

What it can be ? (First generation subsonic jet fighters)

Ok, I made second time some photos but what it can be this amazing machine ?I was trying to find answer for this question but I couldn’t find any information. I will start my research from writing out the division between generations of jet fighters. All informations I took from Wikipedia… I really love this site…

First generation subsonic jet fighters (mid-1940s to mid-1950s)

The first generation of jet fighters comprises the initial, subsonic jet fighter designs introduced late in World War II and in the early post-war period. They differed little from their piston-engined counterparts in appearance, and many employed unswept wings. Guns remained the principal armament. The impetus for the development of turbojet-powered aircraft was to obtain a decisive advantage in maximum speed. Top speeds for fighters rose steadily throughout World War II as more powerful piston engines were developed, and had begun approaching the transonic flight regime where the efficiency of piston-driven propellers drops off considerably.

The first jets were developed during World War II and saw combat in the last two years of the war.

Me-262

Gloster Meteor

Next generetion in next post….