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Type of aircraft canopy
A bubble canopy is an aircraft canopy constructed without bracing, for the purpose of providing a wider unobstructed field of view to the pilot, often
Bubble_canopy
Type of car door
vehicle canopy is a rarely used type of door for cars. It has no official name so it is also known as an articulated canopy, bubble canopy, cockpit canopy, canopy
Vehicle_canopy
Motor vehicle
the FMR Tg500. Externally, the narrow body, the transparent acrylic bubble canopy and low stance were among the more obvious features. The narrow body
Messerschmitt_KR200
Motor vehicle
including the narrow body with tandem seating, the transparent acrylic bubble canopy, the low stance, and the direct steering. The narrow body, and corresponding
FMR_Tg500
Transparent enclosure over an aircraft cockpit
provided ventilation and air circulation for the cockpit. The acrylic bubble canopy was used on aircraft such as the Supermarine Spitfire and Westland Whirlwind
Aircraft_canopy
Motor vehicle platform
Kabinenroller's monocoque structure, featuring tandem seating and usually a bubble canopy. The Kabinenroller platform was used for four microcars, the three-wheeled
Messerschmitt_Kabinenroller
Custom car created in 1961
car created in 1961 by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. The car features a clear bubble canopy. Speed and direction are controlled by a central joystick in the cabin
Beatnik_Bandit
American multi-role fighter aircraft
merger with Martin Marietta. The F-16's key features include a frameless bubble canopy for enhanced cockpit visibility, a side-stick to ease control while
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon
Family of Canadian light airplanes
by Aircraft Manufacturing and Design. The design has a single-piece bubble canopy. The Zodiac was developed by Avions Pierre Robin engineer Chris Heintz
AMD_Zodiac
Trainer aircraft family by Pilatus of Switzerland
Pilatus P-3, largely differing by the adoption of a turboprop engine, a bubble canopy, and a new one-piece wing. Introduced during the 1970s, it has since
Pilatus_PC-7
Chinese fighter aircraft project
nose radome, divided by a prominent chine line. Above is a streamlined bubble canopy blending with the upper fuselage, housing a single pilot. Underneath
Shenyang_J-50
British fighter aircraft
canopy and car-style door, and was fitted with the "chin" radiator, similar to that of the Typhoon. It was quickly fitted with the same bubble canopy
Hawker_Tempest
American homebuilt sport aircraft
monoplane with swept wings and tail and two seats in tandem under a bubble canopy. The jet intakes are located at the sides of the fuselage and the tricycle
Viper_Aircraft_ViperJet
aircraft based on the IAR-811. It differed from the IAR 811 in having a bubble canopy and more powerful engine. Following the flight of the IAR-811 wooden
IAR_813
Family of fighter aircraft
armored cockpit was relatively roomy and comfortable, while the sliding bubble canopy introduced on the P-47D offered good visibility. In December 1941, the
Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt
Cold War-era American jet bomber
compartment: a pilot and copilot, in tandem, in a long fighter-style bubble canopy, and a navigator/bombardier in a compartment in the nose. The copilot
Boeing_B-47_Stratojet
Italian light aircraft
sliding bubble canopy, this can be opened mid-flight if desired, although the presence of both a top lock and two side safety locks prevent the canopy opening
Tecnam_P2002_Sierra
American homebuilt aerobatic aircraft
cantilever low-wing, two seats in a tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine
Rihn_DR-109
configuration, it had fixed tricycle undercarriage and seated the pilot under a bubble canopy. A single example was built under the designation NU-200 in 1954, and
LIPNUR_Sikumbang
1945 utility helicopter family by Bell
model, the 47G introduced in 1953, can be recognized by the full "soap bubble" canopy, exposed welded-tube tail boom, saddle fuel tanks and skid landing gear
Bell_47
pilot and passengers are seated in 2+2 configuration under a large bubble canopy. The structure is of wood, covered in plywood and given an outer skin
Sportavia-Pützer RS 180 Sportsman
Sportavia-Pützer_RS_180_Sportsman
American WWII-era fighter aircraft
of the two-speed, two-stage-supercharged Merlin 66, introduced the "bubble" canopy, and was armed with six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning machine
North_American_P-51_Mustang
Indian trainer aircraft project
designed as a single-engine, conventionally swept-wing aircraft with a bubble canopy. It is anticipated that maximum take-off weight of HLFT-42 will be around
HAL_HLFT-42
1959–1970s Soviet interceptor aircraft
primary distinguishing features are the Su-9's larger size and its bubble canopy. On September 4, 1959 a modified Su-9 (designated T-431 by the bureau)
Sukhoi_Su-9
Proposed intercontinental bomber
now housed in underwing pods, and the three-man crew housed under a bubble canopy. The aircraft was to be built in huge concrete hangars and operate off
