1980s

Small Rigid Airship. Pic taken from a Spanish clone of Popular Mechanics, 1984. No info available.

Lince was a paper project, not very known. In 1974 -Franco still alive- arrived to Spain the first 19 AMX-30, made in France, to be quickly deployed in Spanish Sahara. The agreement with France included the license to manufacture this tank by Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara. So, AMX-30 became...

Hi, the Machen Inc,Washington-based company designed a low cost business jet aircraft project,called Laser Jet,it could be possibly powered by two Williams FJ-44 engines. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%202099.html?search=mached+aircraft

I stumbled across this ultimate ATV gun-buggy while looking for pictures of the Excalibur PGM for work. It’s the Standard Manufacturing Co. Excalibur/Vulcan gun system that was demonstrated to the US Army’s logistics exposition PROLOG '85. It would appear to be a large Supercat style ATV fitted...

http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_europeen/hermes/index.htm

Hi, dear CammNut spoke about this space vehicle before,here; http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1405.msg12858/highlight,smv.html#msg12858 http://www.afa.org/magazine/Sept2001/0901wings.pdf

The Industrial Space Facility, a stillborn attempt at a commercial man-tended space station from the 80's, courtesy of Flight. Part of the 'microgravity boom', which still doesn't seem to have arrived yet. :-[ Starviking References...

From Flight International 24th October 1987, a Multirole Capsule for ISS rescue, crew transfer, independent missions, and unmanned microgravity experiments. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202182.html

I really ought to know more about this, but we seem to have a couple of people with some rotorcraft experience around these parts, but who knows what about the Boeing 360? It seems to have been discussed here only in passing. Some stuff from Interavia, 1987... Because of its origins, the 360...

Here is some data on the original big MOWAG 8x8. The following information has been copied from Jane’s Light Tanks and Armoured Cars 1984 by Christopher F. Foss. It is posted here for educational purposes. MOWAG Shark Weapons Carrier Development The Shark has been developed by the MOWAG...

Here is some data on an interesting British program from the early 1980s. The following information has been copied from Jane’s Light Tanks and Armoured Cars 1984 by Christopher F. Foss. It is posted here for educational purposes. Alvis Sagitar Alvis Limited has submitted three studies to the...

Hi, the RAF selected the Caproni C.22J for the military Specification as light trainer aircraft,the Caproni also planed to develope a single seat version as recce and light attack models and single seat anti-helicopter version armedwith Shorts air-to-air Blowpipe missiles...

the Advanced Manned Launch System, from NTRS, http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920025000 cheers, Robin.

Scanned this in from an old Army Magazine; this has the clearest, most detailed layout of the specs of the Army's AMS program, which included Crusader, Block III Tank, FIFV, etc. -------- ARMY May 1991 Armor's Future: From One, Many By Eric C, Ludvigsen Associate Editor Convinced of the...

Many articles can be found about the UDF version of the 7J7, but what about this second variant?

back in the early 1980's an alternative frigate hull design was put forwrad by a commercial ship designer, and attracted some support from BAe and other navel ship builders. The MOD ordered trails between the S90 and Type 23 (duke Class) ASW firigate. The Marime Technology Board's findins...

What information is out there concerning the buster - hypervolocity AT missile that was being considered by saab a few years back? Only illustration I have is attached -

Hi, the NAL designed in 1990 a hypersonic spaceplane,it was look like some USA hypersonic aircraft. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1990/1990%20-%201252.html

Hello, Does anyone have any 3 view drawings or photos any info of this take off trolley? That Matej posted on June 11/06 (McDonnell-Douglas F-15 projects). Any help would be great! Thanks, Lockon.