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  1. fightingirish

    Western Museum of Flight - The Aviation History in El Segundo with Tony Chong, Aerospace Historian

    Hey folks, check out this interesting YouTube lecture on the aviation history of El Segundo, California, presented by the well-known aerospace historian Tony Chong. :cool: Video: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PRKhUm9qEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PRKhUm9qEI
    • fightingirish
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    • aviation history boeing douglas el segundo grumman north american aviation northrop tony chong western museum of flight
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Museums, Events & Shows
  2. C

    Northrop N-34A

    https://www.deviantart.com/charliemikeromeo/art/Northrop-N-34A-Nuclear-Powered-Flying-Wing-1276956736
  3. magnus_z

    Moon vehicles and moon base (Northrop, 1961)

    Postage stamp: The Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen, 1969: Photo: “Scientists look forward to the time when the moon and planets will be explored for mineral wealth that can be shipped back to earth. This concept of a space vehicle was created by the research laboratories of Northrop Corp...
  4. hesham

    Northrop Cargo Flying Wing Aircraft Project of 1952

    From,L'Air 1952, what was this ?.
    • hesham
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    • airliner bristol aeroplane company cargo civil aviation fairchild aircraft corporation great britain northrop transport aircraft united states
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. J

    Northrop Gamma 3 series (U.S. Navy XFT-1 and XFT-2, Gamma 3A)

    The biplane fighter reached its peak during the 1930s. Czechoslovakia built the Avia B-534, Belgium the Fairey Firefly, Italy the Fiat CR.32, The Netherlands the Fokker D. XVII, France the Spad 510, England the Hawker Fury Mk. I, United States the Grumman F2F, Germany the Heinkel He 51, Japan...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • 1930s buaer experimental plane fighters interwar period naval aviation northrop pre-world war ii united states united states navy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Dronescapes

    X-Planes episodes: from WWII Nazi rockets to Cold War era supersonic Darts

    X-Planes episodes: from WWII Nazi rockets to Cold War era supersonic Darts
  7. PabloSniper

    Northrop 3A

    Hello everyone! Despite being a prototype fighter, the Northrop 3A was not successful, and I didn't find much material about it. I think it would be interesting to have a topic about it. The Northrop 3A was powered by an air-cooled, supercharged, 1,535.387-cubic-inch displacement (25.160...
    • PabloSniper
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    • 1930s fighter fighters imperial japanese navy air service interwar period naval aviation northrop pursuit aircraft united states united states army air corps united states navy vought vought aircraft
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  8. H

    Who is the designer of the Northrop F-5?

    Was it Edgar Schmued or Welko Gasich/Lee Begin that designed the F-5 or not?
    • hsinchong
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    • aircraft design cold war late 1950s military assistance program nbmr-1 north atlantic treaty organisation northrop southeast asia treaty organization united states united states air force
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. K

    Covert Wings: The OA-61F Counter Widow in Vietnam

    So as part of as a what-if scale model, I wrote up a backstory (if you want to see the whole build process check out whatifmodelers https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=53008.0). The interesting part was I wrote up a basic story and then used Google Gemini AI to re-write and basically...
  10. Y

    A-12/SR-71 astro-inertial navigation system

    The A-12 and the later SR-71 used the NAS-14v2 astro-inertial navigation system (ANS) from the 1960s, which was particularly interesting in the pre-GPS times. The set apparently looked like this...
    • yahya
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    • a-12 astro-inertial navigation system central intelligence agency cold war great britain jet age nas-14v2 northrop nortronics nortronics division (northrop) space age sr-71 strategic air command strategic reconnaissance united states air force
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Avionics and Military/Naval electronics
  11. 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
  12. J

    Northrop´s Stealth Aircraft-Prototypes and Projects 1940-1950-War Secrets-Volume Five

    Northrop’s Stealth Aircraft Prototypes and Projects 1940-1950 War Secrets-Volume Five CONTENTS Northrop N-1 Northrop N-1M Northrop proposal MX-140 N-9M trainers Northrop XB-35 Air Corps Specification XC-622 Northrop XP-56 (41-786) Northrop XP-56 (42-38353) Aero boost ducts...
  13. V

    Northrop N-204 reconnaissance plane project

    The Northrop N-204 was an advanced high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft project conceived in the fall of 1957, derived from Northrop's earlier N-165 spyplane design. It was powered by eight Westinghouse J54 turbojets arranged in two groups of four side-by-side engines between the outer wing...
  14. blaze016

    "Improved F-5" and STOL F-5, from 1964

    I have come across an article from Air Force Magazine (link below) about the F-5 dated December 1964 that briefly talks about two variants of the F-5 apparently being offered at the time. First, an improved F-5A with slightly higher thrust ("J85-13/J5", 4300 lbf, 220 lbf higher than the...
  15. overscan (PaulMM)

    R G Smith - one of the greatest aviation artists of all time

    Mike Machat shows some of R G Smith's incredible artwork on his Youtube channel. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S4R4B3GxD4
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • aerospace american society of aviation artists aviation art cold war douglas aircraft company douglas aircraft company missile & space division douglas missile & space division late 20th century mcdonnell douglas northrop post-cold war united states navy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  16. Archibald

    Eureka ! a naval Northrop N-156

    We discussed at nauseum alternatives to the F-8 Crusader from 1956, 1968, 1975. One we missed was this very one. I had forgotten one of the early N-156 was to be a naval fighter. The USN wanted it for the smallest carriers of WWII vintage that had not been downrated to secondary or tertiary...
  17. blackkite

    Northrop X-21 Laminar Flow Control

    Hi! https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/MagazineArchive/Documents/1963/0863control.pdf http://nhungdoicanh.blogspot.com/2010/07/northrop-x-21.html https://kerbalx.com/NorthAmericanAviation/Northrop-X-21
  18. overscan (PaulMM)

    Israeli visit to Northrop for YF-17 / F-18L

    From SDASM Flickr photostream - what is obviously a visit to Northrop from an Israeli delegation. Anyone know more?
  19. GWrecks

    Northrop Grumman Low Cost Fighter (?)

    I should start by saying that I only got mention from a thread that used a rather unreliable member as a source, so there's a chance this doesn't actually exist, but I saw pictures of a Northrop Grumman "Low Cost Fighter", which appeared to be very small stealth fighter that clearly gained...
  20. flateric

    US & German Harassment Drone / LOCUST / DAR Designs

    https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/usaf-northrop-harassment-weapons-1817855401
    • flateric
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    • 1970s 1980s anti-radar boeing bundeswehr cold war dornier drone e-syatems germany mbb north atlantic treaty organisation northrop rpv teledyne brown engineering teledyne ryan united states united states air force vfw-fokker west germany
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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