The History Channel
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| Military planners fear the runway's vulnerability to pre-emptive attack. Their solution - Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft able to launch without runways. The Cold War's onset led to Western Europe's need to defend from Soviet invasion and the attempts by NATO powers to ensure they achieved aerial superiority over the USSR. One of the greatest fears was the concept of a pre-emptive strike that would knock out NATO airstrips before their fighters could take off. The solution was vertical take off. This programme examines the early attempts to produce such an aircarft and the challenges involved in achieving that goal. We turn to the US efforts to build a Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft aircraft, "Pogo" aircraft, the Ryan X-13 Vertijet, F-104, and Sikorsky S-57. Meanwhile, British designers were developing the P1127, which NATO nearly adopted as the European standard, before political wrangling killed full deployment. Its technology ended up in the Harrier Jump Jet.
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Picture of Hawker Hunter used in the programme
SECRET SUPERPOWER AIRCRAFT: Quest for Vertical Take-Off
shown Monday August 20th 2007 at 3:00pm on the History Channel
http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk
Aeromecha Vibration Controls
Picture of a Supermarine Spitfire used on the Aeromecha Vibration
Controls Website and also displayed as an artistic photograph in their office
(Large printed picture)
- http://www.aeromecha.co.jp/index_english.html
Little Gransden Airshow 2007
Picture of a Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora used on the
Little Gransden 2007 Airshow Website - http://www.littlegransdenshow.co.uk
Featured on Featurepics.com
An article on Military Aviation Photography on www.featurepics.com
a site dedicated to Photography of all kinds
Steven Wilson /
HuntersAndTheHunted.com
An image of a De Havilland Mosquito was used on this Author's Website
MTC Technologies

A USAF F-16 image was used in this brochure
EADS Defence Electronics

Two Dutch F-16 images were used in this brochure
Venango Museum
Oil City, Pennsylvania

Venango Museum of Art, Science, and Industry
270 Seneca Street Oil City, PA 16301
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The Venango Museum of Art, Science and Industry, located in Oil City, Pa., is a private, non-profit general museum that offers a combination of permanent and changing exhibits. Annual offerings include musical and performance programs, summer children's programs, regional art shows, tours to historic sites, lectures, a changing annual "hands on" science exhibit for children, and an annual river expedition aboard a working replica of a 19th century packet boat, the "Pine Knot." |
A photo was used of a pair of F-15E Strike Eagles taken at RAF Lakenheath
Images used on music CD's for
Southend Seafront Airshow

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Several music CD's were produced for Southend's Seafront Airshow in 2001 and 2002. A few of my images were used on these CD's. The music's creator Phil Armand, used images of the Tornado and Harrier for tracks titled "Tornado" and "Harrier".
Phil D Music - CD's created by Phil Armand, Brad Luff and Dave Feldman The music was also copyright BBC Essex |