close air support

  1. P

    Battle of France and RAF light bomber choices.

    I've caught papacavy's "What If" disease, but this is purely for interest rather than literary purposes. As we all know, the Fairey Battle was an airplane which, once tested in combat, did not imbue its crews with any confidence that they would come home from attacking defended targets. Let's...
    • pathology_doc
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    • allies alternate history anti-tank armeé de l'air battle of france british expeditionary force close air support dive bomber fighter bomber fleet air arm french third republic interwar period l'aéronautique navale light bomber marine nationale operation david royal air force royal navy united kingdom world war ii
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  2. Orionblamblam

    Sukhoi Su-25

    Russians Scramble To Edit Wikipedia So The Kremlin's Claims Make Sense I note that on the English-language Wikipedia page for the Su-25, there's this bit of wisdom: Does the exchange rate between feet and meters change at lower altitude?
    • Orionblamblam
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    • 2010s close air support coin cold war ii russian air force russian federation syrian arab republic syrian civil war
    • Replies: 200
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. Triton

    Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

    Does this mean that the A-10 Thunderbolt II has been saved from the budget cutting block? "Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Air Force A-10 TLPS Task Orders" Published November 19, 2013 | By Marcel van Leeuwen Source...
    • Triton
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    • a-10 a-x cas anti-tank attack experimental (a-x) program close air support coin cold war cold war ii fairchild republic joint attack weapons system north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war tactical air command united states air force usa
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  4. fightingirish

    Textron AirLand Scorpion (Cessna 530) light attack, reconnaissance jet project

    Textron and AirLand Enterprises will be unveiling its self-funded project, the two-seat, twin-engine Scorpion, on September 16th at the annual Air Force Association Air & Space Conference outside Washington. Officials gave already Aviation Leak, ehh, I mean Aviation Week & Space Technology, an...
    • fightingirish
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    • 2010s air-to-ground cessna aircraft company close air support coin aircraft light attack/armed reconnaissance (laar) royal air force t-x program textron systems united states united states air force
    • Replies: 200
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  5. Grey Havoc

    AIRLAND BATTLE 2000 (1982)

    http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a127471.pdf
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000 ad air-land battle 2000 armoured family of vehicles close air support cold war late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield tactical air command tank tradoc u.s. army u.s. army training and doctrine command united states united states air force united states army west germany
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    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  6. topspeed3

    Diemert's Defender

    What a guy ! http://www.nfb.ca/film/defender/
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    • 1980s air command (canadian armed forces) anti-tank canadian armed forces close air support cold war force mobile command (canadian armed forces) ground attack north atlantic treaty organisation western europe
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. fightingirish

    CIA Aircraft Projects

    This topic for built and unbuilt aircraft projects for the CIA, which are no longer in service. Video: View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfz6hs-5Rog&feature=plcp Video: View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXD36XOCpQM Video: View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEkMh54otJ8 Wikipedia -...
    • fightingirish
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    • central intelligence agency close air support cold war cold war ii covert operations post-cold war spy plane spyplane strategic reconnaissance united states unmanned air vehicle war on terror
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. I

    GAU-7 : Gun for the F-15

    Has any-one pictures or drawings of the proposed GAU-7 caseless ammo gun for the F-15? I can't find any :'(
    • ikke666
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    • air defence air superiority aircraft cannon/guns close air support cold war dogfight f-15 f-x program (usaf) fighter flechette interceptor machine cannon machine gun tactical air command united states united states air force
    • Replies: 108
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  9. Caravellarella

    SNCASO (Sud-Ouest) SO.7100 "Dogue" ground attack/COIN aircraft project

    Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French about Sud-Ouest's entrant for the 1956 ground attack/COIN competition; the SNCASO Sud-Ouest SO.7100 Dogue. It remained a "project"...... The article comes from the 26th November 1955 issue of Les Ailes...... Terry (Caravellarella)
  10. M

    European CAS/Attack common aircraft?

    European contries has make interesting lost projets in bombers and fighter aircrafts, read Tornado, Jagar, EFA, Harrier, and others, but, has been some pass or future especialized CAS/Ground Attack aircraft project? The Jaguar, Harrier and Spanish HA-500 are the only planes I remember at this time
  11. yasotay

    Army Scout after LHX...RAH...ARH

    Since the debate on capabilities and such was begining to overcome the LHX thread I thought I would attempt to move it here. To start the conversation I found this little bit over at AW&ST (...
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    • anti-helicopter anti-tank attack helicopter battlefield air interdiction close air support coin aircraft helicopter post-cold war scout special operations tactical reconnaissance united states united states army war on terror
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  12. D

    San Diego Aircraft Engineering (Sandaire) Projects - Stinger / CAS SETOLS

    Hello, I am looking for info on the San Diego Aircraft Engineering ( Sandaire ) "Stinger". This was the lightest V/STOL design that was proposed for the VFA for the Sea Control Ships in the early 1970's.
    • Dsadow
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    • 1970s close air support cold war naval aviation united states united states air force united states navy v/stol aircraft
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  13. F

    Lockheed C-5A Galaxy Variants ans Proposals

    does anyone have any three views and cross sections views of the C-5
    • flash22
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    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command civil aviation close air support cold war in-flight refueling in-flight refueling tanker lockheed military airlift command special operations strategic air command tactical air command tanker aircraft united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  14. hesham

    UK VTOL Strike Recce Aircraft of 1959

    Hi, in 1959,the Air Ministry issued a competition for VTOL strike recce aircraft, the tenders were English Electric P.31 and Gloster P.505,I don't know if there was anther contenders or not,but I ask for more info about those two projects.
    • hesham
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    • 1959 air ministry close air support cold war great britain ground attack late 1950s nuclear battlefield royal air force tactical reconnaissance vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. GTX

    Junkers Ju 87 - Development, Variants, Related Projects

    Hi folks, I couldn't find an existing one so here is a thread for and unknown, secret or rare Junkers Ju-87 variants. To start with here is a photo (albeit poor quality) of a Jumo 213E powered Ju-87. It was a trial installation on a Ju87B. Regards, Greg
    • GTX
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    • 1930s 1940s 1944 close air support ground attack interwar period ju 87 junkers junkers flugzeug- und motorenwerke ag kriegsmarine luftwaffe naval aviation nazi germany prototype reichsluftfahrtministerium stuka third reich world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  16. GTX

    Bell Model 207 Sioux Scout

    Folks, Does anyone have a 3-view drawing of the Bell Model 207 Sioux Scout (see below)? regards, Greg
    • GTX
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    • air cavalry anti-tank bell aerospace textron bell aircraft corporation bell helicopter company close air support cold war early 1960s experimental helicopter gunship late 1950s prototype testbed u.s. army united states army
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  17. Triton

    Convair Model 49 Advanced Aerial Fire Support System

    Convair submitted the Model 49 as its proposal for the Advanced Aerial Fire Support System (AAFSS) competition. From Modeling Madness: Sources: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread72972/pg1 http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/viet/us/army/model49.htm
    • Triton
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    • aafs cannon close air support coin coin aircraft cold war convair convair model 49 space age turret u.s. army united states army v/stol aircraft vietnam war vtol
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  18. hesham

    British AST-412 light aircraft

    Hi, the RAF selected the Caproni C.22J for the military Specification as light trainer aircraft,the Caproni also planed to develope a single seat version as recce and light attack models and single seat anti-helicopter version armedwith Shorts air-to-air Blowpipe missiles...
    • hesham
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    • 1980s anti-helicopter close air support cold war great britain italian republic royal air force tactical reconnaissance
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. Sferrin

    Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk

    • Sferrin
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    • 1970s anti-helicopter anti-tank attack helicopter battlefield air interdiction close air support cold war helicopter gunship sikorsky u.s. army united states united states army
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  20. hesham

    Dornier LSK (Leichtes Schwebefähiges Kampfflugzeug) (Lightweight Hoverable Fighter) (1972)

    Hi, the Dornier sutdied in 1972 to develope an aircraft which was based on or looks like the SAAB-37 Viggen,and also designed a very beautiful lightweight V/STOL fighter,I never heard about them before. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1972/1972%20-%202852.pdf
    • hesham
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    • 1970s air-to-ground anti-tank bundeswehr close air support cold war dornier flugzeugwerke federal republic of germany ground attack transonic v/stol aircraft vtol west germany
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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