In the second half of the 20th century, successive French governments had repeatedly tried to acquire control of Dassault. Notably, in 1981, following Mitterand's election, the socialist government attempted it, but effective lobbying, fears of disrupting the company's effectiveness and Marcel...
Some interesting snippets of could-have-beens about HOT as I slowly work my way through the COMHART volume on anti-tank weapons http://www.scribd.com/doc/38606186/COMHART-T10-Armements-antichars-missiles-guides-et-non-guides-France-2008.
1. Initially the booster motor exhausted through two...
aérospatiale
alternate history
british aircraft corporation
cold war
mcdonnell douglas
raf strike command
royal air force
strategic air command
strategic bomber
tupolev okb
united states air force
ussr
In the early to mid 1970's the German navy was experimenting with the navalization of both the Gepard SPAA gun system and the ROLAND-II surface to air missile system. I was wondering does anyone know if these systems were ever tested successfully and ever used? I remember seeing them in a old...
aérospatiale
bundesmarine
bundeswehr
cold war
federal republic of germany
french fifth republic
marine nationale
mbb
messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm
north atlantic treaty organisation
surface to air missile
surface-to-air missile
west germany
aérospatiale
airliner
british aerospace plc
civil aviation
cold war
late 1980s
onera
snecma
space age
sst
supersonic
supersonic transport
western europe
aérospatiale
alcatel alenia space
anti-air warfare
area air defence
ballistic missile defense
cold war
cold war ii
early 21st century
eurosam
eurosam gie
famille de missiles sol-air futurs
late 20th century
marina militare
marine nationale
mbda
post-cold war
surface-to-air missile
thales group
thomson-csf
A picture from an 80's military advertisement lead to these other two images. Interesting similiarities between the 25 year old ANS test vehicle and Taiwan's recent supersonic cruise missile. ;)
(The ad is aerospatiale.)
aérospatiale
anti-navire supersonique
anti-ship
anti-ship missile
anti-surface warfare
asuw
british aerospace plc
bundesmarine
cold war
federal republic of germany
french fifth republic
great britain
hawker siddeley dynamics
marine nationale
mbb
messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm
north atlantic treaty organisation
royal navy
supersonic
west germany
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.
Hi,
the Aerospatiale AS35 was twin engined high wing commuter
aircraft,it can carry 30/40 2000 hp,1700 hp or 1500 engines
as its sizes.
http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1979/1979%20-%204243.html?search=AEROSPATIALE%20AS35%20AIRCRAFT
Contenders
Aerospatiale ASLP
Boeing SRAM-T (SRAM-2 derivative)
Martin Marietta/BAeD/Hunting TASM-UK
Source:
John Fricker "RAF Operational Requirements" Air International May 1993
aérospatiale
boeing
cold war
fleet air arm
great britain
martin marietta
ministry of defence
nuclear battlefield
post-cold war
raf strike command
royal air force
royal navy
tactical nuke
united kingdom
According to Key Publishing (I just hate this forum, so don't ask me why I browse there!) there had been studies for an improved concorde.
- No reheat
- another stage compressor on the engines
- 25% more range
- leading edge slats
- more fuel
Of course, this went to nothing because of the...
aérospatiale
british aerospace plc
british aircraft corporation
cold war
france
french fifth republic
great britain
jet age
sud aviation
supersonic transport aircraft committee
Here some unbuilt Transall projects :
- An AEW with a dorsaly mounted rotodome
- Two VSTOL versions, designed by the german HFB, which
was deeply involved in the development of lift fan designs
- and an airliner version (a little bit OT here, but as it was derived
of a military type ...
aérospatiale
airborne forces
airlifter
armeé de l'air
civil aviation
cold war
electronic warfare
french fifth republic
hamburger flugzeugbau
luftwaffe
messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm
nord aviation
stol
transport aircraft
transport allianz
vereinigte flugtechnische werke
weser flugzeugbau
west germany
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