strategic bomber

  1. Tuomasn

    Tupolev Tu-2000 & other VKS projects

    A thread for the Tupolev Tu-2000 aerospaceplane and also other VKS contenders. The Tu-2000A (first two pictures) was to be a 70-90 tonnes demonstrator of the actual SSTO spacecraft. The third pic shows a model that was displayed at the 1992 Mosaeroshow. I'm still not certain whether it's meant...
    • Tuomasn
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    • 1980s 1990s 2000s airliner cccp cold war hypersonic nuclear battlefield post-cold war russian federation single-stage-to-orbit soviet strategic missile troops soviet union space plane space weapons spaceplane ssto strategic bomber tupolev okb ussr
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  2. Orionblamblam

    ATB: B-2 evolution and competitors

    This came fromt he rect Av Week article. However, I *know* i've seen this drawing before. I'm looking for a higher resolution version of it... if anyone can point me towrds it, I'd much appreciate it. Anyway, this was apparently the first sketch of what became the B-2.
    • Orionblamblam
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    • cold war elint lockheed mcdonnell douglas northrop nuclear battlefield post-cold war stealth bomber strategic air command strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force
    • Replies: 226
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  3. D

    Civilian versions of bomber aircraft

    Why to spend money in a development from zero if military designs can adapt? Proposals for a SST based on the North American XB-70 Valkyrie (I cannot avoid to imagine to the boys of Green Peace in a MIG-31 with the colors of the rainbow trying him to give hunt to one of these apparatuses) ;D
    • Dronte
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    • airliner civil aviation cold war great britain kingdom of sweden soviet union strategic bomber subsonic supersonic supersonic transport transport aircraft united states world war ii
    • Replies: 154
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. Antonio

    Vickers VC-10 Projects

    Vickers 450 seater project based on VC-10. Drawing from May 1964. Source: Giants of the Sky by Bill Gunston
    • Antonio
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    • aerial refueling air ministry air-launched ballistic missile airborne early warning airlifter airliner civil aviation cold war electronic warfare great britain nuclear battlefield raf bomber command rolls-royce royal air force sigint strategic bomber tanker aircraft transport aircraft vickers-armstrongs
    • Replies: 104
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. A

    Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit

    I was thinking for some time to put up this topic , Since B-2 is still a very classified aircraft may be there would be many grey areas which no one might be aware of , But may be we might end up getting to know more about this aircraft. The One thing that amazes me about this huge aircraft is...
    • Austin
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    • air force global strike command bomber cold war cold war ii early 21st century late 20th century nuclear battlefield post-cold war stealth bomber strategic air command strategic bomber united states united states air force
    • Replies: 739
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. M

    Tupolev Tu-160 Avionics

    I am new, and an fan of airplanes since I was a little child. First of all congratulations to everybody for the great posted subjects. Now I would like to open a new topic to discuss about the following: Thread to discuss Tu-160 avionics. I am particularly keen to learn about navigation and...
    • Mirlo
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    • avionics cold war cold war ii heavy bomber long range aviation post-cold war russian air force russian federation soviet air forces soviet union strategic bomber ussr
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Avionics and Military/Naval electronics
  7. Tuomasn

    Tupolev Tu-160 projects

    Thread to discuss Tupolev Tu-160 based projects.
    • Tuomasn
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    • cold war electronic warfare heavy bomber interceptors long range aviation nuclear battlefield post-cold war red fleet russian air force soviet air forces soviet union strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance tupolev tupolev okb ukraine ussr
    • Replies: 58
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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