interceptor

  1. overscan (PaulMM)

    Secrets of the D-30F6 Turbofan

    I've always wondered about how the Perm D-30F6 turbofan is able to power the MiG-31 to Mach 2.83, when it appeared to be a relatively conventional adaptation of the D-30 commercial turbofan family. Source is ENGINES OF RUSSIAN COMBAT AIRCRAFT by Kotelnikov V. R., Khrobystova O. V., Zrelov V...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • air defence cold war interceptor soviet air defence forces soviet union turbofan ussr v-pvo
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Propulsion
  2. Flyaway

    Supermarine Swift

    Part of the one documentary threads on this channel. States it’s considered one of the worst aircraft to fly with the RAF. View: https://youtu.be/OO_t3HFGrhw?si=BJGkVc9QwQeiINZa
    • Flyaway
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    • 1950s air ministry cold war f.105d fighter great britain interceptor korean war late 1940s ministry of supply north atlantic treaty organisation post-world war ii raf fighter command royal air force specification e.41/46 super-priority supermarine aviation ltd tactical reconnaissance transonic type 541
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. L

    Harrier Kingston P1214-3 Xwing Fighter Interceptor

    The British B.A.E. Kingston P1214-3 Xwing Fighter Interceptor is the only aircraftdesign that was really an X-Wing version. It was designed by Hawker Design Team at Kingston in the late 70's for RAF as Advanced-Short-Tak-Off / Vertical Landing Fighter.. The aircraft had 3 adjustable thrusters...
    • leaded50
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    • 1980s 2024 advanced short takeoff and vertical landing british aerospace plc cold war great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd interceptor late 1970s model remote controlled model aircraft v/stol aircraft
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    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  4. F-32

    Fictional German High Altitude Interceptor

    I am unsure if this is the right forum to post this, or if SecretProjects is even the right site, but if i understood correcrly this should be fine. If this post needs to be taken down just tell me and i will remove it! I've been trying to come up with some at least partly believable combat...
  5. Tiger2

    Strange model fighter jet in Mitsubishi Museum

    I haven't made a post on here in ages but today I stumbled upon something very strange and interesting only the people here might know of to find. I was going on a romp around Japan in Google Maps looking at aviation museums and such and I came across a museum near Nagoya Airport owned by...
    • Tiger2
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    • air defence cold war early 1960s interceptor japan japan air self-defense force japan defense agency jasdf late 1950s mitsubishi heavy industries north american aviation united states
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  6. U

    SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment), arsTECHNICA article, 1/4/2022, by Frank O'Brien

    Here's a somewhat thorough article about SAGE, the "Semi-Automatic Ground Environment" system co-ordinating air defense over North America from 1958, parts of it surviving operational up until the early 1980s...
    • UpForce
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    • a2ad antiaircraft computer interceptor radar sage semi-automatic ground environment
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  7. jeffb

    Would the Captain Scarlet Angel interceptor have worked in real life?

    https://hushkit.net/2021/05/20/would-the-joe-90-angel-interceptor-have-worked-in-real-life-we-ask-an-expert/
  8. patburke06

    LRAPIS - 1960 hypersonic successor to LRI-X?

    I heard rumors about and little bits of info on successors to the LRI-X interceptors that were hypersonic and had missiles with a range of 500 miles is there any info on them like blueprints and performance information?
  9. overscan (PaulMM)

    Blueprint: General Dynamics F-111 by David Baker (new series from Crecy)

    General Dynamics F-111 Author: David Baker RRP: £27.95 £27.95 Add to Compare AVAILABLE 30TH AUGUST 2021 The General Dynamics F-111 was a swing-wing tactical fighter, interdictor, nuclear bomber and electronic warfare aircraft developed in the early 1960s in the belief that requirements...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • aerospace defense command air defense command air-to-ground bomber cold war department of defense general dynamics interceptor nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force royal australian air force strategic air command strategic bomber supersonic tactical air command united states united states air force united states navy variable geometry
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  10. A

    RCA Astra-1 - the (mostly unknown) CF-105 Arrow radar

    I checked, no thread for this one. It was developed by RCA between early 1956 and september 1958 when it was canned. Before and after these dates, ( sigh...) the prefered option was the MX-1179 / MA-1. While the Sparrow II missile is well known, Astra 1 remains kind of mystery. It has been...
  11. 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
  12. T

    Lockheed F-12B; new & improved???

