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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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. :-) )
  5. 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...
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