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  1. Liamsitbon7

    Douglas DC‑10 Twin MAX – Internal Concept Documentation

    Hi all, I recently obtained a set of internal Douglas documents describing a DC‑10 Twin MAX configuration — a late‑era twin‑engine concept based on the DC‑10 airframe. The material includes: • Three‑view drawings (front, side, top) • Structural geometry references • Engine options (PW4000 /...
    • Liamsitbon7
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    • dc-10 dc-10 twin dc-10 twin max dc10 dc10twin dc10twinmax mcdonnell douglas
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    • Forum: Aircraft Design
  2. ollys_aviation

    F-16S and F-16SXL Projects!

    wanted to render my own take on the Falcon and Viper!
  3. Foo Fighter

    Jim Lovell. RIP.

    Just heard another starman has passed beyond the reach of mortal earth. Reaching for the stars in perpetuity. RIP, Sir.
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    • 20th century apollo 13 apollo 8 apollo program astronaut cold war congressional space medal of honor early 21st century jet age mcdonnell douglas mechanical engineer nasa naval aviation presidential medal of freedom project gemini space age space race test pilots united states united states navy
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: The Bar
  4. Graham1973

    McDonnell Douglas Barbarian launch vehicle

    Hazegrey Art just released another CGI video this time covering a McDD competitor to the Titan 'Barbarian'... View: https://youtu.be/RvO31_Odpyg
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    • cold war heavy lift vehicle launch vehicle mcdonnell douglas nasa post cold war sdi space age space launch system space race strategic defense initiative united states united states air force usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  5. stever_sl

    McDonnell-Douglas Harrier III High End / Harrier 21

    In another thread I mentioned that my group at McDonnell Douglas had come up with a supersonic STOVL fighter/attack airplane that we called Harrier 21. It was supposed to be one of a series of potential AV-8B follow-ons. There was Harrier III Low End, a modest modification of the basic AV-8B...
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    • british aerospace plc cold war great britain mcdonnell douglas naval aviation post-cold war united states united states marine corps v/stol aircraft vstol vtol
    • Replies: 58
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  6. WarTinder

    McDonnell Douglas Model Numbers for F-4 and F/A-18

    I'm trying to find a list of very specific McDonnell Douglas model numbers. I know there are already threads on this, but those are far from complete. For example, they don't list that the F-4EJ is specifically the Model 98MB (I think), the Phantom F.G. Mk. 1 is the Model 98FB, or the Phantom...
  7. stever_sl

    Obscure Harrier variant: MiniCAS for USMC

    Back in the late 1980s or early 1990s (my hard drive failed a couple of months ago and I haven't been able to reconstruct all of my records) I was working in the general area of AV-8B, and specifically its vulnerability to combat damage. The USMC came to us and asked what would be the smallest...
    • stever_sl
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    • close air support cold war early 1990s late 1980s mcdonnell douglas united states united states marine corps usmc v/stol v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. aim9xray

    Superstar engineer John Hart-Smith skewered Boeing’s strategy | Obituary

    embedded links: Hart-Smith paper on Boeing Outsourcing 2003 reaction to Hart-Smith Paper
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    • aerospace industry boeing cold war commonwealth of australia douglas aircraft company early 21st century late 20th century mcdonnell douglas post-cold war united states
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: The Bar
  9. Forest Green

    McDonnell Douglas GRM-29A Rocket-Powered Bomber

    View: https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1874984691633414466 View: https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1874990524895203505
    • Forest Green
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    • cold war mcdonnell douglas rocket propulsion strategic air command strategic bomber united states united states air force
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  10. GTX

    KC-10 tanker

    Starting thread at the end... https://www.twz.com/air/final-kc-10-extender-tanker-sent-into-retirement
    • GTX
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    • advanced tanker cargo aircraft program air force reserve command air mobility command boeing cold war cold war ii early 21st century in-flight refueling tanker late 20th century mcdonnell douglas post-cold war strategic air command tanker aircraft transport aircraft united states air force war on terror
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. Dew

