late 1950s

Douglas DC-9 Model 2086 proposal factory model from the late 1950s found on eBay. URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-DC-9-Proposal-Douglas-Factory-Model-DFM-Airplane-/160416988811?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item255998fe8b Seller's description:

Model of Douglas F5D Skylancer manufactured by Allyn found on eBay. Seller's description: http://cgi.ebay.com/Douglas-F5D-Skylancer-Factory-Desk-Model-Allyn_W0QQitemZ110470620168QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b88fe408

Hi, in 1959,the Air Ministry issued a competition for VTOL strike recce aircraft, the tenders were English Electric P.31 and Gloster P.505,I don't know if there was anther contenders or not,but I ask for more info about those two projects.

Have just come across the Objekt 1200 IFV, whilst looking for more info on the 'Object 292' 152mm gun tank thread. The Objekt 1200 looks to be an Interesting 'wheeled' development variant of the then state of the art 'tracked' BMP-1 MICV that stunned the Western world when it appeared. I have...

I was reading about USS Long Beach (CGN-9). It stated that she was first laid out to be a smaller frigate, but expanded to a cruiser hull due to the ship being slated for the Regulus nuclear cruise missile and later, 4 launching tubes for the Polaris SLBM! Does anyone know if there are any...

My biggest question regarding the Lockheed Suntan program is why they bothered investigating hydrogen turbojets in the first place. The best advantage I can think of was the ability to achieve the desired speed and range with an airframe that was much lighter than anything else in its size...

Folks, Does anyone have a 3-view drawing of the Bell Model 207 Sioux Scout (see below)? regards, Greg

...On the Big Gemini threads, on the family tree for the Gemini program and its proposed offshoots, the "Lucy" of the tree is a drawing of what spawned into Gemini, the "Mercury Mark II". Anyone got any diagrams or sketches of what got this particular ball rolling? How much of a simple...

I was given the following years ago by Joe Jones. Since this forum appreciates older design concepts, I thought I would post it. The caption behind the press photo (attached here) says: "NEWSBUREAU LOCKHEED, BURBANK TR 7-2711, EXT 1815 FOR RELEASE...

A pair of unbuilt Avro Canada projects from Canadian Aircraft Since 1909 by K.M. Molson (ISBN: 0370300955). First, a 1955 design for a four-engined bizjet with CF-100 overtones. [Edit: presumably the "Small High-Speed Jet Transport" mentioned in Jim Floyd's summary of Avro Canada feasibilty...

Attached is a plan-view of a 1959 Avro Canada supersonic transport study. (From Canadian Aircraft Since 1909 by K.M. Molson, ISBN: 0370300955.) This STAT (Supersonic Trans-Atlantic Transport) study was listed as configuration 6, a transatlantic design carrying 80 passengers. A number of online...

The A4D-4 was a 1958 proposal for a long-range all-weather attack version of the Skyhawk. It would be capable of delivering a nuclear weapon at low altitude. The wing shape was changed from that of a delta to that of a swept tapered shape. The span of the swept wing was increased by about 10...

The Aeroplane 26th April 1957

mentioned in the designation section, the M-231 STOL transport with boundary layer control : (from InterAvia 7/1958)

In Volume 59 Supplement 2, 2006 of BIS’s Space Chronicles – UK Spaceplanes, has an article on the late 50’s Armstrong Whitworth Pyramid manned vehicle and a new launcher for it with a launch mass of 160 tonnes and a diameter of 3.96m and a first stage length of 12.5m (nothing quoted for second...

Hi All, I'm looking for infos (technical drawings) about Krafft Ehricke Spacecraft designed and projected for Convair in the early 60's see : http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/CONVAIR%20MANNED%20LUNAR%20RECON%20VEHICLE%20PAGE.htm...

Hi, the Bell Helicoptere Corporation designed a new concept for atomic-powered VTOL transport helicopter,it had 300 ft length,500,000 1b weight and estimated speed of 200 mph, it was look like to me as flying ship. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1960/1960%20-%200793.html

I find in my archives the Dassault MD 630 Cavalier project drawing. I could post it if y are interesting. I propose to start a "Dassault projects" Topic Now, the Calavier projects

Hi, I spoke before about ER.134T contenders; in ER.134T for Mach 2 research aircraft,the contenders were AW.166, Boulton Paul P.128,Bristol-188,English-Electric P.6 ,Hawker P.1096 and P.1097,Saro P.163 and Vickers-Supermarine-553...

Hi all.Im brand new here and enjoying the site 100%. So can anyone provide any info on Rotodyne projects please?? ??? ??? Remember seeing an article in an old Flight mag about a Naval Variant but have seen nothing since!! Help please.