    This document has already been referenced in this forum, but I will include the link anyway because it is a very concise summary of the Air Force's search for a truly new advanced fighter: Lyons, Major Robert P. Jr. (3 April 1986) "The Search for an Advanced Fighter: A History from the XF-108...
    • TOBA
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    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command cold war interceptor interceptors late 1960s lockheed skunk works strategic defence united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  13. A

    General Dynamics F-16/79

    I like this bird nice colors. i think that this rare bird should have topic. Do sombadey know performernce charts or something beyond wikipedia . Did this stuff realy work i meam with F-4 nations.Two fighter one engine. Is this bird that bad.
    • afran
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    • air defence carter administration cold war early 1980s export fighter program (f x) f x program (united states) general dynamics interceptor late 1970s united states united states air force
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  14. hesham

    Convair F-102 Delta Dagger Development and Derivatives

    Hi, I found this strange drawing to F 102,may be,they meant Convair F-102, but please look to its air intakes !,I think this a French imagine to F-102 before it appeared...
    • hesham
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    • air defense command aircraft attacker cold war convair convair f-102 convair f-102x convair f102c convair tf-102 dagger delta f-102 fighters interceptor interceptors j57 tactical air command united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. hesham

    Messerschmitt Bf 110/161 Projects & Prototypes

    Hi, here is a comparison between BF.161-V2 and BF.162-V2.
    • hesham
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    • 1930s bayerische flugzeugwerke early 1940s fighter fighter bomber interceptor jagdbomber kampfzerstörer luftwaffe messerschmitt messerschmitt ag nachtjäger nazi germany pre-world war ii reichsluftfahrtministerium strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance world war ii zerstörer
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  16. Grey Havoc

    Airborne Fleet Air Defense System - MSDF

    This was a program, possibly inspired by the B-1C and related proposals, to procure a number of P-3C based variants equipped with the AWG-9 Radar and the Phoenix missile (likely the AIM-54C ECCM/Sealed version), for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The program began as a TRDI program in...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1980s air defence airborne early warning cold war hughes aircraft company hughes missile systems group interceptor interceptors japan japan defense agency japan maritime self-defense force jsdf kawasaki kawasaki heavy industries mitsubishi mitsubishi heavy industries strategic defence trdi
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. I

    GAU-7 : Gun for the F-15

    Has any-one pictures or drawings of the proposed GAU-7 caseless ammo gun for the F-15? I can't find any :'(
    • ikke666
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    • air defence air superiority aircraft cannon/guns close air support cold war dogfight f-15 f-x program (usaf) fighter flechette interceptor machine cannon machine gun tactical air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 107
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  18. cluttonfred

    Morane Saulnier Statodyne Projects

    Random thought.... Have there been any designs for jet VTOL tailsitters, on paper or actually built, with the engine reversed in the airframe and the efflux turned 180 degrees or so to exit from the nose? It's not hard to imagine such a design with a pair of Harrier-style rotating louvers for...
    • cluttonfred
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    • 1950s aéroplanes morane-saulnier armeé de l'air civil aviation cold war french fourth republic interceptor nuclear battlefield v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. Steve Pace

    Curtiss Wright XF-87 "Blackhawk"

    In search of a color photo of the CW XF-87 "Blackhawk." -SP
    • Steve Pace
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    • air defence air defense command cold war continental air command continental air forces curtiss-wright airplane division interceptor late 1940s post-world war ii united states united states air force united states army air forces world war ii xp-87
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  20. S

    Russian blackjack fun....

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/25/russia.uk.intercepts/index.html?hpt=T2 Is this just payback for all the times we did it to them over the years?
    • sublight
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    • air defence early 2010s heavy bomber interceptor nuclear battlefield obama administration royal air force russian air force russian federation strategic bomber united kingdom united states
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: The Bar
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