Horten_H.XVIII
conventional configuration with fixed, tricycle undercarriage and a large, bubble canopy over the two side-by-side seats. Flight characteristics were found to
AISA_I-11
American homebuilt aircraft
Lycoming O-290G ground power unit engine, but evolved into a fully bubble canopied aircraft powered by engines of up to 200 hp (149 kW). The T-18 was
Thorp_T-18
Flight control surface
the D variant of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter, with its bubble canopy for improved pilot visibility, a dorsal fillet or strake was added to
Strake_(aeronautics)
Family of Canadian training aircraft
Canadian-built aircraft were fitted with a bubble canopy, which replaced the multi-panelled sliding canopy that had been used upon early Canadian-produced
De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-1_Chipmunk
Photo-reconnaissance variant of the P-61 Black Widow
seated in tandem under a single bubble canopy. The first XP-61E, from which the first XF-15 was converted, had the canopy hinged to the side, while all
Northrop_F-15_Reporter
Prototype fighter aircraft
F-16). Among the Boeing Model 908-909 features include a frameless bubble canopy for better visibility and a Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine. Wind
Boeing_Model_908-909
French multirole fighter
also featured small canards above the engine air intakes and a true bubble canopy, compared to the Mirage 2000 and previous Mirages. Despite the changes
Dassault_Mirage_4000
American homebuilt airplane
a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration
Van's_Aircraft_RV-14
Chinese stealth multirole fighter aircraft
featured a two-piece canopy, later replaced by a single-piece bubble canopy on the second prototype and the clamshell-type canopy on the J-35 and J-35A
Shenyang_J-35
American experimental bomber aircraft, 1944
short distances. The twin bubble canopies proved a bad idea as communications were adversely affected and a single bubble canopy was substituted after the
Douglas_XB-42_Mixmaster
American homebuilt aircraft
a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor
Lancair_Legacy
Japanese land-based interceptor aircraft
J2M5 this version was based on J2M3. Had wider cockpit and improved bubble canopy later used in J2M3 built since July 1943. J2M6a Model 31A: Chronologically
Mitsubishi_J2M_Raiden
Italian single-engine fighter aircraft
with bubble canopies. G.59-4B 10, new production, Rolls-Royce Merlin powered two-seaters for the Aeronautica Militare Italiana, fitted with bubble canopies
Fiat_G.55_Centauro
Smallest automobile classification
microcars of the 1950s and 1960s were nicknamed bubble cars. This was due to the aircraft-style bubble canopies of vehicles such as the Messerschmitt KR175
Microcar
Italian training airplane
low-wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in
Tecnam_P-Mentor
1939 fighter aircraft family by Focke-Wulf
rear. The introduction of vacuum forming led to the creation of the "bubble canopy", which was largely self-supporting and could be mounted over the cockpit
Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
Model engine
and stripes color scheme 1971 P51D Mustang 7600 190-6 Product Engine bubble canopy 1972 Sopwith Camel 8000 191-0 Product Engine Dog fighter series 1972
Cox_model_engine
Variants of the P-40 Warhawk
attempted to further improve visibility and fitted one P-40N with a bubble canopy; this feature never made it to production. P-40N-1, the first 400 aircraft
Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk_variants
Motor vehicle
the interior was updated. The car also lost the distinctive "double-bubble" canopy. The car was retroactively dubbed the Mako Shark I when the Mako Shark
Mako_Shark_(concept_car)
Light single engine aircraft developed in West Germany in the 1960s
with fixed tricycle undercarriage. The cockpit was enclosed by a large bubble canopy. SIAT had not undertaken much production of the type before the firm
MBB_223_Flamingo
Latvian ultralight aircraft
cantilever low-wing, an enclosed cockpit with two-seats-in-tandem under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration
Pelegrin_Tarragon
Fighter aircraft family variants
tips. A new outwardly bulged main canopy glazing format, more in the manner of a Malcolm hood rather than a bubble canopy, with greatly improved vision sideways
List of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 variants
List_of_Focke-Wulf_Fw_190_variants
1943 twin-engine fighter aircraft family
gained bubble canopies over the rear cockpit for the drone controller. An F7F-2D used for pilot transitioning also had a rear-sliding, bubble canopy. In
Grumman_F7F_Tigercat
Romanian WW2 fighter-bomber
started and extended out to the rounded wingtips. Other details: A bubble canopy was fitted, sliding to the rear to open, providing excellent visibility
IAR_80
1950s prototype cars by General Motors
in the United States. The design is entirely impractical, with a bubble-topped canopy over a single-seat cockpit, a bullet-shaped fuselage made entirely
General_Motors_Firebird
