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  1. RyanC

    N/S Savannah Proposed Conversions

    http://www.marad.dot.gov/documents/STS-004-002_Rev6.pdf "During the period of 1968 through 1970, future use options for the ship were studied and proposed. These included the following: Fish Protein Concentrate Factory Ship by Marine Protein Incorporated Ocean Science Ship by Westinghouse...
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    • atomic ships cold war early 1970s late 1960s maritime administration nuclear powered vessels research ship united states united states merchant marine
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. uk 75

    RAF camouflage that never was

    A much reproduced painting of the RAF F111K from General Dynamics (it heads up the Wikipedia entry) shows the plane in a non-standard green and brown camouflage pattern. I had always put this down to artistic licence but then I found a similar colour scheme on the cover of the 1970 RAF Souvenir...
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    • early 1970s general dynamics late 1960s nuclear battlefield panavia aircraft gmbh raf bomber command raf fighter command raf strike command royal air force strategic bomber
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    • Forum: The Bar
  3. uk 75

    Royal Air Force strike aircraft squadrons in the late 60s: plans versus reality

    I know that this is a well trodden subject but I thought that it would be interesting to compare the plans with what happened in reality. Ground Attack/Recce Squadrons It was planned to replace the Hunter with the 1154 Harrier in 8 squadrons: 2 in the UK, 2 in Germany, 2 in the Gulf and 2 in...
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    • air defence cold war great britain late 1960s north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield raf bomber command raf fighter command raf germany raf strike command royal air force strategic bomber v/stol aircraft vtol west germany
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  4. uk 75

    Planned UK carrier order of battle 1975

    I know this is a well covered subject but I was wondering if there is anywhere an RN document from 1965 or 1966 showing what its planned 1975 or so carrier fleet was supposed to look like. Based on what has been posted here already here is a stab at what I think was intended Fleet Carriers...
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    • 1970s aircraft carrier cold war commando carrier fleet air arm great britain late 1960s royal navy through-deck command cruiser united kingdom
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. The Artist

    Dee Howard DBA - 'The Big One'

    I'm re-posting this in a new thread to give this design a more proper identification and to have the thread ready when additional information (and hopefully the drawing) can be made available. I've done a few searches here on Dee Howard and haven't come up with anything. Should there be an...
  6. P

    Advanced Air Superiority Aircraft System’ - VFX(AS) Study

    G'day Gents! Once again I've been flicking through one of my favourite books “The Pentagon Paradox. The development of the F-18 Hornet” by James Perry Stevenson (ISBN 1557507759), Shrewsbury, 1993. In this book it talks about the following program: 'Commander Ernie Waller USN’s theoretical...
  7. Graham1973

    Between Voyager & Viking

    After the cancellation of Voyager(Mars) in 1967 NASA started up a new series of studies to come up with a spacecraft for the 1973 launch opportunity. This Martin-Marietta designed soft-lander of 1969 was intended to put the maximum payload weight on the surface of Mars using a mission profile...
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    • 1969 1973 cold war early 1970s general electric company jet propulsion laboratory late 1960s mars martin marietta corporation mcdonnell douglas nasa nuclear power solar-powered space age space probes space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  8. Stargazer

    Goodyear "Dynastat" giant transport projects

    At some point during the late 1960s, the Goodyear company studied the possibility of a new giant rectangular transport airship category which they called "Dynastat". Source: AERIAL VERY HEAVY LIFT CONCEPTS FOR THE 1990 ARMY VOLUME III - ACADEMIC & INDUSTRIAL PRESENTATIONS (U.S. Army, November...
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    • aerostat buoyant heavy-lift systems cold war late 1960s lighter than air lta u.s. army united states united states army
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  9. Triton

    Lockheed TerraStar

    http://s3.e-monsite.com/2010/12/31/38909267terrastar-marginal-amphibian-of-lockheed-pdf.pdf Source: http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/Lockheed/Lockheed%20txt.html http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/Lb_Lz.html...
    • Triton
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    • 1970s cold war late 1960s lockheed u.s. army united states united states army
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  10. Triton

