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Title: Interesting VTOL prototypes
Post by: Ollie on January 27, 2004, 07:02:19 PM
Hey!

Found in a book called VTOL - Miltary Research Aircraft, those three birds.

First off the Dornier Do 29, a reminder of a Luft-46 concept.  Built from a Do 27.

Title: Interesting VTOL prototypes
Post by: Ollie on January 27, 2004, 07:04:57 PM
Next the LTV-Heller-Ryan XC-142, one of my all-time fav VTOL.  Ever saw that "Choppers" show about it?  They showed it dropping stuff in the desert in semi-hover, very nice!

Title: Interesting VTOL prototypes
Post by: Ollie on January 27, 2004, 07:06:32 PM
Finally, how could I not include the CL-84 Dynavert, eh?

:wub:  
Title: Interesting VTOL prototypes
Post by: elmayerle on January 27, 2004, 07:18:15 PM
So, pray, tell us what other aircraft were featured in that book.
Title: Interesting VTOL prototypes
Post by: Ollie on January 27, 2004, 07:20:56 PM
Just about all the ones that flew.  Author is Mike Rogers, published in 1989 by Haynes.  Mike Wren can surely find it for you!

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Title: Interesting VTOL prototypes
Post by: Captain Canada on January 27, 2004, 08:54:47 PM
Ah, love that last one Ollie ! The best of the best......
Title: Interesting VTOL prototypes
Post by: Mike Wren on January 28, 2004, 04:16:06 AM
QuoteJust about all the ones that flew.  Author is Mike Rogers, published in 1989 by Haynes.  Mike Wren can surely find it for you!
bet I can't mate! 1989 is pretty ancient for a book theses days, anything from more than a couple of years ago, besides your big Osprey, Squadron/Signal etc titles generally go out of print. I'm 99% sure that one ain't currently available.

Its a common misconception amongst our customers that a book published 20 years ago should have been sitting on our shelf just waiting for them all these years... infact we probably get 200-300 brand new books into our little shop every single week (that's not including re-stocks of sold-out titles)  :huh:  
Title: Interesting VTOL prototypes
Post by: overscan on January 28, 2004, 02:14:24 PM
Few pics of advanced British V/STOL projects:

P.103
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261553 (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?s=&postid=261553)
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261571 (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?s=&postid=261571)

P.1214
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261572 (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?s=&postid=261572)
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261850 (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?s=&postid=261850)
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261851 (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?s=&postid=261851)

from a thread here: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthrea...30&pagenumber=1 (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19829&perpage=30&pagenumber=1)

originally about the P.106 and P.110 pre-Eurofighter projects...
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