Soviet Amphibious Assault Submarines
After the World War II, the Soviet Union experimented with various submarine technologies. Many of these experimental submarines aimed to bridge the gap between a submarine and a landing craft, …
Category: Cold War
XV-4 Hummingbird
This surveillance aircraft was the US Army’s attempt at creating a successful aircraft with vertical take of and landing capabilities (VTOL). Designated by Lockheed as the VZ-120, and classified by …
Myasishchev M-4 Molot
This aircraft could be said to have it all. Slender beauty, amazing cargo capabilities and, tandem landing gear which consisted of two sets of wheels installed directly in line with …
Object 279
This formidable tank, built by the Soviet Union weighing in at a colossal 60 tons and was intended for cross-country terrain where normal tanks would have been ineffective. Built to …
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Intended to be deployed from another aircraft, the XF-85 was a small parasite fighter intended to protect its host aircraft from hostile interceptors. With no landing gear, the aircraft was …
Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
Part boat, part plane, this flying boat was inspired by the successes achieved by flying boats during World War II. The SR.A/1, designed to emulate these successes, was built by …
Dornier Do 31
The German Air Force (or Bundesluftwaffe during the Cold War) were worried that in the event of war their forces would be unable to utilize their airfields and as a …
Sea Dart
A unique fighter, a crazy idea maybe, but the supersonic Convair F2Y Sea Dart was designed to take a traditional seaplane design and into the jet age. It was the …
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow
A Canadian built, supersonic delta-winged interceptor, the CF-105 Arrow was built by Avro Canada. It held the promise of near Mach 2 speeds at altitudes of 50,000 feet and it …
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
A strategic bomber, operated by the United States Air Force from 1949 to 1959. The largest mass-produced piston powered aircraft ever built, with a wingspan just over 230 feet. The …