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Otto Funk, Peter Funk, & Bücker und Funk Designations
In the late 1950s, Otto Funk was the director of apprentice-training at the Heinkel plant in Speyer. As an exercise for apprentices, airframes were designed for assembly using a variety of construction techniques. In 1990, Otto's son Peter Funk (along with Dirk Breitkreuz) founded B&F Technik to...- Apophenia
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- 1990s cold war federal republic of germany late 20th century people's republic of china post-cold war west germany
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Advanced Tactical Support Aircraft (ATSA) US Navy
Late 80s (88-90) US Navy Program to replace the E-3C, S-3B and EA-6B carrier-based AEW, ASW and EW aircraft. I believe it evolved into the E-X program to replace the E-2, this is why i’m attaching the image of the Boeing E-X proposal, which is seen here in ASW markings. (VS-24 scouts was an S-3...- dauby09
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- aew airborne early warning anti-submarine warfare asw carrier based cold war early 1990s electronic warfare late 1980s naval aviation tanker aircraft u.s. navy united states navy usn
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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AN/ARN-92 LORAN
I am looking for technical information on the AN/ARN-92 LORAN-C/D navigation system, particularly for the sketches or photos of the cockpit control unit and display panels if they existed. This system was used, inter alia, on the F-4D, RF-4C and F-105D, and reportedly provided an approximate...- yahya
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- an/arn-92 cold war f-105d f-4d loran-c/d north atlantic treaty organisation rf-4c united states united states air force united states navy
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The Swedish connection instead of French/'Euro NATO' connection for the UK?
IOW - earlier & greater cooperation with SAAB and the British companies, while the cooperation between the later and the French and other European NATO is much smaller? Draken was powered by the British engine, Viggen was supposed to be powered by the Medway, while the Gripen should've been just...- tomo pauk
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- aerospace industry alternate history cold war great britain kingdom of sweden north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield tactical nuke western europe what-if
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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Long Range Airstrikes During Operation Moked on 5 June 1967 (Six-Day War Day 1)
I recently read Shlomo Aloni's book Six-Day War 1967: Operation Focus and the 12 hours that changed the Middle East. It elaborates the IAF airstrikes from the 5 June 1967 Operation Moked that decapitated Arab air forces of Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq. I am particularly interested in the... -
R/P FLIP (FLoating Instrument Platform)
Some good news, along with a bit of background: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y36pTr09f3Y https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-navy-flipping-ship-upcycled-134616867.html https://gcaptain.com/saving-rv-flip-from-the-wreckers-clawsand-its-story-is-mind-blowing/...- Grey Havoc
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- acoustic research anti-submarine warfare cold war cold war ii department of the navy early 21st century experimental late 20th century oceanographic research office of naval research post-cold war research research ship research vessel flip scripps institution of oceanography sonar u.s. navy united states navy uss flip war on terror
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- Forum: Military
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Rocket-Assisted Launches And Other Aviation Oddities
Rocket-Assisted Launches And Other Aviation Oddities- Dronescapes
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- aero propulsion and power laboratory cold war f-104 jato post wwii rato zell
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Search Helicopter Towed Rescue Boat,1965
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Different British nuclear reactors?
I keep bumping into this from different angles, its technically very interesting to me so I'll ask the question here and see what happens. In the late 50s Britain was looking for a more commercially oriented nuclear power reactor type to follow on from it's operationally successful but not very...- Rule of cool
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- 1960s 1970s alternate history atomic energy establishment winfrith atomic era atoms for peace british commonwealth cold war dounreay nuclear power development establishment great britain late 1950s naval reactor nuclear nuclear power
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Experimental Missile packs for Hawker Hunters
Hello, Recently me and @Jason Dykstra (Wyvern) have come across a few interesting pictures regarding Missile packs for the Hawker Hunter that could be fitted in place of the ADEN armament, I was wondering if anyone had any more info than what we have, so far we have found images for; A... -
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70th Anniversary of Gojira or Godzilla (October 27, 2024)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 marked the 70th Anniversary of the theatrical premiere of Gojira or Godzilla in Nagoya, Japan on October 27, 1954.- Christopher Wang
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- 1954 2024 anniversary cold war cold war ii godzilla gojira japan jsdf movie movie star popular culture post-cold war sci-fi science fiction toho
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- Forum: The Bar
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Ansett Australia
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqcc2ActCCU- Grey Havoc
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- 20th century air new zealand ansett airlines of australia ansett airways ansett transport industries ansett-ana british commonwealth british empire civil aviation cold war commonwealth of australia early 21st century interwar period late 1930s new zealand pacific ocean theater post-cold war sir reginald myles ansett kbe united states army air forces world war ii
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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What should Curtiss-Wright Aviation have done to survive?
Hi everybody, I often read that Curtiss-Wright Aviation did not do enough research work during the Second World War to be able to survive its aeronautical branch and face the new markets after the Second World War. It is considered that its production and improvement work on the P-40 (we can...- Deltafan
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- cold war curtiss-wright airplane division curtiss-wright corporation experimental fighters heavy fighter interceptors night fighter post-world war ii pursuit aircraft research united states united states air force united states army air corps united states army air forces world war ii
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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Cuthbertson 'Tracked Rover'
https://www.jamescuthbertson.co.uk/about/company-history.php- TsrJoe
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- bomb disposal british army cold war explosive ordnance disposal great britain james a. cuthbertson limited james archibald cuthbertson land rover royal air force
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- Forum: Secret Army Projects
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Air Defence of Great Britain
Ever since the first Zeppelin raids in World War 1 the vulnerability of the civilian population of the UK to attack from the air has been a major factor in shaping our armed forces. The tile "Air Defence of Great Britain" comes from the organisation set up to meet the only air threat imagined in...- uk 75
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- air defence ballistic missile defense british army cold war cold war ii cruise missile interwar period nuclear battlefield raf fighter command raf strike command royal air force royal navy strategic bomber strategic defence sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke uk air defence region united kingdom world war i world war ii
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- Forum: The Bar
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Michael Bowyer
The British aviation historian Michael J F Bowyer died recently, aged 95. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/30/michael-bowyer-obituary -
SCB 198 Escort Research Ship
Source: https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AG/AG158.html Source: https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AG/AG158-p.html- A Tentative Fleet Plan
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- anti-submarine warfare bureau of ships buships cold war destroyer escort early 1960s experimental gas turbine late 1950s research test ship testbed trials ship united states united states navy
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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Brochure Navi Militare Cantieri Navale Riuniti first half 1970s
I have an original brochure from this company which contants sketches+ technical details form ships they built or could built. I can make photographs if someone is interested- Roodbaard1958!
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- cantieri navali del tirreno riuniti cold war early 1970s italian republic italy marina militare tyrrhenian sea united tyrrhenian shipyards
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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Iraqi arms acquisition plans before 1990 and 2003
What if Saddam never invaded Kuwait and never being throw up??? What would be the state of Ba'ath Iraqi armed forces?- KonTim
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- ba'athist iraq chemical / biological weapons cold war early 21st century eastern bloc iraq republic iraqi air force iraqi army iraqi navy iraqi republic late 20th century nuclear battlefield people's republic of china post-cold war republic of iraqi soviet union tactical nuke warsaw pact western europe
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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Names of ships on Yankee, Dixie and Gonzo stations?
One of my hobbies is collecting waterline ship models in 1/1250 or 1/1200 scales covering the Cold War era. I have been trying to find the composition of USN units on the Yankee and Dixie Stations off Vietnam and Gonzo station in the Arabian Sea. Does anyone know a source?