1980s

Known at various times as: Model 100 Sneaky Pete Cold Pigeon HAVE KEY (Under USAF Aeronautical Systems Division ownership) Approximately 1976-1984, evolved into the ATA/A-12. Sneaky Pete has been mentioned often in other threads, but has no thread of its own. I've recently run across an image...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_satellite This is a thread for any information or images in regards to the large scale plan developed from the 70's through 80's in regards to the STS (Space Transportation System) being used to build the massive space stations in orbit attached to the...

yes the DoD used Shuttle for several Mission like: (STS-4, STS-51-C, STS-51-J, STS-27, STS-28, STS-33, STS-36, STS-38, STS-39) but there was more at Vandenberg Air Force Base, they build a Shuttle launch pad on Space Launch Complex 6 and the north runway and overruns were lengthened for...

In 1980 I presented a weapon system idea to Boeing. My idea was to create a large, unmanned air vehicle similar to a cruise missile that carried 24 cruise missiles within three weapons bays on rotary launchers. I dubbed it B-3 because the B-1A had flown and the ATB would be designated B-2. Even...

Sometime in the 1980s, CITEFA began development on an eventual replacement for the Roland I surface to air missile which was the Argentine Army's main SAM system. The resulting Halcon (Hawk) was similar in shape to the Roland missile, but somewhat longer. According to Jane's, it had a 7-km...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwqZ4qAUkE -1- Ignore this embedded video and go directly to YouTube -2- Select 720p HD format. -3- Do something else for about 90 minutes (long video, slow server) -4- Watch at full screen with your favorite cocktail. This is just-released NASA engineering...

The space shuttle project thread, http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1928.0, had a brief discussion of ideas to put passenger modules in the cargo bay. I thought it might be interesting to try and capture some more details in a separate thread. I believe some concepts were...

The unbuilt Beechcraft Raider of 1985 was meant as a recoverable tactical UAV for active and passive countermeasures, and was derived from the basic MQM-107 Streaker design. Does anyone know if it was a company-developed project or if it was a reply to some official specification that was later...

I've been researching the Westland WG 30 helicopter project from the 1980,s. Got a fair bit of information but can anyone supply any more please ? Everything welcome. Thanks.

J-13 develop by SAC（Shenyang Aircraft Corporation） in 70s，This blogger(Rainbow Bear) is the authors of old J-13's CG. Ten years later, he interviewed several designers, re-produced J-13 of the CG, and write an article of the J-13 project. part1...

Brooke Marine Offshore Patrol Ships Source: Aviation et Marine International November 1979

Hat tip to tank-net.org: http://www.heartlandmuseum.com/album/album1/Museum_Photos/museum_photos_7.html

In the Eighties there was an infamous spate of submarine incidents in Swedish waters, apparently involving mini submarines penetrating close to shore (and even inside harbour areas). From the reports at least some of these would appear to have been fitted with Caterpillar/Tank style Tracks...

The UK Independence Party has a new deputy leader: Christopher Monckton. As is usual with such news the party has put his impressive CV up on their website: http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/1675-christopher-a-man-of-many-talents However, he claims that whilst a member of Margaret...

Spaceflight News , August Year ?

I’m looking for any copies of a picture of a self propelled RBS 70 turret developed in Sweden in the 1980s. It was marketed widely but with no takes and I can’t find any pictures of it around the place now. This was a fully armoured turret with all the RBS 70 guidance equipment inside and a...

This is apparently a video of the HVM, a missile considered for the A-10 as an anti-tank weapon back in the 80s. And a link to Adreas' page: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/hvm.html

sorry guys did not know where to post this queston ... ! I was wondering if there is any NR-1 replacement project or prototype ?? thanks

-Rising Chamber -Cased telescoped ammunition -Withdrawn after Phase I of the ACR competition -Related to Future Assault Rifle Concept (FARC)?

from The Common Aero Vehicle: Space Delivery System Of The Future George Richie, ANSER AIAA Space Technology Conference & Exposition 28-30 Sept. 1999 Albuquerque, NM from A Common Aero Vehicle (CAV) - Model, Description, and Employment Guide Terry H Phillips, Schafer Corporation