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The F4 Phantom might have failed to materialise as the wonderful plane which the RAF and RN used to fill various gaps from the 60s onwards. In a Phantomless world would P1154 have been developed as planned in 1963 for both RAF and RN or would the Lightning have been developed in its swing wing...

Hi all, found this article with a little information about a new P.C.24. Do you know more? Servus, Maveric...

52 United States Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft are being modernized by the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) into the Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy. This modernization program is expected to be completed in 2016 and will extend the service life of these 52 C-5 aircraft...

i'm writing an article for a post-apocalyptic roleplaying game setting, and one thing i haven't been able to easily find out is whether aircraft larger than a 737 could operate off of unpaved airstrips. i know that various militaries have operated things like C-17's off unpaved airstrips, but...

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) 22DDH helicopter destroyer. Source: http://snafu-solomon.blogspot.com/2010/06/22ddh-japans-next-helicopter-carrier.html http://www.strategypage.com/militaryforums/6-62389.aspx http://oursogo.com/thread-1155047-1-1.html

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French announcing the development of the Avions Marcel Dassault MD-410 Spirale III STOL transport. It would have been based partly on the previous Avions Marcel Dassault MD-410 Spirale COIN/ground attack prototype, but with a high-wing and a new...

Artist's impression of Grumman 100-passenger STOL airliner. Artist's impression of Grumman 30-passenger STOL airliner. Source: From the the Archives at Grumman Memorial Park Calverton, Long Island, New York or The Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, Long Island via Warbird Information...

Hi all, I search for drawings and technical data for the swiss Pilatus projects P.1 training 1940 / P.5 utility 19?? / P.C.9 transport (not the trainer) 195? and the P.C.10 Twin Porter 19??. I know there was an article in FliegerRevue Extra No.1, but I have´nt this magacine. Thanks for your...

Can someone shed some light on this C-5 Galaxy/NASA project? I was given this picture via email. Looks like STOL C-5? Blown flaps? Thank you in advance.

Other Northrop V/STOL aircraft of 1967,who can identify it ? except the T-39,XV-4 and T-38. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19680004577_1968004577.pdf

Hi, is this Vought Jet Skimmer a real project to the company or not?. http://www.geocities.com/unicraftmodels/fut/futusa/futusa.htm

Does anyone have any information on the design for the enlarged S-3 Viking offered as a carrier onboard delivery (COD) aircraft in competition with the second batch of Grumman Greyhounds? And I don’t mean the US-3 which was just a stripped ASW Viking for high speed COD duties. Apparently this...

Hi, the NASA experimental jet STOL transport aircraft.

I always do that! Again, with the pictures...

My dear Jemiba, can I ask you if there was a project to Hawker called HS-810 VTOL transport aircraft or not ?.

Found at NTRS MULTIPLE APPLICATION PROPFAN STUDY (MAPS) ADVANCED TACTICAL TRANSPORT F. C. Newton, R. H. Liebeck, G. H. Mitchell, A. Mooiweer, M. M. Platte, T. L. Toogood, and R. A. Wright Douglas Aircraft Company McDonnell Douglas Corporation Prepared for National Aeronautics and Space...

Hi, there was the SAAB-1071 a four engined high wing STOL transport and could carried 40-passengers. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1968/1968%20-%200762.pdf

Hi, The Bertin HB-12 was a project of large version of HB-11 powered by three General Electric J85 engines.

Hi, Did we speak about that Lockheed VTOL project before ?

Hi everybody, During the 1987/1988 McDonnell-Douglas tried to make a deal with Airbus to develope MD-330 airliner,which was based on a stretch MD-11 airframe with Airbus A300 wing to compete Boeing-747,but the McDonnell later developed the design MD-12,anther series of little known airliner...