In "Storia Militare" n. 196 (January 2010) Enrico Cernuschi described the unknown project of an early Italian helicopter/VTOL carrier of 60's.
During 1965 the Italian Navy seriously considered the possibility to modify the proposed second "Vittorio Veneto" cruiser into a sort of small carrier...
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...
alternate history
baor
bundeswehr
civil aviation
close air support
cold war
dornier
dornier flugzeugwerke
federal republic of germany
great britain
hawker siddeley aviation ltd
luftwaffe
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
raf germany
v/stol aircraft
vtol
west germany
Airbus is apparently getting in on the act, with a project called the CityAirbus Vahana. Via Gizmodo: http://www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/news-media/corporate-magazine/Forum-88/My-Kind-Of-Flyover.html
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...
1980s
1990s
aew
alternate history
anti-air warfare
anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
area air defence
cold war
cruiser
fleet air arm
great britain
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear powered vessels
royal navy
ssk
supersonic
v/stol aircraft
vstol carriers
vtol
From Ronnie Serrano on the "Project Terminated" page on Facebook:
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=876967599032670&set=gm.646696872124265&type=1&theater
air defence
anti-submarine warfare
cold war
harrier carrier
helicopter carrier
japan
japan maritime self-defense force
post-cold war
v/stol
vstol carriers
vtol
Hi,
I know we spoke about this aircraft before,but I get a new clearer PDF and I prefer to open
a new topic for it,with a clearer artist drawing.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2140.msg110711.html#msg110711
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...
air defence
cold war
great britain
late 1960s
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
raf bomber command
raf fighter command
raf germany
raf strike command
royal air force
strategic bomber
v/stol aircraft
vtol
west germany
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...
cold war
fleet air arm
france
great britain
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
royal navy
united states
united states marine corps
united states navy
v/stol aircraft
vstol
vtol
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...
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
The next PTP I am writing, on Harrier Projects, is about 50% written.
It will feature some things already known about, but tell their full story, such as:
as well as revealing wholly new stories, such as the full saga of the Harrier III, the proposed Sea Harrier FRS.3 and some weird and...
cold war
fleet air arm
great britain
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
royal air force
royal navy
sea harrier
united states
united states marine corps
united states navy
v/stol aircraft
vstol
vtol
This YouTube video has some really good footage of Harriers, plus some other aircraft (Sea Vixens - yay!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjRdNwcWsZE
I especially like the Sea Harrier in nuclear strike configuration (WE177 and tank) preparing to launch at 20:37 and the 'Captain Pugwash'...
Rockwell NA 430 VSTOL Multi Mission Aircraft
Design definition study of NASA/Navy lift/cruise fan V/STOL aircraft. Volume 1: Summary report of Navy multimission aircraft
Cavage, R. L. (Rockwell International)
NASA-CR-137695
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19760005982
Today it is 50 years since the first Hawker P.1127 hovered, on 21st of October 1960.
Despite the recent news that the UK is retiring its fleet the US Marine Corps, Spanish Navy, Italian Navy and Indian Navy continue to operate it, and it is likely that the Harrier will still be in service for...
1960
2010
armada española
fleet air arm
indian navy
nuclear battlefield
post-cold war
royal air force
royal spanish navy
united states marine corps
v/stol aircraft
vtol
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