early 1980s

  1. overscan (PaulMM)

    Vickers Versatile Aircraft Carrier and 1983 Light Fleet Carrier

    Displacing 13,200 tons, space for 16 aircraft. 15deg ski jump. For peacetime operations a helicopter operates from the rear deck, in wartime the rear deck would be built up with containers to lengthen the flight deck. Length 604 ft. Source: Flight International, 12 Jan 1980.
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • aircraft carrier british shipbuilders cold war early 1980s great britain royal navy united kingdom v/stol vickers ltd vickers plc vsel vstol carriers vtol
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. C

    SP 70 / PzH 155-1

    I read long time ago in Armies & Weapons the prototype of the SP-70, a cancelled self propelled howitzer but nothing on the web. Do you have something about it ? ;D
    • cador
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    • 1970s cold war early 1980s great britain italian republic north atlantic treaty organisation panzerhaubitze 155-1 panzerhaubitze 70 self-propelled artillery u.s. army west germany
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. flateric

    Lockheed 1983 study based on highly mutato, JT-69 2D TVC engined YF-12

    <...A study was conducted to determinehhe impact of integrated flight, inlet, and engine control system architectures on system effectiveness (safety, mission reliability, maintainability, dispatchability, and availability) and life cycle cost (LCC). The aircraft is a modified Lockheed YF-12...
    • flateric
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    • air defence cold war early 1980s interceptor lockheed pratt & whitney supersonic united states united states air force
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. K

    Rockwell NR-356 Sea Control Ship (SCS) V/STOL fighter (XFV-12A)

    The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic United States Navy fighter which combined the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow armament of the F-4 Phantom II in a VTOL fighter for the small Sea Control Ship which was under study at the time. On paper, it looked superior to the subsonic Hawker...
  5. flateric

    US Navy "V/STOL Type A" competition

    Found at NASA Glenn Research Center ImageNet site Title says VARIABLE STEAM CONTROL ENGINE - MCAIR MCDONNELL AIRCRAFT V/STOL VERTICAL SHORT TAKE OFF LANDING - RI V/STOL - BOEING V/STOL that questions whose stuff it is
  6. JAZZ

    Oto Melara1980's MBT concept

    Reported in Ground Defense International Dec-1980. Article showed drawings of two new projwcts that oro melara was working on. One was a new battle tank equiped with a 'vickers 105mm gun' and the engine positioned at the front, the second an ICV armoured with a 90mm gun, said to be a cpncept...
  7. JAZZ

    Swiss MBT 1980's

    Interesting front engined MBT proposal for the Swiss Army, the NKPz ended up to expensive and the auto loader was apparently problematic.
    • JAZZ
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    • 1980s cold war contraves early 1980s eidgenössische konstruktionswerkstätte federal military department (switzerland) late 1970s mbt neuer kampfpanzer schweizer armee spaag swiss army swiss army federal construction works swiss confederation tank tank design
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  8. GTX

    Australian-Built Aircraft and the Industry, By Keith Meggs

    Hi folks, A little while back I mentioned this set of books - well I have been in contact with the author, Keith Meggs and can now inform you that the first volume of this set should be available in the very near future. Moreover, Keith is recording the details of those who are interested in...
    • GTX
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    • 1880s 19th century aerospace industry british commonwealth british empire commonwealth of australia early 1980s government aircraft factories late 20th century
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  9. TinWing

    1981 TSR.2 Revival? "Tornado Style Intakes?"

    www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/tsr2/history.html Does anyone have a source for this information? Have any drawings been made public?
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    Cargo-Experimental (C-X) program designs

    Patent drawings of the Boeing CX
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