A bit of a long shot, i recall a book launch at Telford a few years ago for a U2 history by Chris Pocock. On the authors signing table a display model with roundels on the grey finish ? (im wandering if it was part of Lockheeds ASTOR proposals or a stand alone submission?) I dont recall seeing...
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Found this on Amazon.co.uk ;
On Atlas' Shoulders: RAF Transport Aircraft Projects Since 1945
by Chris Gibson (Author)
Hardcover – 31 Oct 2016
Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Hikoki Publications (31 Oct. 2016)
ISBN-10: 1902109511
ISBN-13: 978-1902109510
air ministry
cold war
post-cold war
raf air command / headquarters air command
raf air support command
raf strike command
raf transport command
royalairforce
united kingdom
1950s
bundesmarine
cold war
early 1960s
fleet air arm
great britain
interceptor
kommando der marineflieger
marineflieger
royalairforceroyal navy
saunders-roe
west germany
1950s
1960s
a.v. roe and company / avro
aeronautical research council (australia)
british commonwealth
british empire
cold war
commonwealth of australia
experimental
great britain
late 1940s
raf flying training command
royalairforceroyalaircraft establishment
united kingdom
Does anyone have an idea what exact model of drone he is referring to here, is this an upgraded Reaper or something different?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11909488/David-Cameron-promises-to-beef-up-the-SAS-to-take-the-fight-to-Isil.html
general atomics aeronautical systems
maritime patrol
protector rg mk 1
remotely piloted air system
royalairforceroyal australian airforce
united kingdom
Helmover giant WWII torpedo
I recently read David Edgerton’s excellent “Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War” which made mention of the “Helmover” giant, R-R- Merlin powered aerial torpedo. This weapon was designed by Air Commodore William Helmore, PhD...
Has anyone seen what the early Saro S.36 with gull wings looked like and what was Saro's reason for changing to the design they finally did?
What did the Supermarine 314 look like?
Today it is fifty years since the TSR.2 was cancelled:
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1965/apr/06/public-expenditure
I'll be reflecting on this in the Trenchard Lecture I am giving at RAeS Cranwell next Monday, 13th, but it does always amaze me that we are still writing about it...
The Siddeley-Deasy Sinaia, also known as the Armstrong Whitworth Sinaia and Siddeley Deasy Type 103 was a twin-engine biplane day bomber with gunners in rearwards extensions of the engine nacelles.
Four examples were initially ordered by the Air Ministry in 1917 but only one (serial J6858)...
The usual crew of retired military and political types are warning that the UK is not able to meet its defence requirements with the present budget and kit.
Given the collective expertise on this board what advice would you give the Prime Minister who takes over in May after the election?
I...
Fairey proposed a semi-active air-to-air missile for F.155T fighters.
This picture from Flight's 1955 Farnborough coverage shows a model that was displayed without info that year, the front part of it is thought to show the configuration of the Fairey AAM.
I've caught papacavy's "What If" disease, but this is purely for interest rather than literary purposes.
As we all know, the Fairey Battle was an airplane which, once tested in combat, did not imbue its crews with any confidence that they would come home from attacking defended targets. Let's...
allies
alternate history
anti-tank
armeé de l'air
battle of france
british expeditionary force
close air support
dive bomber
fighter bomber
fleet air arm
french third republic
interwar period
l'aéronautique navale
light bomber
marine nationale
operation david
royalairforceroyal navy
united kingdom
world war ii
Hi,
here is a two drawings to Bristol Type-172 long range bomber project for B35/46,and
Bristol Type-174 scale flying model for E8/47,please note the drawing for 172 differs
from Mr. Tony Buttler drawing of the book; British Secret Projects : Jet bombers since
1949.
Air International magazine
A much reproduced painting of the RAF F111K from General Dynamics (it heads up the Wikipedia entry) shows the plane in a non-standard green and brown camouflage pattern.
I had always put this down to artistic licence but then I found a similar colour scheme on the cover of the 1970 RAF Souvenir...
I know that this is a well trodden subject but I thought that it would be interesting to compare the plans with what happened in reality.
Ground Attack/Recce Squadrons
It was planned to replace the Hunter with the 1154 Harrier in 8 squadrons: 2 in the UK, 2 in Germany, 2 in the Gulf and 2 in...
Just wondered why this amazing aircraft doesn't enjoy such a reputation as compared to TSR2?
Thinking back to the sixties would it not have made sense to take up the Yorkshire suggestion rather than one from a neighbouring county? After all a supersonic Bucc would have saved developmental...
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