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  1. Pepe Rezende

    Bristol 100 ton bomber

    Does anyone have a three view? There was one but the site, now, disapeared. I also need info about the butterfly tail version. Thanks Pepe
  2. P

    Blue Streak ballistic missile

    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...
  3. Apophenia

    Short S.34 and Super Stirling proposals

    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...
  4. SlickDriver

    Vickers SP1

    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?
  5. A

    Avro 730 kit from Fantastic Plastic (1:144 scale)

    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...
  6. Orionblamblam

    Avro 730 in 1/144 now available

    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...
  7. hesham

    Fairey turret aircraft

    Hi, Who know this Fairey turret aircraft ?. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1941/1941%20-%202896.html
  8. F

    RAF Boeing Washington B.1 (B-29) with Grand Slam bombs

    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...
  9. P

    Rex Pierson six-engined design

    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?
  10. hesham

    Supermarine B12/36 (Type 316 - 318)

    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
  11. D

    Vickers 'Victory' & 'Jet' Bombers

    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...
  12. P

    Air launched Polaris and Pershing missiles

    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?
  13. C

    Avro 730 hand carved.

    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...
  14. overscan (PaulMM)

    BAC TSR2

    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...
  15. P

    In Flight Refuelling

    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...
  16. hesham

    Barnes Wallis Wild Goose / Swallow

    Thank you dear Chuck, Anther aircraft I know it but I am asking about which specification it was designed for; it was the Heston JC.9.
  17. A

    Vickers VC-7 and V-1000

    Thread to discuss the Valiant airliner derivative of 1955. I need more data on this project (dimensions, performances compared to the VC-10 and 707)
  18. A

    Vickers Type-C heavy bomber

    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...
  19. P

    Bomber version of Fairey FC1

    Has anyone heard of a Fairey proposal to turn its pre war FC.1 airliner design into a bomber?
  20. overscan (PaulMM)

    Avro 730 and other OR.330 Reconnaissance/Bomber designs

    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...
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