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  1. Sentinel Chicken

    Avro CF-105 Arrow and its variants

    In AJ Jackson's book Avro Aircraft since 1908 reference is made to a predecessor design to the CF-105 Arrow that would have used two stacked turbojet engines (like the EE Lightning), a swept delta wing and conventional tailplane. This is the first I've heard of such a proposal and am wondering...
    • Sentinel Chicken
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    • air defence arrow avro avro canada cf-105 interceptor malton north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield rl201 rl202 rl203 rl204 rl205 rl206 royal canadian air force strategic reconnaissance
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. P

    Avro CF-103 transonic interceptor

    I was reading a little about the Avro Canada CF-100 on the net yesterday, and came across reference to a proposed CF-103 program. It stated that the CF-103 was a refined and swept wing development of the CF-100, when the CF-105 Arrow was unfortunately cancelled. The article stated that only a...
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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...
    • Pioneer
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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. SOC

    Lockheed A-12 and SR-71 projects

    SENIOR CITIZEN is supposed to be some sort of stealthy transport for special ops stuff. Here's some info on a few unbuilt SENIOR CROWN variations: SR-71I 30 September 1980 iteration: -AWG-9 radar -four AIM-54 missiles -anti-AWACS tasked 1 November 1982 iteration: -APG-65 radar -four AIM-120...
    • SOC
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    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command central intelligence agency cold war general electric aircraft engines lockheed nuclear battlefield pratt & whitney sead skunk works strategic air command strategic bomber strategic defence strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. Tuomasn

    MDP program - the Mikoyan Product 701

    Mikoyan Product 701 Crew: 2 Wingspan: 19 m Length: 31 m Height: 7 m Wing Area: 130 m2 Empty Weight: 35,000 kg Maximum TO Weight: 65,000 kg Cruise Speed: 2,500 km/h Ceiling: 17,000 m Subsonic Range: 11,000 km Supersonic Range: 7,000 km Engines: Two turbofans of 200 kN each Armament: 4 x R-72...
    • Tuomasn
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    • 1980s air defence cold war commonwealth of independent states early 1990s interceptor post-cold war russian federation soviet air defence forces soviet union ussr v-pvo
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  6. overscan (PaulMM)

    Tornado Projects

    The original plans for the Tornado ADV included a LLTV mounted under the nose for long range target ID day or night, and an HMS. Sources Marconi builds Tornado LLTV system Flight International 2 Sept 1978 p730 Ferranti Develops Helmet Sight Flight International 21 Oct 1978 p1468
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • air defence british aerospace plc british aircraft corporation cold war electronic warfare interceptor north atlantic treaty organisation panavia aircraft gmbh post-cold war sead stol tactical reconnaissance variable geometry
    • Replies: 168
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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