Alexis Rocher (aka MIRAGE 4000 on SPF), current editor-in-chief of the French monthly Le fana de l'aviation, informed us a few days ago of the forthcoming release of his book on the Dassault Super Mirage 4000. He also informed us that the book will exist in an English version...
1980s
arab organisation for industrialisation
armeéde l'air
cold war
dassault
dassault-breguet
france
imperial iranian air force
late 1970s
royal saudi air force
société des avions marcel dassault
It has always been a subject of some controversy as to why the British stuck with the rather paltry 0.303in calibre for aircraft machine guns. To address this Both BSA and ROLLS-ROYCE developed a 0.5in calibre AMG, the latter apparently quite successful (though strangely, never adopted) and the...
1er groupement de missiles stratégiques
armeéde l'air
cold war
commandement des forces aériennes stratégiques
early 1990s
force de dissuasion
forces aériennes stratégiques
france
french fifth republic
icbm
intermediate range ballistic missile
late 1980s
nuclear battlefield
sol-sol balistique stratégique
In the 80s, when the AdA withdrew its Mystère IVAs from service, some of them received somewhat special liveries !o_O
It seems that one was painted in the colours of a fictitious Arab air force.
Is there any picture of it ? :)
View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chaika12/34357274081
French Night Fighters
Between February 1918 and July 1922 the French Aéronautique Militaire used the Caudron R.XI heavy escort fighters from the Escadrille C 46, in joint operations with the Breguet XIV night bombers of the 3ême regiment de bombardement.
In 1924 a night fighter unit was...
While some weird dudes are celebrating the epitomized image of an autocrat*, the french AdlAE discretely commemorates one of its hero pilot (Poet and novelist), Mr Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Free French air Force pilot, Croix de Guerre with palms, MIA, with the birth of its most famous...
air force of the ivory coast
armeéde l'air
armée de l'air du cameroun
armée de l'air et de l'espace
armée de l'air republic of togo
cold war
cold war ii
egyptian air force
federal republic of germany
forces aériennes françaises libres
france
luftwaffe
nigerian air force
north atlantic treaty organisation
post-cold war
qatar emiri air force
royal canadian air force
royal moroccan air force
royal thai air force
world war ii
This one is not really feasible but it does produce some interesting models or artwork.
The USAF had its Hound Dogs in service from the Cuban Missile Crisis well into the 70s.
If politics and other considerations had not got in the way, permutations of NATO Hound might have served on the...
alternate history
armeéde l'air
canadian armed forces
commandement des forces aériennes stratégiques
cruise missile
forces aériennes stratégiques
north american aviation
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
raf bomber command
raf strike command
royal air force
royal canadian air force
strategic air command
united states air force
united states air forces in europe
western europe
This thread is for the new High Command (or grand operations command in the French air force's parlance) for Space Operations of the Armée de l'Air Française that President Macron has just announced. A Space Force in other words. Apparently Macron intends to eventually rename the air force as...
Although I was pretty sure this had been discussed on the forum before, I've searched many topics over the past couple of hours but found nothing... So I'm posting it here, hoping it doesn't duplicate anything (and if it does, by all means please show me where it was so the two can be merged)...
Hi! Latécoère 550. You can see some vertical tail stabilizer shape.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lat%C3%A9co%C3%A8re_550
"The Latécoère 550 was a four-engined French seaplane, designed in the early 1930s as a bomber/torpedo bomber. Though initial handling problems were partly resolved, the...
Hi! MATRA R.130.
MATRA R.130 uses a folding wing with a flap (wing span 12m) in the speed area from taking off and landing to Mach 0.65.
Store a folding wing when speed is over Mach 0.65, and make a body revolve 90 °, and 2 of fixed wing which is at the top and the bottom of the fuselage (wing...
I've caught papacavy's "What If" disease, but this is purely for interest rather than literary purposes.
As we all know, the Fairey Battle was an airplane which, once tested in combat, did not imbue its crews with any confidence that they would come home from attacking defended targets. Let's...
allies
alternate history
anti-tank
armeéde l'air
battle of france
british expeditionary force
close air support
dive bomber
fighter bomber
fleet air arm
french third republic
interwar period
l'aéronautique navale
light bomber
marine nationale
operation david
royal air force
royal navy
united kingdom
world war ii
Boeing KC-135 model with winglets found on eBay.
Source:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NASA-USAF-AIR-FORCE-KC-135-WINGLETS-MODEL-KC135-/251161721311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7a67b9df
Seller's description:
air education and training command
air force reserve command
air mobility command
air national guard
armeéde l'air
boeing
cold war
cold war ii
france
jet age
nasa
post-cold war
republic of singapore
republic of singapore air force
strategic air command
turkey
united states air force
united states air forces in europe
"Rafale: Now Drawing Fire At Home"
Posted by Robert Wall at 12/8/2011 5:19 AM CST
It is certainly Rafale's time in the crosshairs.
The French government is adding to the already huge pressure on Dassault to secure an export deal, warning the long-term prospects of the twin-engine fighter...
Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French about the amazing SNECMA C.450-01 Coléoptère (Beetle) VTOL research prototype. The article describes the thrust/directional control systems necessary and preparations for the Coléoptère's first flight (which took place 6th May 1959)……
The...
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