avro 730

  1. Z

    Bristol T.188 works properly....?

    What happens if the Bristol T.188 research aircraft doesn't underperform? What happens if it flies upto Mach 2.8 and reaches the thermal limit of the windscreen? We now know that it's underperformance is related to lack of interest and investment in the Gyron Junior engines after the...
    • zen
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    • 1960s air ministry alternate history avro 730 bristol aero engines bristol aeroplane company bristol aircraft cold war de havilland engine company early 1960s experimental great britain late 1950s ministry of supply royal air force royal aircraft establishment supersonic
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  2. Z

    AWA.166 instead of Bristol 188

    Despite being favoured over Bristol's design, AWA was not able to spare the staff to realise the ER.134T research aircraft requirement, and so Bristol was awarded the contract. As we know Bristol's 188 took a long time and was hampered by the Gyron Junior engines. But what if AWA had staff...
    • zen
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    • 1960s air ministry alternate history armstrong whitworth aircraft avro 730 bristol aeroplane company cold war experimental great britain late 1950s ministry of supply operational requirement er.134t royal air force royal aircraft establishment supersonic
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  3. G

    Avro 727 (Avro 730 Study)

    Hello, friends! Does anybody know this project? It seems to be a variant o Avro 730. I would like to see more images and info. Thanks every body!
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    Saro P.163

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    • Justo Miranda
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    • air ministry avro 730 cold war operational requirement er.134t royal air force royal aircraft establishment saunders-roe united kingdom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. O

    Avro 730 (Early Version) - 1/72 Scratchbuild

    Avro Excalibur R.1 "XP730" - 543 Squadron RAF - 1964 Scratchbuilt 1/72 scale Avro 730. This depicts the earlier 4 engine version that was submitted by Avro against Operational Requirement 330. The fuselage was built using a length of 1 inch conduit as a core, fitted with cross sections...
    • Overkiller
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    • alternate history avro 730 bomber bombers cold war great britain model nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force strategic reconnaissance
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
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    Avro 730 kit from Fantastic Plastic (1:144 scale)

    Britain's Avro 730 supersonic bomber concept was the first kit produced by Fantastic Plastic. (It was released in October 2005). After being out of production for almost two years, I've brought it back as a new, improved model. Whereas the first kit was a simple "tabletop" model, Version 2.0...
    • ABU625
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    • 1960s a.v. roe and company / avro alternate history avro 730 bomber cold war great britain model nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force strategic reconnaissance supersonic
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  7. Orionblamblam

    Avro 730 in 1/144 now available

    The first model I did for Fantastic Plastic back in 2004 was the British Avro 730 bomber in 1/144 scale. Last year I was asked to re-visit the model. I completely rescribed it, added cockpit, landing gear and bomb bay details, and just generally improved the hell out of it. The first time...
    • Orionblamblam
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    • 1960s a.v. roe and company / avro alternate history avro 730 bomber cold war great britain model nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force strategic reconnaissance supersonic
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
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    Avro 730 hand carved.

    I saw this site looking for future projects. Here is an Avro 730 I carved about 18" long plus a Supermarine Scimatar that I fancied having a model of. When I was last in the science museum in London I saw these sorts of models and wanted ones like them, the 730 is my first attempt the Scimatar...
    • carver
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    • avro 730 bomber cold war fleet air arm great britain model raf bomber command royal air force royal navy
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  9. hesham

    UK ER.134T Projects

    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...
    • hesham
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    • air ministry avro 730 cold war great britain late 1950s ministry of supply operational requirement er.134t royal air force royal aircraft establishment supersonic united kingdom
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    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
    • Replies: 69
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  11. Orionblamblam

    Avro 730

    A supersonic bomber project out of Britain. This was the first model I mastered for Fantastic Plastic. http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/Avro730CatalogPage.htm
    • Orionblamblam
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    • 1960s a.v. roe and company / avro alternate history avro 730 bomber cold war great britain model nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force strategic reconnaissance
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
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