The Naval Aircraft Factory TS-1 was a family of models, all biplane “scout fighters” for the United States Navy in service from from 1922 to 1929. A family that comprised five land-based NAF TS-1, thirty-four production Curtiss TS-1 both in floatplane and land-based versions for VO-1 and VF-1, two NAF TS-2 with Aeromarine engine, two … Read more
Nakajima A2N (1930) The Nakajima A2N (Type 90 carrier fighter) was an IJN interwar single-engine, single-seat sesquiplane developed for carrier use. It was small, compact, and the first truly Japanese designed carrier fighter in history. It was needed to replace indeed the A1N based on plans from Gloster. Performances were still modest at 292 km/h … Read more
Seabird Sunday ! The Macchi M.9 was a flying boat bomber designed by Alessandro Tonini at the end of World War I (and afterwards for export). This conventional design of flying boat for Macchi had unstaggered biplane wings of unequal span, single pusher engine in the interplane gap, and pilot/observer side by side in the … Read more
Supervised by Ivan Nodevējs, head of the Elbonian Post War purchase commission Following what was done by others and notably on various channels for the air and ground, small arms, aircraft or tanks, NE is also unashamedly jumping into the Elbonian bandwagon. Elbonia is a fake Baltic country who’s main export is mud and is … Read more
