Re: Gilders
 

I honestly had no idea there were so many types of gliders, even if a lot of them were produced as protos or in small numbers.

Re: Gilders
 

<font color="red"> Italy </font>

Alianti da trasporto Ambrosini AL 12P

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4159/lombardahx5.png

16 this gilders were build in year 1942 can take 2 pilots and 12 soliders


Caproni TM 2

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/520/capronijf2.png

Two prototypes only build in 1942 can take 2 pilots and 20 soliders

Re: Gilders
 

<font color="red"> Australia </font>

DHA EG1

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5100/pm31071aw5.png

Prototype build in december 1942 takes one pilot + 6 soliders


DHA EG2

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/5539/eg2la0.png

Six gilders were build in 1943 in service were to 1950

Re: Gilders
 

<font color="red"> India</font>

HAL G-1

Build in 1942 from planed 10 only one was build. This gilder can take 1 pilot and 8 soliders
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7416/pm31076si5.png

<font color="red"> Sweden </font>

Flygindustri Fi-3

Five of this gilders were build in april 1944. Can take 2 pilots and 10 soliders
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9024/pm31075oe3.png

<font color="red"> Turkay </font>

THK-1

One prototype build in 1942 can take 2 pilots and 10 soliders
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6634/pm31077nm7.png
END OF LIST [military gilders in years 1930-1946]

Christie flying tank
 

Not stricte gilder but flying tank with motor but I think is intresting. First prototype was build in 1932 in USA by enginier J.W Christie. On plans you can see that should be flying tank with his own propeller and tank engine should drive a propeller when tank flying and tank when wing was relased and tank was on ground. I think that moust be a origin of rusian and japan projects AT-40 and Ku-6 during the war. Some infuences are too in british Hamilcar gilder.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5149/pm31083yq2.png

An article with ilustrations in Modern Mechanx issue from july 1932
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/.../lrg_cover.jpg
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/...ng_tanks_0.jpg
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/...ng_tanks_1.jpg
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/...ng_tanks_2.jpg
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/...ng_tanks_3.jpg
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/...ng_tanks_4.jpg
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/...ng_tanks_5.jpg