early 1960s

  1. Grey Havoc

    Nihon Hikoki X1G3

    https://elpoderdelasgalaxias.wordpress.com/2015/05/18/nihon-hikoki-x1g3-its-always-better-to-add/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • early 1960s japan japan aircraft manufacturing co. late 1950s nihon hikoki kabushiki kaisha nippi saab-91b safir stol testbed trdi
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. P

    1960 Kaman HU2K-1 ASW helicopter program for the Royal Canadian Navy?

    G'day all I'm looking for further information on the 1960 Kaman HU2K-1 ASW helicopter program for the Royal Canadian Navy. "The Treasury Board of the Canadian government gave its approval for the initial procurement of 12 rotorcraft from Kaman at a price of $14.5 million. However, the Canadian...
  3. Wlaine

    Gemini G-2C Pressure Suit “Kanowski”

    Does anyone know where Kanowski’s Gemini G-2C-4 pressure suit ended up after being sold at the recent auction? I would like to contact the new owner and share the research I have done related his suit and the other (4) high altitude test jumpers, including my Father, CWO Charles O. Laine. This...
  4. Flyaway

    Vanguard 1

    2nd US Satellite: Vanguard 1 1958 NASA; Oldest Satellite Still in Orbit Jeff Quitney Published on Jul 13, 2018 "On March 17, (1958) a Vanguard I rocket launched an Earth satellite with solar batteries. Data from the mission was used to determine that the Earth is slightly pear-shaped. From...
    • Flyaway
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    • 1958 2018 cold war committee on special objectives department of defense early 1960s glenn l. martin company late 1950s nasa nrl nrl rocket development branch space age space race the martin company united states united states navy naval research laboratory
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  5. T

    Soviet balloon bombers et al.

    Hi all, some time ago I find a very brief description of soviet balloon bombers of the '50-'60; they intended to use them in the same way the American used the GENETRIX and MELTING POT balloons for recce flights over the USSR...
  6. uk 75

    Early 60s nostalgia Bekonskot model airport

    After searching for a while I have found this video made about the Bekonskot Model Village in England At about 02:05 it shows the airport with a VC 10 and a Viscount and then lurking in the background three white Vulcans on dispersal. http://www.bekonscot.co.uk/history/full/ Happy memories...
    • uk 75
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    • cold war early 1960s great britain models
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    • Forum: The Bar
  7. JFC Fuller

    Original French MASURCA ship program

    I am utterly confused about the original French plans for the deployment of this missile, the wiki page for the Suffren class destroyers states that six ships were originally planned and that this became two batches of three (the second tentative?) then just two ships when the money for the...
    • JFC Fuller
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    • anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare area air defence cold war cruiser destroyer early 1960s france french fourth republic late 1950s marine nationale surface to air missile surface-to-air missile
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  8. J

    Saunders Roe SR.53

    Pics , drawings ,models and book
    • Justo Miranda
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    • 1950s bundesmarine cold war early 1960s fleet air arm great britain interceptor kommando der marineflieger marineflieger royal air force royal navy saunders-roe west germany
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  9. Triton

    Space: 1959 "Space Age" concept poster on cardboard

    Poster printed on cardboard featuring many space concepts by Dr. Werner von Braun and Krafft Ehricke circa 1959 found on eBay. Seller's description:
  10. Tzoli

    Project 1125 Anti Submarine Warfare Cruiser Design

    Original Lineart from the Russian Naval Site: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9510/5684310.1/0_dacf5_3fde0669_orig http://otvaga2004.ru/atrina/atrina-sovr/proekt-1125/ This is a generic info on the shp someone with better Russian language skills could make a better translation! After the design...
    • Tzoli
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    • anti-submarine warfare asw cold war cruiser early 1960s late 1950s red fleet soviet navy soviet union ussr
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  11. Y

    Vickers vanjet

    Does any of you have more info about this VC-10 early study? From http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/aircraft/types/vickers-vc10.htm Development History: Vanjet VC10 Mk I Projected tri-jet medium range transport with Valiant-style wing with curved inboard leading edge. Vanguard fuselage, mid-set...
  12. Jemiba

    Pye PV Anti-Tank Missile

    A photo of the Pye PV wire-guided anti-tank missile (maybe mock-up only), soem data can be found here http://www.skomer.u-net.com/projects/missiles.htm . (From Aviation Week September 1960)
  13. overscan (PaulMM)

    Lockheed CL-795 : P-3 strategic missile platform

    Source: http://home.comcast.net/~wmiipms/NewsLetters/1994/WMIIPMS_01-1994_NL.pdf
  14. uk 75

    F 4 Phantom fails in the early 60s- 1154s or Lightnings?

    The F4 Phantom might have failed to materialise as the wonderful plane which the RAF and RN used to fill various gaps from the 60s onwards. In a Phantomless world would P1154 have been developed as planned in 1963 for both RAF and RN or would the Lightning have been developed in its swing wing...
    • uk 75
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    • alternate history british aircraft corporation cold war early 1960s english electric company limited fleet air arm great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd mcdonnell aircraft corporation nuclear battlefield raf fighter command royal air force royal navy stol strategic air command united states united states air force united states navy v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 71
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  15. T

    Royal Canadian Navy: General Purpose Frigate (Cancelled 1963).

    Hey Gang, Came accross the General Purpose Frigate project of the Royal Canadian Navy and thought I would post it here. This project was developed in the 1961-1963 period. The intention was to build 8 such ships which were intended as the name implies to be multi purpose frigates, but, also to...
  16. Triton

    Artist's impression Space Station Mission Sequence circa 1963

    Artist's impression Space Station Mission Sequence circa 1963 found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-NASA-8x10-Photo-Artist-Concept-Space-Station-Mission-Sequence-/120821849104?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c218b1c10
  17. Triton

    Artist's impression Logistics Operations Mission Sequence circa 1963

    Artist's impression Logistics Operations Mission Sequence circa 1963 found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-NASA-8x10-Photo-Artist-Concept-Logistics-Operations-Mission-Sequence-/120821849910?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c218b1f36
  18. T

    RFB RF-1 Channel Wing STOL touring

    From an Australian what-ifer attempt to build a model of it (see http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,21379.1080.html ) I added comment: "In JAWA 1964-65, there is only (without picture): 'Development of the RFB RF 1 STOL touring aircraft, described in previous editions of Jane's, has...
    • Tophe
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    • cold war early 1960s general aviation west germany
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  19. Graham1973

    Ranger 'X' - Lunar Flyby with film return capsule

    It seems that in 1962 the proposal was made to fit out what could have been 'Ranger 6' with a camera installation comprising the Ranger 3-4-5 vidicon unit paired with a high resolution (80ft at closest approach) film camera and a re-entry capsule that would drop the high resolution camera film...
  20. JFC Fuller

    Inswing / 'medium-range Swingfire' (Not Beeswing!)

    I have come across a couple of references to an infantry version of Swingfire that seems to have not been Beeswing (regular Swingfire mounted in a rack on a Land rover or trailer). Kenneth Macksey makes reference to it in 'The Tanks; The History of the Royal Tank Regiment, 1945-1975' in which he...
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