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U.S.A |
Laister CG-10 | The CG-10 was the largest glider developed by the U.S. Army Air Forces. Entirely made of wood with a 105 ft wingspan it could carry a M-22 tank, a 2 and a 1/2-ton truck, or a 155 mm howitzer. It had a hinged door to provide access to the cargo |
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RUSSIA (WARBIRD) 1941 |
Lavotchkine- Gorbounov-Goudkov Lagg-3 |
The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Goudkov LaGG-3 (Лавочкин-Горбунов-Гудков ЛаГГ-3) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a refinement of the earlier LaGG-1, and was one of the most modern aircraft available to the Soviet Air Force at the time of Germany's invasion in 1941 |
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RUSSIA |
Lavochkine La-15 (Fantail) IMAGE |
The La-15 was the outcome of a series of development aircraft that began with Aircraft 150 in 1945 and culminated in Aircraft 176, later in 1948. They were designed for British engines Rolls-Royce Derwent V and Nene, acquired by the Soviets in 1947 and then copied by them as RD-500 and RD-45 respectively. T9 was flown just 9 days after its Mikoyan-Gurevich counterpart I-310, on January 8, 1948. The first prototype was however lost on May 11, 1948 due to vibrations |
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FRANCE (WARBIRD) 1936 |
LATECORE-298
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The Latécoère 298 (sometimes abridged to Laté 298) was a French seaplane that served during World War II. It was designed primarily as a torpedo bomber, but served also as a dive bomber against land and naval targets, and as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Of a sturdy and reliable construction and possessing good manoeuvrability, it was France's most successful military seaplane, and served throughout the war in various guises |
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USA |
Luscombe 10 IMAGE |
The Luscombe 10 was a single-seat sport aircraft built in the United States in 1945. It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage and designed for aerobatics The wings, tail unit, and engine section were all adapted from the while the fuselage centre section was an all-new design, relocating the Model 8's wings from a high to low position |
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FRANCE 1936 |
Latecoere Late-300 Croix du Sud IMAGE |
The Latécoère 300 series of aircraft were a group of civil and military flying boats. They were manufactured by French aircraft manufacturer Latécoère in the 1930s. A single Latécoère 300 was built; it was flown for the first time in 1931 and sank the same year. It was rebuilt and flown again in 1932, being named Croix du Sud ("Southern Cross").The 300 was a monoplane of parasol wing construction. It was powered by four engines, each of which produced 650 hp, arranged in two push-pull pairs. The 300 set an international aviation record for seaplanes on 31 December 1933, by flying 3,697 kilometers (2,297 mi) non-stop between Berre Lake near Marseille and Saint-Louis, Senegal.The aircraft then entered service for Air |
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BRITAIN |
Luton Minor IMAGE |
The Luton L.A.4 Minor was a 1930s British single-seat high-wing ultra-light aircraft. The prototype was built by the Luton Aircraft Limited, and design plans were later adapted and copies sold for home-building. |
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U.S.A |
Laird LC-DW500 Super Solution IMAGE
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FRANCE |
Legrand-Simon LS-60 DWG IMAGE |
Paul Legrand, an engineer with the French engine manufacturer SNECMA, and Michel Simon, engineer with the aircraft manufacturer Breguet, designed and built the LS 60 to the specifications issued in 1958 by the Service de l'Aviation Légère et Sportive (SALS, Light and Sport Aviation Service) for a light aircraft for general training and club flying, intended for quantity production. |
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FRANCE |
Lucas L-5 | The Lucas L5 was a sport aircraft designed in France in the late 1970s and marketed for homebuilding.. It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with side-by-side seating for two in a fully-enclosed cabin. Construction was of metal throughout, and the builder was given the option of fixed, tricycle undercarriage, or tailwheel undercarriage in which the main units were manually retractable |
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U.S.A |
Le Vier Cosmic Wind
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The creation of the Goodyear racing class inspired Tony LeVier to create a new racer, so he put together a team of professionals that included Fish Salmon and Glenn Fulkerson, who were later joined by Irving Culver. As the drawings were finished, parts began taking form in workshops and machine shops all over the LA area, which eventually all gathered at Maynard Guilford’s machine shop where the final assembly was done. | 12 | ||
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USA |
LTV A-7E Corsair II
