early 1960s

  1. hesham

    The Story of the Atomic Airplane

    A very good site,and my dear PaulMM spoke about it before, https://whatisnuclear.com/the-story-of-the-atomic-airplane.html https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/aircraft-nuclear-propulsion-program-manned-aircraft-progress-report-1956-1958-video.45325/
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • 1950s 1980s aircraft nuclear propulsion program atomic energy commission cold war early 1960s fairchild aircraft corporation fairchild airplane company late 1940s nasa national advisory committee for aeronautics nuclear energy for the propulsion of aircraft nuclear powered aircraft post-world war ii strategic air command strategic bomber united states united states air force united states army air forces united states navy
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  2. galgot

    Lifeline: Aerospace Logistics Tomorrow - 1962

    "Restored USAF documentary from 1962 about future space exploration as imagined in the early 1960s. Cargo transport to space stations and lunar bases is shown using animation. Rockets (Saturn inspired), spaceplanes and cargo vehicles (Agena inspired) are depicted. "
    • galgot
    • Thread
    • air defense command cold war early 1960s lunar moonbase space age space race space station united states united states air force
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: The Bar
  3. XP67_Moonbat

    Vintage X-15A-3 Desk Model On eBay

    VINTAGE FACTORY NORTH AMERICAN NASA X-15 X-15A-3 DESK MODEL PROTOTYPE DELTA WING Item description from the seller: This vintage factory desk model of the North American Aviation X-15A-3 Delta wing prototype. This was a proposal to achieve Mach 8, the project was cancelled in 1962. Fairly large...
  4. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    SCB 198 Escort Research Ship

    Source: https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AG/AG158.html Source: https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AG/AG158-p.html
    • A Tentative Fleet Plan
    • Thread
    • anti-submarine warfare bureau of ships buships cold war destroyer escort early 1960s experimental gas turbine late 1950s research test ship testbed trials ship united states united states navy
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. klem

    The Stooges "Thingy" vehicle 1962

    The "Thingy", a flying sub-tank from "The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)". Just funny.- (https://clip.cafe/the-three-stooges-in-orbit-1962/oh-no-not-disneyland/)
  6. Lascaris

    Cost of light fleet carriers?

    Trying to figure out which countries could actually handle the cost of light fleet carriers in 1946-60, so do we have any actual data at what prices the Colossus and Majestic class ships were sold by Britain in 1946-60? And for that matter how much their modernization with angled fight decks and...
    • Lascaris
    • Thread
    • 1950s aircraft carrier armada de la república argentina cold war director of naval construction (royal navy) directorate of naval construction early 1960s great britain indian navy late 1940s light fleet carrier marine nationale marinha do brasil post-world war ii royal australian navy royal canadian navy royal navy royal netherlands navy royal spanish navy united states navy
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  7. Grey Havoc

    Type 61 Special Transport Vehicle (JGSDF, late 1950s / early 1960s)

    Has anyone by any chance come across photos of this project, intended for mountain warfare units? Initially known as the Type 56 Trial Special Transport Vehicle, the first two prototypes, the RZ-1 and the SZ-2, were wheeled and tracked respectively, with four more wheeled prototypes being...
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • aichi kikai kōgyō kabushiki kaisha aichi machine industry co. artillery tractor cold war early 1960s gun tractor japan japan defense agency japanese ground self-defense force jgsdf jsdf late 1950s mortar carrier mountain warfare rough terrain transport trdi
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  8. flateric

    McDonnell Aircraft Model 80

    found at Worthpoint
  9. R

    WI West Germany buys British?

