united states air force

  1. hesham

    Randolph S. Rae Hydrogen-Powered Spyplane Project of 1950s

    Hi, the Britsih engineering Randolph S. Rae which worked for USAF,and invented the REX,it was a hydrogen powered engine with new system,for recce and spy aircraft, and that was in 1954. The Aviation Historian 08
  2. hesham

    Janus Manned Orbital Spacecraft with Stage Re-Entry

    Hi, the Janus was created by TRW Space Technology Laboratories,Redondo Beach,California in USA,and it was a manned orbital spacecraft with a delta wing stage as a re-entry vehicle. http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/3.28224 Anyone wants this file,please send to me a private massage with...
  3. Boxman

    Gizmodo Showcase of Aerospace Artists -Hejja, Fjeld, McCall, Meltzer

    As per this item today (10-Nov-2014), Gizmodo is starting a series of posts "showcasing the work of some of the most noted aerospace artists." They start today with Attila Héjja (Hejja): The Hungarian-Born Painter Who Immortalized America's Space Program by Atilla Nagy, Gizmodo - 10-Nov-2014 **...
  4. Triton

    Boeing B-52J / B-52 Re-Engining

    "B-52 Re-engine Resurfaces As USAF Reviews Studies" Oct 10, 2014 Bill Sweetman | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report Source: http://aviationweek.com/defense/b-52-re-engine-resurfaces-usaf-reviews-studies
  5. RavenOne

    Solar Warden - SDI project

    was around the in laws the other say and on the History channel, there was documentary about ufo and space weapons - one topic was supposedly Solar Warden project which was classified TS and above, under Reagans SDI proposal.....large orbital cylindrical spacecraft with high energy...
  6. RyanC

    LGM-35A Sentinel - Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program

    So basically, USAF wants to replace Minuteman III with another ICBM....that still uses the same silo and C3I network from Minuteman; going into the ground by 2030 at least. ::) Just in time for laser defenses to be deployed operationally. B)
  7. 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...
  8. Triton

    Minuteman deployment concepts

    The United States Air Force planned to deploy a large percentage of Minuteman missiles in camouflaged trains riding the rails in the Midwestern and Western United States to avoid targeting by Soviet ICBMs. A similar concept would be proposed years later as the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison. The Air...
  9. M

    Douglas - Very Large Cargo Concepts

    Hi All - I have had some communications with Dave Beigle (Douglas Artist - see: http://www.dave-beigle-art-enterprises.com/aviation-artwork-memorabilia/ ) and ordered some of his artwork. Looks like the prints are done on a home PC printer but the subject more than makes up for the quality...
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    AGM-64 Hornet

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-64_Hornet
  11. overscan (PaulMM)

    YF-17 ADEN vectored nozzle demonstrator with canards

    http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19790018955.pdf 1979 Northrop / GE study for conversion of a YF-17 into a demonstrator for GE's ADEN vectoring and thrust reversing nozzle.
  12. sferrin

    Convair Model 48 Charger

    There seem to be several posts on this aircraft scattered amongst half a dozen threads, but no dedicated thread, so. . .
  13. C

    Space scooter??

    What is exatly this? An alternative type of MMU for Skylab or Shuttle? Is in a lot of space publications of 70s. P.S- (A Apollo docking probe on the nose)?? :o
  14. bobbymike

    USAF Blue Devil Sensor Fusion Program

    From Insidedefense Newsstand; USAF Winds Down Blue Devil Program While Preparing Response To Hill Posted: Jan. 22, 2014 The Air Force's recent experiment in intelligence sensor fusion known as the Blue Devil program is in the process of winding down -- but congressional interest in the...
  15. Stargazer

    Martin Marietta Laser Guided Seeker

    Bill Gunston was right. According to this USAF card, the laser-guided Seeker was indeed a Martin Marietta product: TEST PLAN, SLED TEST OF CLOSE AIR SUPPORT MISSILE LASER GUIDED SEEKER, AUG 72 TEST PLAN, TEST OF CLOSE AIR SUPPORT MISSILE TASK 02 LASER GUIDED SEEKER, JUL 73 FINAL REPORT FOR...
  16. C

    General Electric Direct-Air-Cycle Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program

    The General Electric AC110-2 Nuclear Turbojet was selected by Convair in 1956 to power their Models 23A and 23B nuclear seaplane bombers / mine layers. Layout of the AC110-2 is very similar to the GE XMA-1A, with a single reactor for each pair of turbojets (one pair in the 23A, two pairs in the...
  17. 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...
  18. Grey Havoc

    Boeing KC-46 Pegasus

    http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131106/DEFREG02/311060020/KC-46-Came-Within-24-Hours-Contract-Breach-During-Shutdown
  19. 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...
  20. F

    B-52 avionics

    Hello, I am air-enthusiast from Russia. Sorry for my bad English! Probably B-52 is the best strategic aircraft of the XX century. I especially interested in B-52 early variants and I have questions about the oldest "Buff"`s avionics. All the books I had read (Boyne, Davis & Tornborough...
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