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  1. Stargazer

    Rolls-Royce Developing Robotics For Engine Maintenance

    SWARM robots have already been mentioned on this forum [ https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/rolls-royce-swarm-engine-repair-microrobots.30577/ ] but they are merely one in a handful of Rolls-Royce programs aimed at robotic engine maintenance, for which the company teamed up with academics...
  2. scrubhead

    FSCS and AAN ground combat vehicles

    Originally I was going to post this in the FSCS thread ( https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/lancer-sika-pics-info.11823/ ) but this eventually became bigger than I originally intended ( 2 major files containing around 80 pages with 5 presentations in both, and two other presenations, all...
  3. TheKutKu

    Euclid ULLV SSTO

    I stumbled upon this while reading Edward Hujsak's 1994 The Future of U.S. Rocketry. ULLV stands for "Ultra Large Launch Vehicle" This is a concept by the "Perigee West Company of La Jolla, California", which Edward Hujsak happened to be the president of, the company got several hundred...
  4. F

    more successful US vtol projects

    i have been looking at a lot of old US vtol project that had promises but it got cancelled and it got me thinking. what would happend if some of those projets succeed, and what would happenend if thay did .
  5. uk 75

    If you were Sandys or Mcnamara?

    As we have had some interesting 50s and 60s what-ifs I thought it would be fun to go for a big one. Put yourself in the chair of Sandys, McNamara or any other key Defence Minister of your choice. Now put together a better balance of options than they did.
  6. Forest Green

    MACE (Multi-Mission Affordable Capacity Effector)

    View: https://twitter.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1753822277152407914?s=20 View: https://twitter.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1753472788839403705?s=20
  7. Forest Green

    Classified US Lockheed Missile Program

    View: https://twitter.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1749831289018945792?s=20
  8. O

    A-7 'Stealth Pod'

    Does anybody remember the A-7/stealth pod cover stories from the mid 80's. I remember some pics and the basic cover story but can't find anything about it anywhere now.
  9. hesham

    FAA DC-3 Replacement Competition of 1960s

    From FAA Aviation News 1964, this competition was intended to replace Douglas DC-3,the main tenders were; Learjet Model-? Hughes M-? or Model-? Culver City Type-? Republic AP-? Farmingdale Type-? Jerome Type-? Parkville Type-? Fairchild Stratos M-? Hagerstown Type-? ACME may A-3 ...
  10. overscan (PaulMM)

    Douglas Secret Projects - Aircraft Concepts and Proposals from Long Beach, CA during the Cold War.

    Nice video by Mike Machat with inspiration from resident forum guru Craig Kaston. h/t to Michel Van who posted this earlier in a different topic. View: https://youtu.be/s6SDKjUj6NI
  11. Musashi311

    Would the F-111B have really been superior to the F-14?

    Hello everyone this is my first post on here :) I was recommended this video by the "glorious" YouTube algorithm while watching some of Ward Carroll's videos. The person who did said video mentioned some things about the F-111B...how much better would it have been than the F-14 as an...
  12. Gentleman’s Astronautics

    Man in space

    Hey fellas, I'm (planning) on making a video game, set in the late 1950s, where Britain, the USSR and the USA each have their own space programmes, the US having Von Brauns ferry rocket and space lift ops, and the Brits having the BIS', now formed as the British Interplanetary Commission...
  13. K

    Char AMХ-30 with Garrett GT601 gas-turbine engine

    There is information that in the 80s the Garrett GT601 gas turbine was tested on the AMX 30 tank. Does anyone have any more information about this vehicle or any pictures?
  14. C

    SCB.100 class cvs

    I was curious to see if there had been any drawings of this paper ship plan. Basically a anti sub/ trade lane protector ship for th usn, 20 s-3 in 2 squadrons plus 4-8 small anti snuper aircraft (presumably a-4 but no design specified) and 16 sea kings, to be biult in the 70's to replace the...
  15. hesham

    Grumman G.81 Kitten,with Ducted-Wing

    From Air Pictorial 1965, is there any drawing to it ?,and thanks.
  16. hesham

    Boeing Two Small Aircraft to ID

    From Boeing magazine 1950, what was these two Boeing designs ?,maybe a generic or ?.
  17. hesham

    Boeing Incredible Aircraft Design of 1961 ?

    From Boeing magazine 1961, can anyone ID this beast ?,may the number 733 was for its model,because we know that designation had been used for different concepts !.
  18. P

    Nemesis MBT development

    I can't find any thread on here regarding the Nemesis MBT, a British project with some US/Commonwealth contributions. https://tankhistoria.com/experimental/nemesis-mbt/?utm_content=cmp-true This article makes mention of a variety of considered versions in both the mounting of the gun...
  19. E

    US forces with a second JFK term and shorter/no Vietnam war?

    Hi everyone, We have already discussed a shorter/no Vietnam scenario already so I will not ask for changes related to this. However, what I was wondering about is whether having a second JFK term (due to no assassination) instead of a Johnson term would affect 1963-1968 procurement in any way...
  20. Tzoli

    US Missile Launcher Designations

    I've thought I collect here the Guided Missile Launcher Systems or GMLS designations the US Armed forces used, mostly the navy but there seems to be many missing launcher designations and sequences. If anybody knows more designations from the missing sequences feel free to post here or inform me...
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