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Development. Dr. Bergon Brokaw, having flown fighter aircraft in the United States Navy in the 1940s and 1950s, set out to create an aircraft with fighter-like performance and a rear seat to carry his wife "Buddy". With the help of Ernie Jones, they created a low-wing single-engine high-speed aircraft which was also stressed for aerobatic flight.
The Polen Special is a low-wing monoplane with retractable conventional landing gear. The retractable gear is hydraulically operated from a T-33 sequencing valve with electric powered gear doors. The fuselage and wings are all aluminum with flush riveting. The ailerons and elevators use push-pull tubes, with cable control for the rudders. [6]
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the current record-holder for a crewed airbreathing jet aircraft. An air speed record is the highest airspeed attained by an aircraft of a particular class. The rules for all official aviation records are defined by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), [ 1 ] which also ratifies any claims.
5. History. First flight. July 1931. Retired. 23 October 1934 (last flight) The Macchi M.C. 72 is an experimental floatplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft company Macchi Aeronautica. The M.C. 72 held the world speed record for all aircraft for five years. In 1933 and 1934 it set world speed records for piston engine-powered ...
The X-43 was a part of NASA's Hyper-X program, involving the American space agency and contractors such as Boeing, Micro Craft Inc, Orbital Sciences Corporation and General Applied Science Laboratory (GASL). Micro Craft Inc. built the X-43A and GASL built its engine. One of the primary goals of NASA's Aeronautics Enterprise was the development ...
History. Introduction date. 1989. Berkut 360. Berkut 360 takeoff. The Berkut 360 is a tandem-seating, two-seat homebuilt canard aircraft with pusher configuration and retractable landing gear, built primarily of carbon fiber and fiberglass. The Berkut 360 is featured in the 2010 movie Kill Speed (Fast Glass). [2][3]
The Skeeter X-1 was registered by the Federal Aviation Administration in the experimental homebuilt category and the company planned to sell plans and finished propellers to customers but only the prototype appears to have been built. Specifications. Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. General characteristics. Crew: 1
National origin. United States of America. Designer. Volmer Jensen. First flight. 22 December 1958. Volmer Sportsman at Airventure 2009. The Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman is an American homebuilt amphibious aircraft. The Sportsman is a two-seat high-winged monoplane of wood and fabric construction, with over 100 built by 1993.