A twin-boom aircraft has two longitudinal auxiliary booms. These may contain ancillary items such as fuel tanks and/or provide a supporting structure...
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A twin-fuselage aircraft has two main fuselages. It is distinct from the twin-boom configuration which has a single main fuselage with two subsidiary boom...
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Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (category Twin-boom aircraft)
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (Owl) is a German twin-engine, twin-boom, three-seat tactical reconnaissance and army cooperation aircraft. It first flew in 1938 (Fw 189...
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Rutan Voyager (redirect from Voyager aircraft)
fuel pump failed and had to be replaced with its twin pumping fuel from the other side of the aircraft. In front of 55,000 spectators and a large press...
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TAI Aksungur (category Twin-boom aircraft)
missions of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Aksungur has twin turbocharged engines with a twin boom configuration. Developing the UAV took 18 months. The...
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Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning (category Twin-boom aircraft)
gun at the end of each tail boom. In July 1940, Lockheed decided to switch to Pratt & Whitney XH-2600 engines as the aircraft would be underpowered with...
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Sukhoi Su-80 (category Twin-boom aircraft)
(formerly known as the Sukhoi S-80) is a Russian twin-turboprop, twin-boom STOL transport aircraft. The Su-80 program was supposed to start in the late...
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SAAB 21 (category Twin-boom aircraft)
fighter and attack aircraft designed and manufactured by SAAB. It used a twin boom fuselage with a pusher engine, giving the aircraft an unusual appearance...
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Caproni Ca.1 (1914) (category Twin-boom aircraft)
World War I. The first heavy bomber, designed by Gianni Caproni was a twin-boom biplane, featuring a layout that included three 67 kW (80 hp) Gnome rotary...
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Fairchild C-82 Packet (category Twin-boom aircraft)
The C-82 Packet is a twin-engine, twin-boom cargo aircraft designed and built by Fairchild Aircraft. It was used briefly by the United States Army Air...
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