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  1. 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
  2. fightingirish

    Boeing Vertol/Grumman BV-222 tilt-rotor projects

    Hi folks, today while flicking through magazines at a bookshop near my local train station, I saw a picture of the Boeing Model 222 tilt rotor aircraft featured in an article about the "X-series Aircrafts (Part 19): AD-1 and XV-15" published in the German magazine "Fliegerrevue" Issue 02/08. At...
  3. L

    Lockheed XV-4 'Hummingbird'

    Lockheed produced several initial designs leading to the Hummingbird. One of them was the GL-224-2 concept. Is there anyone who can help with a decent three view drawing or an other illustration about? The 'X' plane book No.5 -HPM Publications haves an illustration but in my copy the drawing...
    • lark
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    • 1960s battlefield surveillance cold war late 1950s lockheed observation aircaft tactical reconnaissance u.s. army united states united states army v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. 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
  5. N

    Unknown USAF supersonic VTOL Fighter competition from 1959

    "Air Force Plans competition for new VTOL contract. Last manned combat aircraft ordered by the Air Force will probably be a supersonic VTOL. Preliminary arrangements are being drawn up for a design competition among American manufacturers. Funds for evaluation of proposals are available and...
    • nugo
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    • bell aerospace bell aircraft corporation cold war convair early 1960s fighter fighters late 1950s mcdonnell aircraft corporation northrop nuclear battlefield republic aviation corporation supersonic united states united states air force v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  6. hesham

    Boeing Vertol Light Intratheatre Transport (LIT) V/STOL cargo aircraft

    Hi, in Flightglobal site,they spoke about the Boeing Vertol LIT (light intratheatre transport) a tilt-wing V/STOL cargo aircraft,does anyone know more about it ?. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1970/1970%20-%200235.html?search=Boeing%20LIT%20helicopter
    • hesham
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    • airlifter boeing boeing vertol cold war early 1970s late 1960s military airlift command transport aircraft united states united states air force v/stol aircraft vietnam war vtol
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  7. hesham

    Dornier LSK (Leichtes Schwebefähiges Kampfflugzeug) (Lightweight Hoverable Fighter) (1972)

    Hi, the Dornier sutdied in 1972 to develope an aircraft which was based on or looks like the SAAB-37 Viggen,and also designed a very beautiful lightweight V/STOL fighter,I never heard about them before. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1972/1972%20-%202852.pdf
    • hesham
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    • 1970s air-to-ground anti-tank bundeswehr close air support cold war dornier flugzeugwerke federal republic of germany ground attack transonic v/stol aircraft vtol west germany
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. hesham

    Bell trailing-rotor and folding-rotor projects

    Hi, the Bell T-37 trailing-rotor project. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1965/1965%20-%200898.pdf
    • hesham
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    • bell aerospace bell aircraft corporation bell helicopter company bell helicopter textron close air support cold war csar ground attack helicopter gunship nasa naval aviation transport aircraft united states united states air force united states army united states navy v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  9. uk 75

    Fairchild-Republic FR-150 Sea Control Ship (SCS) fighter

    Reading the chapter in TB's new American Secret Projects book on the contenders for the VSTOL USN fighter in the 70s I was fascinated by the lengthy narrative on the Fairchild Republic proposal. No pictures appear, but it seems to resmble a smaller updated version of the company's proposal for...
  10. P

    Type 82 Bristol Class Projects and Design Studies

    In Rebuilding the RN Brown notes 'In 1967 consideration was given to a stretched Type 82 to replace the Tiger class as helicopter ships' (DEFE 16/617 (PRO)) Were any drawings made?
    • PMN1
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    • admiralty anti-submarine warfare atomic ships cold war cruiser fleet air arm great britain guided missile aviation cruiser harrier carrier late 1960s nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels royal navy sea harrier v/stol vstol carriers vtol
    • Replies: 123
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  11. hesham

    Hawker Siddeley VTOL/STOL Concepts

    My dear Jemiba, can I ask you if there was a project to Hawker called HS-810 VTOL transport aircraft or not ?.
    • hesham
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    • cold war france french fifth republic great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd nord aviation nord-aviation stol united kingdom v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 79
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  12. flateric

    Boeing FTR (Future Transport Rotorcraft) concepts from 1999

    Boeing FTR (Future Transport Rotorcraft) program targets were: - Replace aging CH-47 fleet - Deploy Brigade from Fort to Fight in 96 hours - Carry the Future Combat System Payload of 20 tons in a C130 size box - Vertical Hover capability FTR Configuration Options were: - FTR Advanced Theater...
    • flateric
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    • 1999 airborne forces airmobile boeing boeing vertol future combat systems helicopter joint heavy lift (united states) late 1990s post-cold war tiltrotor united states united states air force united states army v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  13. hesham

    NGTE V/STOL Aircraft

    Hi, The National Gas Turbine Establishment NGTE had designed two rigid-rotor aircraft designs,and the second was based on Bac One-Eleven. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1967/1967%20-%200089.pdf
    • hesham
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    • civil aviation cold war great britain national gas turbine establishment royal air force transport aircraft v/stol v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  14. hesham

    Various Japanese Civilian Aircraft & Helicopter Designs

    Hi, The Japanese company NAMC YS-12 was developed from YS-11 but powered by two Rolls Royce dart RDa 10s ,YS-31 was with two RDa 7s and the YS-12-4 was with four RDa 10 engines. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959 - 3097.html?search=ys-12
    • hesham
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    • airliner civil aviation cold war hypersonic japan light aviation post-cold war supersonic supersonic transport v/stol aircraft vtol
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  15. hesham

    Rolls Royce VTOL Projects

    Hi, Does anyone know those VTO projects to Rolls Royce ?. Source,flightglobal.
  16. hesham

    Jean Bertin Projects

    Hi, The Bertin HB-12 was a project of large version of HB-11 powered by three General Electric J85 engines.
  17. hesham

    Heinkel He 212 / VFW VC-400 tandem tiltwing

    My dear Jemiba, Did you hear about the Heinkel He 212 army reconnaissance tilt propeller aircraft project ? thanks in advance.
    • hesham
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    • bundesmarine bundeswehr cold war deutsches heer federal republic of germany heinkel heinkel flugzeugwerke north atlantic treaty organisation vereinigte flugtechnische werke vtol west germany
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  18. K

    Rockwell NR-356 Sea Control Ship (SCS) V/STOL fighter (XFV-12A)

    The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic United States Navy fighter which combined the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow armament of the F-4 Phantom II in a VTOL fighter for the small Sea Control Ship which was under study at the time. On paper, it looked superior to the subsonic Hawker...
  19. A

    Rolls-Royce Liftjets from RB82 to XJ-99

    Thread to discuss this family of lift engines, and aircrafts related. I've gathered some infos on the subject... Le Fana de l'aviation, october 1997. Article on the Mirage IIIV. "Circa 1967 RB-162 were to be replaced by RB-189, product of a join program between RR and Allison. Thrust was 2700...
    • Archibald
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    • cold war great britain rolls-royce v/stol vtol
    • Replies: 67
    • Forum: Propulsion
  20. overscan (PaulMM)

    Vought (LTV) SF-106 and SF-121 "Superfly" VATOL fighters

    1978 VATOL study via flateric
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