vtol

  1. cluttonfred

    Morane Saulnier Statodyne Projects

    Random thought.... Have there been any designs for jet VTOL tailsitters, on paper or actually built, with the engine reversed in the airframe and the efflux turned 180 degrees or so to exit from the nose? It's not hard to imagine such a design with a pair of Harrier-style rotating louvers for...
    • cluttonfred
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    • 1950s aéroplanes morane-saulnier armeé de l'air civil aviation cold war french fourth republic interceptor nuclear battlefield v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  2. Hammer Birchgrove

    Real or fake? German WWII jet pack

    http://gizmodo.com/5524604/real-goddamn-flying-nazi-soldiers-with-jet-packs ??? Hurm.
    • Hammer Birchgrove
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    • axis powers combat engineers heer nazi germany pioniertruppen third reich vtol wehrmacht world war ii
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: The Bar
  3. overscan (PaulMM)

    Rockwell NA-420, NA-430 and NA-431 (US Navy "Type A" proposals)

    Rockwell NA 430 VSTOL Multi Mission Aircraft Design definition study of NASA/Navy lift/cruise fan V/STOL aircraft. Volume 1: Summary report of Navy multimission aircraft Cavage, R. L. (Rockwell International) NASA-CR-137695 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19760005982
  4. Mike Pryce

    50 years of the Harrier

    Today it is 50 years since the first Hawker P.1127 hovered, on 21st of October 1960. Despite the recent news that the UK is retiring its fleet the US Marine Corps, Spanish Navy, Italian Navy and Indian Navy continue to operate it, and it is likely that the Harrier will still be in service for...
    • Mike Pryce
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    • 1960 2010 armada española fleet air arm indian navy nuclear battlefield post-cold war royal air force royal spanish navy united states marine corps v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: The Bar
  5. hesham

    A N Rafaelyanz Aircraft and Projects

    Hi, we know only for this Russian company; Rafaelyants or simply RAF,that RAF-1 was ultra-light low-wing monoplane of 1925, RAF-2 was two-seat cantilever low-wing monoplane of 1926 and the RAF-11 was twin-engined low-wing small tarnsport aircraft of 1935,nobody knows the RAF-3 to RAF-10 ,and if...
    • hesham
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    • 1920s 1930s 1950s civil aviation cold war interwar period light aviation pre-world war ii soviet union ussr vtol
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  6. hesham

    UK VTOL Strike Recce Aircraft of 1959

    Hi, in 1959,the Air Ministry issued a competition for VTOL strike recce aircraft, the tenders were English Electric P.31 and Gloster P.505,I don't know if there was anther contenders or not,but I ask for more info about those two projects.
    • hesham
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    • 1959 air ministry close air support cold war great britain ground attack late 1950s nuclear battlefield royal air force tactical reconnaissance vtol
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. Triton

    Through-deck cruiser: the new capital ship

    "Through-deck cruiser: the new capital ship", Michael A Cairl, US Naval Institute Proceedings, December 1978 Yet another late 1970's proposal to replace expensive US Navy supercarriers and their escorts with presumably cheaper ship types. This time it's a hybrid warship called a "through-deck...
  8. D

    Vought (LTV) V-517 and V-520 Sea Control Ship (SCS) fighters

    Hi, Looking for information on the LTV V-517 V/STOL fighter proposed for the Sea Control Ship.
    • Dsadow
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    • cold war fighters ling-temco-vought naval aviation supersonic united states united states navy v/stol aircraft vought vtol
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  9. AeroFranz

    Navy 1970s SCAT VTOL study

    Found this in an old AIAA compilation of papers "Evolution of aircraft wing design". The particular paper was by Bob Liebeck (Father of the BWB), and the title was "Design of airfoils for high-lift" (AIAA 80-3034) therein is briefly described a study called SCAT (Surveillance, Communications...
    • AeroFranz
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    • airborne early warning cold war communications relay electronic warfare elint late 1970s maritime reconnaissance naval aviation united states united states navy vtol vtol long range sensor aircraft
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. R

    The STAMP (Small tactical aerial mobility platform) Program

    The Garrett Systems STAMP. Does anybody have any information about it?
  11. luedo34

    Bell TR911X and TR918 « Eagle Eye » tilt-rotor UAVs

    Does anybody happen to know what became of the Bell "Eagle Eye" tilt rotor UAV? The USCG has put the program on hold...any other customers (I´ve heard that the USMC was interested in this design at some time). Or has the whole project been cancelled? Anybody who´s got the empty and gross weight...
    • luedo34
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    • 2000s tilt rotor tiltrotor united states united states coast guard united states coastguard unmanned aerial vehicle uscg usmc vtol war on terror
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: The Bar
  12. Triton

    Through Deck Cruiser - The New Capital Ship

    US Naval Institute Proceedings "Through Deck Cruiser - The New Capital Ship" by Michael A. Cairl (December 1978): http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/barquitos/P-Files/NewCapitalShip1978-1.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/barquitos/P-Files/NewCapitalShip1978-2.jpg...
    • Triton
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    • anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare area air defence asuw asw cold war cruiser late 1970s naval aviation through-deck cruiser united states united states navy vstol carriers vtol
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  13. hesham

    Rockwell unknown VSTOL transport aircraft of 1977

    Hi, I displayed this aircraft before,but I can't identify it,who can ?. Low speed aerodynamic characteristics of a vectored thrust V/STOL transport with two lift/cruise fans Renselaer, D. J NASA-CR-152029 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19770022151 [Admin - updated link and added report details]
  14. hesham

    Northrop VTOL/VSTOL/STOL projects

    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
    • hesham
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    • cold war jet age nasa northrop space age stol u.s. army united states united states air force v/stol aircraft vstol vtol
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. airman

    Weser Tilt Rotor Designs

    Than the "Weser-Flugzeugbau GmbH" was active also after wwii ! :o :o
    • airman
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    • bundesmarine bundeswehr cold war deutsches heer vtol weser ag weser flugzeugbau weser-flugzeugbau gmbh weserflug west germany
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  16. B

    Rolls Royce 3rd Generation Lift Jet Transport

    From Journal Of The Royal Aeornautical Society August 1965. Not sure if this is a proper project or not as it says no more than the title in an article about VTOL. Regards, Barry
  17. hesham

    Boeing VTOL project

    Hi, the Aviation Week magazine published this Boeing VTOL transport aircraft project and the Flightglobal magazine displayed it. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1973/1973%20-%202151.html
  18. overscan (PaulMM)

    Vickers Versatile Aircraft Carrier and 1983 Light Fleet Carrier

    Displacing 13,200 tons, space for 16 aircraft. 15deg ski jump. For peacetime operations a helicopter operates from the rear deck, in wartime the rear deck would be built up with containers to lengthen the flight deck. Length 604 ft. Source: Flight International, 12 Jan 1980.
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • aircraft carrier british shipbuilders cold war early 1980s great britain royal navy united kingdom v/stol vickers ltd vickers plc vsel vstol carriers vtol
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  19. overscan (PaulMM)

    1960s Focke-Wulf FW 260 and FW 300 VTOL jet airliners

    Fw 260 medium range and Fw 300 short range transports Source: Flying Review International Vol 18, Issue 11
  20. hesham

    Hawker Siddeley HS.133 VTOL Airliner

    Hi, who knows this VTOL airliner aircraft Project ?. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1969/1969%20-%203287.html
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