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  1. 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
    • Replies: 69
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. hesham

    Cierva W 11 Air Horse

    My dear Jemiba, the Cierva W-11T was enlarge version of W-11 with two 1620 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 502 engines,and W-12 project was to be fitted with Rolls-Royce Dart turboprops .
    • hesham
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    • cierva autogiro company cold war cunliffe-owen aircraft ltd great britain ministry of supply royal aircraft establishment saunders-roe specification 10/48 specification e.19/46
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  3. C

    M148T - Early Buccaneer and it's rivals

    Hi Everyone! Presented here is a three-view line drawing (I have little else information) on the Hawker P.1108, one of the aircraft that competed with the ultimate winner of the contract, Blackburn. The only information given besides the three-view, is the following: "Two-seat Naval Strike...
    • ChuckAnderson
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    • 1950s blackburn cold war fleet air am fleet air arm m.148 ministry of supply naval staff requirement na.39 royal navy specification m.148t united kingdom
    • Replies: 58
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. Hood

    Violet Friend ABM System

    I found out some information about Britain's embroynic ABM system designed in the 1950s. The Ministry of Supply in 1954 placed study contracts with English Electric and Marconi to develop a ballistic missile defence. In February 1955 this led to Air Staff Target AST 1135. The entire programme...
    • Hood
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    • air defence air ministry ballistic missile defense cold war ministry of supply royal air force strategic defence united kingdom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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