v/stol aircraft

Back in the late 1980s or early 1990s (my hard drive failed a couple of months ago and I haven't been able to reconstruct all of my records) I was working in the general area of AV-8B, and specifically its vulnerability to combat damage. The USMC came to us and asked what would be the smallest...

Jane's Avionics 1987-1988

Taken from Structural Design Considerations for Cold Thrust Augmentation Fighter Concepts.

The British B.A.E. Kingston P1214-3 Xwing Fighter Interceptor is the only aircraftdesign that was really an X-Wing version. It was designed by Hawker Design Team at Kingston in the late 70's for RAF as Advanced-Short-Tak-Off / Vertical Landing Fighter.. The aircraft had 3 adjustable thrusters...

For this contest, the Hughes H-485,Bell T-37 and Lockheed,but no other contenders are known. American Aviation 1966.

Hi, the Piasecki PA-2C was designed to be vertical takeoff aircraft capable of sustained high speed level flight. http://www.piasecki.com/pa-2c.htm

Is anyone aware of any projects by China to create a VTOL aircraft to operate off of their helicopter carriers?

The Harrier has become such a crucial part of the Royal Navy and Royal Navy history that I dont think we have yet risked a thread about a world in which it never entered service. Like all early VSTOL designs the P1127 was not easy to fly..It only existed at all because of US funding and...

I was dumbstruck to notice on Amazon a forthcoming book in Osprey Publishing's X-Planes series about the McDonnell XP-67 experimental bomber-destroyer, so I'm thinking the following potential books should be published in the X-Planes series by Osprey Publishing: America's Tilt-Duct X-Planes...

Germany was experimenting with various VTOL aircraft during the cold war in the end they didn't go for any of them. in this alternate scenario.. what if Germany did order some into production? 1. Which design would be the most likely to lead to operation? they had the VAK 191, DO 31 (this...

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Sad news, John Farley has passed away. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/obituary-john-farley-the-harriers-champion-449661/

Hi All - Mixed in with the Eaglet and Mini-Eaglet drawings was this single seat 4 fan design. Have no idea what this was meant for - nonetheless it is interesting! Enjoy the Day! Mark

In the late 60s the Germans were looking for a replacement for its ground attack Fiat G 91s. As an offset against costs for BAOR and RAF Germany the UK succeeds in selling Harriers to the Bundeswehr and getting Dornier involved in its production and a joint trainer which becomes the Hawk. HS and...

1983, rather than 1982 is a key date for decisions for the RN and UK defence as a whole, in the light of the Falklands and it's effect not just on defence thinking but on the UK populace's attitude to their country. As surely as it was to the political establishment. But in terms of changes a...

Today is the 50th anniverary of the cancellation of the P1154 and HS681, and of the go-ahead for what became the Harrier and the Nimrod: http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1965/feb/02/actions-of-her-majestys-government Happily, my P1154 history article has been restored after the ISP...

Hi, here is some V/STOL and VATOL aircraft concepts, designed at the David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center. NSRDC-79/O74 P PREDICTION OF DRAG COEFFICIENTS OF A SUPERSONIC V/STOL CONFIGURATION WITH VARIOUS STORE ARRANGEMENTS* Tsze C. Tai , Thomas H. Boyd , and Richard E...

This is posted in the alternative history and future speculation section. So it is not history, but it is close to history. What if.....what if the P1154 is proceeded with? How does that happen? And what are its effects? ............. It could happen partly by not merging RN and RAF...

I know that this is a well trodden subject but I thought that it would be interesting to compare the plans with what happened in reality. Ground Attack/Recce Squadrons It was planned to replace the Hunter with the 1154 Harrier in 8 squadrons: 2 in the UK, 2 in Germany, 2 in the Gulf and 2 in...

One of the joys of this site is the quantity of info available on unbuilt aircraft projects. Particularly tantalising are the various projects in the 70s and 80s for a supersonic VSTOL to replace the Harrier. The Bae 1216 has been the best covered thanks to Michael Pryce. Various US designs...