an open-framework fuselage behind a cockpit that was enclosed by a bubble canopy. Skid undercarriage and tricycle gear were both tested. The first flight
SNCASE_SE.3120_Alouette
Pink Rolls-Royce in "Thunderbirds" TV series
front of the passenger compartment, which is covered by a bulletproof bubble canopy. FAB 1 was modified by Brains, the inventor of the Thunderbirds machines
FAB_1
Chinese stealth fighter aircraft
characteristics that are crucial to the aircraft's turn performance. The use of a bubble canopy, extensive flight-control surfaces, and canard configuration for angle-of-attack
Chengdu_J-20
1956 Italian prototype fighter aircraft
its position on the Sagittario's predecessors, and equipped with a bubble canopy. A tricycle undercarriage was fitted, with the nose gear retracting
Aerfer_Sagittario_2
British single-seater fighter-bomber
equipment under the rear canopy; from August 1943, as an interim measure, pending the introduction of the new "bubble" canopy and cut-down dorsal fairing
Hawker_Typhoon
Motor vehicle
(rear) engine, rear drive Seating, front/rear: 1/1 Weather protection: bubble canopy coupe Heating/air conditioning: none/none Engine type: Fichtel & Sachs
Messerschmitt_KR175
Former French racing car prototype
the works team entered three cars: an old A442, renamed A442A; the bubble-canopied A442B; and the A443. A second A442A was entered by Ecurie Calberson
Renault_Alpine_A442
conventional configuration with a bubble canopy, a two-blade rotor, and skid undercarriage. The upper portion of the canopy could slide to admit the pilot
Berger_BX-50
American stealth ground-attack aircraft
land-based F-117 in several ways, such as the use of "elevators, a bubble canopy, a less sharply swept wing and reconfigured tail". It would also be
Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk
was modified with a bubble canopy and for one flight only, canard control surfaces. The T-40 has conventional landing gear. The canopy on the original T-40
Turner_T-40
French twin-engined ultra-light aircraft
features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and twin engines mounted on pylons to the
Colomban_Cri-cri
American single-engine carrier-based fighter aircraft
was cut down vertically behind the cockpit. This allowed the use of a bubble canopy, the first to be fitted to a US Navy fighter. The vertical stabilizer
Grumman_F8F_Bearcat
1941 fighter aircraft family
566 kW) R-2800-18 engine. It also featured a cut-down rear fuselage and bubble canopy for improved visibility. It first flew on 13 July 1944 and was subsequently
Curtiss_P-60
Soviet bomber aircraft family
the Second World War, while the pilot sat under a sideways opening bubble canopy with an armoured windscreen. The gunner sat in a separate compartment
Ilyushin_Il-28
Austrian ultralight aircraft
cantilever low-wing, a two-seats in tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed or retractable conventional landing gear and a single engine
ScaleWings_SW51_Mustang
which seated its pilot and passenger side by side under an expansive bubble canopy. Due to the glut of military surplus aircraft on the civil market after
All_American_Ensign
Saab experimental aircraft
positioned just behind a small nose. The 210 also featured a protruding bubble canopy, a swept tail fin and semi-retractable tricycle undercarriage. By now
Saab_210
Czech ultralight aircraft
aluminium and features a 130 cm (51 in) wide cabin at the shoulder, with a bubble canopy over the cockpit. The wings feature flaps. As of 2022[update], the available
BRM_Aero_Bristell
Prototype fighter aircraft
I-20 jet engines. The pilot would have sat in a raised cockpit under a bubble canopy. Standard armament would have consisted of six .50 caliber guns mounted
McDonnell_XP-67
American electric VTOL aircraft
of a short fuselage. The fuselage has a single-seat cockpit under a bubble canopy. The forward wing is low, and the rear wing high, giving the cockpit
Pivotal_BlackFly
Family of assault and attack helicopters
Model D and later have a characteristic tandem cockpit with a "double bubble" canopy. Other airframe components came from the Mi-14 "Haze". Two mid-mounted
Mil_Mi-24
– Bolter – Boundary layer – Brevity code – Brodie landing system – Bubble canopy – Bush plane – Bypass ratio – Bypass turbojet Canard – Carrier-based
Index_of_aviation_articles
American experimental helicopter
125 hp (93 kW) Lycoming O-390-3 engine and moulded plywood fuselage and bubble canopy. K-190 improved prototype with 190 hp (140 kW) Lycoming engine, marketed
Kaman_K-225
American plane used for military training
with a narrower fuselage incorporating a two-seater tandem cockpit and bubble canopy, which provided greater visibility for the trainee pilot and flight
Beechcraft_T-34_Mentor
Term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space
used for aircraft windshields as it is lighter than glass, and the bubble canopy improved fighter pilots' visibility. In January 1930, Royal Air Force
Aerospace
Aerodynamic concept
need to be reduced by flattening the sides of the fuselage below a bubble canopy and at the tail surfaces to compensate for their presence, both of which
Area_rule
