I have a question to the experts. What kind of avionics suite was carried on-board the Aéronavale F4U-7 Corsairs, particularly during the 1956 Suez conflict?
The F4U-7's manual from 1953 claims that the a/c was equipped with:
Either the AN/ARC-1 VHF AM (10 channel max) or the AN/ARC-27 (20...
This is a rough TL sketch.
POD is October 20, 1971. http://www.ffaa.net/projects/jaguar/jaguar_fr.htm
That day, off Marseille, the Foch is flight testing Jaguar M05, that is: the navalized fifth prototype. As the aircraft is returned to the hangar for maintenance, one mechanic raise alarm...
1970s
aéronavale
alternate history
cold war
dassault-breguet
fleet air arm
france
french fifth republic
great britain
harrier carrier
hawker siddeley aviation ltd
marine nationale
royal navy
sea harrier
v/stol
vstol carriers
vtol
Hello there!
I've been trying to find data on French aircraft carrier designs between the Joffre and the Clemenceau (PA-54). I've found plenty of data on the PA-28, but I'm very interested in the supposed PA-25 design from Vichy France and the PA-27, PA-29, PA-31 designs from 1945 onwards...
aéronavale
cold war
france
french fifth republic
french third republic
l'aéronautique navale
marine de vichy
marine nationale
pre-world war ii
vichy france
world war ii
Hi,
As I promised before,we can take here about French Aircraft Specifications,and we start
year by year,that 's meaning;we will speak about one year at first to complete its Specifications
and contenders,we will leave two to three days to each year...
I have been looking for some drawings or pictures of the unbuilt Verdun aircraft carrier that the French government ordered at the end of the 1950s, but I've been unable to find any. According to wiki, it would have had size and displacement similar to today's Marine Nationale CDG, albeit with a...
In his BSP book, Tony Buttler has a chapter called 'Strike Trainers' which describes the background to what became the Jaguar.
In it he mentions the Folland Fo.147 and 148, the BAC (Vickers) Type 593, the BAC (English Electric) P45 (fixed and variable wing), and the Hawker Siddeley HS.1170B and...
I find in my archives the Dassault MD 630 Cavalier project drawing. I could post it if y are interesting.
I propose to start a "Dassault projects" Topic
Now, the Calavier projects
1960s
aéronavale
armeé de l'air
cold war
french fifth republic
late 1950s
marine nationale
société des avions marcel dassault
v/stol aircraft
vstol
vtol
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