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  1. M

    PLATO Platform Orbiter

    The recent discussion about HERMES on Ariane 4 triggered a memory of another reusable lifting vehicle planned to be launched by Ariane 4 – the PLATO Platform Orbiter. The PLATO concept of a small uncrewed winged reentry vehicle was developed by MBB-ERNO in the late Eighties to provide Europe...
    • martinbayer
    • Thread
    • cold war entwicklungsring nord european space agency late 1980s mbb-erno space race west germany western europe
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  2. Matej

    European RPV and UAV projects from the 70's

    UAU! In 1976!! http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200763.html
  3. Triton

    Late 1960s Space Tug

    Anyone have information about the late 1960s space tug? This was supposed to launched into LEO by the space shuttle and then hitch a ride on the NERVA-powered nuclear shuttle?
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • cold war early 1970s eldo european launcher development organisation late 1960s nasa north american rockwell space age space race space shuttle space transportation system united states western europe
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  4. Jemiba

    Blue Streak based satellite transport system

    In 1959 G.K.C.Pardoe, Chief Coordinator/balistic missiles at DeHavilland Propellers Ltd. made several proposals to use the Blue Streak as the basis for a sattelite transport system. - The first shown would combine the Blue Streak with a solid propellant second stage, where the payload would have...
    • Jemiba
    • Thread
    • british commonwealth cold war communications satellite european launcher development organisation great britain icbm reconnaissance satellite royal air force space age space race spy sat strategic reconnaissance western europe
    • Replies: 225
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  5. M

    Nuclear Powered Locomotives

    Hi everybody I am searching for pictures or drawings of the Krauss-Maffei "Atomlok" . It is a german postwar project for a nuclear powered locomotive ! Data: Lenght 35m, wide 3m, weight 185 t, Power 5916 hp Here I have found some websites with pictures of nuclear powered locomotives ...
    • moin1900
    • Thread
    • atoms for peace cold war eastern bloc great britain nuclear power nuclear powered vehicles railways soviet union united states west germany western europe
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: The Bar
  6. A

    Early european rocketry projects

    title says all. It seems that Tony Buttler did it again! Along the mythical Avro 732 "supersonic Vulcan" he mention a Vulcan with a Diamant rocket under wing. (I've seen a pic, but I won't post it here) More info on the context and specs of this project ? I've checked Diamant A/B/BP-4 at...
    • Archibald
    • Thread
    • cold war eldo european launcher development organisation european space agency france great britain nuclear power nuclear rockets space race west germany western europe
    • Replies: 274
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  7. hesham

    Aerospatiale ATSF (Alliance) / British Aerospace AST

    Hi, please see the Flightglobal; http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1987/1987%20-%200980.html
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • aérospatiale airliner british aerospace plc civil aviation cold war late 1980s onera snecma space age sst supersonic supersonic transport western europe
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. hesham

    Aerospatiale AGV - Avion à Grande Vitesse

    Hi, please see the Flightglobal; http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1987/1987%20-%200980.html
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • aérospatiale airliner civil aviation cold war france french fifth republic hypersonic late 1980s ramjet western europe
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  9. S

    Hades IRBM (France)

    Would anyone possibly possess illustrations of the TEL for this missile, which was supposed to replace Pluton? Thanks.
    • scorp
    • Thread
    • armée de terre chemical / biological weapons cold war federal republic of germany force hadès france french fifth republic intermediate range ballistic missile irbm north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post-cold war pre-strategic sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke west germany western europe
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  10. boxkite

    ERNO LB 21 Bumerang

    A few years ago I saw a poster(?) of the West German space shuttle (or lifting body proposal?) ERNO (= Entwicklungsring Nord) LB 21 Bumerang inside the Peenemünde museum. After this 'meeting' I never saw it again, neither in books nor in magazines. Who can help with details (illustrations...
    • boxkite
    • Thread
    • 1970s cold war dornier erno federal republic of germany france junkers flugzeug- und motorenwerke ag mbb mbb-erno space age space race west germany western europe
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  11. overscan (PaulMM)

    BAC TSR2

    Flight's 9 April 1964 was a TSR.2 special issue, with lots of adverts and one of the first in depth articles. Front page http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1964/1964%20-%200984.pdf Article http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1964/1964%20-%201014.pdf through to...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
    • Thread
    • british aircraft corporation cold war great britain ministry of supply north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield raf bomber command royal air force royal australian air force strategic reconnaissance t.s.r.2 tactical nuke tactical reconnaissance tsr-2 tsr.2 tsr2 united kingdom western europe
    • Replies: 244
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  12. RP1

    NFR-90 and other Pre-Horizon AAW Projects

    (I wasn't sure if this should be included under the Horizon thread, as there were at least 8 projects between Type 42 and Type 45 in the UK alone, let alone any other nations, and Horizon was just one of those) (Note that the image is resized by the forum code and is actually 994 * 582...
    • RP1
    • Thread
    • anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare area air defence canada cold war destroyer escort vessel french fifth republic frigate great britain italian republic kingdom of spain kingdom of the netherlands nato naval radar north atlantic treaty organisation united states west germany western europe
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  13. Antonio

    Euro Frigates

    Some projects from Le Bourget Naval 1992
    • Antonio
    • Thread
    • cold war corvette europe frigates great britain post-cold war united kingdom vosper thornycroft western europe
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  14. overscan (PaulMM)

    Lockheed CL-1200 / X-27 Lancer

    Air Enthusiast, September 1971
    • overscan (PaulMM)
    • Thread
    • cold war ifa international fighter aircraft lancer lightweight fighter lockheed lwf north atlantic treaty organisation skunk works tactical air command united states air force western europe
    • Replies: 84
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. overscan (PaulMM)

    Evolution of the Eurofighter Typhoon: TKF-90, AST 396, AST.403 and more

    1976 BAe projects
    • overscan (PaulMM)
    • Thread
    • 1980s 1990s aeronautica militare british aerospace plc cold war dornier flugzeugwerke federal republic of germany france future european fighter aircraft programme great britain italian republic kingdom of spain luftwaffe messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war royal air force royal spanish air force vfw-fokker western europe
    • Replies: 303
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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