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| During the 1980’s, a New Zealand firm, IML Group, designed a number of high performance, V/TOL and VSTOL aircraft named the ADDAX. |
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These highly futuristic looking aircraft, designed to be made from new composite materials, caused much interest in the media.
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Sadly, the design never left the drawing board, despite the interest they caused both within Australia, and abroad. |
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The two design aircrafts very brief history, with rare images in model photographs and drawings. |
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The IML Group, put together to design and build these aircraft, only managed to go as far as drawing board and wooden/resin models built. |
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Technical details Performance – Max speed 1 191 km/h |
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Field length – 110 m |
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Combat radius – 834 km
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Ferry range – 6115 km |
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Armament – 4 x 30m Oerlikon KCA |
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or 2 x 20mm M61 A1 guns. |
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ADDAX-1 Model |
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More a "Donationware JRLucarinyModel" |
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A high performance New Zealand airplane |
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V/TOL and VSTOL aircraft |
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