a-10
anti-tank
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close air support
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fairchild a-10
fairchild aircraft corporation
pierre sprey
republic a-10
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united states air force
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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...
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...
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anti-tank
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close air support
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joint attack weapons system
north atlantic treaty organisation
post-cold war
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united states air force
usa
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...
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convair f-102x
convair f102c
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f-102
fighters
interceptor
interceptors
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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...
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cold war
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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
tacticalaircommand
tank
tradoc
u.s. army
u.s. army training and doctrine command
united states
united states air force
united states army
west germany
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...
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
tacticalaircommand
united states
united states air force
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...
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.
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...
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
F-106 "Fighter Bomber"
One proposal based on two seat F-106B with 3 x KA-8 cameras and ECM pods.
F-106A "Economy Fighter Bomber"
New search and bombing radar and nuclear capability. IFR socket in front of windshield. MTOW limited to 40,000lb to remain compatible with existing landing gear...
in this competition, the main contenders were:-
1-Boeing model -----?
2-Northamerican-Rockwell NR-349
3-Vought V-483.
4-lockheed CL- -----?
5-Grumman G-300.
6-General Dynamics model -----?
7-Fairchild-Hiller (Republic division) model ----?
8-McDonnell-Douglas F-15 model ----?
can anyone...
air superiority
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department of defense
f-15
f-x
f-x program (usaf)
fairchild republic
general dynamics
grumman
hughes aircraft company
interceptors
late 1960s
lockheed
mcdonnell douglas
nasa
north american rockwell
northrop
tacticalaircommand
united states air force
As you all know, in the unbuilt projects research business, squeezing stone sometimes gives intriguing info... Looking last night to the Martin projects list at the end of Narkiewicz/Thompson (publisher) book, I suddenly realized that the XB-68 bomber bore the 302A project number, BUT the...
aeronautical systems division
atf
ats
cold war
mcdonnell douglas
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united states
united states air force
united states navy
wright air development center
1970s
1980s
advanced tactical fighter
aeronautical systems division
cold war
tacticalaircommand
united states
united states air force
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wright air development center
In 1957 the USAF put forward a Request for Proposal (RfP) to the aircraft industry for a Tactical Air Command Transport as a replacement for its large and venerable fleet of Fairchild C-82/C-119 Flying Boxcar, and Douglas C-47 Dakota.
This competition would eventually be won by the Lockheed...
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