    General Dynamics Undersea Station Concept ca. 1968

    General Dynamics Undersea Station concept photo circa 1968 found on eBay. URL: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Undersea-Station-Concept-US-Naval-Civil-Engineering-Lab-Press-Photo-/160851732264?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item257382a728
    • Triton
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    • 1960s cold war general dynamics late 1960s u.s. naval civil engineering laboratory u.s. navy united states united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  11. JFC Fuller

    Type 42 Batch 1 Hull Cut

    I am trying to get to the truth behind the story about the Type 42 ending up with a hull shorter than the designers wanted. The sources that I have available are contradictory. Norman Friedman states that there is no indication that the Type 42 was shortened from the a preferred 434ft (the...
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    • 1970s anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare area air defence cold war destroyer great britain late 1960s royal navy
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  12. B

    British Island Bases Strategy

    Has any research been carried on the subject of the British Island Bases Strategy of the late 1960s ? My understanding is that the idea was use Indian Ocean islands as bases for RAF F-111s when the Navy's aircraft carriers were withdrawn. One island which was seriously considered was Aldabra but...
    • Border Reiver
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    • aerial refueling airborne early warning airfield british indian ocean territory cold war east of suez great britain in-flight refueling tanker indian ocean late 1960s maritime reconnaissance ministry of aviation nuclear battlefield raf strike command royal air force strategic bomber wilson government
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  13. Triton

    Kaman Mars Helicopter concept circa 1967

    Kaman Moon Helicopter concept circa 1967 artist's impression found on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kaman-helicopter-use-moon-planets-artist-concept-8x10-1965-/370580580978?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564852ea72
    • Triton
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    • cold war late 1960s mars nasa space age space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  14. Michel Van

    MEM: the Mars Excursion Module of the 1960s

    better know as Mission Engineering Study of Electrically Propelled Manned Planetary Vehicles GE began the study for MSFC in July 1966. they proposed to uses both nuclear-thermal and nuclear-electric propulsion. Nuclear ionengine give mission flexibility also for unfavorable opportunities and...
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    • 1960s 1967 cold war contractor models deep space probes general electric late 1960s manned mars marshall space flight center model nasa nasa marshall space flight center north american aviation nuclear power nuclear rockets nuclear-electric propulsion post-apollo space age space probes space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  15. Triton

    MSFC artist's concept for "Space Taxl" circa 1966

    Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) artist's concept for "Space Taxi" circa 1966. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-Vintage-NASA-8x10-Photo-Space-Taxi-Artists-concept-drawing-/110787704453?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cb763685
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    • cold war late 1960s nasa nasa marshall space flight center space age space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  16. Michel Van

    The 1968 French civil war and it's aftermath

    May 29, 1968 hit the News that Charles DeGaulle die in a Helicopter crash near Baden-Baden, Germany The unstable Political scene and struggle for his successor and let to a civil war. Between the right wing, conservative and Army against Left wing socialist, Communist, labor unions and students...
  17. flateric

    Ilyushin Il-102

    Avico Press offers a reprint of extremely rare, in-house Ilyushin Design Bureau 44-page album, fully dedicated to this rare bird, a Soviet analogue of Northrop A-9 in terms of unlucky fortune. CD-ROM edition USD $30 For ordering fill a request form at http://www.avicopress.com/shop-1
    • flateric
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    • 1970s cold war frontal aviation late 1960s soviet union ussr
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  18. hesham

    The airplanes safety

    Hi, http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a029375.pdf
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    • airliner cold war early 1970s helicopter late 1960s parachute
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  19. quellish

    AQUILINE RPV (CIA)

    AQUILINE was a CIA project to develop a low-flying surveillance RPV in the late 60s/early 70s. From "Air Force UAVs The Secret History": "The CIA developed a few UAVs through the Directorate of Science and Technology’s Office of Development and Engineering rather than through the NRO. The...
  20. Caravellarella

    General Electric MOOSE orbital emergency descent project......

    Dear Boys and Girls; please don't ask as I really don't know. Here is an article in French of the General Electric MOOSE (Manned Orbital Operations Safety Equipment) "project" (which could even be a "concept") for an orbital emergency descent system; whereby the Astronaut appears to be encased...
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