naval aviation

  1. D

    Advanced Tactical Support Aircraft (ATSA) US Navy

    Late 80s (88-90) US Navy Program to replace the E-3C, S-3B and EA-6B carrier-based AEW, ASW and EW aircraft. I believe it evolved into the E-X program to replace the E-2, this is why i’m attaching the image of the Boeing E-X proposal, which is seen here in ASW markings. (VS-24 scouts was an S-3...
    • dauby09
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    • aew airborne early warning anti-submarine warfare asw carrier based cold war early 1990s electronic warfare late 1980s naval aviation tanker aircraft u.s. navy united states navy usn
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. Tzoli

    CVAN-67 the Nuclear Kennedy

    It is known that originally the 4th member of the Kitty Hawk class carriers the USS John F. Kennedy were to be nuclear powered variant of that class and would had been the 2nd nuclear carrier in the USN and in the world using a new Westinghouse A3W reactor design though there were plans to build...
    • Tzoli
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    • 1960s 1970s aircraft carrier cold war naval aviation nuclear powered vessels united states united states navy
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  3. Triton

    North American A3J Vigilante

    Aircraft Familiarization A3J Vigilante (1962) United States Navy training film shows operating procedures of the North American A3J Vigilante on ground and in flight. http://youtu.be/cwYdz-U75fk
    • Triton
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    • cold war naval aviation north american aviation nuclear battlefield strategic reconnaissance united states air force united states navy
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  4. M

    A-3 Skywarrior Loadout

    Checking the information of the A-3 naval bomber I discover with the A-3 has the option of under wind station, some of the stations has used in the ERA-3B and the NRA-3B, but this stations was standard of the A-3 original bomber version of was added in a after version? What is the theoretical...
    • minoslas
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    • cold war douglas aircraft company electronic warfare naval aviation nuclear battlefield strategic bomber tanker aircraft united states united states navy
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. S

    Old Ark Royal action

    Courtesy of the Warships One Forums. One of the nicer Ark videos I've seen http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1271-full.html#199354
    • starviking
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    • aircraft carrier cold war fleet air arm great britain naval aviation royal navy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Bar
  6. D

    General Dynamics / Grumman F-111B

    http://www.georgespangenberg.com/exhibitindex.htm I found this while surfing for F-111B material today. David W.
    • dwomby
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    • 1960s cold war early 1970s fleet air defense fighter fleet air defense interceptor interceptor naval aviation tfx united states united states navy
    • Replies: 108
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. Skybolt

    US Navy 1960-1963 VAX supersonic A-4 replacement program

    Searching infos on the losers competitors in the VAL contest (1963-64) I stumbled in AW&ST issue Aug 12 1963 on a notice regarding the VAX competition, then just cancelled. VAX was started in 1962 and asked for a supersonic all-weather replacement of the A-4. I asked for photocopies and I'll...
    • Skybolt
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    • cold war douglas aircraft company early 1960s naval aviation united states united states air force united states marine corps united states navy
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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