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  1. uk 75

    Hound Dogs and BUFFs

    I used to nurse the fond belief that only the B52G and H versions carried Hound Dog missiles and that they were only loaded in the "silver era". Thanks to the Internet it turned out that the Dog served well into the 70s and so was carried by SIOP scheme B52s. An example is shown here...
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    • autonetics bendix aerospace systems division bendix corporation boeing cold war cruise missile hughes aircraft company north american aviation north american rockwell nuclear battlefield rockwell international sead strategic air command strategic bomber texas instruments united states air force
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    • Forum: The Bar
  2. Stargazer

    Bendix Aircraft's forgotten postwar designs

    Most of you probably recognize the name "Bendix": this company once one of the leading avionics suppliers in the aeronautical industry... Some of you with an interest in ordnance may also associate the name "Bendix" with a few missiles and weapons, notably the Eagle and Talos missile... The...
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    • 1940s bendix aircraft division bendix aviation bendix corporation cold war late 1940s post-world war ii united states world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  3. Stargazer

    Bendix Helicopters Model K "Whirlaway"

    After the experimental Models G and H, Bendix Helicopters, Inc. had a go at finding their place on the market of small-size helicopters with the Models J and K, which both received the name Whirlaway. Unfortunately Hiller had already invested the segment of coaxial rotorcraft, and there seemed...
  4. Graham1973

    Surveyor Lunar Roving Vehicle (Bendix)

    NASAs pre-Apollo program underwent a number of changes as the need to reach the moon before the Russians came to dominate the program. One concept, that was studied and not proceeded with was mounting a small (100lb) rover to a modified Surveyor. It was to be fitted with small scientific...
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    • 1960s apollo program bendix aerospace systems division bendix corporation cold war lunar robots lunar roving vehicle moon nasa nuclear powered vehicles space age space probes space race surveyor program united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  5. jzichek

    Bendix Helicopters Model J « Whirlaway » and derivatives

    Check out this article on the Bendix Model J Four Place Helicopter: This co-axial, counter-rotating type helicopter was proposed to the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in 1946, which elected to pass on the design. The image gallery reproduces the original proposal document and features...
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    • 1946 bendix aircraft division bendix corporation buaer bureau of aeronautics late 1940s post-world war ii united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  6. sferrin

    Bendix « Talos Land System » as possible ICBM interceptor

    Ideas? (I know what it is but the site I got it from is a rare treat. Just wondering if anybody else had seen it. :-) )
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    • air defence bendix corporation cold war nuclear battlefield strategic air command u.s. army united states air force united states army usaf
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  7. Graham1973

    Bendix Dual Mode LRV

    During the 1960's one proposal for the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was make it so that after the manned mission was over it could be used as an unmanned rover for further exploration. Here is the final presentation report for the Bendix Version...
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    • 1960s apollo apollo program bendix aerospace systems division bendix corporation cold war general motors grumman lunar robots lunar rover lunar roving vehicle nasa nuclear powered vehicles optionally manned space age space race
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  8. M

    Talos, the SPG-56 and the SPG-61

    Over the course of the life of the Talos system in the USN, the SPG-56 and SPG-61 Missile Fire Control radars were developed to replace the SPG-49 used to guide the Talos missile. Prototypes of each were built but these radars were never introduced into service. Either one would have, no doubt...
    • M. A. Rozon
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    • bendix corporation cold war naval radar nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels radar strategic air command u.s. army u.s. navy united states united states air force united states army united states navy usaf usn
    • Replies: 106
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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