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  1. Graham1973

    Everything old is new again, reopening the airfields of Tinian.

    Things in the Pacific seem to be moving closer to a Sino-US war. View: https://youtu.be/Bck_CHmtWPI?si=lO_Glm0Ud3HFUCt7 View: https://youtu.be/CW1TYDVBSmI?si=7Cixue4hcIjrBSmU
    • Graham1973
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    • cold war ii united states air force world war ii
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    • Forum: The Bar
  2. Deltafan

    What should Curtiss-Wright Aviation have done to survive?

    Hi everybody, I often read that Curtiss-Wright Aviation did not do enough research work during the Second World War to be able to survive its aeronautical branch and face the new markets after the Second World War. It is considered that its production and improvement work on the P-40 (we can...
    • Deltafan
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    • cold war curtiss-wright airplane division curtiss-wright corporation experimental fighters heavy fighter interceptors night fighter post-world war ii pursuit aircraft research united states united states air force united states army air corps united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  3. GTX

    KC-10 tanker

    Starting thread at the end... https://www.twz.com/air/final-kc-10-extender-tanker-sent-into-retirement
    • GTX
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    • advanced tanker cargo aircraft program air force reserve command air mobility command boeing cold war cold war ii early 21st century in-flight refueling tanker late 20th century mcdonnell douglas post-cold war strategic air command tanker aircraft transport aircraft united states air force war on terror
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  4. persil

    Seibel Helicopters

    Vertical Flight Society just published excellent video narrated by Cherles Seibel himself about Seibel helicopters. Described are: - Seibel S-1 (design study on tiltrotor) - Seibel S-2 (design study on coaxial helicopter) - Seibel S-3 (single-seat helicopter with CG control mechanism...
    • persil
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    • bell aircraft corporation cessna aircraft company cg control cold war helicopter helicopter division (cessna aircraft company) pre-world war ii seibel seibel helicopter seibel helicopter company tiltrotor united states united states air force united states army world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. 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
  6. The K2

    Astronaut Joe Engle passes away

    https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/pilot-astronaut-joe-engle Didn’t see anything on the evening news on TV about this. Sad.
    • The K2
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    • aerospace research test pilot school apollo program astronaut cold war nasa space age space race space shuttle space transportation system test pilots united states air force usaf test pilot school
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    • Forum: The Bar
  7. R

    Longer B-58 Hustler service?

    I saw a B58 Hustler for the first time the other day, I was surprised by how small it was. I also finally understand what the combination fuel-weapon store is and does. Was the design too specific and limited to remain in service beyond 1969? Could it have carried SRAMs or other advanced...
  8. Forest Green

    US Air Force Space Assets

    https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Air_Force_Awards_33_2_Million_to_Outpost_for_Development_of_Scalable_Earth_Return_Vehicle_999.html
    • Forest Green
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    • aerospace industry afrl air force research laboratory cold war ii cubesat microsat solar-powered synthetic aperture radar united states air force
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. Grey Havoc

    INVESTIGATION OF PERFORATED PLASTIC SPHERES CONCEPT FOR FUEL TANK FIRE SUPPRESSION

    https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/AD0854931.pdf
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    • 1969 aeronautical systems division air force aero propulsion laboratory air force materials laboratory air force systems command bureau of mines cold war late 1960s limited war office (asj) limited war/special air warfare project 1559 united states air force vietnam war
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. R

    EC-121 Proliferation?

    The USN acquired 142 Lockheed EC121s in the early 50s to mount long-range early warning barrier patrols in the Atlantic and Pacific. The main strength was 5 sqns for each ocean with various cats and dogs supporting units. The barrier patrol lasted until 1965 and afterwards the USN transferred 30...
    • Rule of cool
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    • airborne early warning alternate history central intelligence agency cold war elint great britain imperial iranian air force imperial state of iran japan japan air self-defense force late 1960s lockheed north atlantic treaty organisation republic of china air force royal air force royal australian air force sigint united states united states air force united states navy
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  11. H

    Who is the designer of the Northrop F-5?

    Was it Edgar Schmued or Welko Gasich/Lee Begin that designed the F-5 or not?
    • hsinchong
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    • aircraft design cold war late 1950s military assistance program nbmr-1 north atlantic treaty organisation northrop southeast asia treaty organization united states united states air force
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  12. D

    Republic Aviation Recoverable Booster Airplane proposal for SR-181 'Strategic Orbital System'

    from ARDC TR-59-64 Advanced Concepts Study, Final Report. from USAF FOIA reading room. (edit: PDF split & now attached) A JT11-7A powered Booster Airplane launches a rocket vehicle & satellite payload with two solid fuelled stages and a storable liquid propellant third and fourth stages...
    • Dew
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    • cold war republic aviation corporation space weapons strategic air command strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  13. Forest Green

    RAF AEW&C - E-7A Wedgetail

    View: https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1818080247754948968
    • Forest Green
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    • airborne early warning cold war ii north atlantic treaty organisation royal air force royal australian air force united states air force
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  14. T

    PAVE SPIKE electro-optical targeting pod

    Well, why not start by the beginning with your experience with the Pave Spike pod? I am sure a bit bit of hand-on story would be greatly appreciated by many.
  15. Flyaway

    Gemini Lost and Found

    Gemini Lost and Found View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ycYfc5SRLE
    • Flyaway
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    • cold war nasa space age space race united states air force
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    • Forum: The Bar
  16. SpaceMonk

    NACA Langley’s Mach 18 Low Lift/Drag Glider - Becker’s Winged Satellite

    The successor to the X-15 was - a winged satellite? In the mid-1950s, NACA was pushing the boundaries of hypersonic flight. After the X-15, the Air Force's Project HYWARDS aimed to design a Mach 12 successor. Visionary engineer John Becker at NACA Langley proposed an even more ambitious goal: a...
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    • cold war national advisory committee for aeronautics space age united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  17. bercr

    [SDASM Archives on Flickr] Rockwell B-1 Lancer: period photographs

    San Diego Air and Space Museum archives on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=49487266%40N07&view_all=1&text=B-1+Lancer&sort=relevance
  18. D

    AFFDL Cold Thrust Augmentation Fighter Concepts

    Taken from Structural Design Considerations for Cold Thrust Augmentation Fighter Concepts.
    • Dew
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    • air force flight dynamics laboratory cold war early 1970s united states united states air force v/stol v/stol aircraft
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. quellish

    Sandia Extended Range Bomb (ERB) concept

    In the late 1970s Sandia explored the design of a maneuvering glide bomb, the Extended Range Bomb: "Aerodynamic Design of an Extended Range Bomb" https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/3.57916 "TIGER -- A technology to improve the delivery capability of nuclear bombs and the survivability of the...
    • quellish
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    • cold war department of energy late 1970s nuclear battlefield sandia laboratories sandia national laboratories united states united states air force
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  20. G

    William Anders dead; killed in plane crash; was 90

    News just came over the transom to me. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/bill-anders-apollo-8-astronaut-took-earthrise-photo-dies-plane-crash-w-rcna156149
    • greenmartian2017
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    • air force weapons laboratory apollo program cold war moon nasa nuclear power space age space race united states air force
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Bar
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