late 1960s

  1. uk 75

    WG.13 / Lynx attack helicopter projects

    I keep coming across small pictures of a variant of the Anglo French Lynx helicopter for the French Army in the late 60s which shows a gunship helicopter. However, none of the sources has a three view. Does anyone with access to say Janes All the World's Aircraft or the old Flying Reviews have a...
  2. boxkite

    Swearingen SA-28T ???

    US magazine "Air Progress" from July 1969 (pg 19) described this display model as "Seven-place delta-wing transonic business jet designed by Swearingen Aircraft Co. will operate just under Mach 1 with Garrett turbofans." I assume it's the SA-28T. Can anybody confirm this?
  3. overscan (PaulMM)

    MBB BBH Armed Escort Helicopter

    http://www.aiaa.org/tc/vstol/unbuilt/mbb/index_r.html BBH-2 Pic:
  4. Sundog

    F-14 Tomcat Projects

    I was wondering if anyone has any more information on the version of the Tomcat II shown in the image below? It's obviously stealthier than the standard version and has inlets similar to the F-22, but I was wondering if anyone here has all three views or any renderings or pictures of models of...
  5. boxkite

    SOR 206 : E-3 AWACS competitors

    Hi, it's my first day at the forum. So I want to ask for a very ordinary subject. Besides the later winner of the AWACS competition, the Boeing EC-137D (early_awacs_2.jpg shows an early configuration with radome mounted on the tip of the tail), there was another competitor, a DC-8 development...
  6. P

    USAF ‘Improved Manned Interceptor’ (IMI) Program

    USAF ‘Improved Manned Interceptor’ (IMI) Program On 9 February 1968, the Defence Department announced they were not going to purchase the Lockheed F-12A interceptor (later the SR-71), opting instead to remain with the F-106 as the primary interceptor to protect the continental USA from air...
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    VSX / TS-160: Alternatives to the S-3 Viking

    US Navy`s ‘Carrier-Based ASW Aircraft Experimental’ (VSX) Program Although they are being phased out of service (long before their time!) the US Navy’s Lockheed S-3 Viking ASW aircraft was one of the most advanced and compact aircraft of its type and role ever built. (Note- One must remember...
  8. JAZZ

    Eurotrainer: Alphajet Proposals

    Just a couple of drawings showing two jet trainers proposed for the German/French trainer programme. Dassault Bregeut TA-501 VFW-Fokker T-291 They are a bit Scratchy anyone got better?
  9. overscan (PaulMM)

    The AX Competition (rivals and development of the Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II)

    OK, lets go back to the AX competition and the original bids submitted. Cessna's submission Source: A-37 in Action, Squadron-Signal
  10. Deino

    Shenyang Jianjiji-11 / J-11 Lightweight Fighter

    Based on the experiences gained observing the Vietnam War and especially the Middle Eastern War in 1967 the PLAAF formulated a requirement in 1969 for a lightweight fighter with superior flight performance which was foreseen as the successor of the J-6 as a fighter and maybe Q-5 in the...
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