The General Electric AC110-2 Nuclear Turbojet was selected by Convair in 1956 to power their Models 23A and 23B nuclear seaplane bombers / mine layers. Layout of the AC110-2 is very similar to the GE XMA-1A, with a single reactor for each pair of turbojets (one pair in the 23A, two pairs in the...
The US Navy - BuAer Specification SD 112.14 ,soliciting bids for a
twin engined VF -Naval Fighter- in 1938.
This spec. produced the Grumman Model G-34 (XF5F-1)
Brewster ,Seversky and Lockheed were also contending.
Bids were asked from 13 companies.
Is there any of the Naval Aviation specialist...
An RFI was issued by Naval Air Systems Command on April 18, 2013 for the Maritime Helicopter (MH-XX).
Source:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=66c5708022c9b3002035f1d505827ac0&tab=core&_cview=0
A January 1974 (draft final) report for the Office of Naval Research, prepared by the Boeing Vertol Company:
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/777988.pdf
In the late 1970s, it was planned to modernize the Alany class CGs for service through the 1980s. The Albany class were full guided missile conversions of WWII era Baltimore and Oregon City class heavy cruisers. Eventually the funds allocated were diverted and the ships were decommissioned...
Hi All -
Never heard of this - looks cool!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NAA-NORTH-AMERIACN-AVIATION-IN-HOUSE-T-28-JET-FACTORY-DESK-MODEL-TOPPING-PRECISE-/400493123813?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d3f4018e5
Enjoy the Day! Mark
"Longhorn" has been proposed to include a turbofan engine in a lengthened AGM-65F airframe.
This version would be 3.35 m long and could have a range of about 75 km.
Mid-course guidance would be inertial with GPS, while IIR or active MMW radar terminal seekers could be used.
Let's start off with this:
RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS OF THE US NAVY Volume 10 [Naval Nuclear Power Unit Port Huenume, California, July 1978]
G'day Gents!
Once again I've been flicking through one of my favourite books “The Pentagon Paradox. The development of the F-18 Hornet” by James Perry Stevenson (ISBN 1557507759), Shrewsbury, 1993.
In this book it talks about the following program:
'Commander Ernie Waller USN’s theoretical...
Paging Mr. David Mace, Paging Mr. Greg Bear.
Via Slashdot: DARPA wants to dot ocean floor with network of robotic pods that can spy, explore (NETWORKWORLD)
http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2013/01/11.aspx...
Does anybody know enything about the competition that led to the USN. I realized that I have nothing but the Boeing Model 374 rival design.
Name and details of the request for proposals, contenders?
Anything will be welcomed
Antonio
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