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This thread is to examine the aircraft, systems, and networks that were involved in the 'electronic barrier' that was part of the McNamara Line, a defensive line developed to block North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers from accessing South Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The aircraft...

I am currently writing a book on the Short Skyvan. I wonder if anyone has information (description, drawings etc) on Shorts project P.D.50 described as a "Skyvan VTOL test-bed", and P.D.62 listed in the Putnam as "Skyvan with B.L.C" but elsewhere as "Skyvan Feeder Liner". Both seem quite...

I was recently going through some scans I had taken a while back from World Air Power Journal and I found a reference to a Libyan-made COIN aircraft which I had never heard of. Is there any information about it? Source: World Air Power Journal, Volume 1, Spring 1990

Not sure where to post this one, but it was prompted by the heated discussion on whether to keep/ditch or replace the A10 in the USAF. Apart from the A10 the other main CAS purpose built aircraft in service is the Su25 Frogfoot. The UK and France use fighter/bombers in this role. The RAF set up...

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Apart from trainers, Ireland did not operate any fighters to defend its neutral airspace during the Cold War and still does not. New Zealand has also given up its old A4 Skyhawks and had no air defence patrol aircraft. Within NATO, Luxembourg and the Baltic States rely on other members to defend...

Textron and AirLand Enterprises will be unveiling its self-funded project, the two-seat, twin-engine Scorpion, on September 16th at the annual Air Force Association Air & Space Conference outside Washington. Officials gave already Aviation Leak, ehh, I mean Aviation Week & Space Technology, an...

Hi, here is from the airvectors site,an unknown projects to the Grumman OV-1; Does any one know them ?. http://www.airvectors.net/avmohawk.html

Introducing the ATK/Mohawk Technologies/Broadbay OV-1D ASP (Aerial Surveillance Platform). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l40HvQ13aA4 Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/

North American Rockwell OV-10D NOS (Night Observation Surveillance) Bronco Source: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?65214-OV-10-Bronco-commercial-catalog-%28issue-1964%29/page2

Hi, The Lockheed had old project called C-130J,it was developed from C-130E with increase aileron and rudder chords,wider u/c track,improved braking system and additional armoured protection; do you have a drawing to it ?,(of course I know there was a new project to lockheed in 1996 called...

I'm researching an article on the N/A W A-10 (A-10B) and came across this: Dennis R Jenkins, A/OA-10 Warthog Warbirdtech 20 Never seen this illustrated.