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Hello, Can't find a source for this, but I think I've seen a profile of a proposed Spitfire variant with a second crew-position for a gunner and a remotely-aimed gun turret/barbette. Can anyone direct me to more info.? Likewise, does anyone know of other proposed turret-modifications of...

I'm new to this great site and this is my first post. Does anyone have any pictures or profiles of the Avro 720 mixed-power interceptor? (Not the Avro 730 bomber). I have only seen photos of the mock-up, sometimes incorrectly described as the first prototype. Thanks

Hi Hesham, I don't think that can be called a project, as it says 'possible layout' in the picture. It's just some informed speculation on the part of the author. Starviking

Thank you dear Chuck, Anther aircraft I know it but I am asking about which specification it was designed for; it was the Heston JC.9.

Hi, I spoke before about ER.134T contenders; in ER.134T for Mach 2 research aircraft,the contenders were AW.166, Boulton Paul P.128,Bristol-188,English-Electric P.6 ,Hawker P.1096 and P.1097,Saro P.163 and Vickers-Supermarine-553...

Hi, in ER.110D Spec. for variable wing-sweep research aircraft,the contenders were Armstrong Whitworth AW.59,Blackburn B-90,Boulton Paul P.121,Bristol-183 and Saunders P.149. The Balckburn B-90 was single seat VG aircraft project powered by one Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojet and it had...

Has anyone heard of a Fairey proposal to turn its pre war FC.1 airliner design into a bomber?

From "Were the Wrights Right?" by B R A Burns in Air International December 1983 The Avro design is the late 730 design, the other two designs were labelled as Handley Page and Vickers, but transposed (the Handley Page design is known from Secret Projects: Jet Bombers). The third design...

http://www.transportarchive.org.uk/ Some interesting stuff

Good evening dears, do you hear about Supermarine 4040 tailsitter VTOL project ?. some Hunter projects: P.1090 : was to have had an afterburning de Havilland Gyron and increased sweep on all surfaces. P.1091 : it was combined an afterburning Sappher with a tailless delta. P.1093 ...

I found out some information about Britain's embroynic ABM system designed in the 1950s. The Ministry of Supply in 1954 placed study contracts with English Electric and Marconi to develop a ballistic missile defence. In February 1955 this led to Air Staff Target AST 1135. The entire programme...