1970s

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    Iranian Cancelled Acquisitions of the 1970s

    Hopefully this is the right forum for this. A bit of browsing on the Flight International archive yields this gem from 1974: http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1974/1974%20-%201113.PDF Then, five years later, http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1979/1979%20-%200470.PDF The...
  2. Triton

    Boeing Model 759-159

    From Boeing Images: Source: http://www.boeingimages.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&VBID=2JRSN2AZURCA EDIT: Attachment removed. See large image below.
  3. Triton

    Shanghai Y-10

    http://youtu.be/-idcnKx3PQo http://youtu.be/MGQ-7TtM4Kg The Shanghai Y-10, the Chinese attempt to copy the Boeing 707. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/23269353@N00/5288276795/in/photostream/
  4. uk 75

    US Navy Escort ships in the 60s and 70s

    Reading the excellent Friedman books on US Destroyers and US Cruisers as well as the History of the Spruance class-Electronic Greyhounds-forgot the author I am always fascinated by the range of options which the US Navy might have had in the 60s and 70s if there had been no Vietnam War to force...
  5. hesham

    Mitsubishi Helicopter Projects

    Hi, has anyone a more info about Mitsubishi XMH-4M helicopter project ?. http://www.geocities.co.jp/Technopolis/2415/sato.html
  6. Grey Havoc

    ARPANET

    http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-internets-save-the-date-a-tiny-item-in-a-ucla-stu-898064971 http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-arpanet-1969-1989-in-one-gif-1258090851
  7. uk 75

    Planned UK carrier order of battle 1975

    I know this is a well covered subject but I was wondering if there is anywhere an RN document from 1965 or 1966 showing what its planned 1975 or so carrier fleet was supposed to look like. Based on what has been posted here already here is a stab at what I think was intended Fleet Carriers...
  8. Spook

    AWG-9/AIM-54 Phoenix for P-3F ??!

    Hello, Recently i found out a PDF file regarding Military sells of US to Iran before the revolution. The part of the text mentions that Shah was curious to know whether is it possible to equip the P-3Fs and Helicopters to AWG-9 and ultimately AIM-54 Phoenix missile. According to...
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    Mauve-camouflaged JASDF fighters during seventies

    Hi all: one of the worst problem getting older is memory. Probably I said that before but... I don't remember... During the Seventies I saw a publication (perhaps a Japanes "AiReview" or "Koku-Fan" but could be also an European one) dealing with Japanese Self-Defense Air Force fighters with...
  10. Grey Havoc

    AIRLAND BATTLE 2000 (1982)

    http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a127471.pdf
  11. hesham

    NASA Oblique-Wing Missiles Launcher Aircraft

    From "A Summary Of A Half-Century of Oblique Wing Research" by Mike Hirschberg, David M. Hart and Thomas J. Beutner
  12. T

    45mm CTA

    This gun was presented in 1992. The ammunition could have the same performances as the 45mm comvat: 1.095kg HE shell with a muzzle velocity of 1100ms. Rate of fire is 400spm.
  13. Jemiba

    Dornier WIG Projects

    Triggered by the Lippisch developments, that were tested with the X-113 on Lake Constance, Dornier started research in that field during the 1970s, too, called "Stauflügelgerät" (. One project for a commercial transport was the P.477 for up to 27 passengers. Another one, designation unknown...
  14. Grey Havoc

    MLB/SERV (MOTOR LIFE BOATS/SURFACE EFFECT RESCUE VEHICLES) OPERATION STUDY

    This was a US Coastguard project from around the early '70's: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/755767.pdf
  15. robunos

    The 'AB.123' project designation system...

    I've done a search. and I'm surprised that there's no thread for this... Following the partial replacement, in 1959, of the British Ministry of Supply by the Ministry of Aviation, the iconic 'Rainbow Code' system for projects was also replaced, by a new system of two letters, and three numbers...
  16. P

    Advanced Fighter Aircraft Study – Avenging Falcons (AVFFX)

    Once again a question derived from “The Pentagon Paradox. The development of the F-18 Hornet” by James Perry Stevenson (ISBN 1557507759), Shrewsbury, 1993 'In Col. Everest E. Riccioni, USAF brief on his “Falcon Brief”, which had acquired the title, “Advanced Fighter Aircraft Study – Avenging...
  17. T

    An alternative Royal Navy for the 1970s

    I produced this scenario a while back, and am posting a link to it here for the ideas to be kicked around: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/Alternative%20RN.htm
  18. Stargazer

    Lockheed MQM-105A « Aquila » (RPV-STD program)

    I really thought we already had a topic on this one, but after several unfruitful search attempts I guess I must have been wrong. Useful sources: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a263514.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a068345.pdf...
  19. Triton

    Boeing Solar Power Satellite

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-Boeing-Aircraft-Co-power-Seatellite-Press-Photo-/221120728172?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item337bd28c6c
  20. Triton

    Lockheed TerraStar

    http://s3.e-monsite.com/2010/12/31/38909267terrastar-marginal-amphibian-of-lockheed-pdf.pdf Source: http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/Lockheed/Lockheed%20txt.html http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/Lb_Lz.html...
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