    The fledgling Lufftwaffe and Marineflieger appeared to be interesting in buying British in their earliest days. Of course this was the worst possible time to deal with the British, so every effort fell over. Wiki referencing Wood. The German Defence Ministry first expressed interest in the...
    • Rule of cool
    • Thread
    • alternate history bundeswehr cold war early 1960s federal republic of germany great britain kommando der marineflieger late 1950s luftwaffe marineflieger north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield tactical nuke west germany
    • Replies: 162
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  10. Y

    CH-113 Labrador helicopter HF set question

    I'd like to ask for help in identification of the High Frequency (HF) radio set from ca. 1963 used on the Canadian CH-113 Labrador helicopter (a version of the CH-46 Sea Knight). The control unit of the HF set is visible on the image below under #8. Notably it has separate controls for the...
  11. B

    Feasibility Study For A Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft - Hawker Siddeley Aviation Advanced Projects Group - 1962

    What it says on the tin...
    • Barrington Bond
    • Thread
    • anti-submarine warfare cold war early 1960s elint great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd maritime surveillance raf coastal command royal air force strategic reconnaissance supersonic variable geometry
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  12. hesham

    US Army VTOL Surveillance Aircraft Competition 1960/61

    Hi, I spoke about this competition before,in Ryan XV-5's topic,and I prefer to open new topic for it,the main tenders were, - North American CL-4035 (T2J-1 VTOL) - Ryan/GE Model-? ,sure was in - Douglas D-793 - Grumman G-260 ,sure was in,it had a fan lift in center inboard section of the wing...
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • battlefield surveillance cold war early 1960s observation aircaft u.s. army united states united states army v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  13. hesham

    Boeing Incredible Aircraft Design of 1961 ?

    From Boeing magazine 1961, can anyone ID this beast ?,may the number 733 was for its model,because we know that designation had been used for different concepts !.
  14. Z

    Bristol T.188 works properly....?

    What happens if the Bristol T.188 research aircraft doesn't underperform? What happens if it flies upto Mach 2.8 and reaches the thermal limit of the windscreen? We now know that it's underperformance is related to lack of interest and investment in the Gyron Junior engines after the...
    • zen
    • Thread
    • 1960s air ministry alternate history avro 730 bristol aero engines bristol aeroplane company bristol aircraft cold war de havilland engine company early 1960s experimental great britain late 1950s ministry of supply royal air force royal aircraft establishment supersonic
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  15. T

    The best way to properly prepare Brazil militarily for an actual Lobster War Against France In Late 1964?

    What would the best equipment they could get before hostilities start ? Even experimental or prototypes could count.
  16. Grey Havoc

    Ford Levacar (Ground Effect Vehicle)

    https://www.curbside.tv/blog/2017/5/21/ford-levacar-mach-1 https://www.curbside.tv/blog/2018/4/22/when-cars-flew
    • Grey Havoc
    • Thread
    • cold war early 1960s ford motor company ground effect machine ground effect vehicle jet age late 1950s space age united states
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Bar
  17. uk 75

    Fighters escort Kennedy to West Berlin?

    Found this reference to USAF fighters escorting Kennedy on his famous visit to West Berlin. https://www.panam.org/pan-am-stories/632-a-dangerous-game I had always assumed that no Western combat aircraft had flown through the air corridors to Berlin during the Cold War. There were plans for...
    • uk 75
    • Thread
    • cold war early 1960s united states united states air force west germany
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Bar
  18. Orionblamblam

    Space Defense Platform

    A space weapon concept model from 1961-62. More jibberjabber here: https://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=5018
    • Orionblamblam
    • Thread
    • air defense command cold war early 1960s space race space weapons united states united states air force
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  19. A

    Soviet Cruiser Projects

    Hi, somebody have information about this ship. Project 11990 test ship and Project 13040 Anchor. will be escort of nuclear power carrier.
    • Angel
    • Thread
    • area air defence cold war cruiser early 1960s nuclear power nuclear powered vessels red fleet soviet navy soviet union surface-to-air missile ussr
    • Replies: 104
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  20. B

    You have 40-ish million pounds to build a CV for the RN early 60s...what does it look like?

    Not something I think fits in the alt-F11 thread but related to it, kind of. The RN is going to spend 16 million rebuilding Eagle, picking Tiger saves about 20-25 million over F-4 combine those two figures as your budget to build a new carrier with a 30 year hull life rather than spending 16 of...
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