early 1960s

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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: 6
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. C

    US Lunar Lander Concepts

    The first three spacecraft studied under NASA's Apollo program designation were proposals by Martin, General Electric and Convair Astronautics (General Dynamics) in partnership with Avco. Depicted here is the Convair Phase C lunar lander, in which the entire Apollo vehicle landed on the moon --...
    • circle-5
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    • apollo program cold war early 1960s lunar moon nasa space age space race united states
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  7. Triton

    Douglas Spacecraft Projects and Proposals 1961

    Douglas print ad from 1961 showing space vehicle concepts. URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/1961-DOUGLAS-Missiles-SPACE-SYSTEMS-Lunar-Vehicles-Ad-/310237049775?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0
    • Triton
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    • astronomical art cold war douglas douglas aircraft company douglas aircraft company missile & space division douglas missile & space division early 1960s missiles and space systems division (douglas) space age space art space race
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  8. flateric

    LASL ASPEN (Aerospace Plane With Nuclear Engines) SSTO (1961)

    ASPEN BACKGROUND In the 1950s and 1960s, many potential uses of nuclear power were explored, such as NTRs. An NTR uses a nuclear reactor to heat a working fluid, such as hydrogen, and exhaust this fluid in a nozzle for thrust. Many studies of this technology were conducted, and prototypes were...
    • flateric
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    • cold war early 1960s los alamos scientific laboratory nasa nuclear powered aircraft nuclear rockets ramjet single-stage-to-orbit space race spaceplane ssto turbojet united states united states air force
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  9. C

    Strange vehicle and Saturn-IB derived station.

    What is this? Seems a Biconic lifting body docked with a some Saturn-IB Station! I have found on web,but don't know what is.
    • carmelo
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    • cold war douglas douglas aircraft company early 1960s space age space race united states
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  10. Triton

    Douglas DC-9 Development Concepts

    Douglas DC-9 Model 2086 proposal factory model from the late 1950s found on eBay. URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-DC-9-Proposal-Douglas-Factory-Model-DFM-Airplane-/160416988811?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item255998fe8b Seller's description:
  11. Triton

    NATO Multilateral Force (MLF) Polaris ships and submarines

    In the early 1960s, the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations offered the European NATO partners participation in a Multilateral Force (MLF) of Polaris-armed warships that would include surface ships, including disguised merchant vesels, and submarines. The proposal was inspired by the...
    • Triton
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    • armed merchant cruiser cold war cruiser early 1960s north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield q-ship ship launched ballistic missiles slbm submarine launched ballistic missile western europe
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  12. Michel Van

    Polaris SSBM as land based SRBM

    i remember vague a Proposal transform the Polaris in a landbased SRBM and install over 4000 missile in Europe so in end of 1950's beginn 1960's
  13. P

    Objekt 1200 'wheeled' BMP-1

    Have just come across the Objekt 1200 IFV, whilst looking for more info on the 'Object 292' 152mm gun tank thread. The Objekt 1200 looks to be an Interesting 'wheeled' development variant of the then state of the art 'tracked' BMP-1 MICV that stunned the Western world when it appeared. I have...
    • Pioneer
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    • baz boyevaya mashina pyekhoty bryansk automobile plant cold war early 1960s ifv late 1950s red army soviet union ussr
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  14. Thorvic

    RN Type 42 AAW Destroyer (Study 382) 1964 question

    In "Rebuilding the Royal Navy" by D K Brown and "British Destroyers & Frigates" by N Friedman there are drawings of the study 381 ASW type 17 frigate and its half sister the study 382 the Type 42 AAW destroyer. Bother share a common hull form are bare a striking resemblance to the larger Type...
    • Thorvic
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    • anti-air warfare area air defence cold war early 1960s great britain royal navy type 42
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  15. Orionblamblam

    Boeing "Quiet Bird" 1962 Stealth project

    Huh? Huh? Who says I never deliver up something y'all haven't seen before...
  16. GTX

    Bell Model 207 Sioux Scout

    Folks, Does anyone have a 3-view drawing of the Bell Model 207 Sioux Scout (see below)? regards, Greg
    • GTX
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    • air cavalry anti-tank bell aerospace textron bell helicopter company close air support cold war early 1960s experimental helicopter gunship late 1950s prototype u.s. army united states army
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. OM

    Mercury Mark II sketches/Diagrams?

    ...On the Big Gemini threads, on the family tree for the Gemini program and its proposed offshoots, the "Lucy" of the tree is a drawing of what spawned into Gemini, the "Mercury Mark II". Anyone got any diagrams or sketches of what got this particular ball rolling? How much of a simple...
    • OM
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    • cold war convair convair astronautics convair-astronautics early 1960s late 1950s mcdonnell aircraft corporation nasa norair astro systems and research laboratories north american aviation northrop space age space race space station united states
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  18. Orionblamblam

    The memo that killed Orion

    Project Orion died a slow death over a period of years, but this was pretty much that last nail.
    • Orionblamblam
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    • cold war early 1960s nasa space race strategic air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  19. B

    Armstrong Whitworth 670

    The Aeroplane 26th April 1957
  20. hesham

    DINFIA I.A.52 transport aircraft

    Hi, the FMA or DINFIA I.A.52 was twin turboprop engined utility transport aircraft project,it had a high wing and powered by two 564 hp Turbomeca Astazou 2s. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1963/1963%20-%202114.html
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