in 1957 USN issue a competition for carrier-based all weather attack aircraft,
the proposals submitted from eight companies as following:-
1-Grumman G-128 (A2F later A-6).
2-Vought V-416.
3-Douglas A-4J Model- ----?.
4-Bell model D- ----?.
5-Boeing Model- ----?.
6-Lockheed CL- ----...
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cold war
fleet air arm
great britain
hawker siddeley aviation ltd
mcdonnell douglas
nuclear battlefield
post-cold war
royal air force
royal navy
sea harrier
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The Mohawk (OV-1) Society has an illustration, originally in their newsletter, of Grumman's COIN derivative of the Mohawk on their website, though it takes a spot of digging to find it. I did copy it and will be glad to share (I cake it we can't attach picture files directly here). It looks...
[Moderator note - added in some older posts of earlier STOVL designs from Northrop, McDonnell-Douglas from the "US VTOL Projects" topic. I think these are interesting to consider in the light of the combined JAST design]
I want to add the Northrop-Grumman ALF. Pictures from Air&Cosmos Nº1482...
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post-cold war
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I'd really like to learn more about the F-4J avionics, including the APG-59 radar and the VTAS helmet mounted sight.
Here's two shots of the APG-59 radar; the first is a McDonnell-Douglas provided promotional picture, showing a prototype radar, the second picture is an operational radar...
1980s
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nasa
nasa ames research center
supersonic
u.s. navy
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In regard to the Sea Control Ships;
Canadair is proposing an enlarged CL-84 for use as a sensor carrier and command post for the US Navy's proposed "sea control ships".
Source:
Air Enthusiast, May 1972
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