In a September 20, 2020 article posted on Wavell Room, defense and international affairs analyst Dr. James Bosbotinis examines the United Kingdom’s options for investing in long-range strike capability. One option briefly explored is for the UK to purchase surplus B-1 or B-52 bombers from the...
So I’ve been researching the Junkers Ju-86, specifically the Swedish B-3 variant, but I like all of them. I’ve been having trouble finding any technical documents on the aircraft. I’ve attached some of the illustrations I’ve found. I’d also appreciate any information on the planes. If you find...
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/improvingflight/bwb_main.html - several streaming QuickTime videos of LARC WT tests
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/improvingflight/x48b.html - several hi-res photos...
air mobility command
boeing
bombers
cold war
cold war ii
early 21st century
in-flight refueling tanker
late 20th century
mcdonnell douglas
post-cold war
strategic air command
tanker aircraft
transport aircraft
united states
united states air force
war on terror
A couple new books are on pre-order at Amazon.co.uk:
https://www.amazon.com/Fighters-1945-Secret-Projects-Luftwaffe/dp/1911658085/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1563554467&refinements=p_27%3ADan+Sharp&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Dan+Sharp...
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
Thread
alternate history
avro 730
bomber
bombers
cold war
great britain
model
nuclear battlefield
raf bomber command
royal air force
strategic reconnaissance
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
bomber
bombers
great britain
late 1950s
ministry of supply
nuclear battlefield
raf bomber command
royal air force
strategic reconnaissance
supersonic
united kingdom
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