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I keep coming across small pictures of a variant of the Anglo French Lynx helicopter for the French Army in the late 60s which shows a gunship helicopter. However, none of the sources has a three view. Does anyone with access to say Janes All the World's Aircraft or the old Flying Reviews have a...

Hi, The Bertin HB-12 was a project of large version of HB-11 powered by three General Electric J85 engines.

Some good info here: Read more: http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1966/1966%20-%200031.pdf

.. and of course there were the vast numbers of Latécoere flying boat projects, just have a look at Heshams list in "designation systems". Just three examples, the Laté 120 from 1940, with four HS 12Z engines in two tandem installations, the Laté 124 from 1942, powered by four GR 14R and the...

Obviously, this concept by French company DCN is aimed to rival the Zumwaalt class of future destroyers that are being developped ( not without problems, so it seems) by the US Navy. Trimaran design, a proposed armament of a single three gun turret ( 155mm). One single launch module for 48...

Hallo, Hurel-Dubois HD 45 a turbojet transport aircraft, and I read about it in a competition I will remember it. in some sites a number of unknown projects for example www.airwarfareforum.com and...

Perhaps someone has more infos about the Dassault proposal for the ECAT competition, which was known as the Cavalier (not to be mixed up with the VSTOL design with the same name) and which lost against the Br.121, later Jaguar. It would have been powered by two GE J85 engines and was intended...

Just found today in Icaré 1971 issue,french project for a hydrofoil missile boat. As it's desigantion is SA-850, I think it had been a project of the naval branch (?) od Sud-Aviation ? Nevertheless, maybe it's interesting for you ... displacement : 75 t, speed 48 knots, armament 4 x Exocet and...

(I wasn't sure if this should be included under the Horizon thread, as there were at least 8 projects between Type 42 and Type 45 in the UK alone, let alone any other nations, and Horizon was just one of those) (Note that the image is resized by the forum code and is actually 994 * 582...

Just a trick, I know, but there was a 2-seat version of the Mirage IIIV planned, which would have been built as number 3 and 4 and was even proposed to the USAF (from http://www.vstol.org/FrenchVSTOLjets.pdf)

Arsenal VB.15 ( a version of hte VB.10 powered by two Arsenal 12H engines, french versions of the Jumo 213), this is a post war type. For the Payen pre-war types and projects I would recommend http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/Payen.htm, but you'll probably find out, that especially informations...

The Mirage III was the result of an evoluting program launched in 1953. At first, it was for lightweight interceptors to reach mach 1.5 with a single AAM. At the time, only 3 publics firms (SNCA N, SE and SO) and some private (Breguet, Dassault and Morane Saulnier) were able to build this kind...

Hi, gentelmen. I have found in www.portierramaryaire.com (spanish web and forum) a very interesting project. It is the proposed new MBT for the turkish army, designed by GIAT. Could anyone hav 3-view derawings of this beauty? Thanks in advance Golfus Viva er Beti manque pierda...

Hi, Do you know the Wassmer Wa-70 light aircraft ?, it was side-by-side two seat trainer aircraft with T-tail (only a project). Wassmer Wa-53 :a Wa-51 with 125 hp Lycoming engine

According to Key Publishing (I just hate this forum, so don't ask me why I browse there!) there had been studies for an improved concorde. - No reheat - another stage compressor on the engines - 25% more range - leading edge slats - more fuel Of course, this went to nothing because of the...

- The Arsenal 2301 was a modified 1301 with swept wings instead of a delta, an engineless glider. The Arsenal 5501 I don't know

Just a couple of drawings showing two jet trainers proposed for the German/French trainer programme. Dassault Bregeut TA-501 VFW-Fokker T-291 They are a bit Scratchy anyone got better?

Aeronavale Plan recommends a naval Mirage F1/M53 to replace the Jaguar M. Source: Air Enthusiast March 1972 M53 engine expected to equip future Mirage F1; final 20 of 105 for Armee De L'Air to have M53, giving top speed of Mach 2.5. J79 engined version expected for export to J79-using...

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