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Hi, the Omega Aircraft Corp. designed many helicopters and projects,the BS-12 series was the first,followed by BS-14 Falcon Project,it was a two seat powered by two engines,also the BS-17A Airliner Project,it was three engine five bladed rotor,and had expanded passenger pod...

Pics and drawings Post-1

http://airminded.org/2008/06/04/moniac-and-the-warfare-state/ One of the interesting things about this is that the prototype of this 'analogue hydraulic computer' was built out of spare Lancaster parts!

Image of the Vickers proposal for a modified Invincible Class ship to replace HMAS Melbourne. The enlarged hangar and removal of Sea Dart are of note. Also Invincible image for comparison. Found at: http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/24222

If I may put in a shameless self plug for a moment: I have finished a companion volume to 'A Vertical Empire' called 'An Atomic Empire'. This deals with the British atomic programme from Windscale onwards, dealing with not only Windscale but the atomic weapons programme and the nuclear power...

Movietone News "The Mosquito" http://youtu.be/-cb6SmK_c2g

:) Very interesting article from Navy International April 1975 regarding a convertible warship design. Does anyone have access to further information, perhaps a larger and clearer drawing as per page 23 or 25? Enjoy and I look forward to any replies.

From Tony

Reportedly there was a project in Canada during WW2 referred to as the "Universal Scout Car" or "General Utility Project", which was to replace both the Scout Cars and the Light Recce Cars of the Canadian army. The project is being mentioned here...

I came across an article in the september 1984 edition of 'Aeroplane Monthly', about Edgar Percival, who had died earlier that year. In the article I found this :- "In 1962 he [Edgar Percival] designed the Percival Gull Jet, a 12-place jet-engined executive aircraft with a cruising speed of...

he classic Steve McQueen movie immortalized three tunnels at Stalag Luft III POW camp. Now, astonished archaeologists have discovered a fourth called George. It has lain hidden for nearly 70 years and looks, to the untrained eye, like a building site. But, this insignificant tunnel opening...

Filed in 1941 and approved for patent in 1945, the first tank was designed by Harry M. Pflager for GSCC seems based on the M4 though the application was filed after the U.S. Army had already selected the M4 design. Was this one of the competing designs which lost out? The second, designed by...

G'day gents I have been reading a book 'On Weapons Decisions: How Australia Chooses to Arm Itself (1963-1996)' by John Bruni (again!) Under Part 2, Chapter 5 Patterms of Procurement 1983-1992, it talks about the early 1980's plans to replace the Australian Army's M113A1 APC fleet with an...

Prior to the abandoning of truly indigenous British nuclear warheads in 1958/1959 and the adoption of the US Mk28 and its associated technology in various guises as Red Snow all the way through to the WE.177 series the UK pursued its own megaton Thermonuclear weapons warheads. Amongst these...

Mystery UK Missile? Document referring to 1955 talk/discussions in Australia in which it was suggested that a total of twenty-five rounds be allocated as backup and practice rounds to support seven nuclear tipped hard site (silo based) operational missiles to be deployed by the Australians...

In an article for Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, on UK launchers, Nicholas Hill comments on the slow development of Blue Streak compared to its US and Soviet counterparts. He says 'A figure of seventeen months is often quoted for the time from inception to first flight for the...

And the Australian Sentinel ACIV tank with 17 pounder had a turret ring of 70” (1,778mm).

Hi, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%201460.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%202004.html http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200170.html

back in 1960 P. A. E. Stewart proposed a British manned Moon Program with the use of Blue Streak and Black Knight technolgy phase 1, 1960 to 1963 first probes (ranger types) to the moon Phase 2, 1964 to 1967 Hardware testing on earth Low orbit and Lunar Orbit. phase 3, 1968 to 1969 the...

According to "Abbot FV433 Self-Propelled Gun" by Christopher F. Foss (AFV Weapons Profile 51) there was an unbuilt vehicle based upon the Abbot that was to be a "light tank", named the Vickers 13 ton tank. This is a quotation from the booklet: Do you have any further info on this project? Does...