1980s

Vintage NASA film was produced in early 1970's and intended to paint a picture of NASA in 1985. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98pthkn9A6M#t=118

From http://www.swoknews.com/misc-columns/lightening-army-d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-all-over-again: "In the late 1980s, Army experiments with high-tech but lightly armored "motorized" forces proved uniformly unsuccessful." ?

List all weapons of SDI ? - Braduskill - X-Ray Laser - NPB Neutral Particle Beam - SBL Space Based Laser - HVG HyperVelocity rail Gun - GBL Ground Based Laser - SBKKV Space Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle - BP Brilliant Pebbles

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19790018955.pdf 1979 Northrop / GE study for conversion of a YF-17 into a demonstrator for GE's ADEN vectoring and thrust reversing nozzle.

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-internets-save-the-date-a-tiny-item-in-a-ucla-stu-898064971 http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-arpanet-1969-1989-in-one-gif-1258090851

Of course, we've all heard of the SPPU-22, SPPU-6 and maybe SPPU-687... but what exactly with the SPPU-30's intended role? What about the other flexible gun mounts under development in the early 80s? Some information on the PP-27 mobile gun mount for the Su-27...

Does anyone have any information about the East German T-55 modernization called NAL NRD? NAL NRD means "Narodowa Armia Ludowa Niemieckiej Republiki Demokratycznej" which is a full Polish name for the armed forces of the former DDR. Could it have been a joint project? Or is it just fiction...

Thanks to JUNKHO over at MilitaryPhotos.net for the first clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgg3iRaVnbw&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50cpPAVoxJQ

http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a344791.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA237381&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA237382&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA237383&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf...

Triggered by the Lippisch developments, that were tested with the X-113 on Lake Constance, Dornier started research in that field during the 1970s, too, called "Stauflügelgerät" (. One project for a commercial transport was the P.477 for up to 27 passengers. Another one, desigantion unknown...

So, another one from the depths of Profs' acetates (he still uses the OHP! :o ) This time, it's a replacement for HMY Britannia, which was studied on-and-off for a while in FBG before finally being nixed by the New Labour government in 1997. Annoyingly I can't make out the signature...

Hi, the Ben-Air Sparrowhawk was a side-by-side two seat high wing lightweight aircraft project,had been designed by a team of former British Aerospace (BAe) and Britten-Norman designers,powered by only single 32 hp two cylinder engine...

Homebuilt helicopter with one Wankel 115hp NSU RO80 rotary engine. Designed by Vladimir Djuric, appeared in 1985 but reportedly never flown. Rotor diameter: 24.934ft; length: 28.215ft; height: 9.186ft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_satellite This is a thread for any information or images in regards to the large scale plan developed from the 70's through 80's in regards to the STS (Space Transportation System) being used to build the massive space stations in orbit attached to the...

yes the DoD used Shuttle for several Mission like: (STS-4, STS-51-C, STS-51-J, STS-27, STS-28, STS-33, STS-36, STS-38, STS-39) but there was more at Vandenberg Air Force Base, they build a Shuttle launch pad on Space Launch Complex 6 and the north runway and overruns were lengthened for...

In 1980 I presented a weapon system idea to Boeing. My idea was to create a large, unmanned air vehicle similar to a cruise missile that carried 24 cruise missiles within three weapons bays on rotary launchers. I dubbed it B-3 because the B-1A had flown and the ATB would be designated B-2. Even...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwqZ4qAUkE -1- Ignore this embedded video and go directly to YouTube -2- Select 720p HD format. -3- Do something else for about 90 minutes (long video, slow server) -4- Watch at full screen with your favorite cocktail. This is just-released NASA engineering...

I've been researching the Westland WG 30 helicopter project from the 1980,s. Got a fair bit of information but can anyone supply any more please ? Everything welcome. Thanks.

Hat tip to tank-net.org: http://www.heartlandmuseum.com/album/album1/Museum_Photos/museum_photos_7.html

In the Eighties there was an infamous spate of submarine incidents in Swedish waters, apparently involving mini submarines penetrating close to shore (and even inside harbour areas). From the reports at least some of these would appear to have been fitted with Caterpillar/Tank style Tracks...