british aerospace plc

  1. Mike Pryce

    BAe Nimrod AEW.3

    The preferred UK AEW for the RAF was always the Nimrod as it was big and in production. In 1966 studies looked at various radar options, but lack of money delayed it. All of the above comes from 'Airborne Early Warning, design, development and operations' by Mike Hirst, Osprey, 1983.
    • Mike Pryce
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    • 1960s 1970s 1980s air defence airborne early warning british aerospace plc cold war gec-marconi gec-marconi electronics ltd great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd north atlantic treaty organisation raf fighter command raf strike command royal air force uk air defence region
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  2. hesham

    Beechcraft designations

    Beech aircraft: model-40 :experimental model-35 with two 180 hp Franklin engines mounted in nose driving one propeller. model-112 :1957 twin tuboprop businees aircraft project with two Lycoming T-53 engines. model-120 :1962 twin turboprop pressurized business...
    • hesham
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    • beech aircraft corporation beechcraft british aerospace plc cold war french fifth republic great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd interwar period matra north atlantic treaty organisation united states united states air force united states army united states army air corps united states army air forces united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  3. P

    Vertical launch Sea Dart

    Sea Dart is stored vertically on the Type 42's as it was on the Type 82 in rotating drums (presumably 11 Sea Dart per drum on the Type 42 if the figures on magazine capacity are correct). Does anyone know why when they had the missle in the 'correct' orientation it was decided to throw that...
  4. A

    BAC/Sud Aviation Concorde - Development, Variants, Projects

    According to Key Publishing (I just hate this forum, so don't ask me why I browse there!) there had been studies for an improved concorde. - No reheat - another stage compressor on the engines - 25% more range - leading edge slats - more fuel Of course, this went to nothing because of the...
    • Archibald
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    • aérospatiale british aerospace plc british aircraft corporation cold war france french fifth republic great britain jet age sud aviation supersonic transport aircraft committee
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. flateric

    BAe HOTOL

    Early HOTOL configuration
  6. TinWing

    Sea Wolf and Sea Dart: Unbuilt Derivatives and Cancelled Applications

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    • TinWing
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    • british aerospace plc cold war great britain north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield royal navy surface-to-air missile u.s. army united kingdom
    • Replies: 185
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  7. overscan (PaulMM)

    Advanced Harrier Projects

    Thanks to Evan, heres a nice PDF of a British Aerospace Harrier II Plus brochure showing it in RN colours.
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • british aerospace plc cold war fleet air arm great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd mcdonnell douglas nuclear battlefield post-cold war royal air force royal navy sea harrier united kingdom united states united states marine corps united states navy v/stol v/stol aircraft vstol vstol carriers vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. Antonio

    McDD/Northrop/BAe ASTOVL/MRF/JAST/JSF studies

    [Moderator note - added in some older posts of earlier STOVL designs from Northrop, McDonnell-Douglas from the "US VTOL Projects" topic. I think these are interesting to consider in the light of the combined JAST design] I want to add the Northrop-Grumman ALF. Pictures from Air&Cosmos Nº1482...
    • Antonio
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    • british aerospace plc cold war fleet air arm grumman mcdonnell douglas nasa nasa langley research center northrop post-cold war royal navy united states air force united states marine corps united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  9. overscan (PaulMM)

    Evolution of the Eurofighter Typhoon: TKF-90, AST 396, AST.403 and more

    1976 BAe projects
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • 1980s 1990s aeronautica militare british aerospace plc cold war dornier flugzeugwerke federal republic of germany france future european fighter aircraft programme great britain italian republic kingdom of spain luftwaffe messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war royal air force royal spanish air force vfw-fokker western europe
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    Tornado Projects

    The original plans for the Tornado ADV included a LLTV mounted under the nose for long range target ID day or night, and an HMS. Sources Marconi builds Tornado LLTV system Flight International 2 Sept 1978 p730 Ferranti Develops Helmet Sight Flight International 21 Oct 1978 p1468
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • air defence british aerospace plc british aircraft corporation cold war electronic warfare interceptor north atlantic treaty organisation panavia aircraft gmbh post-cold war sead stol tactical reconnaissance variable geometry
    • Replies: 168
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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