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Retractable Collection

Background imageRetractable Collection: Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714

Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714
Royal Air Force - Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714. Seen fitted with chin-mounted ASV Mk. III radar, retractable Leigh Light in the Ventral turret position and RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch)

Background imageRetractable Collection: United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak

United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 FICON parasite, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seen with the retractable nose hook extended

Background imageRetractable Collection: United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Background imageRetractable Collection: The ascent of Mont Blanc made easy: a suggestion to the followers of Mr Albert Smith

The ascent of Mont Blanc made easy: a suggestion to the followers of Mr Albert Smith. A very relaxed Victorian man is transported to the top of the mountain on a giant pair of retractable mechanical

Background imageRetractable Collection: Vickers-Slingsby Vega Sport ECL

Vickers-Slingsby Vega Sport ECL. The swansong of British sailplane manufacturing, the 15m flapped Vega Sport had retractable undercarriage

Background imageRetractable Collection: Vickers-Slingsby Vega Club ELD

Vickers-Slingsby Vega Club ELD
Slingsby Vega Club ELD, circa 1982. The swansong of British sailplane manufacturing, the 15m flapped Vega Sport had retractable undercarriage

Background imageRetractable Collection: Airspeed AS. 5 Courier G-ADAY

Airspeed AS. 5 Courier G-ADAY
Airspeed AS.5 Courier G-ADAY (msn 27), of Portsmouth Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation (PSIOWA). Due to persistent maintenance problems with the retractable undercarriage

Background imageRetractable Collection: Boeing XB-29G Superfortress 44-84043

Boeing XB-29G Superfortress 44-84043, General Electric engine test-bed with a J47 in the bomb-bay mounted retractable trapeze at Schenectady County Airport, NY

Background imageRetractable Collection: Scheibe SF-27M G-BCBN

Scheibe SF-27M G-BCBN, single-seat medium-performance motor-sailplane with retractable engine, at Husbands Bosworth airfield during a UK National Gliding Competition. Date: circa 1980

Background imageRetractable Collection: United States Air Force - Northrop F-89H Scorpion 54-0298

United States Air Force - Northrop F-89H Scorpion 54-0298
United States Air Force - Northrop F-89H-1-NO Scorpion 54-0298. Visible are the retractable launchers for the AIM-4 Falcon Air to Air Missiles and the covered un-guided rocket launcher tubes

Background imageRetractable Collection: Royal Air Force Armstrong Whitworth A. W. 38 Whitley Mk. III

Royal Air Force Armstrong Whitworth A. W. 38 Whitley Mk. III
Royal Air Force Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley Mk.III. The Tiger engined Mk.III was no longer used operationally by September 1941

Background imageRetractable Collection: MoS GAL. 61 TS515

MoS GAL. 61 TS515
Ministry of Supply General Aircraft Limited GAL.61 TS515. A development of the GAL.56, the GAL.61 was a flying wing with no fuselage or fins incorporating a retractable tricycle landing gear

Background imageRetractable Collection: Flying Automobile

Flying Automobile
Automobile with Retractable Wings for the Purpose of Flight

Background imageRetractable Collection: Flying Tank

Flying Tank
Tank Equipped with Retractable Wings

Background imageRetractable Collection: Saab B17B, 17101, fitted with retractable skis

Saab B17B, 17101, fitted with retractable skis

Background imageRetractable Collection: Early convertible saloon

Early convertible saloon
A gentleman driving a car with a retractable soft-top roof, about to take the family for a spin


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