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  1. aam641

    B-52 testbed for a nuclear turbojet

    You may have already seen this at http://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=872 Attached is a picture of what looks like radiation doses around the nuclear engine. My quick conversion gives me 1000 Gy/hr in zone I and 5 Gy/hr in zone VIII. Could somebody knowledgeable check these...
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    • aircraft nuclear propulsion program atomic aircraft cold war general electric aircraft engines general electric company nuclear powered aircraft united states air force
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. Spook

    Concorde-based bomber photo-manipulation

    Is there anyone who can ID this plane for me? Is this a fake Picture ?! Regards, AK
    • Spook
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    • aérospatiale alternate history british aircraft corporation cold war mcdonnell douglas raf strike command royal air force strategic air command strategic bomber tupolev okb united states air force ussr
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  3. pedrospe

    MRF (Multi Role Fighter)

    Hi everyone,remember the MRF(multi role fighter) program from the 90`s, the one canceled in 1993? Thanks to all of your pictures posted here in the forum, i build two years ago a model of one of the proposals for that program,the one from McDonnell Douglas which was one of my favorite designs,so...
    • pedrospe
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    • 1990s alternate history boeing lockheed mcdonnell douglas model post-cold war united states united states air force
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  4. GTX

    GAF Jindivik

    Brochure, thanks of "bertielissie" on AMI:
    • GTX
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    • commonwealth of australia government aircraft factories great britain ministry of supply ministry of supply specification e.7/48 project b royal air force royal australian air force royal australian navy united states air force
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  5. Triton

    USAF Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)

    RFP Kicks Off USAF Combat Rescue Helo Posted by Graham Warwick 7:22 AM on Oct 23, 2012 Source: http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a02eaab0a-317e-4b98-8774-bc1faedaf2ea No...
    • Triton
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    • airforce crh csar helicopter pararescue prototype united states air force usa usaf
    • Replies: 78
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Triton

    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

    Boeing KC-135 model with winglets found on eBay. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NASA-USAF-AIR-FORCE-KC-135-WINGLETS-MODEL-KC135-/251161721311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7a67b9df Seller's description:
    • Triton
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    • air education and training command air force reserve command air mobility command air national guard armeé de l'air boeing cold war cold war ii france jet age nasa post-cold war republic of singapore republic of singapore air force strategic air command turkey united states air force united states air forces in europe vietnam war
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  7. bobbymike

    October 1987 Air Force Monthly

    Boost-Glide Vehicles DARPA and NASA have been in­volved in the NASP program since its inception. Now the Air Force is pursuing a joint program with DAR­PA to develop hypersonic boost-glide vehicles and build a prototype. These would be quite different from the runway-takeoff aircraft/...
    • bobbymike
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    • 1987 air force astronautics laboratory air force office of scientific research air force rocket propulsion laboratory air force systems command cold war defense advanced research projects agency late 1980s united states air force
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Bar
  8. uk 75

    F 4 Phantom fails in the early 60s- 1154s or Lightnings?

    The F4 Phantom might have failed to materialise as the wonderful plane which the RAF and RN used to fill various gaps from the 60s onwards. In a Phantomless world would P1154 have been developed as planned in 1963 for both RAF and RN or would the Lightning have been developed in its swing wing...
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    • alternate history british aircraft corporation cold war early 1960s english electric company limited fleet air arm great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd mcdonnell aircraft corporation nuclear battlefield raf fighter command royal air force royal navy stol strategic air command united states united states air force united states navy v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 71
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  9. flateric

    Hughes/Raytheon AN/APQ-181

    MILITARY CNS, FMS, DATA AND THREAT MANAGEMENT TITLE : AN/APQ-181 radar for the B-2 Type Airborne Ground Mapping and Terrain-Following Radar (GMR/TFR). Airborne Fire Control Radar (FCR). Description The AN/APQ-181, designed specifically for the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber...
  10. Mr London 24/7

    Northrop Advanced Projects (AP-) designations

    Maybe it's just me - but I was previously unaware of the designation AP-1?: (http://www.dau.mil/conferences/presentations/2004_PEO_SYSCOM/biographies/williams.html) (http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/stealth.html?device=ipad)
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    • advanced systems division (northrop) cold war northrop northrop grumman post-cold war united states united states air force
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  11. S

    Silo costs 1960s.

    Silo costs 1960s. What were the Titan 2 silo costs (1960$)? What were the 1960 Blue Streak silo cost estimates? How did they compare? How did they compare with Polaris costs?
  12. Michel Van

    To wish B-52 a happy birthday

    man time goes by On April 15, 1952 the Prototype of B-52 rolled out Hangar at Boeing for 60 year B-52 is backbone of USAF strategic Bombing carry nuke during cold war , bomb vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbian back in stone age and NASA NB-52B Launch X-15, D-21, X-38, X-24, M2-F3, HL-10 ...
    • Michel Van
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    • air combat command air force global strike command boeing cold war early 21st century heavy bomber late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war strategic air command strategic bomber united states air force
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  13. Grey Havoc

    MX-767 Banshee

    Has anyone come across any info on this project? This is what I have from the Missile Scrapbook over in designation-systems.net:
    • Grey Havoc
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    • air material command air materiel command cold war cruise missile early 1950s late 1940s nuclear battlefield post-world war ii strategic air command united states air force
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  14. Stargazer

    Strategic/Theatre/Vertical Configurable Air Transports (S-CAT, T-CAT, V-CAT)

    Since the U.S. Joint Heavy Lift topic has become way too crowded with its 20+ pages, I think it's time to devote individual pages to the more significant projects, such as the S-CAT, T-CAT and V-CAT Configurable Air Transport designs. Images and texts from AFRL's Innovations in Tankers, Air...
  15. Stargazer

    1950s Lockheed Nuclear Powered bomber studies

    Lockheed nuclear-powered bomber project (CAMAL contender), very different from alleged designs previously shown and found in: HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON...
    • Stargazer
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    • aircraft nuclear propulsion program cold war late 1950s nuclear powered aircraft nuclear powered bomber united states united states air force
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  16. M

    KC-135 Competitors

    Greetings All - I recently acquired a copy of Aerofax "Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker" by Robert Hopkins III. In the book, he notes that Lockheed "won" the competition for the KC-135 though Air Research Development Command, with Lemay's concurrence, had already ordered 29 (followed by 88 more) of...
    • Mark Nankivil
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    • 1954 1955 air research development command ardc boeing cold war douglas aircraft company early 1950s in-flight refueling tanker lockheed strategic air command tanker aircraft united states air force
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. S

    Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon Developments

    SINGAPORE, Feb. 15, 2012 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] unveiled a new version of the F-16 today at the Singapore Airshow. The F-16V will feature enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA)radar, an upgraded mission computer and architecture, and improvements to the...
    • seruriermarshal
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    • cold war cold war ii general dynamics lockheed martin north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war united states air force united states navy
    • Replies: 607
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  18. Triton

    Robert McCall space plane concept

    Artist's concept of United States Air Force space plane painted by Robert McCall found on eBay. Was this a real concept? Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Space-Shuttle-vintage-rare-US-Air-Force-Space-artists-concept-art-picture-/190614086223?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c617c224f
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