I was in Kew and while rummaging in some tanker files (yes, yes, I know, it's getting to be a problem. I need a hobby) I found a reference to 28 cases of New Zealand whisky being flown to Ascension on a VC10 (that strengthened floor was good for something after all) or a Herk. This had been...
One of my continuing interests and a strength of this site is information about Royal Navy ships that never left the drawing board.
Recently.not so much has been published about these designs so I thought I would start this thread.
Many projects have there own threads and are well known to...
See here: https://www.defence.gov.au/about/reviews-inquiries/defence-strategic-review
Australia is currently undertaking an independently-led review that will consider Defence's force posture and force structure. Arguably this is the most important such review in the last 80 odd years and...
https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/11/15/1514222/australia-to-consider-banning-ransomware-payments
Some more background:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/14/medibank-mental-health-data-posted-on-dark-web-as-russian-hackers-vow-to-keep-our-word...
14th november
1922
20th century
british broadcasting corporation
britishcommonwealthbritish empire
great britain
interwar period
radio broadcasting
wireless
In the title and best kept as theory.
But at least worth exploring this.
Certainly we have a AH history option which above all shows Australia doesn't lack the theoretical capacity to achieve this.
But in terms of operations, it would seem best for them to either build silos or road train...
I've been thinking recently about exports of UK combat aircraft. What examples do people think were "successful"?
In my mind success is some sort of function of export numbers relative to UK numbers, and numbers of different export countries. My list of "successes" from post WW2 is below...
Anyone interested in Australian attitudes to getting nuclear weapons should start with this thread that explains how difficult it is and the US role.
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/uk-thermonuclear-warheads.10419/post-98670
The UK experience with the US would be similar for Australia.
Hi,
this Canadian company was formed in 1942,produced from Model 1 to 5 aircraft as in the text,and here is a
two little known Projects,Model 7 & 9.
Canadian Aircraft Since 1909
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Aircraft
From Air Pictorial 1955,
- For this contest,many companies entered in it,and essentially these proposals were involved;
Avro-723,English Electric P.7,Hawker P.1098 and Percival P.87.
- I suggest those projects;
Armstrong AW.170,Blackburn B.105 & B.106,Bristol-187,Handley-Page Reading...
Hello from Russia.
A rare diagram of the space station of the British Interplanetary Society from the book 1959 Project Satellite. Kenneth W. Gatland
This is the first futuristic scheme in Dr. Gatland's books.
All information about this umbrella https://www.bis-space.com/technical-projects/...
2022
20th century
21st century
britishcommonwealthbritish empire
british royal family
great britain
modern elizabethan era
second elizabethan age
united kingdom
When the demand exceeded the capacity of Daimler, Ford Canada, in Windsor Ontario, begun production of a local derivative. The "Scout Car, Ford Mk.I", also called the "Lynx armoured car". Almost identical, it was one foot taller because of the Ford transmission. The Ford engine was more...
G'day folks, I am trying to find good reference material on the following gun systems.
RO QF 17 pounder
RO QF 20 pounder
Rarde EXP 7 to 28 110mm
I have a sort of project to convert a Centurion tank (Card/Paper) to various types/marks and possibly produce a Chieftain with the 110mms as an...
The MEKO 200ANZ was selected for the RAN Patrol Frigate Project in the late 80s with the Dutch M Class considered by many to be the preferred option losing out. The other option in the final three was what was termed the Mini Type 23, or even as the "cut and bob tied' Type 23. The Type 23 was...
1980s
britishcommonwealth
cold war
ran patrol frigate project
royal australian navy
royal new zealand navy
yarrow shipbuilders limited
yarrow-admiralty research department
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