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This is an excelent site: http://mainbattletanks.czweb.org/indexeng.htm In International projects there is an entry on a French-German project called Clovis. Does anyone have any info?

in beginn of 1988, the German Media show picture of a unusual German Prototype Grob Werke D-450 Egrett-1 a propeller plane with extrem long wings [picture 1] this was joint Luftwaffe-USAF program "LAPAS" - called in U.S. "Senior Guardian" Luftgestütztes, abstandsfähiges Primär-Aufklärungssystem...

The recent discussion about HERMES on Ariane 4 triggered a memory of another reusable lifting vehicle planned to be launched by Ariane 4 – the PLATO Platform Orbiter. The PLATO concept of a small uncrewed winged reentry vehicle was developed by MBB-ERNO in the late Eighties to provide Europe...

Hi, I know all Grob aircrfat and projects,but I don't hear about this Grob G-125 project before. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%200013.html

Developed as the first of the West German Army KW 90 vehicles in the 1980s (the others being the PZH 2000 and a new tank) was the Krauss Maffei Marder 2. The design won a competition in 1988 and two prototypes were built. German Army requirements published in 1984 were: Same mobility as Leopard...

I stumbled across this history in English of Hanns Klemm, the man and his company, and thought others might be interested. It includes a number of prototypes and one-off designs as well as referencing some unbuilt designs that I have never heard of before. History of Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau...

Lince was a paper project, not very known. In 1974 -Franco still alive- arrived to Spain the first 19 AMX-30, made in France, to be quickly deployed in Spanish Sahara. The agreement with France included the license to manufacture this tank by Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara. So, AMX-30 became...

Sorry if this has been covered before. Were all early VFW-614 concepts swing-nose types? Attached in a manufactures 3-view drawing showing a swing nose. Note: at this stage, the Weser Fluzeugbau WFG-614 was to be powered by twin Lycoming PLF1B-2s.

http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_europeen/hermes/index.htm

Probably no need to post more infos about this HS30 derivative, just 3 additional photos of the Kanonen-Jagdpanzer and another use of the 90mm gun in the prototype of the "Spähpanzer mit Turm und 90mm Kanone" (Recce tank with turreted 90mm gun) (all photos from Werner Oswald "Kraftfahrzeuge und...

The following information has been copied from Jane’s Light Tanks and Armoured Cars 1984 by Christopher F. Foss. It is posted here for educational purposes: APE Amphibious Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle Development In the early 1960s EWK (Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern Göppner GmbH) developed a...

Fw 260 medium range and Fw 300 short range transports Source: Flying Review International Vol 18, Issue 11

Hi, I aware that my dear Boxkite mentioned this aircraft before here; http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2924.msg23631 and here is its model from Flightglobal; http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1987/1987%20-%200980.html

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.)

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

Would anyone possibly possess illustrations of the TEL for this missile, which was supposed to replace Pluton? Thanks.

The DORNIER P 346 was a 1960 tri-motors ,three fins ,fixed tricycle undercarriage, 10-12 passengers transport . I never saw any picture of it . Who could help ? Thanks a lot Richard

A few years ago I saw a poster(?) of the West German space shuttle (or lifting body proposal?) ERNO (= Entwicklungsring Nord) LB 21 Bumerang inside the Peenemünde museum. After this 'meeting' I never saw it again, neither in books nor in magazines. Who can help with details (illustrations...

Have there been any suggestions of a ground or sea launched version of Meteor?

In 1960 Eugen Sänger work for German Aerospace Company Junkers. on basis of his Silbervögel, designing a Sled-Launched two stage space-plane the "RT-8-01 Raumtransporter" later called Sänger I July 1961 beginn of Project by Sänger RT-1 to RT-7 never really existed as completed designs...