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Topic Started: Dec 20 2010, 04:51 PM (579 Views)
Simon Darkshade
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A list to begin with. Feel free to add some, and to discuss them.

Canada

The Avro Arrow, of course. Such a waste.

Others:
Avro Jetliner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DATAR
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-103
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Glove
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar

Britain

TSR-2
Fairey Rotodyne
CVA-01
Blue Streak IRBM
Black Arrow space rocket
Black Knight space rocket
Blue Water SRBM
Blue Envoy SAM
Red Queen AA Gun
Green Mace AA Gun
EM-2 Assault Rifle and Taden Gun
Bristol Brabazon
Hawker P.1121 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_P.1121
Hawker Siddeley P.1154
Fairey Delta II/III
Vickers C
Victory Bomber
Avro 684 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_684
Supersonic versions of Valiant, Vulcan and Victor
Thin wing supersonic Gloster Javelin
Miles M.52
Vickers V.1000
Avro 730
Supersonic Buccaneer
VG Lightning
Saunders Roe SR.177
Malta class aircraft carriers
Lion class battleships
G3 battlecruisers and N3 battleships - The Cherry Trees
50s Guided Missile Cruisers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV4401_Contentious
Flying jeeps
Habbakuk
T14 heavy tanks
Centurion/Conqueror based AFVs and SPGs
Vickers Supermarine Type 589
Hawker P.1083 Supersonic Hunter
Supermarine Type 545 Supersonic Swift
Hawker Siddeley HS.681
English Electric P.42
Shorts Belfast with C-141 wings and jet engines
Martin Baker MB.5
Rolls Royce Eagle powered Tempests and Spitfires
Saunders Roe Princess/Duchess
Bristol 188
Blue Riband radar
Advanced versions of Blue Steel
Green Cheese nuclear anti ship missile
Highball bouncing bomb
Helmover - very, very, very big torpedo
Violet Friend ABM
Green Water LR SAM
Red Dean AAM
Red Rapier missile
Bloodhound III SAM
PT.428 SAM
Bristol X-12 ASM
Golden Eagle anti ship missile
Grand Slam guided bomb for TSR-2
Super VC-10

USA

B-70 Valkyrie
F-108 Rapier
F-12
B-58C
Nike Zeus and the ABM system in general
Typhon SAM system
Crusader SPG
F8U-3 Crusader III
C-99
P-6M Seamaster seaplane
R3Y Tradewind flying boat
Sea Dart seaplane fighter
WS-125 nuclear powered aircraft
Regulus II cruise missile
Republic XF-12 Rainbow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_Kingfish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Isinglass
Dynasoar
A-6F Intruder
Supersonic Corsair
YF-93

Edited by Simon Darkshade, Dec 20 2010, 05:20 PM.
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Basil Fawlty
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The Stevens Battery.
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Delta Force

This is a good site for aircraft projects.
Edited by Delta Force, Sep 4 2013, 04:53 AM.
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Simon Darkshade
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I've been a member there for many a year. Good place.
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Delta Force

Anything for France?

Also, Wikipedia has a page with many Rainbow Code programs for the United Kingdom.
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Simon Darkshade
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France had a few, such as the Verdun CVAs, the Mirage VG and a few 50s rocket fighters.
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Delta Force

What about French ground force and nuclear programs?

Also, was there a British Army Nuclear Power Program? I've found something about a 2.5 megawatt nuclear powered electrical generator codenamed Blue Bishop. It sounds somewhat similar to things the United States Army Nuclear Power Program was working on.
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Simon Darkshade
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Yes, Blue Bishop was one of their nuclear projects. The old Skomer Rainbow Code website should be archived on Wayback with a whole list of some of the most obscure projects.

As for French Army projects, there was the AMX-50 heavy tank. The story of French/European tank development in 1955-65 is a convoluted one.

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The F-23 Stealth Fighter. Many believe it to have been superior to the F-22.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YF-23
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Delta Force

I found the information on Blue Bishop/Green Janet.
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Basil Fawlty
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Would it have been possible to convert the YB-35/YB-49 into a dedicated reconnaissance aircraft to take advantage of its low radar signature?
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Simon Darkshade
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That wasn't a factor in that period, where the solution was high and fast. It was also difficult to handle flying wings before fly by wire.
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Basil Fawlty
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Apparently the thing yawed like virtually every plane in the messed up WT physics.
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