strategic bomber

  1. Skybolt

    B-70 supersonic cruise follow-on

    Browsing in the NASA technical reports I found a score of wind-tunnel tests regarding a supersonic cruise bomber that seems linked to some unknown B-70 follow on specification from late '50s (report is from 1961). Some photographic reproductions of the models are practically unviewable, but...
  2. S

    Convair Super Hustler, Fish and Kingfish

    I woul like to know something about the kinfish proposal for a strategic recon aircraft (in the competition won by the lockheed a-12) and about the super hustler design. Unfortunately the only information i foud are in Russian (quite strange for united states secret projects)...
  3. A

    Vickers Type-C heavy bomber

    Ok, I know that this plane figure in cover (and in detail!) in Tony buttler book, but I haven't got this book and need some details on this monster. Just performances, weight dimensions and a 3-view drawing would be cool. In what context was this project developed ? Did the RAF seriously bite...
  4. hesham

    Various Heinkel Projects and Prototypes

    Hi Jemiba, the Heinkel He.1000 was known,and there is a book to it only, but I have not this book.
  5. overscan (PaulMM)

    AMSA Program & B-1 Bomber projects

    AMSA was said to stand for "America's Most Studied Aircraft" due to the length of time it took to get to flying hardware. Flying Review International, July 1970 I'm sure I've seen a Lockheed AMSA design, and Doug Richardson's B-1 book has 3 AMSA designs that may be the Rockwell evolution, but...
  6. SOC

    Lockheed A-12 and SR-71 projects

    SENIOR CITIZEN is supposed to be some sort of stealthy transport for special ops stuff. Here's some info on a few unbuilt SENIOR CROWN variations: SR-71I 30 September 1980 iteration: -AWG-9 radar -four AIM-54 missiles -anti-AWACS tasked 1 November 1982 iteration: -APG-65 radar -four AIM-120...
  7. L

    Douglas XB-19 "Hemisphere Defender"

    Gentlemen, Is there anyone of you who haves ever seen illustrations of the 6-engined initial design for the XB-19 ? (3-view or artists impression) Thanks in advance..
  8. D

    Civilian versions of bomber aircraft

    Why to spend money in a development from zero if military designs can adapt? Proposals for a SST based on the North American XB-70 Valkyrie (I cannot avoid to imagine to the boys of Green Peace in a MIG-31 with the colors of the rainbow trying him to give hunt to one of these apparatuses) ;D
  9. A

    Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit

    I was thinking for some time to put up this topic , Since B-2 is still a very classified aircraft may be there would be many grey areas which no one might be aware of , But may be we might end up getting to know more about this aircraft. The One thing that amazes me about this huge aircraft is...
  10. M

    Tupolev Tu-160 Avionics

    I am new, and an fan of airplanes since I was a little child. First of all congratulations to everybody for the great posted subjects. Now I would like to open a new topic to discuss about the following: Thread to discuss Tu-160 avionics. I am particularly keen to learn about navigation and...
  11. Tuomasn

    Tupolev Tu-160 projects

    Thread to discuss Tupolev Tu-160 based projects.
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