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  1. robinbird

    What's Mustard Plaster?

    'Mustard Plasters' are mentioned in my wartime notes of trials carried out by the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Helensburgh. More information appreciated.
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    • air ministry early 1940s great britain marine aircraft experimental establishment ministry of aircraft production raf coastal command royal air force world war ii
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  2. hesham

    Brabazon Type-3, possible Competitors ?

    Hi, the Brabazon Type-3 or Specification 6/45,the known tenders were; Airspeed,Armstrong-Whitworth and Avro-692 & Avro-693,but can I ask if those companies involved or not; Blackburn,Bristol ,De Havilland,Fairey,Folland,Handley Page,Miles,Percival,Scottish Aviation, Shorts,Vickers and Westland ?.
    • hesham
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    • air ministry british commonwealth british empire great britain ministry of aircraft production post-world war ii united kingdom world war ii
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  3. blackkite

    Miles M23

    Hi! Miles M23. http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=4178.0 "M.23 Fighter Projects In 1941 a proposal was submitted to the Ministry of Aircraft Production for a high-speed single-seat fighter powered initially by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, then in full production, and later by a...
  4. Apophenia

    Rolls-Royce RB Designations

    Rolls-Royce Limited/Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited/Rolls-Royce plc 'RB' Designations (Moderator: I have placed this listing here because its emphasis is on the designation system rather than details of the engines themselves. If this is positioning is deemed inappropriate, please move or delete...
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    • air ministry cold war directorate of air ministry factories great britain ministry of aircraft production ministry of aviation ministry of defence ministry of supply power jets rolls-royce rover company limited world war ii
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  5. P

    Rex Pierson six-engined design

    From Stephen Flower's 'Barnes Wallis' Bombs, Tallboy, Dambuster and Grand Slam' - Page 20 'Wallis was not the only designer to advocate larger aircraft, for Rex Pierson also proposed a six-engined bomber with a twenty-ton bomb load' Does anyone have any idea what design that would be?
    • PMN1
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    • air ministry interwar period ministry of aircraft production raf bomber command royal air force united kingdom world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  6. hesham

    General Aircraft tailless glider

    Hi, the General Aircraft Ltd developed the GAL-56 tailless glider,and here is a variant from it. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1948/1948%20-%200018.html?search=tailless+glider
    • hesham
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    • 1940s air ministry contract acft/3303/cb.10(c) directorate of scientific research (map) experimental glider great britain ministry of aircraft production post-world war ii royal aircraft establishment tailess tailless tailless aircraft advisory committee world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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