tactical air command

  1. isayyo2

    Longer B-47 Service Life?

    Greatly inspired by the "Longer B-58 Hustler service?" thread by @Rule of cool How could the B-47 have had a more impactful service life? Improved engines and aerodynamics? Exports to friendly nations? As a total What-if thought, I would consider a four-engine B-47 evolution as seen with...
    • isayyo2
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    • alternate history boeing cold war imperial iranian air force royal australian air force strategic air command strategic bomber tactical air command united states air force
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  2. Dronescapes

    A-10 THUNDERBOLT II "Warthog" The Untold Story And Things You Might Not Know, Part 1: Origins

    A-10 THUNDERBOLT II "Warthog" The Untold Story And Things You Might Not Know, Part 1: Origins
    • Dronescapes
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    • a-10 anti-tank attack experimental (a-x) program close air support cold war fairchild a-10 fairchild aircraft corporation pierre sprey republic a-10 tactical air command united states air force warthog
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. overscan (PaulMM)

    Blueprint: General Dynamics F-111 by David Baker (new series from Crecy)

    General Dynamics F-111 Author: David Baker RRP: £27.95 £27.95 Add to Compare AVAILABLE 30TH AUGUST 2021 The General Dynamics F-111 was a swing-wing tactical fighter, interdictor, nuclear bomber and electronic warfare aircraft developed in the early 1960s in the belief that requirements...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • aerospace defense command air defense command air-to-ground bomber cold war department of defense general dynamics interceptor nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force royal australian air force strategic air command strategic bomber supersonic tactical air command united states united states air force united states navy variable geometry
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  4. Grey Havoc

    General Dynamics Fort Worth F-16 derived GAU-8 gunship concept (G.F.G) from 1976

    Thanks to Air21 over at What If Modelers: Thought this design was already mentioned in an existing SPF thread, but I couldn't locate it. I'm wondering if this design originally grew out of one of the 'Model 402' studies. Also, I wonder if there was a late 1970s semi-official USAF requirement...
  5. C

    USAF Weapon System 302A Tactical Bomber Competition

    Let's start with the Douglas Model 1364 (January, 1956), which was studied at the Douglas plant in Long Beach, California. The proposal model was made at the manufacturer's in-house model shop (Santa Monica Plant). Shown here when the design was first revealed (B&W photo), and as it survives...
  6. Triton

    Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

    Does this mean that the A-10 Thunderbolt II has been saved from the budget cutting block? "Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Air Force A-10 TLPS Task Orders" Published November 19, 2013 | By Marcel van Leeuwen Source...
    • Triton
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    • a-10 a-x cas anti-tank attack experimental (a-x) program close air support coin cold war cold war ii fairchild republic joint attack weapons system north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war tactical air command united states air force usa
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  7. hesham

    Convair F-102 Delta Dagger Development and Derivatives

    Hi, I found this strange drawing to F 102,may be,they meant Convair F-102, but please look to its air intakes !,I think this a French imagine to F-102 before it appeared...
    • hesham
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    • air defense command aircraft attacker cold war convair convair f-102 convair f-102x convair f102c convair tf-102 dagger delta f-102 fighters interceptor interceptors j57 tactical air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 114
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. R

    ATF Statement of Operational Need performance requirements

    I was scrolling through yf-23.net when I saw this page. http://www.yf-23.net/ATFprogramme.html I was looking at the performance requirements given by the ATF Statement of Operational Need, and I noticed this. the ability to accelerate from Mach 0.6 to Mach 1 in 20 seconds the ability to...
    • Radical
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    • advanced tactical fighter cold war tactical air command united states air force
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. Grey Havoc

    AIRLAND BATTLE 2000 (1982)

    http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a127471.pdf
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000 ad armoured family of vehicles close air support cold war late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield tactical air command tank tradoc u.s. army u.s. army training and doctrine command united states united states air force united states army west germany
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    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    Convair / General Dynamics Advanced Tactical Fighter (1965)

    Two General Dynamics designs are now known for this competition. I don't have any details about the requirement. Clearly STOL/ VSTOL, air-to-ground mission. Larger copies at Codeone website as usual. http://www.codeonemagazine.com/article.html?item_id=114...
  11. I

    GAU-7 : Gun for the F-15

    Has any-one pictures or drawings of the proposed GAU-7 caseless ammo gun for the F-15? I can't find any :'(
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    • air defence air superiority aircraft cannon/guns close air support cold war dogfight f-15 f-x program (usaf) fighter flechette interceptor machine cannon machine gun tactical air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 107
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  12. F

    Lockheed C-5A Galaxy Variants ans Proposals

    does anyone have any three views and cross sections views of the C-5
    • flash22
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    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command civil aviation close air support cold war in-flight refueling in-flight refueling tanker lockheed military airlift command special operations strategic air command tactical air command tanker aircraft united states united states air force
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  13. M

    Martin Model 282 Comanche

    Hi All - My friend Mike Burke loaned me some of his negatives to scan and these thankfully included some images he had shown me of a model he once owned as a kid of the proposed Martin Model 282 Comanche Night Intruder. A chance that someone might have additional information on this design...
  14. K

    General Dynamics AIM-97 / XAIM-97 Seekbat

    Is it true that the F-15's were actually intended to carry the AIM-97 Seekbat to deal with the MiG-25? How many could it carry? KJ Lesnick
  15. flateric

    Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

    For the God's sake, this is how complicated it looks like
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    • advanced tactical fighter cold war cold war ii early 21st century f-22 late 20th century lockheed martin post-cold war stealth tactical air command united states air force usa
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  16. flateric

    Lockheed/General Dynamics/Boeing YF-22A

    Screen capture with rare view of YF-22NX (second, PW F-119 equipped prototype) with nose cone removed, towed from hangar after cosmetiс restoration of airframe, damaged by PIO crash in April 1992.
    • flateric
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    • air force systems command boeing cold war early 1990s general dynamics late 1980s lockheed post-cold war tactical air command
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  17. overscan (PaulMM)

    NA-211, NA-212 - NAA projects from Sabre to F-107

    Technical Report I found. http://naca.central.cranfield.ac.uk/reports/1958/naca-rm-a57k20.pdf
  18. flateric

    Lockheed pre-ATF & ATF studies

    "Clearly, ATF was going to be superstealth and not a cousin of YF-12 or SR-71," explains Osborne. "I stopped the YF-12 derivative effort, and we started working on an F-117 derivative for ATF." The design submitted in the Lockheed proposal looked like a larger and elongated F-117 with some...
    • flateric
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    • 1970s 1980s advanced tactical fighter air defence air-to-ground battlefield air defence battlefield air interdiction cold war fighters lockheed nuclear battlefield stealth supersonic tactical air command united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. overscan (PaulMM)

    ADF to LWF: Evolution of the General Dynamics F-16

    The F-16 has its origins in General Dynamics studies for the FX program. An RFP was issued in December 1965 for a Tactical Support Aircraft, specifying dual air-to-air and air-to-ground roles. The Air Force was thinking of a 60,000lb VG aircraft at this time. Grumman submitted a variable...
  20. overscan (PaulMM)

    Northrop A-9 AX Design Evolution

    Found via google patent search. Northrop design, seems to be related to early stages of AX. Patent: D218,856 https://patents.google.com/patent/USD218856S/en
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