Concept car by industrial designer Richard Arbib using a 1955 Nash Metropolitan chassis
look. The bubble canopy provides unobstructed all-around vision while covering the passengers. A motor-driven aluminum arm opens the canopy from the back
Astra-Gnome
Experimental fighter aircraft
his front, an armored seat back and a bulletproof windscreen for the bubble canopy. He was provided with an ejection seat, copied from that used in the
Sukhoi_Su-9_(1946)
Britain's first jet fighter, 1943–1980s
equipment, increasing the total length to 51 ft 4 in (15.65 m) and a larger bubble canopy to replace the framed T.7 version. Just 100 NF.14s were built; they
Gloster_Meteor
German touring motor glider, 2015
a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy and a single engine with a retractable propeller. The aircraft is made
Stemme_S12
Method of cable transport
for convenient loading and unloading. Chairs may be fitted with a "bubble" canopy to offer weather protection. A hybrid lift is a fusion of a gondola
Aerial_lift
1970's American sporting biplane
The pilot and a single passenger sit in tandem underneath a large bubble canopy. The tailwheel undercarriage is fixed, with the mainwheels mounted on
Aviat_Eagle
having a cantilever mid-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed main tricycle landing gear with a retractable nose wheel, a t-tail
Miller-Bohannon_JM-2_Special
American aircraft prototype
between the vertical tails. The cockpit had a completely frameless bubble canopy. Compared with its Northrop/McDonnell Douglas counterpart, the YF-22
Lockheed_YF-22
Prototype attack aircraft developed for the US Air Force A-X program
yawing or banking, easing weapon aiming. The pilot sat under a large bubble canopy well ahead of the leading edge of the wings. The cockpit was surrounded
Northrop_YA-9
American flying ace and test pilot (1923–2020)
for Fighters up to this date. The Me. 109s appeared to have a type of bubble canopy and had purple noses and were a mousey brown all over. I claim Five
Chuck_Yeager
Motor vehicle
for the car. The Birdcage also lacks traditional doors; instead, a bubble canopy composed of much of the front bodywork can be raised, in a similar manner
Maserati_Birdcage_75th
American bomber/attack aircraft prototype
crew in a shared cockpit. A pilot sat forward under a fighter-type bubble canopy. A Short-Range Navigation (SHORAN) navigation and bombing system operator
Martin_XB-51
German fighter project
features included the pilot and navigator sitting side by side in a broad bubble canopy, and a remote-controlled rear gun in the tail. In spite of the futuristic
Messerschmitt_Me_329
Late Merlin-powered variants of the Supermarine Spitfire
which had an integral header tank. The cut-down rear fuselage and bubble canopy, trialled on a Spitfire Mk VIII, was incorporated into very late production
Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants)
Supermarine_Spitfire_(late_Merlin-powered_variants)
American WWII fighter
Three P-40N modified with a 4-bladed prop, cut-down rear fuselage and bubble canopy, four guns, squared-off wingtips and tail surfaces, and improved engine
Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
Motor vehicle
the mid- to late-1950s. In 1956, an Eleven, modified by Costin with a bubble canopy over the cockpit, was driven by Stirling Moss to a class world record
Lotus_Eleven
American jet-powered homebuilt airplane
The fuselage was of simple design, with the pilot located under a bubble canopy. The wings had no dihedral and had a slightly tapered planform. Cylindrical
Wheeling_PJ1
Japanese anime television series
closer to 1/32). These can be built with or without the waterproof bubble canopy at the modeler's discretion. The kits feature a homing robot and separate
Speed_Racer
Aero-Flight aircraft
and accommodated the pilot and passenger in tandem beneath a sliding, bubble canopy. Initially flown powered by a Continental C85, successively more powerful
Aero-Flight_Streak
US Air Force strategic bomber (1949–1959)
redesigned, high-visibility, yet still heavily framed, greenhouse dome-shaped canopy, which was later adopted for production, and the engines used on the YB-36
Convair_B-36_Peacemaker
1990s American sporting aircraft
undercarriage with one that had a conventional tail-dragger layout. A bubble canopy sourced from a Bell 47 helicopter was located at the front of the fuselage
Warne_Bubble_Plane
American World War II-era jet and piston-engined fighter aircraft
forward of the leading edge of the wing and the pilot was provided with a bubble canopy which gave him excellent visibility. The XFR-1 had the first laminar
Ryan_FR_Fireball
Homebuilt aircraft
Panther is a single seat, low wing aircraft, built of aluminum with a bubble canopy. The forward fuselage is constructed from welded 4130 steel tubing,
Sport Performance Aviation Panther
Sport_Performance_Aviation_Panther
Mid-engined fighter aircraft
ever. Larry Haven's "Race 90" clipped-wing unlimited racer had a tiny bubble canopy installed; it appeared in all silver (unpolished aluminum) finish with
Bell_P-63_Kingcobra
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