late 1950s

Lockheed produced several initial designs leading to the Hummingbird. One of them was the GL-224-2 concept. Is there anyone who can help with a decent three view drawing or an other illustration about? The 'X' plane book No.5 -HPM Publications haves an illustration but in my copy the drawing...

"Air Force Plans competition for new VTOL contract. Last manned combat aircraft ordered by the Air Force will probably be a supersonic VTOL. Preliminary arrangements are being drawn up for a design competition among American manufacturers. Funds for evaluation of proposals are available and...

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

I've gathered some information on an air-to-air missile that was built in Italy in the late 1950s or early 1960s under the C-7 designation. Reportedly it was tested on Italian air force's F-86 Sabres but was never adopted. Here is the only photo (or drawing) of the missile that is available on...

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.

Hi, this is a question for the real 8) F-108/WS-202A experts. My research in the less-known corners of U.S. aircraft nomenclature space ;) turned up two pages (attached) about the request for allocation, and subsequent rejection, of the "XQ-11" designation to something called "F-108 Airborne...

Two magazines („The Aeroplane“ and „Flugwelt“) mention a Chance Vought XF9U as an further development of the F8U with big radar in the nose and air intakes similar to the F-105. Is it a hoax or a secret project? Who is able to help?

Hi Everyone! Here's some information on a VSTOL transport design, the Vanguard Omniplane Model 30. All I've been able to find is a three-view and one other illustration, but if anyone can find other information such as Tech Data please post it on this website. Thanks! Chuck

From "Were the Wrights Right?" by B R A Burns in Air International December 1983 The Avro design is the late 730 design, the other two designs were labelled as Handley Page and Vickers, but transposed (the Handley Page design is known from Secret Projects: Jet Bombers). The third design...

Does anyone have any information, design designations, drawings and specifications on the designs submitted in the 1958 US Navy competition, that lead to the Lockheed P-3A Orion Anti-Submarine/Maritime Patrol Aircraft being declared winner? Regards Pioneer

Okay, does anyone have three-views of post-war business jets developed on paper by Messerschmitt? I'm referring to the HA230/Me230 and Me308 projects.

As freaky as it is it's gotta be Russian ;) (The name probably says it all but any background on this?)

Fleet Air Defence Aircraft (FAD) Although this once banished to history project, has continued to resurrect itself from time to time, I thought I would flog this horse one more time. With the hope that I can get the information I so desperately sorted for many years. The 1957 US Navy submitted...

In 1957 the USAF put forward a Request for Proposal (RfP) to the aircraft industry for a Tactical Air Command Transport as a replacement for its large and venerable fleet of Fairchild C-82/C-119 Flying Boxcar, and Douglas C-47 Dakota. This competition would eventually be won by the Lockheed...

The Mohawk (OV-1) Society has an illustration, originally in their newsletter, of Grumman's COIN derivative of the Mohawk on their website, though it takes a spot of digging to find it. I did copy it and will be glad to share (I cake it we can't attach picture files directly here). It looks...

Here is the accompanying paper: https://web.archive.org/web/20210423014020/http://www.islandone.org/Propulsion/AtomPlane.html