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The middle-weight Vought-produced A-7 Corsair II was designed as a replacement for the A-4 Skyhawk light-weight fighter / bomber, and was based on the engineering successes of the F-8 Crusader. Owing its general visual appearance to the Crusader, the A-7 Corsair was designed more so as an attack-strike aircraft capable of carrier-based operations than an air-to-air interceptor-capable fighter. |
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CZECH |
Let L-200 Morava (1) | Ladislav Smrek of the Czechoslovakian State Aircraft Factory designed the L-200 in the mid 1950s to develop a replacement for the early postwar vintage Aero 45 and 145 light twins. His resulting design is similar in many ways to its contemporary western twins, with a four or five place cabin, a low wing, wingtip tanks, metal construction and retractable undercarriage. However the Morava is distinguishable by its twin tails. | 14 | ||
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Let L-200 Morava (2) IMAGE |
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USA |
Long Midget Mustang IMAGE |
The Mustang Aeronautics Midget Mustang is a single-seat aerobatic sports airplane developed and marketed in the United States for homebuilding. It is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction and most are fitted with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Developed by Piper engineer David Long in 1948, plans for production by Schweizer were underway at the time of Long's death two years later. All rights and tooling were purchased by Robert Bushby in 1959, who sold plans and kits until 1992, when he sold the rights to Mustang Aeronautics. The Midget Mustang design being marketed in 2007 is similar to the original, with the exception of a bubble canopy replacing the straight line of the upper tailcone and sliding canopy of Long's original design. |
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Let L-410 Turbolet IMAGE |
The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin engined short-range transport aircraft, manufactured by the Czech aircraft manufacturer LET, mostly used for passenger transport. The L-410 first flew in 1969, and with more than 1100 produced, is the most popular 19-seat plane in history. |
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FRANCE |
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Loire-Nieuport LN-161 IMAGE |
The Nieuport 161 fitted with a
three-bladed two-pitch propeller. The prototype showed considerable
promise and was the favoured contender for Armee de l'Air orders, three
additional prototypes being contracted. The first prototype crashed on
22 September 1936, and the second prototype, temporarily designated
SNCAO
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FRANCE |
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Built to meet a 1933 requirement of the French navy for an all-purpose shipboard catapult-launched three-seat seaplane, the prototype Loire 130 high-wing monoplane flying-boat flew for the first time on 19 November 1934. Persistent stability problems delayed development and it was not until August 1936 that an initial production order was placed for two versions, the Loire 130M (Metropole) and Loire 130C (Colonie), the latter being strengthened and equipped for use in tropical climates. |
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FRANCE |
The Levasseur PL.10 was a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft developed in France in the late 1920s. It was a conventional, single-bay biplane along similar lines to Levasseur's contemporary designs for the French navy, including a watertight, boat-shaped fuselage, small underwing floats, and undercarriage that could be jettisoned in flight in order to improve the changes of a successful ditching. |
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The Lockheed Air Express
was the second aircraft design created by the Lockheed Aircraft Company
after its founding in 1927; the type first flew in April 1928.The Air
Express was based around the original fuselage of the Vega, but in order to
meet the requirements of Western Air Express, the wing was raised to a
parasol configuration above the fuselage and the cockpit was moved behind
the wing, while a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine was fitted to
ease operations over the Sierra Nevada mountains. The design was a
commercial success for the company although only seven were built. |
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The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (AC 130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol and aerial firefighting. It is the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 50 nations. |
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Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star IMAGE |
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Lockheed F-94B Starfire IMAGE |
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter (1) |
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Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk IMAGE |
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Lockheed L-10 Electra IMAGE |
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Lockheed L-188 Electra IMAGE |
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Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation |
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Lockheed L-1011 Tristar (1) |
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