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  1. uk 75

    UK and FRG cooperation (Not the MBT 80, Challenger etc)

    I thought it might be helpful to tease out this aspect from the British centric discussion. Originally the West Germans intended to replace their M48s with the MBT 70, a joint production with the United States which ground to a halt because of complexity and high cost. German sources on the...
    • uk 75
    • Thread
    • 1970s cold war federal republic of germany great britain north atlantic treaty organisation united kingdom west germany western europe
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. Pelzig

    Wegmann Tank Projects

    While searching patents for French tanks, found this German tank design put forth by Wegmann. I've attached the tank image from the patent as well as the patent itself. Did Wegmann ever build it or did it remain a patent design only?
    • Pelzig
    • Thread
    • cold war federal republic of germany heavy apc north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war tank tank design wegmann & co. west germany western europe
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. Deino

    China's attempts to obtain foreign combat types: Draken, Mirage, Harrier, P-16 .

    I think we all know the successful attempts to obtain / purchase foreign combat types ... lesser known are such attempts esp. during the brief Sino-Western-honeymoon during the 1980s like the Harrier and the French deliveries of helicopters ... we also know that prior to the J-10 there were...
    • Deino
    • Thread
    • 1960s 1970s 1980s airborne early warning civil aviation cold war great britain harrier helicopter kingdom of sweden people's liberation army air force people's republic of china swiss confederation united states v/stol aircraft western europe
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  4. B

    MBB/ERNO LuftAtmender Raketen-Träger (LART) spaceplane

    Spaceflight News , August Year ?
    • Barrington Bond
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    • 1980s cold war erno federal republic of germany mbb mbb-erno messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm north atlantic treaty organisation single-stage-to-orbit space age space race ssto west germany western europe
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  5. M

    European CAS/Attack common aircraft?

    European contries has make interesting lost projets in bombers and fighter aircrafts, read Tornado, Jagar, EFA, Harrier, and others, but, has been some pass or future especialized CAS/Ground Attack aircraft project? The Jaguar, Harrier and Spanish HA-500 are the only planes I remember at this time
  6. Triton

    Lockheed/Smith Miller Hybrid Missile Launch Truck

    Vintage Lockheed/Smith Miller Hybrid Missile Launch Truck URL:http://cgi.ebay.com/VINT-LOCKHEED-SMITH-MILLER-HYBRID-MISSLIE-LAUNCH-TRUCK_W0QQitemZ300386611364QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDiecast_Vehicles?hash=item45f06ff0a4 Description:
  7. Triton

    NATO Multilateral Force (MLF) Polaris ships and submarines

    In the early 1960s, the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations offered the European NATO partners participation in a Multilateral Force (MLF) of Polaris-armed warships that would include surface ships, including disguised merchant vesels, and submarines. The proposal was inspired by the...
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • armed merchant cruiser cold war cruiser early 1960s north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield q-ship ship launched ballistic missiles slbm submarine launched ballistic missile western europe
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  8. Michel Van

    Polaris SSBM as land based SRBM

    i remember vague a Proposal transform the Polaris in a landbased SRBM and install over 4000 missile in Europe so in end of 1950's beginn 1960's
  9. M

    PLATO Platform Orbiter

    The recent discussion about HERMES on Ariane 4 triggered a memory of another reusable lifting vehicle planned to be launched by Ariane 4 – the PLATO Platform Orbiter. The PLATO concept of a small uncrewed winged reentry vehicle was developed by MBB-ERNO in the late Eighties to provide Europe...
    • martinbayer
    • Thread
    • arianespace cold war entwicklungsring nord european space agency federal republic of germany late 1980s mbb-erno space age space race west germany western europe
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  10. Michel Van

    Ariane 5 Prototypes evolution 1977 to 1985

    already in 1977 were studies for Ariane with Lox/Lh2 upperstage those became 1977 to 1982 the Ariane 5R study aka in Forums "the Ariane 5 Common core booster" design Note code: P=solid fuel, L=Liquid fuel, H=Lox/LH2 fuel. Number=fuelmass in tons 1977 "Systéme Ariane Véhilcule Habitable" study...
    • Michel Van
    • Thread
    • 1980s arianespace cold war european space agency heavy lift vehicle late 1970s space age space race western europe
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  11. Matej

