In an article for Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, on UK launchers, Nicholas Hill comments on the slow development of Blue Streak compared to its US and Soviet counterparts.
He says 'A figure of seventeen months is often quoted for the time from inception to first flight for the...
air ministry
british commonwealth
cold war
great britain
icbm
medium range ballistic missile
ministry of supply
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
or.1139
rafbombercommand
royal air force
In another topic, Boogey asked "for any draught of British bomber project Short S.36 Super Stirling on the Air Ministry specification No B.8/41. It would be also fine to look at the Short S.34 Modified Stirling."
British Secret Projects has a 3-view drawing of the Short S.36 'Super Stirling' on...
I was reading Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 and it mentioned a disposable engine for advanced bomber project in 1951 for Vickers SP1. There was no details
I checked Tony Buttler's projects and if it is there, I missed it.
Does anybody have any information?
Britain's Avro 730 supersonic bomber concept was the first kit produced by Fantastic Plastic. (It was released in October 2005). After being out of production for almost two years, I've brought it back as a new, improved model.
Whereas the first kit was a simple "tabletop" model, Version 2.0...
1960s
a.v. roe and company / avro
alternate history
avro 730
bomber
cold war
great britain
model
nuclear battlefield
rafbombercommand
royal air force
strategic reconnaissance
supersonic
The first model I did for Fantastic Plastic back in 2004 was the British Avro 730 bomber in 1/144 scale. Last year I was asked to re-visit the model. I completely rescribed it, added cockpit, landing gear and bomb bay details, and just generally improved the hell out of it. The first time...
1960s
a.v. roe and company / avro
alternate history
avro 730
bomber
cold war
great britain
model
nuclear battlefield
rafbombercommand
royal air force
strategic reconnaissance
supersonic
I've looked thru every B-29 book I have or have seen & Googled with no luck. I've read that some of the B-29s sent to the RAF were equipped with racks at the wing roots to carry a Grand Slam bomb under each wing. ISTR also that some USAF a/c were modified as well. I've not been able to find pics...
cold war
early 1950s
free fall nuclear bombs
free fall nuclear weapons
heavy bomber
korean war
late 1940s
mutual defense assistance act
mutual defense assistance program
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
rafbombercommand
royal air force
strategic bomber
united states
united states air force
From Stephen Flower's 'Barnes Wallis' Bombs, Tallboy, Dambuster and Grand Slam' - Page 20
'Wallis was not the only designer to advocate larger aircraft, for Rex Pierson also proposed a six-engined bomber with a twenty-ton bomb load'
Does anyone have any idea what design that would be?
Hi,
we know the the Supermarine company submitted to the British
Specification B12/36 for four engined heavy bomber,the Types 316,
317 & 318.
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%200254.html
Hi, I'm looking for some info (line drawings, specifications) on the Vickers Victory and jet bomber designs of late WW2. The victory was a 6 engined evolution of the Wellington and the 'Jet Bomber' was the intermediate stage on getting to the Valiant. I already have some very high level info...
BSP4 mentions proposals for air-launched versions of the Polaris and Pershing missiles for use on RAF Vulcans, does anyone have any performance estimates for these and how would they have compared to Skybolt?
albm
british aircraft corporation
cold war
great britain
lockheed
lockheed missiles and space company
martin marietta
martin marietta corporation
nuclear battlefield
rafbombercommandraf strike command
royal air force
strategic air command
united kingdom
united states air force
I saw this site looking for future projects. Here is an Avro 730 I carved about 18" long plus a Supermarine Scimatar that I fancied having a model of. When I was last in the science museum in London I saw these sorts of models and wanted ones like them, the 730 is my first attempt the Scimatar...
Flight's 9 April 1964 was a TSR.2 special issue, with lots of adverts and one of the first in depth articles.
Front page
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1964/1964%20-%200984.pdf
Article
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1964/1964%20-%201014.pdf
through to...
british aircraft corporation
cold war
great britain
ministry of supply
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
rafbombercommand
royal air force
royal australian air force
strategic reconnaissance
t.s.r.2
tactical nuke
tactical reconnaissance
tsr-2
tsr.2
tsr2
united kingdom
western europe
This idea was proved pre WW2 but for some reason doesn't seem to have been considered for use in extending the range of LRMP aircraft.
What method was used, my reading of it is that the tanker trailed a hose (with a drogue to prevent wild movements) and the receiving aircraft caught this with a...
anti-submarine warfare
cold war
great britain
in-flight refueling
in-flight refueling tanker
interwar period
luftwaffe
maritime patrol
maritime patrol aircraft
pacific ocean theater
rafbombercommand
royal air force
tanker aircraft
third reich
united states
united states army air corps
united states army air forces
united states navy
v/stol aircraft
world war ii
Ok, I know that this plane figure in cover (and in detail!) in Tony buttler book, but I haven't got this book and need some details on this monster. Just performances, weight dimensions and a 3-view drawing would be cool.
In what context was this project developed ? Did the RAF seriously bite...
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...
air ministry
avro 730
bomberbombers
great britain
late 1950s
ministry of supply
nuclear battlefield
rafbombercommand
royal air force
strategic reconnaissance
supersonic
united kingdom
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