1960s

  1. Antonio

    CX-HLS (Cargo Experimental, Heavy Logistic Support) designs & derivatives

    Giants of the Sky by Bill Gunston ISBN 1-85260-258-9 LOCKHEED MARTIN C-5 GALAXY: WarbirdTech 36 In 1960 the USAF launched Project Forecast which called for the world's biggest logistic transport, the CX-4, in the 600,000 lb category. It should be a jet. The only study I know comes from...
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    • 1960s airborne forces airlifter airmobile cold war military air transport service military airlift command transport aircraft united states united states air force usaf
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. E

    L2VMA and LARA (Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft) designs

    The Mohawk (OV-1) Society has an illustration, originally in their newsletter, of Grumman's COIN derivative of the Mohawk on their website, though it takes a spot of digging to find it. I did copy it and will be glad to share (I cake it we can't attach picture files directly here). It looks...
  3. overscan (PaulMM)

    General Dynamics (Convair) VTOL/VSTOL/STOL projects

    General Dynamics "Jiminy Cricket"
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    • 1960s 1970s close air support cold war convair general dynamics naval aviation stol transport aircraft united states united states air force united states army united states marine corps united states navy v/stol aircraft vstol vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. TinWing

    Convair NX2 / Model 54 Continuous Airborne Missile Air Launcher (CAMAL)

    Here is the accompanying paper: https://web.archive.org/web/20210423014020/http://www.islandone.org/Propulsion/AtomPlane.html
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    • 1960s chemical powered bomber cold war late 1950s nuclear powered aircraft nuclear powered bomber strategic air command united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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