1980s
1990s
anti-helicopter
anti-tank missile
boeing
cold war
hughes aircraft company
surface-to-air missile
surface-to-surface missile
u.s. army
united states
united states army
This is a poll intended to gauge what your favorite giant airplane project of the pre-1945 period is. The ANT-26 is often seen as the largest Soviet warplane project of the pre-1945 era, but the Germans in WW1 envisaged a monster bomber with a 479 foot span and we now know that Consolidated and...
Does anyone have drawings or specs of the Boeing Model 404 flying wing bomber? I just wanted to ask because I saw the designation in the Boeing model numbers list and the Model 404 had the same number of engines as the XB-35 and Consolidated Flying wing design.
Following WWI, Air Corps planners saw the need for a ground attack aircraft, which was armored and carried a 37 mm cannon and eight .30 caliber machine guns. This resulted in the GA-1. Six aircraft were built:
1. Boeing GA-1 (1920)
2. Orenco IL-1 (1921) (Also known as a Model E)
3. Junkers...
aeromarine plane and motor company
air-to-ground
boeing
early 1920s
gallaudet aircraft corporation
ground attack
interwar period
junkers flugzeug- und motorenwerke ag
ordnance engineering corporation / orenco
united states
united states army air corps
united states army air service
Hi,
The Boeing School of Aeronautics was started by Boeing to compete against the Wright brothers' Wright Flying School and Curtiss Flying School in San Diego, California. Founded in 1929 at Oakland Municipal airport, the school started with a staff of 19 and 100 students. It was licensed by...
1970s
1980s
anti-radar
boeing
bundeswehr
cold war
dornier
drone
e-syatems
germany
mbb
north atlantic treaty organisation
northrop
rpv
teledyne brown engineering
teledyne ryan
united states
united states air force
vfw-fokker
west germany
Sad news:
http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/joe-sutter-father-747-dies-95
I was just watching him in this BBC documentary a few days ago:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03wtnfv/jumbo-the-plane-that-changed-the-world
A great loss - the designer of an iconic aircraft.
An enlarged update of Robert Hopkins' 1998 Aerofax book, already a pretty good tome:
http://www.amazon.com/Boeing-KC-135-Stratotanker-Robert-Hopkins/dp/1910809012/
2016
air mobility command
boeing
cold war
early 21st century
in-flight refueling tanker
late 20th century
north atlantic treaty organisation
post-cold war
strategic air command
strategic reconnaissance
tanker aircraft
united states
united states air force
vietnam war
war on terror
Might maybe be of interest... US Bomber Projects #16 is an extra-sized volume covering the evolution of the B-52.
Designs covered include:
Boeing Model 444 A: A late war turboprop heavy bomber
Boeing Model 461: An early postwar turboprop heavy bomber
Boeing Model 462: A large six-turboprop...
I just noticed that the Defiant still does not have its dedicated thread. Here we go!
Let's start with the latest video and some screenshots of the same:
https://youtu.be/SxSvsccwsXk
BR Michael
http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-unveils-americas-new-rocket-vulcan.aspx
Colorado Springs, Colo., (April 13, 2015) -- United Launch Alliance (ULA) unveiled its Next Generation Launch System (NGLS) today at the 31st Space Symposium. The new rocket, Vulcan, will transform the future of space by...
air combat command
air force global strike command
b-52
boeing
cold war
cold war ii
electronic warfare
heavy bomber
nuclear battlefield
post-cold war
strategic air command
strategic bomber
united states air force
usa
"Boeing’s Strategy: Holistic, Enduring and Innovating"
By Andrew Drwiega, International Bureau Chief, reporting from St. Louis, Mesa and Seattle
August 5, 2014
Source:
http://www.aviationtoday.com/the-checklist/Boeings-Strategy-Holistic-Enduring-and-Innovating_82674.html#.U-FHW2PbHhI
"Boeing Advancing on Successor to 757 Jet, Air Astana Says"
By Chris Jasper and Julie Johnsson Jun 27, 2014 11:15 AM PT
Source:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-26/boeing-advancing-on-successor-to-757-jet-air-astana-says.html
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