20th century

  1. G

    RIP Simon Ramo 1913-2016

    http://www.dailybreeze.com/obituaries/20160628/simon-ramo-1913-2016-aerospace-pioneer-and-icbm-chief-architect-was-the-r-in-trw
    • GeorgeA
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    • 20th century aerospace industry apollo program bunker ramo corporation cold war defense industry early 21st century icbm nasa national reconnaissance office post-cold war satellite space probes space race spy sat strategic defense initiative thompson ramo wooldridge trw united states united states air force
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  2. Apophenia

    Brditschka/HB-Flugtechnik Designations

    Brditschka, HB-Flugtechnik, and HB-Aircraft The Brditschka corporate history is somewhat confused because of two separate lines of interest. Heinrich Wenzel Brditschka (born 1930) was interested in jewellery but was also an amateur aircraft builder. The first company was HW Brditschka OHG which...
    • Apophenia
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    • 20th century 21st century cold war post-cold war republic of austria second austrian republic
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  3. Grey Havoc

    A26 submarine program back from the dead?

    Via MilitaryPhotos.net: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2015/03/20/sweden-invests-in-naval-capacity-and-baltic-sea/25093841/ The old MilitaryPhotos.net thread on the A26 (I thought we had one as well but I can't find it)...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1990s 2010s 20th century 21st century blekinge-class submarine cold war cold war ii kingdom of sweden post-cold war royal swedish navy saab kockums ab
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. RyanC

    Nuclear Ocean Liners

    From a BBC article on N/S Savannah: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28439159
    • RyanC
    • Thread
    • 20th century 21st century atomic ships atoms for peace cold war nuclear powered vessels ocean liner post-cold war
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. fightingirish

    Mikhail Kalashnikov, assault rifle inventor, dies at 94

    Link: BBC News - Obituary: Mikhail Kalashnikov
    • fightingirish
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    • 1919 2013 20th century afghan war assault rifle cold war commonwealth of independent states early 21st century engineering plant no. 74 izhevsk machine-building plant post-cold war post-world war ii red army russian federation soviet union soviet–afghan war ussr vietnam war war on terror world war ii
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: The Bar
  6. M

    Paul Czysz Obituary

    Hi All - Found out today that Paul Czysz passed away: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=paul-anthony-czysz&pid=166480027&fhid=16840 Mark
    • Mark Nankivil
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    • 20th century aerospace industry aviation historian aviation history cold war jet age space age space race united states
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  7. Grey Havoc

    Hovercraft/Hydrofoil hybrids

    Lets start off with the Stand Craft Luxury Limousine Super Yacht Tender: [IMAGE CREDITS: Stand Craft/gizmag]
  8. Grey Havoc

    THAAD Development

    I thought we already had a THAAD related topic, but I can't find it, so I'll put this old [1992] Thiokol Corp report on the SPBD booster program here.
  9. blackkite

    Japanese aircraft pioneer Chuhachi Ninomiya

    Hi! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABhachi_Ninomiya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WsPnusghwc
  10. hesham

    Vladimir Bodiansky Projects and Prototypes

    Hi, the Bodiansky Type 20 was a well known aircraft,does anyone know the Bodiansky Type 16 and Type 30 aircraft ? ,all I know the Type 30,only one aircraft was built.
  11. G

    Early U.S. Jet Fighters: Proposals, Projects and Prototypes by Tony Buttler

    He's at it again! Due out in August according to Amazon (U.S.).
    • gatoraptor
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    • 20th century author aviation historian cold war fighters jet age naval aviation post-world war ii united states united states air force united states army air forces united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  12. Stargazer

    Igor Sikorsky's first helicopters (1909-1910)

    Presenting Igor Sikorsky as the father of the helicopter is not so far-fetched as it may seem. His 1939 tests of the VS-300 were hardly the first successful flights of a rotorcraft, but they marked the first time someone built a helicopter, flew it sufficiently high and long and repeatedly to...
  13. RyanC

    Rocket Engines, concepts, experiments (past/present/future)

    So I found an engine program which wasn't on Astronautix by randomly reading documents on the US Space & Rocket Center's digital archives at UAH. The document in question is: Launch Vehicle Engines Project Development Plan MA001-A50-2H (1 January 1967) And here's the link to download the...
    • RyanC
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    • 20th century 21st century apollo program
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Propulsion
  14. Grey Havoc

    The Titanic’s Role in Radio Reform (IEEE Spectrum article)

    The Titanic’s Role in Radio Reform Original print article: http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/titanic-1333388528531.pdf Related IEEE podcast: The Titanic Launched a Century of Emergency Response Technologies
  15. B

    Mothership concepts?

    Before we got LCS, their were a number of concepts that involved the use of one or more motherships acting as the center for a large number fo smaller, and more expendable combat vessels-- can anyone point to a source for information and images about these earlier concepts?
  16. Johnbr

    Airships

    A good site on airships http://airship-research-lab.com/ http://www.airships.net/
  17. Grey Havoc

    Nuclear Civil Vessels

    To start this thread off, here's a recent article on Nuclear Merchant Ships (part of a series on the peaceful uses of Nuclear power). Includes information on the only four such ships to have been built so far: NS Savannah, USA; Mutsu, Japan; Sevmorput, Russia; and the Otto Hahn, Germany. Also...
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • 20th century 21st century atomic ships cold war naval reactor nuclear powered vessels post-cold war
    • Replies: 114
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  18. Triton

    "Wings of Russia"

    Wings of Russia Studio has created a fascinating 18-part, so far, documentary series titled Wings of Russia that documents the history of Russian and Soviet aviation. The episodes are available on DVD in the Russian and English languages. Alas, it is only seems to be available for order in the...
    • Triton
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    • 20th century early 21st century russian empire russian federation soviet union
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  19. Triton

    Queen Elizabeth Class (CVF) development

    Two artist's impressions of the Royal Navy's proposed future aircraft carrier (CVF) from 1999. These both show examples designed to operate STOVL aircraft. Source: http://navy-matters.beedall.com/cvf2.htm
    • Triton
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    • 2000s 2010s 20th century 21st century fleet air arm france late 1990s late 20th century naval aviation post-cold war royal navy united kingdom
    • Replies: 453
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  20. RyanC

    US Navy/USMC/US Army Sea Basing Concepts

    Fun. I liek the C-5A for scale. Clearly we need a folding wing C-5C to fit below decks. ;D
    • RyanC
    • Thread
    • 20th century 21st century cold war cold war ii post-cold war united states united states army united states marine corps united states navy war on terror
    • Replies: 60
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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