Gloster Javelin proto

Gloster Javelin. Believed to be the Gloster Javelin prototype.

Gloster Javelin . Believed to be the Gloster Javelin prototype.

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V Bomber - The Handley Page Victor - images

In the 1950s, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) acquired a strategic nuclear strike force in the form of the "V-Bombers" -- the Vickers Valiant, the Handley-Page Victor, and the Avro Vulcan. The Victor was arguably the most unconventional of the three, at least in hindsight, but it pro........

Arado AR-234 - images

The German Arado 234 was the very first purpose-built jet bomber. While the Ar-234 had very little influence on the outcome of World War II, being much too late and too few in number, it had influence on later aircraft designs. This document provides a history and description of the Ar-234, as ........

AIM-9 Sidewinder

AIM-9 Sidewinder

The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft. It has a high-explosive warhead and an infrared heat-seeking guidance system. The Sidewinder was developed by the U.S. Navy for fleet air defense and was adapted by the U.S. Air Force for fighter airc........

Rolls Royce Avon

Rolls Royce Avon

Development of the Rolls Royce Avon turbo jet was started in 1945 under the Rolls Royce designation AJ-65 (Axial Jet 65 hundred pounds). This was Rolls Royces first axial flow engine. It was designed by Alan Arnold Griffith as a single spool design with a 15 stage compressor and a design thrust of 6........

Sepecat Jaguar: Tactical Support and Maritime Strike Fighter

Sepecat Jaguar: Tactical Support and Maritime Strike Fighter

Book Review: Sepecat Jaguar: Tactical Support and Maritime Strike Fighter. The SEPECAT Jaguar was a less famous Ango-French collaboration then the Concorde, but aurguably more sucessful. This beautifully produced book tells the story of the Jaguar with extensive illustrations in colour, and the pers........

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