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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. GTX

    Blue Steel Developments

    Hi folks, Couldn't find a thread appropriate so here goes: Blue Steel MkII full-scale mock up fitted with wing-tip-mounted Bristol Siddeley ramjets: Source Blue Steel Viper variant full-scale mock up: Source
    • GTX
    • Thread
    • 1950s 1960s a.v. roe and company / avro alcm armstrong siddeley armstrong whitworth aircraft cold war cruise missile great britain ministry of supply nuclear battlefield or.1132 or.1159 raf bomber command raf strike command royal air force stand-off bomb united kingdom
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  4. GTX

    Bristol 159

    Couldn't find a thread on this so here goes: In March 1938 the Air Staff put together a paper that described an ideal bomber, and then a few months later specification B.19/38 was produced which indicated that the bomber would have a strong defensive armament of eight 20mm “shell-firing gun”...
    • GTX
    • Thread
    • 1930s 1938 1941 air ministry early 1940s heavy bomber interwar period late 1930s medium bomber pre-world war ii raf bomber command royal air force strategic bomber united kingdom world war ii
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  5. R

    AST.404 Contenders

    Looking for any information/thoughts on the RAF AST.404 Wessex and Puma replacement contest. Was it a lost opportunity ?Thoughts please?
  6. uk 75

    BAE P.103 armament

    I am interested in the Bae P.103 and found this picture of the mockup carrying Skyflash missiles. Does anyone with access to brochures or other stuff know if any other armament was ever illustrated or put on the mockup? The old thread on this subject does not cover.
  7. hesham

    Parnall Heavy Bomber Project of 1938 ?

    Hi, in 1938,Parnall designed a twin boom heavy bomber Project,with no supporting tailplane or structure between the booms,how we can find a drawing or a more Info about it ?.
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • 1930s air ministry interwar period pre-world war ii raf bomber command royal air force united kingdom
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  8. M

    B-45 Tornado - North American USAF Bomber - Best Book Recommendations?

    What's everyone's recommendations for the best book on this American Cold War bomber?
    • Madoc
    • Thread
    • cold war great britain north american aviation post-world war ii raf bomber command reconnaissance bomber royal air force strategic air command strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance united states air force united states army air forces united states department of war world war ii
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  9. Triton

    MBDA Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon (FC / ASW)

    "France & UK Launch Next-Gen Missile Project with MBDA to Replace Harpoon/Scalp/Exocet by 2030" Published: Tuesday, 28 March 2017 15:21 Source...
  10. Flyaway

    Project Moonflower

    Is this the F-117A that they are referring to here? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/30/margaret-thatcher-us-french-military-technology-national-archives-top-secret?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
    • Flyaway
    • Thread
    • cold war great britain royal air force united states united states air force
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. GTX

    Bloodhound Mk IV SAM

    I read that the Mk. IV version of the Bloodhound SAM was to be a mobile version. Anyone got any further details?
    • GTX
    • Thread
    • air defence cold war kingdom of sweden royal air force royal swedish air force spad surface-to-air missile svenska flygvapnet united kingdom
    • Replies: 78
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  12. Grey Havoc

    Armistice Day 2016

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/11/armistice-day-two-minute-silence-to-be-observed-to-remember-the2/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37938047
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • british army british commonwealth great britain royal air force royal flying corps royal navy united kingdom world war i
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
  13. TsrJoe

    RAF Lockheed U-2 ?

    A bit of a long shot, i recall a book launch at Telford a few years ago for a U-2 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...
  14. overscan (PaulMM)

    Spyflights & Overflights : Cold War Aerial Reconnaissance

    Nice-looking new title from Crecy/Hikoki from RC-135-pilot-turned-historian Robert S Hopkins III. Spyflights & Overflights Cold War Aerial Reconnaissance RRP: £29.95 Few aviation subjects have been shrouded in more secrecy or been more controversial than cold war aerial reconnaissance. Former...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
    • Thread
    • central intelligence agency cold war cuban missile crisis elint north atlantic treaty organisation photo-recce photographic reconnaissance republic of china air force royal air force royal swedish air force signals intelligence strategic air command strategic reconnaissance united states air force vietnam war
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  15. P

    On Atlas' Shoulders: RAF Transport Aircraft Projects Since 1945

    . 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
    • phil gollin
    • Thread
    • air ministry cold war post-cold war raf air command / headquarters air command raf air support command raf strike command raf transport command royal air force united kingdom
    • Replies: 86
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  16. uk 75

    RAF Queens Flight alternate

    The RAF wereallocated three Concordes from the so-called white tail fleet at Filton by the Callaghan Government in 1980. This surprise decision was nearly as much of a shock as the Labour Party's 1978 victory. One of the aircraft was re-painted in the distinctive colours of the Queen's Flight...
  17. J

    Saunders Roe SR.53

    Pics , drawings ,models and book
    • Justo Miranda
    • Thread
    • 1950s bundesmarine cold war early 1960s fleet air arm great britain interceptor kommando der marineflieger marineflieger royal air force royal navy saunders-roe west germany
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  18. J

    Saro P.163

    Model
    • Justo Miranda
    • Thread
    • air ministry avro 730 cold war operational requirement er.134t royal air force royal aircraft establishment saunders-roe united kingdom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. J

    Avro 707

    Pics and drawings Post-1
    • Justo Miranda
    • Thread
    • 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 royal air force royal aircraft establishment united kingdom
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  20. Flyaway

    Protector drone

    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
    • Flyaway
    • Thread
    • general atomics aeronautical systems maritime patrol protector rg mk 1 remotely piloted air system royal air force royal australian air force united kingdom
    • Replies: 74
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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