The V38 design was essentially an enlarged Fokker D.VII fighter with two seats and a 185-hp BMW IIIa engine. It was the final wartime development of the D.VII. It was built at the request of the German airforce for a fast two-seater which could be built with D.VII parts and tooling.

The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the world's first supersonic trainer as well as the most produced. The T-38 can be traced back to 1952 and Northrop's N-102 Fang and N-156 fighter aircraft projects.

The V38 design was essentially an enlarged Fokker D.VII fighter with two seats and a 185-hp BMW IIIa engine. It was the final wartime development of the D.VII. It was built at the request of the German airforce for a fast two-seater which could be built with D.VII parts and tooling.

Despite the armistice, Fokker managed to smuggle parts from Germany for their new biplane and built a prototype of the "V.38" reconnaissance platform. The plane was typical of what was seen at the time - biplane layout, fixed landing gear, and two seats for the pilot and observer.

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twin-boom design with a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament.

The Junkers G.38 was a large German four-engine transport aircraft that first flew in 1929. [1] . Two examples were constructed in Germany. Both aircraft flew as a commercial transport within Europe in the years leading up to World War II.

Dec 1, 2023 · Northrop Aviation, having become aware of the small-but-powerful General Electric J-85 jet engine, decided a true lightweight fighter propelled by two of these 3,000-pound thrust (with afterburner) engines was in order.

Nov 12, 2024 · Since the supersonic Talon is vastly different from the ultra-long wing, high-altitude spy plane, why does it serve as a good companion trainer for U-2 pilots? The simple answer is airmanship. U-2 pilots fly their single engine spy plane solo on …

Aug 17, 2022 · Introduced in 1947, it was light, fast, modern and easy to fly and is arguably the most revolutionary light plane in aviation history. And for the next decade and a half, if you wanted a Beechcraft Bonanza (and we are not counting the Twin Bonanza), the V-tailed Model 35 was the sole menu item.

The Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas.