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Anderson Special
The 1948 Anderson Special was a single-place low wing 85hp Continental C-85 powered midget racer with a diamond-shaped fuselage cross-section. Raced by Bruce Raymond as Ace of Diamonds and Beetle Bomb, registered N5541N, it was modified as mid-wing in 1949.
The Special crashed in racing in 1950 and the wings were salvaged for use on the 1953 Pitt Yellow Jacket.
Anderson Propeller Co
(Alvin E) Anderson Propeller Co
Elmhurst IL.
USA
Built the Anderson Special in 1948.
Anderson R-1 Rotorplane
The Anderson R-1 Rotorplane is listed in registrations as N12842 c/n 1.
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Turkish Aerospace Industries / TAI Hurjet
Hurjet is a state-of-the-art jet for the training of sixth-generation aircraft pilots. At a conceptual stage in 2025, sixth-generation jets are expected to become operational in the 2030s. These have extensive use of AI. It’s all indigenous, except for the engine.
Hurjet, which means free jet in English, made its maiden flight in 2023 and is evolving from a purely trainer jet into a multi-role platform capable of providing close air support, air policing, and even limited strike missions in asymmetric conflicts.
Standard J-1 Article
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Fiat CR.41
Retaining the gull-wing upper mainplane centre section or the CR.30, but possessing larger overall dimensions, a heavier armament and a more powerful engine, the CR.41 was first flown on 30 March 1935 with a 730 hp Gnome-Rhone 14Kfs Mistral Major 14-cylinder air cooled radial. Armament comprised two fuselage-mounted 12.7mm and two wing-mounted 7.7mm guns, and various two- and three-blade variable-pith propellers were ested on the sole prototype during a protracted flight test programme, and in the course of which alternative armament installations were evaluated, including one comprising two 20 mm cannon and another consisting of four 12.7mm machine guns.
Further development was discontinued in favour of the CR.42
Engine: 730 hp Gnome-Rhone 14Kfs Mistral Major
Max speed: 252 mph / 405 kph
Endurance: 1 hr 45 min
Empty weight: 2888 lb / 1310 kg
Loaded weight: 4156 lb / 1885 kg
Wingspan: 31 ft 8 in / 9.65 m
Length: 24 ft 4 in / 7.42 m
Height: 8 ft 8 in / 2.64 m
Wing area: 243.59 sq.ft / 22.63 sq.m
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