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Avro 730 and other OR.330 Reconnaissance/Bomber designs
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...- overscan (PaulMM)
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- air ministry avro 730 bomber bombers great britain late 1950s ministry of supply nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force strategic reconnaissance supersonic united kingdom
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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Various Bristol postwar projects
http://www.transportarchive.org.uk/ Some interesting stuff- overscan (PaulMM)
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- air ministry bristol aero engines bristol aeroplane company bristol aircraft british army cold war great britain royal air force royal aircraft establishment supersonic transport
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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Hawker Hunter Precursor and Follow-on Projects
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 ...- hesham
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- air ministry cold war great britain hawker siddeley aircraft hawker siddeley aviation ltd royal air force
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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Violet Friend ABM System
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...- Hood
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- air defence air ministry ballistic missile defense cold war ministry of supply royal air force strategic defence united kingdom
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- Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects