early 1950s

I spotted the photographs below in the 'Seaplane Jetfighters' thread and was wondering if anyone has any more information on the submarine design shown below. The pictures depict a 10th scale model of a 'Fleet Submarine' which was to be used to suport seaplane combat aircraft. The testing took...

From my dear Stingray site, the Yomiuri Y-1 was a side-by-side two seat helicopter,powered by the wartime Kamikaze-3 engine. https://sites.google.com/site/stingrayslistofrotorcraft/yomiuri-y-1

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/paratroops-by-the-package/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1950-Boeing-Airplanes-Press-Photo-/190710527330?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c673bb562#ht_3740wt_1397 Planes of the Future: Boeing's jet-transport designs include (bottom) a long-range double-deck plane with six turbojet engines mounted in gondola fashion; (top) a...

Hi All! Give a short history of this competition: 12 December, 1952---Issued a General Operational Requirement on December 12, 1952 for a lightweight air-superiority fighter to replace the North American F-100 in the Tactical Air Command beginning in 1956. Submitted by: Lockheed...

Has anyone come across any info on this project? This is what I have from the Missile Scrapbook over in designation-systems.net:

Greetings All - I recently acquired a copy of Aerofax "Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker" by Robert Hopkins III. In the book, he notes that Lockheed "won" the competition for the KC-135 though Air Research Development Command, with Lemay's concurrence, had already ordered 29 (followed by 88 more) of...

Hi, The Benes LD-605 was a transport glider prototype at Czechoslovakia in 1951,but it was never completed. Source; Air Enthusiast,1972 magazine.

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French announcing the development of the Bréguet Br.765 Super Deux-Ponts which is an enlarged and pressurised derivative of the well-known Bréguet. Br.760/761S/763 Deux-Ponts/Provence series...... The Bréguet Br.765 Super Deux-Ponts was not built and...

I found this online - a view of the D-558-2 I've never seen before (note original cockpit canopy). Credit Life magazine - Steve Pace

Ideally, I'm looking for recent books, or failing that, articles about Airborne Early Warning equipment on aircraft in the 1945-1954 period. I have AWACS and Hawkeyes by Armistead but that's it. Any help would be appreciated. Ed

Deino once again with a silly or maybe even stupid question … this time regarding on old type (in fact not my personal darling … I don’t like these old-barrel-type fighters!), the MiG-15 and MiG-15UTI in China. Fact is that that in early 1950, with China entering the war in Koreas, MANY...

in his 1953 book "In the Wet" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Wet Nevil Shute describes describes a long range executive transport / long range mail airliner aircraft - the aircraft is not well described in the book, but seems to be similar to a downscaled comet with only 2 jet engines...

There is a reference in Norman Friedman's "U.S. Amphibious Ships" to a canceled 225 ft. ocean minesweeper that was related to the singleton unit USS Carronade in terms of hull form. Aluminum hull construction would have made a great deal of sense as it was very obviously amagnetic and less...

In 1949 a preliminary draft for a missile submarine designated Project P-2--to strike enemy land targets--was drawn up at TsKB-18 (later Rubin) under chief designer FA Kaverin. The submarine was to have a surface displacement of almost 5,400 tons and carry 12 R-1 ballastic missiles, a Soviet...

Just reading Matthew Uttley's "Westland and the British Helicopter Industry 1945-1960" I stumbled across the Bevan small ramjet helicopter project for Specification E.1/48, initiated in 1948 and cancelled in 1953. Checking all my sources (incl. the WWW) I even cannot find a company with this...

I've looked thru every B-29 book I have or have seen & Googled with no luck. I've read that some of the B-29s sent to the RAF were equipped with racks at the wing roots to carry a Grand Slam bomb under each wing. ISTR also that some USAF a/c were modified as well. I've not been able to find pics...

Hi all, can you give a short history of the british aircraft builder Heston? I need also informations about the aircraft(projects?) J.?.2/ J.?.4/ J.?.7 and J.?.8... ...was J.C.9 the last project by Heston? Thanks Servus Maveric

Thanks guys - just got lucky in receiving these. That wav file made the dogs in the neighborhood howl in pain ;D How about the XF-91 this time... Enjoy the Day! Mark

Hi, the SARO M.7 fake delta-wing flying boat for a British film. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200135.html