early 1990s

  1. D

    Visit to Mil and Kamov 1992 - photo of Mil Fenestron

    Mil helicopters - Damaged Fenestron on the scrap heap at Tomolino 1992. I visited Mil & Kamov design bureaux and their test centres in 1992 - and the Mil 26 factory at Rostov-on-Don. Snapshot attached taken from the bus when entering the Mil test site. Article about visit in my memoir Two Up...
  2. B

    MBB Lifting Body Capsule

    Anyone fancy translating.
  3. Grey Havoc

    S-4 and S-45 IRBM projects (France, Cold War)

    https://nuke.fas.org/guide/france/theater/s-4.htm https://calhoun.nps.edu/bitstream/handle/10945/26902/britishfrenchstr00bate.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
    • Grey Havoc
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    • armeé de l'air cold war commandement des forces aériennes stratégiques early 1990s force de dissuasion forces aériennes stratégiques late 1980s sol-sol balistique stratégique
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  4. Hood

    Chinese Type 343M Corvette

    In 1990 Racal Marine teamed up with the China Shipbuilding Trading Company to offer a modernised Type 037 Hainan-class hull as a corvette with Racal radars (obviously!), European guns and A/S torpedoes and Chinese C-801 SSMs. There were no takers.
    • Hood
    • Thread
    • china china shipbuilding industry co. ltd cold war corvette early 1990s great britain people's republic of china racal electronics plc
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. Grey Havoc

    Noisy-Le-Grand metro project (France, late '80s / early '90s)

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWxESIzJhCU From the comments thread:
    • Grey Havoc
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    • early 1990s france late 1980s people movers personal rapid transit railways sk4000 soulé-kermadec station k transport hectométrique
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Bar
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    Reason for UK dropping out of MIDS program?

    I've been searching for quite a long time a reason(or reasons) for the UK, Canada and Norway to have dropped out of MIDS program in 1991, just before the signing of the MIDS PMOU. They were indeed a MIDS program members since phase one. Particularly interesting is the case of UK, since they were...
  7. athpilot

    Comet Rocket 1992/93 HLLV

    NASA's Lunar Outpost Heavy Lift Vehicle: The Comet Rocket <iframe width="560" height="315" src=" View: https://www.youtube.com/embed/uSZtnRJzSBA " title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"...
    • athpilot
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    • early 1990s heavy lift vehicle moon nasa nasa first lunar outpost program post-cold war
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  8. hesham

    Post-Buran Concepts

    Faster Than Sound The Story of Supersonic Flight, I don't know if it's proper topic to send this here or not ?.
  9. Graham1973

    Delta Advanced Re-useable Transport (DART) - 1991

    A case of some University of Maryland students re-inventing the Gemini, or pre-inventing the Dragon... The proposed launch vehicle was the Delta II rocket. Delta Advanced Reusable Transport (DART): An alternative manned spacecraft DART: Delta Advanced Reusable Transport. An alternate manned...
  10. Grey Havoc

    Project Hyreus Mars Sample Return (MSR)

    Beyond Apollo: The God of Gainful Employment: Project Hyreus (1993)
  11. Grey Havoc

    Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5laK2JopaVE&feature=player_embedded NASA: Satellite won't fall on US (msnbc Cosmic Log) <a href="http://www.space.com/12899-nasa-falling-satellite-uars-space-junk-infographic.html"> <img...
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 2000s cold war early 1990s early 2010s late 1980s nasa post-cold war space race united states
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  12. Triton

    Space Transfer Concepts and Analyses for Exploration Missions (STCAEM) (1991)

    Space transfer concepts and analysis for exploration missions. Implementation plan and element description document. Volume 1: Major trades. Book 1: Draft final Abstract: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930013159_1993013159.pdf Space transfer concepts and analysis for...
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • cold war early 1990s late 1980s nasa nuclear rockets offworld colonies post-cold war
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
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    Alouette CIRSTEL

    OK. Gents. I finally found my old pictures from the heady days of the early 90's when DENEL had a project for everything. Anyone have any more information about this NOTAR style testbed that was show (static display only) at one of the 1'st SA Arms expo's? I only have what's in the photos
  14. flateric

    Lockheed/General Dynamics/Boeing YF-22A

    Screen capture with rare view of YF-22NX (second, PW F-119 equipped prototype) with nose cone removed, towed from hangar after cosmetiс restoration of airframe, damaged by PIO crash in April 1992.
    • flateric
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    • air force systems command boeing cold war early 1990s general dynamics late 1980s lockheed post-cold war tactical air command
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. Tuomasn

    Oriflamme and Radiance

    I am looking for images of the Oriflamme and Radiance French space launcher projects. There are short descriptions at http://www.astronautix.com/lvfam/winged.htm , but no pics. Obviously also any other further info would be appreciated.
    • Tuomasn
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    • aérospatiale cold war early 1990s european space agency france post-cold war space race
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  16. hesham

    Dassault STAR-H aerospace plane

    Hi, the Dasault company designed the STAR-H aerospace plane in 1990. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1990/1990%20-%203366.html
    • hesham
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    • 1990 cold war dassault early 1990s european space agency space race
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  17. Maki

    NATF: planned Navy versions of the F-22 and F-23

    I was wondering if anybody knows anything more about the NATF & pre-NATF Tomcat replacement proposals.The only one i know about is the Lockheed swing-wing NATF proposal that is based on the F-22.I've read that they chose swing-wings because it was the easiest way to offer F-22 performance and to...
  18. flateric

    National Aero-Space Plane - NASP - X-30

    Thread to discuss configurations of National Aero-Space Plane (X-30) from various contractors. General Dynamics proporsal graphics.
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    • 1980s cold war early 1990s nasa space race strategic defense initiative united states air force usaf
    • Replies: 276
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  19. Antonio

    McDonnell Douglas MD-2001 "Orient Express" Hypersonic Transport

    In the 90's exoatmosferic hypersonic airliners seemed near to enter production. 15 years before nobody talks about it. All that technology has been vanished after the NASP demonstrator program was cancelled?
    • Antonio
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    • 1980s cold war department of defense early 1990s mcdonnell douglas nasa space race strategic defense initiative united states united states air force usaf
    • Replies: 69
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  20. Antonio

    Boeing USB Attack aircraft

    From "Warplanes of the Future". Bill Gunston. Salamander. 1990. ISBN 2-7312-0744-2 Attack Aircraft from Boeing based in the USB concept for STOL performance and agility. The same as Boeing YC-14.
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