There have been various preliminary designs published for vessels from the 60s, 70s and 80s. I'm starting a new topic because it doesn't fit under the strike cruiser or NFR-90 ones.
First up, an early DDG-51:
Fig. 7 The most recent naval destroyer design, Arleigh Burke (DDG 51 Class). the...
Came across the following in Air International.
Seven companies responded to the VFAX RFP for unfunded proposals for a Mach 1.6 aircraft with 28,000-30000lb weight an unit cost less that $6 million in 1975 dollars over a 400 aircraft program.
General Dynamics submitted two designs; a...
The preferred UK AEW for the RAF was always the Nimrod as it was big and in production. In 1966 studies looked at various radar options, but lack of money delayed it.
All of the above comes from 'Airborne Early Warning, design, development and operations' by Mike Hirst, Osprey, 1983.
1960s
1970s
1980s
air defence
airborne early warning
british aerospace plc
cold war
gec-marconi
gec-marconi electronics ltd
great britain
hawker siddeley aviation ltd
north atlantic treaty organisation
raf fighter command
raf strike command
royal air force
uk air defence region
This appears to be a fighter/Demonstrator version of their scissor wing technology from the '70s. You can see the bomber concepts in the thread link below the patent link
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Boeing Bombers with some pics of the Rockwell scissor wing bomber concept.
1960s
1970s
1980s
air defence
air defense command
central intelligence agency
cold war
interceptor
lockheed
skunk works
strategic air command
strategic defence
strategic reconnaissance
united states
united states air force
Hi folks,
Does anyone have any information on the USN CVV concepts of the 1970s? Apart from some brief references in books, I have found the following information on the web:
"CVV was the major program, an outgrowth of Zumwalt's earlier T-CBL, proposed by Ford and championed by Carter. It...
In this Lockheed advertisment the AH-56 is shown with an additional outline, giving
a deeper fuselage and it is advertised to be the basis for a transport for up to 30
passengers or as a ASW helicopter.
Are there any other pictures, drawings or photos of mock-ups of these versions ?
I am looking for the competing design of General Motors Corporation that ran against, and lost to the Chrysler Corporation's Main Battle Tank design of 1973, that would become the now famous 'M1 Abrams MBT'
Pictures, drawings and technical data please if you have it
Regards
Pioneer
These are advanced Boeing Bomber Studies from the late '70s. Except for the two Rockwell design, which I left in due to the two page Boeing 'X-Wing' Bomber design.
Large Version of the above image
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...
1970s
1980s
cold war
early 21st century
fighter bomber
fleet air defense interceptor
imperial iranian air force
interceptor
late 1960s
late 20th century
post-cold war
strategic reconnaissance
tactical reconnaissance
united states
united states marine corps
united states navy
variable geometry
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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
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