Does anyone know the final disposition of the Terex MX Transporter Emplacer (TE)? This vehicle was designed to support MX deployment in a system of multiple protective shelters linked by above ground roads, the so-called "Racetrack" proposal. In 1979, President Carter announced that 200 MX...
A more theoretical question than alternative history, was there any interest within SAC to develop a "Heavy" ICBM to match the R-36's capabilities?
If so, could it fit within the existing Titan II launch sites? Titan II and R-36 are somewhat surprisingly similar in diameter and height, though...
Inspired by the Projects that should have been killed at birth thread's recent conversation about the B-1s futility/utility I thought I'd make a "What If" thread if the AMSA/B-1 program never saw flight.
So for whatever reason the AMSA program is not revived by the Nixon Administration...
The famous B-52 Stratofortress has been in service with the USAF for more than 65 years and its iconic shape is known and recognised all over the world. Yet the B-52 and its predecessor, the B-47 Stratojet, started out looking very different indeed. Each aircraft was the end product of a lengthy...
Here you go you, folks! Looking for art of the Convair shuttle for Orion and I found this. It's a good imagining of many uses for the XB-70 IF it hadn't stayed a prototype. Enjoy! ;D
http://www.edwardsflighttest.com/b70.html
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As said in the thread title. There were talks about combining the (equally doomed) Skybolt and Valkyrie. Except it ran into a very stupid issue: Skybolt had been build for subsonic release.
Ok then, the B-70 would fly subsonically, launch the Skybolts and get ride of the pylons. And then it...
Last few days I've been tearing my hair out looking for a collection of images I *know* I saw some time ago: art and diagrams depicting various aircraft including the B-52 carrying the Navaho missile. If this sounds at all familiar to anyone, please let me know. Here's an image from another...
From wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Missile
Common Missile was an intercontinental ballistic missile project, developed to satisfy U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force operational system requirements for both SLBM and silo-launched ICBM, defined in the 1978 commonality study.
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This one is not really feasible but it does produce some interesting models or artwork.
The USAF had its Hound Dogs in service from the Cuban Missile Crisis well into the 70s.
If politics and other considerations had not got in the way, permutations of NATO Hound might have served on the...
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In Bill Rose's book Secret Projects: Flying Wings and Tailless Aircraft, there is mention of an outrageously colossal design for a nuclear-powered flying wing bomber by Lockheed, the L-248-3. The specs for the L-248-3 are as follows judging from what's contained in the book:
Length: 89 ft
Span...
Immagine that Richard Nixon instead of JFK was elected President of United States in November 1960,and that Alan Shepard was the first man in space (but not in orbit) in Febraury 1961.
Two events that could happen.
In this scenario,if President Nixon not consider necessary a manned mission on...
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Apparently the SR 71 was able to evade Soviet air defences simply because it travelled too fast.
The reason I am interested in this is that there were proposals in 1960/61 for a British ramjet missile (OR 1182) which would fly at speeds in excess of M = 2 and at high altitude. A report was...
Just learned that the movie "Strategic Air Command" (1955), which starred Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson and the Convair B-36 (not necessarily in that order) is finally to be released in High-Definition (1080P) Blu-Ray format on 18 October 2016
While I cannot vouch for the quality of the...
Interesting model. Also has pics of other models that look will be up for auction soon.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RESIN-BOOST-GLYDE-VEHICLE-and-metal-MINUTEMAN-3-BOOSTERS-/201483158527?hash=item2ee95503ff:g:nikAAOSwnH1Wauuj
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