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...
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
strange in this forum is almost no info about B-58 version !
B-58 A the SAC bomber version we know
B-58 B improved version - kingfish launch platform
B-58 C Enlarged version and J-58 jetengine (for mach 3 ?)
B-58 D long range interceptor
B-58 E tactical strike aircraft and strategic bomber...
asat
bomber
cold war
convair
nuclear battlefield
strategic air command
strategic bomber
strategic reconnaissance
tactical nuke
united states
united states air force
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...
First published by RIAN on April 24
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If someone happy to have hi-res version of these North American Rockwell PR drawings (NA-73-400, Rev 9-83), I would be very obliged for sharing them with me. Thank you.
air force global strike command
boeing
bomber
cold war
cold war ii
early 21st century
late 20th century
north american aviation
north american rockwell
nuclear battlefield
post-cold war
rockwell international
strategic air command
strategic bomber
supersonic
united states air force
united states navy
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...
air ministry
avro 730
bomberbombers
great britain
late 1950s
ministry of supply
nuclear battlefield
raf bomber command
royal air force
strategic reconnaissance
supersonic
united kingdom
AMSA was said to stand for "America's Most Studied Aircraft" due to the length of time it took to get to flying hardware.
Flying Review International, July 1970
I'm sure I've seen a Lockheed AMSA design, and Doug Richardson's B-1 book has 3 AMSA designs that may be the Rockwell evolution, but...
amsa
bomber
cold war
heavy bomber
north american aviation
north american rockwell
rockwell international
sac
strategic air command
strategic bomber
united states
united states air force
A supersonic bomber project out of Britain. This was the first model I mastered for Fantastic Plastic.
http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/Avro730CatalogPage.htm
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
I was thinking for some time to put up this topic , Since B-2 is still a very classified aircraft may be there would be many grey areas which no one might be aware of , But may be we might end up getting to know more about this aircraft.
The One thing that amazes me about this huge aircraft is...
air force global strike command
bomber
cold war
cold war ii
early 21st century
late 20th century
nuclear battlefield
post-cold war
stealth bomber
strategic air command
strategic bomber
united states air force
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