strategic air command

  1. P

    Common USN/USAF SLBM/ICBM

    From wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Missile Common Missile was an intercontinental ballistic missile project, developed to satisfy U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force operational system requirements for both SLBM and silo-launched ICBM, defined in the 1978 commonality study. Description...
  2. AN/AWW-14(V)

    AGM-86

    A staple of the Air Force's long-range strike portfolio has come to the end of the road. The AGM-86C/D Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM), the non-nuclear sibling of the AGB-86B that remains in service as the backbone of the B-52's nuclear strike mission, is being put rest after...
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    • air combat command alcm calcm cold war cold war ii cruise missile early 21st century late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war strategic air command sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. V

    Lockheed L-248-3 nuclear-powered flying wing bomber

    In Bill Rose's book Secret Projects: Flying Wings and Tailless Aircraft, there is mention of an outrageously colossal design for a nuclear-powered flying wing bomber by Lockheed, the L-248-3. The specs for the L-248-3 are as follows judging from what's contained in the book: Length: 89 ft Span...
    • Vahe Demirjian
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    • aircraft nuclear propulsion program cold war nuclear powered aircraft nuclear powered bomber strategic air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  6. M

    KC-747 Artwork & Brochure

    Good Day All - On EPay - artwork for the proposed KC-747: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-USAF-Boeing-Military-KC-747-Advanced-Tanker-Aircraft-8X10-Concept-Art/283427464849?hash=item41fd97e691:g:BGoAAOSw35pclbdS There is also a brochure on the proposal...
    • Mark Nankivil
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    • 1970s advanced cargo transport aircraft cold war imperial iranian air force in-flight refueling tanker kc-25/33 strategic air command tanker aircraft united states air force
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  7. hesham

    Old book about; NA B-70

    Hi, https://www.amazon.com/Manned-Missile-Story-B-70/dp/B0007E0YDW
    • hesham
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    • cold war heavy bomber north american aviation strategic air command strategic bomber supersonic united states air force
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  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
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    • 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

    Lockheed EC-5B "Looking Glass"

    Artist's impression of Lockheed EC-5B "Looking Glass" concept late 1980s. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lockheedmartin/33052291772/
    • Triton
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    • airborne command post cold war continuity of government late 1980s lockheed strategic air command united states air force world war iii
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. C

    Original US space program without the moon goal.

    Immagine that Richard Nixon instead of JFK was elected President of United States in November 1960,and that Alan Shepard was the first man in space (but not in orbit) in Febraury 1961. Two events that could happen. In this scenario,if President Nixon not consider necessary a manned mission on...
    • carmelo
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    • 1960s aerospace defense command air defense command alternate history nasa space age space race space station strategic air command united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  11. C

    Soviet air defences and the SR-71

    Apparently the SR 71 was able to evade Soviet air defences simply because it travelled too fast. The reason I am interested in this is that there were proposals in 1960/61 for a British ramjet missile (OR 1182) which would fly at speeds in excess of M = 2 and at high altitude. A report was...
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    • central intelligence agency cold war soviet air defence forces strategic air command strategic reconnaissance united states air force ussr v-pvo
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  12. Boxman

    Movie "Strategic Air Command" (1955) Coming to Blu-Ray FINALLY! October 2016

    Just learned that the movie "Strategic Air Command" (1955), which starred Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson and the Convair B-36 (not necessarily in that order) is finally to be released in High-Definition (1080P) Blu-Ray format on 18 October 2016 While I cannot vouch for the quality of the...
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    • 1955 2016 cold war popular culture strategic air command united states air force
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    • Forum: The Bar
  13. 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...
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    • 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
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
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    The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than a Tanker

    An enlarged update of Robert Hopkins' 1998 Aerofax book, already a pretty good tome: http://www.amazon.com/Boeing-KC-135-Stratotanker-Robert-Hopkins/dp/1910809012/
    • gatoraptor
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    • 2016 air mobility command boeing cold war early 21st century in-flight refueling tanker late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war strategic air command strategic reconnaissance tanker aircraft united states united states air force vietnam war war on terror
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  15. RAP

    General Dynamics Convair Division Boost-Glide Vehicle (BGV)

    Interesting model. Also has pics of other models that look will be up for auction soon. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RESIN-BOOST-GLYDE-VEHICLE-and-metal-MINUTEMAN-3-BOOSTERS-/201483158527?hash=item2ee95503ff:g:nikAAOSwnH1Wauuj
  16. Orionblamblam

    Evolution of the B-52

    Might maybe be of interest... US Bomber Projects #16 is an extra-sized volume covering the evolution of the B-52. Designs covered include: Boeing Model 444 A: A late war turboprop heavy bomber Boeing Model 461: An early postwar turboprop heavy bomber Boeing Model 462: A large six-turboprop...
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    • 1950s boeing cold war heavy bomber late 1940s nuclear battlefield strategic air command strategic bomber united states united states air force usaf
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  17. Triton

    Boeing B-52J / B-52 Re-Engining

    "B-52 Re-engine Resurfaces As USAF Reviews Studies" Oct 10, 2014 Bill Sweetman | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report Source: http://aviationweek.com/defense/b-52-re-engine-resurfaces-usaf-reviews-studies
    • Triton
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    • air combat command air force global strike command b-52 boeing cold war cold war ii electronic warfare heavy bomber nuclear battlefield post-cold war strategic air command strategic bomber united states air force usa
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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    Martin Model 216 "Flying Aircraft Carrier"

    Hi all From"les avions et engins Martin" Minidocavia - Alain PELLETIER. The project MARTIN 216 . Who know more ? Thanks if you know something.
    • toura
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    • 1940s airborne aircraft carrier cold war heavy bomber medium bomber post-world war ii strategic air command united states united states air force united states army air forces world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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    B-52 avionics

    Hello, I am air-enthusiast from Russia. Sorry for my bad English! Probably B-52 is the best strategic aircraft of the XX century. I especially interested in B-52 early variants and I have questions about the oldest "Buff"`s avionics. All the books I had read (Boyne, Davis & Tornborough...
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    • air force global strike command avionics cold war cold war ii early 21st century heavy bomber late 20th century post-cold war radar strategic air command strategic bomber united states air force usaf
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Avionics and Military/Naval electronics
  20. hesham

    NASA Oblique-Wing Missiles Launcher Aircraft

    From "A Summary Of A Half-Century of Oblique Wing Research" by Mike Hirschberg, David M. Hart and Thomas J. Beutner
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    • 1970s albm cold war nasa nasa ames research center space and missile systems organization (usaf) strategic air command united states air force
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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