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  1. Z

    AWA.166 instead of Bristol 188

    Despite being favoured over Bristol's design, AWA was not able to spare the staff to realise the ER.134T research aircraft requirement, and so Bristol was awarded the contract. As we know Bristol's 188 took a long time and was hampered by the Gyron Junior engines. But what if AWA had staff...
    • zen
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    • 1960s air ministry alternate history armstrong whitworth aircraft avro 730 bristol aeroplane company cold war experimental great britain late 1950s ministry of supply operational requirement er.134t royal air force royal aircraft establishment supersonic
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  2. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    Air Staff Target 9003 Photo-Reconaissance Satellite (Early 1960s)

    Source: Norman Friedman's Seapower and Space p365-366. AST.9003 envisaged satellites orbiting at 200 miles in 97 degree (sun-synchronous) orbits carrying two cameras with television readout, and an ELINT Antenna. Resolution of the cameras would be 25 and 5 yards with swath widths of 45 and 7...
  3. T

    Boulton Paul P.101. Weapon options.

    How can 3 40-mm Type S guns be mounted on Boulton Paul P.101? P.S. I ask you about location of 3 guns on the plane.
  4. hesham

    RAF Suicide Fighter of 1939

    Hi, here is an idea for suicide fighter Project of 1939,displayed by British military magazine "The R.A.F., Quaterly,that as I translate by google,did we talk about it before ?. Ailes 1939
  5. B

    Panavia Tornado

    Hi all, A thread to discuss Tornado (Panavia) stories etc. Mods if you feel this should be in the bar instead please move.
    • bob225
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    • aeritalia aeronautica militare british aerospace plc british aircraft corporation cold war daimler-benz aerospace ag daimlerchrysler aerospace ag federal republic of germany great britain italian republic italy luftwaffe mbb messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm panavia aircraft gmbh post-cold war royal air force royal saudi air force united states air force west germany
    • Replies: 182
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Grey Havoc

    Avro Shackleton

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Shackleton
    • Grey Havoc
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    • airborne early warning cold war maritime patrol aircraft raf coastal command royal air force south african air force type 696 type 716
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Military
  7. uk 75

    The VC10 and me

    One UK aircraft has been around me more than any other, and no, its not my beloved TSR2, AVS or Boeing SST. It is the VC 10 My Dad made me the Airfix kit. Until recently and from the age of 9 I could watch these elegant planes in their smart RAF colours doing circuits in and out of Brize...
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    • airliner british commonwealth british empire british overseas airways corporation civil aviation cold war great britain royal air force vickers-armstrongs vickers-armstrongs limited
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: The Bar
  8. Grey Havoc

    Battle of Britain fighter pilot Paul Farnes dies at 101

    https://apnews.com/05569875820b15fd4639ff46e9d24670 Rest In Peace. :(
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1940s battle of britain great britain last ace raf fighter command royal air force the few world war ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. uk 75

    The Hound Dog for NATO

    This one is not really feasible but it does produce some interesting models or artwork. The USAF had its Hound Dogs in service from the Cuban Missile Crisis well into the 70s. If politics and other considerations had not got in the way, permutations of NATO Hound might have served on the...
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    • alternate history armeé de l'air canadian armed forces commandement des forces aériennes stratégiques cruise missile forces aériennes stratégiques north american aviation north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield raf bomber command raf strike command royal air force royal canadian air force strategic air command united states air force united states air forces in europe western europe
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  10. CJGibson

    Strategic Air Command in the UK - Robert S. Hopkins III

    Robert's latest book has gone to print and should be available, alongside the man himself, on the Crecy Publishing stand at IPMS Telford on 9th November 2019. Strategic Air Command in the UK Throughout its 46-year history, Strategic Air Command (SAC) was inextricably linked to the United...
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    • cold war cruise missile great britain irbm north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield raf bomber command raf strike command royal air force strategic air command strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance tactical nuke tanker aircraft united kingdom united states air force
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  11. Z

    F.155T the last minute submissions

    During the process of evaluation of the proposals to F.155T, De Havilland wanted to make a alternative last minute submission, and Saro was strictly prohibited from this. Yet what if the board had instead allowed all the firms submitting, the chance of a last minute submission? We know Saro...
  12. Hood

    Aeralis Modular Trainer Concept

    A British start-up company, Aeralis, is trying to secure £1 mil via crowdfunding to design a concept fuselage demonstrator for a “modular” family of military jet trainers in time for September’s DSEI defence show. They are billing this as the first all-British military aircraft since the Hawk...
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    • ministry of defence raf air command royal air force united kingdom
    • Replies: 83
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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    Violet Friend

    I've posted my work on this so far: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Friend But I'm wondering if anyone here has Air Pictorial back issues? Google mentions this article...
  14. fightingirish

    BAe Tempest and other pre-GCAP studies

    Source: https://www.aerosociety.com/news/in-the-latest-aerospace-magazine-july-2018/
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    RIP John Farley

    Sad news, John Farley has passed away. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/obituary-john-farley-the-harriers-champion-449661/
    • SteveO
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    • aerospace industry air force cross (great britain) british aerospace plc central flying school etps great britain hawker aircraft limited hawker siddeley aviation ltd jet age most excellent order of the british empire royal air force royal aircraft establishment sea harrier space age test pilots v/stol aircraft vtol
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    • Forum: The Bar
  16. JFC Fuller

    UK MoD Project LANCA - RAF 'Loyal Wingman'

    Issued back in February it announced an industry day for LANCA (though it didn't use that name) which should have occurred on the 13th March: https://www.defenceonline.co.uk/2018/02/27/gb-high-wycombe-lanca/
  17. blackkite

    British F.7/30 fighter specification.

    Hi! F.7/30 Fighter capable of at least 250 mph and armed with four machine guns Blackburn F.3, Bristol Type 123, Bristol Type 133, Gloster Gladiator, Gloster SS.19, Hawker P.V.3, Supermarine Type 224, Westland F.7/30 Specification F.7/30...
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    Cable-launched Blue Steel

    I suspect I originally saw this here, but I can't find it now. There was a proposal to launch Blue Steel at very low altitudes by dragging it behind the launch aircraft on a cable. Does anyone have a pointer to material on this?
  19. 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...
  20. blackkite

    British B.1/39 Heavy Bomber Competition

    Hi! https://www.warbirdsforum.com/topic/366-additional-raf-might-have-beens/ "The B1.39 spec was to carry 9,000lb over 2,500miles cruising at least 280mph. Maximum bomb load was to be 10,000lb and some could be carried externally if necessary. Provision was made to stow 20 x 250lb or 500lb...
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