    McDonnell 1991 Manned Mach 4.6-5 Notional Hypersonic Cruise Aircraft - JP7 fueled

    from: available to read through JSTOR
  12. athpilot

    McDonnell Douglas X-33 SSTO Reusable Launch Vehicle

    "Single-Stage-To-Orbit (SSTO) Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV). McDonnell Douglas submitted a vertical landing configuration design which used liquid oxygen/hydrogen engines. NASA considered design submissions from Rockwell, Lockheed Martin, and McDonnell Douglas. NASA selected Lockheed Martin’s...
  13. R

    MOTS Phantom for the RN?

    I'm putting this here because the premise is alternate reality. Its a world where the RN focuses on its big carriers, Eagle rebuilt as per normal, Ark Royal getting its 'Phantom' refit starting in 1964 and CVA01 & 02 getting started as soon as the Fearless class are off their slips at JB and...
  14. overscan (PaulMM)

    Douglas Secret Projects - Aircraft Concepts and Proposals from Long Beach, CA during the Cold War.

    Nice video by Mike Machat with inspiration from resident forum guru Craig Kaston. h/t to Michel Van who posted this earlier in a different topic. View: https://youtu.be/s6SDKjUj6NI
  15. Dronescapes

    Junkers Ju 87. What you may not know about the Stuka, the German bomber and ground-attack aircraft [VIDEO]

    Junkers Ju 87. What you may not know about the Stuka, the German bomber and ground-attack aircraft.
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    • a-12 a-12 avenger a12 a12 avenger ii aircraft documentary avenger ii documentary general dynamics mcdonnell douglas
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  16. Z

    A-12 Avenger Scenario(s)

    What happens if the USN A-12 Avenger enters service and how might that come about? Could this require a different design? Does the USN have to change requirements? What's the effects of having a LO Attack platform entering service in the late 90's to early 2000's? How does this affect the...
    • zen
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    • 1990s 2000s all-weather attack aircraft alternate history cold war general dynamics grumman mcdonnell douglas naval aviation northrop post-cold war stealth united states united states navy vought what-if
    • Replies: 115
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  17. archipeppe

    Orbiter Hilton

    In conjuction with the already rumored "Lunar Hilton", tha famous hotel company envisioned also an orbital facility named "Orbiter Hilton" (https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hilton-hotel-on-moon-scn-cmd/index.html): With its design clearly derived by the McDonnell-Douglas MORL (Manned...
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    • cold war hilton hotels corporation mcdonnell douglas orbiter hilton space age space race
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  18. overscan (PaulMM)

    Various McDonnell-Douglas Advanced Design Proposals

    Thanks to the ever-vigilant Mark Nankivil, we have a number of McDonnell-Douglas Advanced Design sketches to identify. I think I can figure out a few, but I thought it might be fun to let everyone have a go at this game. I'll post one design per post, so we can move them to the correct topics...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • cold war fighters hypersonic interceptors mcdonnell douglas naval aviation spaceplane stol strategic defense initiative supersonic united states united states air force united states navy v/stol aircraft vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. P

    Question about MD-95 pictures

    Hi there, I've been wondering for a while about these 2 pictures I found of what appears to possibly be an ex Eastern DC-9-31 (Notice the larger galley door) being converted into an MD-95 prototype. What happened to it? Are these just touched up images? A model/mockup? (Found these pictures...
  20. Grey Havoc

    Lunar Hilton (late 1960s)

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/z8frvx/what_happened_to_hiltons_hotel_on_the_moon/ https://mascola.com/insights/lunar-hilton-luxury-hotel-advertising/ http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/hotels_in_space.shtml...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • cold war hilton hotels corporation hilton lunar mcdonnell douglas moon moonbase orbiter hilton space age space race united states
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
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