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(I wasn't sure if this should be included under the Horizon thread, as there were at least 8 projects between Type 42 and Type 45 in the UK alone, let alone any other nations, and Horizon was just one of those) (Note that the image is resized by the forum code and is actually 994 * 582...

In "Encyclopedia of Tanks" by Crow and Icks, there are brief details of a series of AFVs on a common chassis. The picture is clearly of the small turret 20mm cannon version, though it is captioned by the arrow as having a 90mm recoilless rifle. Has anyone a picture of the 90mm variant, please...

Sorry for the delay, I was busy with non-aviation things :( . Here are the P xxxx numbers of unbuilt Messerschmitt/MBB projects (mainly source is “Willy Messerschmitt – Pionier der Luftfahrt und des Leichtbaues” by Ebert, Kaiser and Peters/ISBN 3-7637-6103-9): · P 1118 – four-seat touring...

Germany experimented with a number of casement tank studies in the early 1980's, key designations for the proposals were Kpz-3, VT-1-1, VT-1-2, VT-1-6 (which sugests other intervinung models) VT-2.

There is little detail about the MBT-80 a British and german effort to find a replacement MBT, evetually they went their own ways. Any better photos than this out there?

This was a project of the (then) West German Army during the late '80s/early'90s. It was designed for anti-tank and anti-helicopter warfare roles and was based on the hull of the Leopard 1 chassis converted by removing the turret and fitting an elevating arm with weapons/sensors that could reach...

In the late 1980's I remember the West Germans talking about their plans for their next gen of MBT that was going to replace the Leopard 1. It was called the Leopard 3. Does anyone have anything in the way of how far this project got - i.e prototype? is there any art work or drawings or...

Okay, does anyone have three-views of post-war business jets developed on paper by Messerschmitt? I'm referring to the HA230/Me230 and Me308 projects.

http://www.aiaa.org/tc/vstol/unbuilt/mbb/index_r.html BBH-2 Pic:

This was an air defense system based on the M1 chassis. ISTR it had two 25mm guns and ADATS missiles but I can't find anything on it.

Nice pics of an MBT-70 prototype http://tanxheaven.com/mbo/MBT-70/MBT-70.htm

My latest project is here: http://rp-one.net/lampyridae/lampy.html The MBB Lampyridae stealth fighter. RP1

Hi Everyone! I'm very interested in the Grob G850 Strato 2C, (a research aircraft), and I was wondering if anyone had any three-views of this aircraft and if so, could you possibly post them on this website. I'd like to do some illustrations of this aircraft and possibly a scratch-built model...

Hi Whilst looking through some issues of Air Pictorial there was a picture that caught my eye in a Paris Special from 1965(? not too hand so not sure on the exact issue). The picture was a selection of European military Transport model, one was the Dornier Do28 another was a rather tasty swept...

“Der Flieger” 5/1978 asked on page 189 “is this the new lightweight fighter Panavia 190 ‘Spitwulf’ with a RB.199 engine, designed for a top speed of Mach 2.2”? Only the length of the aircraft was given – 12 metres. I sent the two-view drawing to Tony Buttler, Mike Pryce and jemiba. “It looks...

Have you ever heard about the Zeppelin/SNCASO ZSO 523? I´ve been trying to find info about it, but it was very hard, all I have is it was a big aircraft with six engines. Raravia

A joint US-German VSTOL fighter project. Here we have a 3 view of an early configuration and an isometric cutaway of a later version with modified air intakes.

Here some unbuilt Transall projects : - An AEW with a dorsaly mounted rotodome - Two VSTOL versions, designed by the german HFB, which was deeply involved in the development of lift fan designs - and an airliner version (a little bit OT here, but as it was derived of a military type ...

Just found in an brochure from DaimlerChryslerAerospace. Probably well known, nevertheless ...

I forgot Colani designs. So here they are: 1. Cygnus - was projected gigantic passanger plane for soviet airlines Aeroflot from 80s. It was designed for extreme climatic and geographic conditions. It was powered by two bolt - like ducted fans. 2. This is hypersonic Mach 5 passanger plane from...