The amazing creation of Rene Leduc, who sucessfully demonstrated his obsession with the ramjet...

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The amazing creation of Rene Leduc, who sucessfully demonstrated his obsession with the ramjet engine concept. The Leduc 016 was released at altitude from a four-engined Sud SE-161 Languedoc transport aircraft (a section of which is retained here). After release the pilot would fire up the ramjet and the aircraft flew. This aircraft flew a test program until retirement in 1953. The pilots were VERY

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The amazing creation of Rene Leduc, who sucessfully demonstrated his obsession with the ramjet engine concept. The Leduc 016 was released at altitude from a four-engined Sud SE-161 Languedoc transport aircraft (a section of which is retained here). After release the pilot would fire up the ramjet and the aircraft flew. This aircraft flew a test program until retirement in 1953. The pilots were VERY brave.

H-75Ns clashed with French Morane 406 fighters over Cambodia in 1941

One of the gems in the Thai Air Force Museum is this fixed-gear Hawk 75, with Madsen cannon in underwing pods.

French Morane-Saulnier MS406 C1 (D- 3801)

Ex-Swiss aircraft painted as French Air Force Morane MS406 in the Musee de l'Air

Morane Saulnier MS- 406

Curtis 75A Hawk (P-36)

Curtiss Hawk 75A-1 – Essa aeronave passou a ser denominada P- 36 e serviu de base para a montagem do Curtis P- 40 simplesmente com a troca do motor radial refrigerado a ar por um motor em linha refrigerado a água.

Curtis Hawk 75A-1(P-36) Duxford - july-10-2005

Curtis P- 40 Warhawk

P- 40N Warhawk Curtiss Jamestown_Out06

Curtiss P- 40M Warhawk

Croatia Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21UMD

C-130T Hercules Leeuwarden

C-130T Hercules Virginia Beach Set06

C-130T Hercules Fat Albert San Diego Out06