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  1. Mike Pryce

    50 years of the Harrier

    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...
    • Mike Pryce
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    • 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
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: The Bar
  2. hesham

    A N Rafaelyanz Aircraft and Projects

    Hi, we know only for this Russian company; Rafaelyants or simply RAF,that RAF-1 was ultra-light low-wing monoplane of 1925, RAF-2 was two-seat cantilever low-wing monoplane of 1926 and the RAF-11 was twin-engined low-wing small tarnsport aircraft of 1935,nobody knows the RAF-3 to RAF-10 ,and if...
    • hesham
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    • 1920s 1930s 1950s civil aviation cold war interwar period light aviation pre-world war ii soviet union ussr vtol
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  3. R

    The STAMP (Small tactical aerial mobility platform) Program

    The Garrett Systems STAMP. Does anybody have any information about it?
  4. luedo34

    Bell TR911X and TR918 « Eagle Eye » tilt-rotor UAVs

    Does anybody happen to know what became of the Bell "Eagle Eye" tilt rotor UAV? The USCG has put the program on hold...any other customers (I´ve heard that the USMC was interested in this design at some time). Or has the whole project been cancelled? Anybody who´s got the empty and gross weight...
    • luedo34
    • Thread
    • 2000s tilt rotor tiltrotor united states united states coast guard united states coastguard unmanned aerial vehicle uscg usmc vtol war on terror
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: The Bar
  5. hesham

    Rockwell unknown VSTOL transport aircraft of 1977

    Hi, I displayed this aircraft before,but I can't identify it,who can ?. Low speed aerodynamic characteristics of a vectored thrust V/STOL transport with two lift/cruise fans Renselaer, D. J NASA-CR-152029 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19770022151 [Admin - updated link and added report details]
  6. hesham

    Northrop VTOL/VSTOL/STOL projects

    Other Northrop V/STOL aircraft of 1967,who can identify it ? except the T-39,XV-4 and T-38. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19680004577_1968004577.pdf
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • cold war jet age nasa northrop space age stol u.s. army united states united states air force v/stol aircraft vstol vtol
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. airman

    Weser Tilt Rotor Designs

    Than the "Weser-Flugzeugbau GmbH" was active also after wwii ! :o :o
    • airman
    • Thread
    • bundesmarine bundeswehr cold war deutsches heer vtol weser ag weser flugzeugbau weser-flugzeugbau gmbh weserflug west germany
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. B

    Rolls Royce 3rd Generation Lift Jet Transport

    From Journal Of The Royal Aeornautical Society August 1965. Not sure if this is a proper project or not as it says no more than the title in an article about VTOL. Regards, Barry
  9. hesham

    Boeing VTOL project

    Hi, the Aviation Week magazine published this Boeing VTOL transport aircraft project and the Flightglobal magazine displayed it. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1973/1973%20-%202151.html
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    Vickers Versatile Aircraft Carrier and 1983 Light Fleet Carrier

    Displacing 13,200 tons, space for 16 aircraft. 15deg ski jump. For peacetime operations a helicopter operates from the rear deck, in wartime the rear deck would be built up with containers to lengthen the flight deck. Length 604 ft. Source: Flight International, 12 Jan 1980.
    • overscan (PaulMM)
    • Thread
    • aircraft carrier british shipbuilders cold war early 1980s great britain royal navy united kingdom v/stol vickers ltd vickers plc vsel vstol carriers vtol
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  11. overscan (PaulMM)

    1960s Focke-Wulf FW 260 and FW 300 VTOL jet airliners

    Fw 260 medium range and Fw 300 short range transports Source: Flying Review International Vol 18, Issue 11
  12. hesham

    Hawker Siddeley HS.133 VTOL Airliner

    Hi, who knows this VTOL airliner aircraft Project ?. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1969/1969%20-%203287.html
  13. hesham

    Dornier LSK (Leichtes Schwebefähiges Kampfflugzeug) (Lightweight Hoverable Fighter) (1972)

    Hi, the Dornier sutdied in 1972 to develope an aircraft which was based on or looks like the SAAB-37 Viggen,and also designed a very beautiful lightweight V/STOL fighter,I never heard about them before. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1972/1972%20-%202852.pdf
    • hesham
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    • 1970s air-to-ground anti-tank bundeswehr close air support cold war dornier flugzeugwerke federal republic of germany ground attack transonic v/stol aircraft vtol west germany
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  14. uk 75

    Fairchild-Republic FR-150 Sea Control Ship (SCS) fighter

    Reading the chapter in TB's new American Secret Projects book on the contenders for the VSTOL USN fighter in the 70s I was fascinated by the lengthy narrative on the Fairchild Republic proposal. No pictures appear, but it seems to resmble a smaller updated version of the company's proposal for...
  15. P

    Type 82 Bristol Class Projects and Design Studies

    In Rebuilding the RN Brown notes 'In 1967 consideration was given to a stretched Type 82 to replace the Tiger class as helicopter ships' (DEFE 16/617 (PRO)) Were any drawings made?
    • PMN1
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    • admiralty anti-submarine warfare atomic ships cold war cruiser fleet air arm great britain guided missile aviation cruiser harrier carrier late 1960s nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels royal navy sea harrier v/stol vstol carriers vtol
    • Replies: 122
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  16. hesham

    Hawker Siddeley VTOL/STOL Concepts

    My dear Jemiba, can I ask you if there was a project to Hawker called HS-810 VTOL transport aircraft or not ?.
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • cold war france french fifth republic great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd nord aviation nord-aviation stol united kingdom v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 77
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. hesham

    Various Japanese civilian aircraft designs

    Hi, The Japanese company NAMC YS-12 was developed from YS-11 but powered by two Rolls Royce dart RDa 10s ,YS-31 was with two RDa 7s and the YS-12-4 was with four RDa 10 engines. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%203097.html?search=ys-12
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • airliner civil aviation cold war hypersonic japan light aviation post-cold war supersonic supersonic transport v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  18. hesham

    Rolls Royce VTOL Projects

    Hi, Does anyone know those VTO projects to Rolls Royce ?. Source,flightglobal.
  19. hesham

    Jean Bertin Projects

    Hi, The Bertin HB-12 was a project of large version of HB-11 powered by three General Electric J85 engines.
  20. hesham

    Heinkel He 212 / VFW VC-400 tandem tiltwing

    My dear Jemiba, Did you hear about the Heinkel He 212 army reconnaissance tilt propeller aircraft project ? thanks in advance.
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • bundesmarine bundeswehr cold war deutsches heer federal republic of germany heinkel heinkel flugzeugwerke north atlantic treaty organisation vereinigte flugtechnische werke vtol west germany
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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