helicopters

  1. uk 75

    NATO helicopter gunship for the 70s

    Although the excellent AH1 Cobra was deployed to Europe in the 1970s and received TOW missiles to help it kill Soviet armour, noone else in NATO could afford it. That left W Germany sticking six HOT missile launchers on its Bo 105 light observation helicopter and the British Army SS11 missiles...
    • uk 75
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    • 1970s alternate history anti-tank anti-tank missile attack helicopter close air support cold war great britain gunship helicopter helicopter gunship helicopters north atlantic treaty organisation west germany western europe
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  2. blockhaj

    Swedish Military Helicopter projects

    Sweden is generally a very small player on the helicopter market, however, there are a number of projects throughout history. If you know any little information, please post here. Below i put a Westland Lynx armed with eight RBS70 anti aircraft missiles, probably a mockup, iirc from 1989.
  3. hesham

    Post-WWII Vertol Piasecki Projects

    Hi, the Piasecki SKY-SPY was a RPV project,or unmanned surveillance aircraft,it was based on PA-2; http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a279794.pdf
    • hesham
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    • boeing vertol civil aviation cold war general aviation helicopter helicopters piasecki aircraft corporation post-world war ii remotely piloted vehicle united states vertol aircraft corporation
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. yasotay

    Piasecki at AHS

    Piasecki gets the award for the most concept models at AHS 2010. Good news for them is that they got the go-ahead to go to Phase 2 with the X-49 program. That should allow them to go beyond the NATOPS which they were not allowed to do in Phase 1.
    • yasotay
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    • 2010 american helicopter society (ahs) international autogyro early 2010s early 21st century helicopters piasecki aircraft corporation post-cold war united states unmanned aerial vehicle vtol war on terror
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  5. A

    Saro designations

    Hi all (from Putnam)
    • AM
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    • aerospace industry autogyro bombers british commonwealth british empire cold war fighters fleet air arm flying boat glider great britain helicopters north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear powered aircraft royal air force royal navy saro saunders-roe saunders-roe nautical series seaplane
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  6. hesham

    Piasecki YH-16 Competition

    Hi, in 1948,the USAF issued a specification for a very large transport helicopter which could carry forty troops,I don't know the tenders in this competition,but I suggest that; Piasecki PV-15 (YH-16) Sikorsky DS-?, Bell D-? Hiller Model-? Kaman K-?, McDonnell M-? Hughes ? Gyrodyne GCA-...
    • hesham
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    • cold war helicopter helicopters piasecki aircraft corporation transport aircraft u.s. army united states united states air force united states army
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. overscan (PaulMM)

    RAeS London Lecture: John Piasecki on Piasecki Aircraft Corporation

    CIERVA LECTURE Piasecki: Pioneers in Progress for More Than 60 Years John Piasecki, President & Chief Executive Officer, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Tuesday 6 October 2009 No.4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ http://www.raes.org.uk/conference/indexlect.html
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • 2009 20th century cold war early 21st century helicopter helicopters piasecki aircraft corporation post-cold war royal aeronautical society united states
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    • Forum: Museums, Events & Shows
  8. hesham

    AW EH-101 Merlin, Development, Variants and Projects

    Hi, the lastest configuration for EH-101 as anti-submarine helicopter in 1980. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%202745.html
    • hesham
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    • air-sea rescue airborne early warning anti-submarine warfare cold war cold war ii fleet air arm great britain helicopter helicopters japan maritime self-defense force post-cold war royal air force royal canadian air force royal navy united kingdom
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  9. N

    HSL-1/ASW Helicopter Competition

    Hallo! Bell HSL-1 Competitors: know, that in competition participated 10 firms: 1) Bell Model B-61 2) Curtiss-Wright Model ? 3) Gyrodyne Model ? 4) Hiller Model H-? 5) Hughes Model ? 6) Kaman Model K-? 7) Kellett Model KH-? 8) McDonnell Model M-? 9) Piasecki Model...
    • nugo
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    • anti-submarine warfare cold war helicopter helicopters naval aviation united states united states navy
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. hesham

    P.V. Engineering and Piasecki Projects & Prototypes

    From USA, some Vertol earlier helicopters, PV-11 :utility helicopter developed from PV-2 for USN. PV-12 :was a large version of PV-14 also for USN,project only. PV-17 HRP-2 :was improved metal-clad version of HRP-1 tandem rotor helicopter with forward-angled transparent...
    • hesham
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    • 20th century 21st century civil aviation cold war cold war ii helicopters p-v engineering forum piasecki aircraft corporation piasecki-venzie post-cold war united states united states air force united states army united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 61
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  11. hesham

    Nagler / Voljet / Phoenix Helicopters and Projects

    From USA, Nagler helicopters: the NH-120,NH-140 and NH-160 were a single seat light helicopters the Honcho 100 (cold-jet) tip driven single seat helicopter,was developed into Honcho 200, a two seat research helicopter with enclosed cabin,the Honcho 202 was a production version of 200...
  12. Antonio

    Sikorsky Advanced Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicle (AARV)

    Some years ago, my friend Thomas from Germany and me, managed to identify this helo as the Sikorsky S-68. Source is: Stealth Technology. The art of black magic by J Jones. 1989. ISBN 0-8306-8381-X "Early 1970s proposal by Sikosrsky for Army's armored aerial reconnaissance vehicle program"...
    • Antonio
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    • cold war helicopter helicopters reconnaissance sikorsky tactical reconnaissance united states united states army united technologies corporation vietnam war
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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