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  1. A

    Hawker Siddeley P.1154

    Hi again, about P1154 I find this pic.
    • Angel
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    • cold war fleet air am great britain nato north atlantic treaty organisation royal air force royal navy united kingdom
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. overscan (PaulMM)

    Various Bristol postwar projects

    http://www.transportarchive.org.uk/ Some interesting stuff
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • air ministry bristol aero engines bristol aeroplane company bristol aircraft british army cold war great britain royal air force royal aircraft establishment supersonic transport
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  3. hesham

    Bristol Aircraft Designations

    Hallo, some Bristol helicopters: model-177:civil version of Sycamore (MK4) but fitted with taller landing gear and four doors. model-194:Belvedere helicopter fitted with rear mounted wing,project. model-199:convertible helicopter side-by-side rotors,shaft driven by four...
    • hesham
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    • army air corps british and colonial aeroplane company cold war interwar period pre-world war i royal air force royal navy united kingdom world war i world war ii
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Designation Systems
  4. hesham

    Hawker Hunter Precursor and Follow-on Projects

    Good evening dears, do you hear about Supermarine 4040 tailsitter VTOL project ?. some Hunter projects: P.1090 : was to have had an afterburning de Havilland Gyron and increased sweep on all surfaces. P.1091 : it was combined an afterburning Sappher with a tailless delta. P.1093 ...
  5. TsrJoe

    Folland Gnat - Development & Derivatives

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  6. Hood

    Violet Friend ABM System

    I found out some information about Britain's embroynic ABM system designed in the 1950s. The Ministry of Supply in 1954 placed study contracts with English Electric and Marconi to develop a ballistic missile defence. In February 1955 this led to Air Staff Target AST 1135. The entire programme...
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    • air defence air ministry ballistic missile defense cold war ministry of supply royal air force strategic defence united kingdom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  7. Antonio

    Lancaster high performance derivatives

    I have found a photocopy with this Avro Lancaster high performance derivatives. As a have no source for it I can give no more information. Any help?
  8. hesham

    Saunders-Roe Princess, Duchess, P.192 and other Flying boat projects

    I just ask, is the Saro P.208 project amphibian or flying boat.
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    • british overseas airways corporation british south american airways cold war great britain peninsular and oriental steam navigation company royal air force royal navy saunders-roe united kingdom world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  9. TinWing

    1981 TSR.2 Revival? "Tornado Style Intakes?"

    www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/tsr2/history.html Does anyone have a source for this information? Have any drawings been made public?
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    GEC Marconi Foxhunter Radar

    Placeholder for thread. Will post Foxhunter article later today.
  11. GTX

    Armstrong Whitworth AW.681 / HS.681

    Hi folks, Does anyone have detailed information on the British contender (and winner I believe) for the NBMR. 4 VTOL tactical transport aircraft requirement - the Armstrong Whitworth Type 681? All I have are these pictures: Regards, Greg
  12. overscan (PaulMM)

    Advanced Harrier Projects

    Thanks to Evan, heres a nice PDF of a British Aerospace Harrier II Plus brochure showing it in RN colours.
  13. Antonio

    Taildog / SRAAM / ASRAAM family

    Aviation Magazine No.545 September 1970 Attached pic from Farnborough 1970. Additional info: Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Rockets&Missiles. By Bill Gunston. Ed Salamander. ISBN 0-571-26870. Pg 221 The Vietnam War experience warn about the need for short range air to air weapons to...
  14. overscan (PaulMM)

    Canadair/General Dynamics CL-84 Projects

    In regard to the Sea Control Ships; Canadair is proposing an enlarged CL-84 for use as a sensor carrier and command post for the US Navy's proposed "sea control ships". Source: Air Enthusiast, May 1972
  15. overscan (PaulMM)

    AST 1227: BAe Sabre ASM

    AST (Air Staff Target) 1227 was a requirement for a PGM for antitank duties. BAe offered the highly supersonic Sabre, based on the Rapier SAM airframe with a laser seeker. Bill Gunston suggests the seeker was by Martin Marietta and related to the Copperhead seeker. Single shot kill probability...
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