early 1960s

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

An old book of mine about the British Army mentions that the Army in 1962 were looking at the Canadian Heller Rocket launcher and the Carl Gustav 84mm from Sweden to replace its bazookas. The UK chose the Carl Gustav. Does anyone have any info and pictures of the Canadian contender? UK 75

Hi All, I'm looking for infos (technical drawings) about Krafft Ehricke Spacecraft designed and projected for Convair in the early 60's see : http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/CONVAIR%20MANNED%20LUNAR%20RECON%20VEHICLE%20PAGE.htm...

Have just been reading through the excellent Monograph online about the US Mauler missile at the Missile Site in the US. Apparently the UK gave up its own equivalent of Mauler, a system called BAC PT 428, and then had to adopt the simpler Rapier when Mauler was cancelled. As far as I can gather...

I'm new here, so forgive me if this is in the wrong place or anything, or if I transgress any rules! A few weeks ago, I bought a secondhand book called 'Rolls Royce Leader of the Skies' by Michael Donne. I bought it mainly for one illustration in the last chapter, of an extraordinary dart-like...

In an old edition (about 1962-3) of the excellent annual Flight International missiles guide published in those days with drawings and photos I found a missile called Seacat 2, which looked similar to Roland, Rapier etc and was supposed to be a simple mount on the existing Seacat/Tigercat...

I am at it again. Looking through some old books I found an artist's impression of a 1960 Canadian design for a frigate carrying a Tartar system aft. It was described as a Tribal class frigate, so presumably was an early design for the Iroquois ships. It is a smart looking ship and very...

Searching infos on the losers competitors in the VAL contest (1963-64) I stumbled in AW&ST issue Aug 12 1963 on a notice regarding the VAX competition, then just cancelled. VAX was started in 1962 and asked for a supersonic all-weather replacement of the A-4. I asked for photocopies and I'll...

Hi all.Im brand new here and enjoying the site 100%. So can anyone provide any info on Rotodyne projects please?? ??? ??? Remember seeing an article in an old Flight mag about a Naval Variant but have seen nothing since!! Help please.

This radar formed the basis of the AWG-9, and was the first lookdown/shootdown weapons system. Originally developed for the North American F-108 interceptor, the origins of AN/ASG-18 lie in 1954, when alongside a new interceptor competition a competition was held to design a radar with a 100nm...

From spain, Aerotecnica AC-15 :that project was developed from AC-14 with a 260 hp Lycoming O-435-V engine. Aerotecnica AC-21 :12/14 seat larger helicopter in Aerotecnica series with Turbomeca Turmo III turbines and a massive ducted-air tailboom,project only.

from my dear Jemiba : Potez P.92 :single seat twin engined jet strike and close-support project and the engines was mounted above the rear of the fuselage in a new shape,it was designed to compete Breguet Br.121.

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