1970s

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    Bell Model 204 / XH-40 / UH-1 Iroquois competitors, projects and modifications

    In 1955, the US Army issued a requirement for the development of a next generation gas turbine-powered medivac helicopter The winner of this competition would be awarded to Bell with their Model 204, then designated as the XH-40, and later again in 1962 it was changed to UH-1 Iroquois. I have...
  2. Skybolt

    Fairchild-Republic NGCAS

    Late in the Seventies, Fairchild-Republic studied a Next Generation Close Air Support aircraft. It would have been a two-seater, have a night-adverse weather capability, made with large use of composites and probably (judging from the design) sport a moderate supersonic speed. Weapons: GAU-8A...
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    • 1970s air-to-ground anti-tank close air support cold war fairchild republic tactical air command united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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    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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    • 1970s adcom aerospace defense command air defence air defense command cold war improved manned interceptor program late 1960s united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. flateric

    Boeing Fighter Studies, 1970s to ATF

    Thread to discuss Boeing pre-ATF and ATF studies If you have something to share, please post it here.
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    • 1970s 1980s advanced tactical fighter aeronautical systems division cold war tactical air command united states united states air force united states navy wright air development center
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. flateric

    Boeing Model 908-535 Sea Control Ship (SCS) fighter

    Boeing's very own 1975 Nutcracker for Sea Control Ship
  6. flateric

    OKB Korchagin Typhoon multirole carrier-based aircraft

    From Krylya Rodiny 6-2004. No timeframe of project was described.
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    • 1970s 1980s airborne early warning anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare asuw asw cold war electronic warfare red fleet soviet navy soviet union tanker aircraft ussr
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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    Boeing Global Patrol Aircraft for USN

    Hi Everybody! Chuck Anderson here!! Is anyone familiar with the following aircraft design, and if so, can anyone tell me where I can find further information? My original source was from an artist's conception appearing in an issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology in the 1980's. (I'm sorry...
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    • 1970s 1980s cold war maritime patrol aircraft maritime surveillance office of naval research strategic reconnaissance u.s. navy united states united states navy us navy ocean surveillance system aircraft
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. JAZZ

    Mil Mi-30 and Mi-32 tilt-rotor VTOL projects

    Pometabla - i have this drawing down as a Mil Mi-30A concept for a tilt-rotor, looks similar to the Moskoviya
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    L2VMA and LARA (Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft) designs

    The Mohawk (OV-1) Society has an illustration, originally in their newsletter, of Grumman's COIN derivative of the Mohawk on their website, though it takes a spot of digging to find it. I did copy it and will be glad to share (I cake it we can't attach picture files directly here). It looks...
  10. Antonio

    Taildog / SRAAM / ASRAAM family

    Aviation Magazine No.545 September 1970 Attached pic from Farnborough 1970. Additional info: Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Rockets&Missiles. By Bill Gunston. Ed Salamander. ISBN 0-571-26870. Pg 221 The Vietnam War experience warn about the need for short range air to air weapons to...
  11. 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
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    • 1970s a-x cas anti-tank attack experimental (a-x) program close air support coin cold war late 1960s tactical air command united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  12. Antonio

    McDonnell-Douglas Model 260 VSTOL project

    Desktop models from rival McDonnell 260 Source: Aviation Magazine International. Nº753 May 1979
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    • 1970s 1980s cold war mcdonnell douglas united states marine corps united states navy v/stol vstol vstol carriers vtol
    • Replies: 69
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  13. overscan (PaulMM)

    Grumman G-698 V/STOL (US Navy "Type A" proposal)

    2 Grumman 698
  14. overscan (PaulMM)

    Saab B3LA trainer/light strike aircraft

    Estimated specs from Flight International, 7 October 1978 Length: 41ft Span: 33ft Wing gross area: 240 sq ft Empty Weight: 8,800lb Internal Fuel weight: 3,300lb Clean takeoff weight: 12,500lb Maximum payload: 6,600lb Max takeoff weight: 19,000lb Max wing loading: 79lb/sq ft Powerplant: 1 x...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • 1970s all-weather attack aircraft anti-tank close air support cold war fmv ground attack kingdom of sweden late 1970s royal swedish air force saab saab-scania ab swedish defence materiel administration trainer
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. overscan (PaulMM)

    General Dynamics (Convair) VTOL/VSTOL/STOL projects

    General Dynamics "Jiminy Cricket"
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