late 1950s

  1. 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...
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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
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  2. S

    Lockheed L-7000 Hypersonic Concept - October 1959

    I was given the following years ago by Joe Jones. Since this forum appreciates older design concepts, I thought I would post it. The caption behind the press photo (attached here) says: "NEWSBUREAU LOCKHEED, BURBANK TR 7-2711, EXT 1815 FOR RELEASE...
  3. Apophenia

    Late '50s Avro Canada Projects

    A pair of unbuilt Avro Canada projects from Canadian Aircraft Since 1909 by K.M. Molson (ISBN: 0370300955). First, a 1955 design for a four-engined bizjet with CF-100 overtones. [Edit: presumably the "Small High-Speed Jet Transport" mentioned in Jim Floyd's summary of Avro Canada feasibilty...
  4. Apophenia

    Avro Canada SST Feasibility Study

    Attached is a plan-view of a 1959 Avro Canada supersonic transport study. (From Canadian Aircraft Since 1909 by K.M. Molson, ISBN: 0370300955.) This STAT (Supersonic Trans-Atlantic Transport) study was listed as configuration 6, a transatlantic design carrying 80 passengers. A number of online...
  5. overscan (PaulMM)

    Douglas D-741 / A4D-4 Skyhawk

    The A4D-4 was a 1958 proposal for a long-range all-weather attack version of the Skyhawk. It would be capable of delivering a nuclear weapon at low altitude. The wing shape was changed from that of a delta to that of a swept tapered shape. The span of the swept wing was increased by about 10...
  6. Jemiba

    Fairchild M-231

    mentioned in the designation section, the M-231 STOL transport with boundary layer control : (from InterAvia 7/1958)
  7. X

    Krafft Ehricke Space designs

    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...
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    • cold war convair early 1960s late 1950s nasa space age space race united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  8. hesham

    Bell Nuclear Powered Helicopter

    Hi, the Bell Helicoptere Corporation designed a new concept for atomic-powered VTOL transport helicopter,it had 300 ft length,500,000 1b weight and estimated speed of 200 mph, it was look like to me as flying ship. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1960/1960%20-%200793.html
  9. MIRAGE 4000

    Dassault projects - Cavalier

    I find in my archives the Dassault MD 630 Cavalier project drawing. I could post it if y are interesting. I propose to start a "Dassault projects" Topic Now, the Calavier projects
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    • 1960s aéronavale armeé de l'air cold war french fifth republic late 1950s marine nationale société des avions marcel dassault v/stol aircraft vstol vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. hesham

    UK ER.134T Projects

    Hi, I spoke before about ER.134T contenders; in ER.134T for Mach 2 research aircraft,the contenders were AW.166, Boulton Paul P.128,Bristol-188,English-Electric P.6 ,Hawker P.1096 and P.1097,Saro P.163 and Vickers-Supermarine-553...
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    • air ministry avro 730 cold war great britain late 1950s ministry of supply operational requirement er.134t royal air force royal aircraft establishment supersonic united kingdom
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  11. R

    The Fairey Rotodyne

    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.
  12. A

    XQ-11 / Radioplane RP-91 / F-108 Airborne Target

    Hi, this is a question for the real 8) F-108/WS-202A experts. My research in the less-known corners of U.S. aircraft nomenclature space ;) turned up two pages (attached) about the request for allocation, and subsequent rejection, of the "XQ-11" designation to something called "F-108 Airborne...
  13. boxkite

    Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III

    Two magazines („The Aeroplane“ and „Flugwelt“) mention a Chance Vought XF9U as an further development of the F8U with big radar in the nose and air intakes similar to the F-105. Is it a hoax or a secret project? Who is able to help?
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    • buaer buweps chance vought cold war late 1950s u.s. navy united states united states marine corps united states navy usmc vought
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  14. overscan (PaulMM)

    Avro 730 and other OR.330 Reconnaissance/Bomber designs

    From "Were the Wrights Right?" by B R A Burns in Air International December 1983 The Avro design is the late 730 design, the other two designs were labelled as Handley Page and Vickers, but transposed (the Handley Page design is known from Secret Projects: Jet Bombers). The third design...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • air ministry avro 730 bomber bombers great britain late 1950s ministry of supply nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force strategic reconnaissance supersonic united kingdom
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. P

    US Navy Type Spec 146: rivals to the P-3 Orion

    Does anyone have any information, design designations, drawings and specifications on the designs submitted in the 1958 US Navy competition, that lead to the Lockheed P-3A Orion Anti-Submarine/Maritime Patrol Aircraft being declared winner? Regards Pioneer
  16. E

    Messerschmitt Me-P-308 "Jet Taifun"

    Okay, does anyone have three-views of post-war business jets developed on paper by Messerschmitt? I'm referring to the HA230/Me230 and Me308 projects.
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    • 1960s cold war federal republic of germany late 1950s messerschmitt messerschmitt gmbh post-world war ii west germany
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. sferrin

    Soviet 'Object 279' Super heavy tank (1957)

    As freaky as it is it's gotta be Russian ;) (The name probably says it all but any background on this?)
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    • cold war late 1950s red army soviet union super heavy tank ussr
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  18. P

    Fleet Air Defense Fighter - Douglas F6D-1 Missileer and its rivals

    Fleet Air Defence Aircraft (FAD) Although this once banished to history project, has continued to resurrect itself from time to time, I thought I would flog this horse one more time. With the hope that I can get the information I so desperately sorted for many years. The 1957 US Navy submitted...
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    XC-Medium - Alternatives to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules?

    In 1957 the USAF put forward a Request for Proposal (RfP) to the aircraft industry for a Tactical Air Command Transport as a replacement for its large and venerable fleet of Fairchild C-82/C-119 Flying Boxcar, and Douglas C-47 Dakota. This competition would eventually be won by the Lockheed...
  20. E

    L2VMA and LARA (Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft) designs

    The Mohawk (OV-1) Society has an illustration, originally in their newsletter, of Grumman's COIN derivative of the Mohawk on their website, though it takes a spot of digging to find it. I did copy it and will be glad to share (I cake it we can't attach picture files directly here). It looks...
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