Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions
A classic book, full of fascinating details about the design and operations of the A-12, YF-12 and SR-71, with good material on peripheral matters like Soviet MiG-25 and MiG-31 and Swedish JA-37 interceptions.
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central intelligence agency
cold war
great britain
interceptorinterceptors
kingdom of sweden
lockheed
north atlantic treaty organisation
royal air force
royal swedish air force
skunk works
soviet air defence forces
soviet union
strategic air command
strategic reconnaissance
united states
united states air force
v-pvo
vietnam war
1950s
air defence
cold war
interceptorinterceptors
lavochkin design bureau
nuclear battlefield
soviet air defence forces
soviet union
strategic defence
ussr
v-pvo
In AJ Jackson's book Avro Aircraft since 1908 reference is made to a predecessor design to the CF-105 Arrow that would have used two stacked turbojet engines (like the EE Lightning), a swept delta wing and conventional tailplane. This is the first I've heard of such a proposal and am wondering...
air defence
arrow
avro
avro canada
cf-105
interceptor
malton
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
rl201
rl202
rl203
rl204
rl205
rl206
royal canadian air force
strategic reconnaissance
I was reading a little about the Avro Canada CF-100 on the net yesterday, and came across reference to a proposed CF-103 program.
It stated that the CF-103 was a refined and swept wing development of the CF-100, when the CF-105 Arrow was unfortunately cancelled.
The article stated that only a...
I was wondering if anyone has any more information on the version of the Tomcat II shown in the image below? It's obviously stealthier than the standard version and has inlets similar to the F-22, but I was wondering if anyone here has all three views or any renderings or pictures of models of...
1970s
1980s
cold war
early 21st century
fighter bomber
fleet air defense interceptor
imperial iranian air force
interceptor
late 1960s
late 20th century
post-cold war
strategic reconnaissance
tactical reconnaissance
united states
united states marine corps
united states navy
variable geometry
1950s
air defense command
bomber escort
cold war
f-108
interceptorinterceptors
lri
lri-x
penetration fighter
strategic air command
united states air force
ws-202a
xf-108
Mikoyan Product 701
Crew: 2
Wingspan: 19 m
Length: 31 m
Height: 7 m
Wing Area: 130 m2
Empty Weight: 35,000 kg
Maximum TO Weight: 65,000 kg
Cruise Speed: 2,500 km/h
Ceiling: 17,000 m
Subsonic Range: 11,000 km
Supersonic Range: 7,000 km
Engines: Two turbofans of 200 kN each
Armament: 4 x R-72...
1980s
air defence
cold war
commonwealth of independent states
early 1990s
interceptor
post-cold war
russian federation
soviet air defence forces
soviet union
ussr
v-pvo
The original plans for the Tornado ADV included a LLTV mounted under the nose for long range target ID day or night, and an HMS.
Sources
Marconi builds Tornado LLTV system Flight International 2 Sept 1978 p730
Ferranti Develops Helmet Sight Flight International 21 Oct 1978 p1468
air defence
british aerospace plc
british aircraft corporation
cold war
electronic warfare
interceptor
north atlantic treaty organisation
panavia aircraft gmbh
post-cold war
sead
stol
tactical reconnaissance
variable geometry
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