Sad news as time marches on;-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-63899393
A privilege to have met the chap and listened to his first hand account of taking part in what was possibly the first ever precision air strike.
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The English Electric Canberra became the UK's light strike bomber in both nuclear and conventional roles. It served long after it was obsolete in the face of Russian fighters and air defences.
The RAF realised this and embarked on a programme to replace Canberra in the early 1960s. As we all...
G'day folks, consider this. The TSR2 goes into service and later requires a SLEP, what engines are avaulable and could a big wing be fitted/would it be an improvement?
The Stirling is a rather poorly documented plane in France (less than the Halifax or the Lancaster which served under our cockades). On the other hand I like this big, low-performance thing but rather pleasant to drive apparently.us delivers my manual interpretation that I made of it. If some...
If the Vickers Valiants had been transfered from strike to tankers earlier could the fatigue problems have been avoided.
Their strike role could have been taken on by Vulcan or Victor B1s.
With the Valiants serving into the 1970s the Victors could have continued in the recce and conventional...
Today, at 11am GMT, a memorial service for RAF Bomber Command is being held. I shall post a link, just in case you wish to join:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUKeZp-kjh8&ab_channel=RoyalAirForce
I suspect I originally saw this here, but I can't find it now. There was a proposal to launch Blue Steel at very low altitudes by dragging it behind the launch aircraft on a cable. Does anyone have a pointer to material on this?
Hi!
https://www.warbirdsforum.com/topic/366-additional-raf-might-have-beens/
"The B1.39 spec was to carry 9,000lb over 2,500miles cruising at least 280mph. Maximum bomb load was to be 10,000lb and some could be carried externally if necessary. Provision was made to stow 20 x 250lb or 500lb...
Hi folks,
Couldn't find a thread appropriate so here goes:
Blue Steel MkII full-scale mock up fitted with wing-tip-mounted Bristol Siddeley ramjets:
Source
Blue Steel Viper variant full-scale mock up:
Source
Couldn't find a thread on this so here goes:
In March 1938 the Air Staff put together a paper that described an ideal bomber, and then a few months later specification B.19/38 was produced which indicated that the bomber would have a strong defensive armament of eight 20mm “shell-firing gun”...
Hi,
in 1938,Parnall designed a twin boom heavy bomber Project,with no supporting
tailplane or structure between the booms,how we can find a drawing or a more
Info about it ?.
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I found this drawing on the net and the only info I know that is was an Avro Bomber Project with 10 engines. Do you guys know anything more on this project?
The V-bomber fleet spent most of its life with relatively primitive avionics for the age, as far as I can tell only two major(ish) changes were ever made, the first was the addition of the ARI 5959 (General Dynamics AN/APN-170) J-band terrain following radar, however this came with restrictions-...
After my post someone pointed this out to me - any ideas/comments ?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vulcans-Hammer-V-force-Aircraft-Projects/dp/1902109171/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289860167&sr=1-1
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We may need a thread dedicated to Armstrong Whitworth aircraft. Here is the AW drawing for Armstrong Whitworth B.1/39. Drawing date is 3/6/39. Dwg No. is AW9186? (last number is cut off in this photo)
I have also added a favorite detail image, showing the location of twelve large bombs.
* I had...
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