Interesting VTOL prototypes

[Ollie]

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.

[Ollie]

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!

[Ollie]

Finally, how could I not include the CL-84 Dynavert, eh?

 

[elmayerle]

So, pray, tell us what other aircraft were featured in that book.

[Ollie]

Just about all the ones that flew.  Author is Mike Rogers, published in 1989 by Haynes.  Mike Wren can surely find it for you!

B)  

[Captain Canada]

Ah, love that last one Ollie ! The best of the best......

[Mike Wren]

Just 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)    

[overscan]

Few pics of advanced British V/STOL projects:

P.103
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261553
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261571

P.1214
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261572
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261850
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachmen...=&postid=261851

from a thread here: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthrea...30&pagenumber=1

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