    European RPV and UAV projects from the 70's

    UAU! In 1976!! http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200763.html
  12. Triton

    Late 1960s Space Tug

    Anyone have information about the late 1960s space tug? This was supposed to launched into LEO by the space shuttle and then hitch a ride on the NERVA-powered nuclear shuttle?
    • Triton
    • Thread
    • cold war early 1970s eldo european launcher development organisation late 1960s nasa north american rockwell space age space race space shuttle space transportation system united states western europe
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  13. Jemiba

    Blue Streak based satellite transport system

    In 1959 G.K.C.Pardoe, Chief Coordinator/balistic missiles at DeHavilland Propellers Ltd. made several proposals to use the Blue Streak as the basis for a sattelite transport system. - The first shown would combine the Blue Streak with a solid propellant second stage, where the payload would have...
    • Jemiba
    • Thread
    • british commonwealth cold war communications satellite european launcher development organisation great britain icbm reconnaissance satellite royal air force space age space race spy sat strategic reconnaissance western europe
    • Replies: 224
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  14. M

    Nuclear Powered Locomotives

    Hi everybody I am searching for pictures or drawings of the Krauss-Maffei "Atomlok" . It is a german postwar project for a nuclear powered locomotive ! Data: Lenght 35m, wide 3m, weight 185 t, Power 5916 hp Here I have found some websites with pictures of nuclear powered locomotives ...
    • moin1900
    • Thread
    • atoms for peace cold war eastern bloc great britain nuclear power nuclear powered vehicles railways soviet union united states west germany western europe
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: The Bar
  15. hesham

    Early European shuttle with Ariane

    Hi, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%202075.html
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • 1980s arianespace cnes cold war esa heavy lift vehicle space age space race space shuttle western europe
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  16. A

    Early european rocketry projects

    title says all. It seems that Tony Buttler did it again! Along the mythical Avro 732 "supersonic Vulcan" he mention a Vulcan with a Diamant rocket under wing. (I've seen a pic, but I won't post it here) More info on the context and specs of this project ? I've checked Diamant A/B/BP-4 at...
    • Archibald
    • Thread
    • cold war eldo european launcher development organisation european space agency france great britain nuclear power nuclear rockets space race west germany western europe
    • Replies: 287
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  17. hesham

    Aerospatiale ATSF (Alliance) / British Aerospace AST

    Hi, please see the Flightglobal; http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1987/1987%20-%200980.html
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • aérospatiale airliner british aerospace plc civil aviation cold war late 1980s onera snecma space age sst supersonic supersonic transport western europe
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  18. hesham

    Aerospatiale AGV - Avion à Grande Vitesse

    Hi, please see the Flightglobal; http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1987/1987%20-%200980.html
    • hesham
    • Thread
    • aérospatiale airliner civil aviation cold war france french fifth republic hypersonic late 1980s ramjet western europe
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  19. S

    Hades IRBM (France)

    Would anyone possibly possess illustrations of the TEL for this missile, which was supposed to replace Pluton? Thanks.
    • scorp
    • Thread
    • armée de terre chemical / biological weapons cold war federal republic of germany force hadès france french fifth republic intermediate range ballistic missile irbm north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post-cold war pre-strategic sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke west germany western europe
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  20. boxkite

    ERNO LB 21 Bumerang

    A few years ago I saw a poster(?) of the West German space shuttle (or lifting body proposal?) ERNO (= Entwicklungsring Nord) LB 21 Bumerang inside the Peenemünde museum. After this 'meeting' I never saw it again, neither in books nor in magazines. Who can help with details (illustrations...
    • boxkite
    • Thread
    • 1970s cold war dornier erno federal republic of germany france junkers flugzeug- und motorenwerke ag mbb mbb-erno space age space race west germany western europe
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
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