The original Ar 79 was an aerobatic two-seat trainer and touring aircraft from Germany. First flight took place in 1938 and 72 examples were built all together. As far as it is known only one survived, now on display in a Berlin museum. The Ar 79 had a retractable tailwheel undercarriage and was of mixed…

The original Fs-26 is a German single seat motor glider which first flew in 1970. Only one was built mainly for testing purpose. The plane although ressembling a flying wing is indeed a cantilever high-wing monoplane with monocoque nacelle fuselage, twin fins and an all-moving tailplane. Powered is the Fs-26 by a small 26 hp…

The original Mü 4 was built 1927 in Germany and had its first flight in 1928. It proved to be well designed but only one was built. Wingspan measured 12.14 m / 39.8 ft and gross weight was 185 kg / 408 lb. Further details seem to be unknown. Photos and drawings of the glider…

The DINFIA IA-50 Guaraní II is an Argentine utility airplane for 15 passengers. It first flew in 1963. 3 Prototypes and 32 series aircraft were built. The Guaraní II’s wingspan is 19.53 m / 64 ft 1 in, its length 14.86 m / 48 ft 9 in and its max take off weight 7,120 kg…

The original Albessard Triavion also known as Peyret-Albessard Triavion was no glider. It had a powerplant installed in its nose – first an Anzani and later a Salmson radial with a 2-bladed propeller. Only one of this three-surface-aircraft was built and flown in France in 1926 and 1927. The Triavion‘s main wing span measured 11.50…

The Delanne Dl-190 was the prototype for a French assault glider built in 1940/41 by SAFRA in Coulommiers. The only finished Dl-190 was taken away for testing by Nazigerman forces which had occupied vast parts of France at that time. The French glider had a wingspan of 14 m / 45 ft 11 in, a…

The MiG-21 (Mi stands for Mikoyan and G for Gooryevitch) is one of the most produced warplanes of the post World War II era as more than 11,000 have been built in the USSR, in India and in Czechoslovakia. The Chinese added to these numbers more than 2,400 of their licence-built improved replicas named Chengdu…

The originally projected Desaer ATL-100 should have become a commuter aircraft for 19 passengers being developed as a joint venture by Brazil and Portugal. It was planned to introduce it in 2023 but it seems no maiden flight ever took place until today (summer 2024) as there is not one photo available on the internet.…

The Yabhon United 40 also known as Yabhon Smart Eye 2 is an UAV which can fly either remotely controlled or autonomously. It is characterized as a medium altitude long endurance drone. The Yabhon United 40 which was first shown to the public in 2013 was developed and built by Adcom Systems in the United…

The original HESA Shahed 136 or Geran-2 is an Iranian kamikaze drone/suicide drone/loitering munition. It gained some notoriety as being used by Russia in the war against Ukraine and used by Iran in strikes against Israel. Furthermore is the Shahed 136 operated by the Iranian backed Jemenite Houthis. Probably in 2023 Belarus entered in the…