Obsolete weapon programs,aircrafts,helicopters,you would like to be revived

[Safriz]

This thread is dedicated to obsolete weapons systems across the board..Let it be naval,air force or land based you would like to be revived.
There have been marvelous and ingenious military hardware produced and shelved for various reasons,as far back as during WW II which are worthy of competing with modern weapons or called the predecessors of some of the most cutting edge military tech of today.
This thread is intended to be a knowledge base,so please avoid one liners or just a link..Please comment with substantial information about obsolete weapon of your choice.

 

[Safriz]

A country like Pakistan which has yet to build an indigenous helicopter should look into this ancient design which is versatile robust and cost effective.

Probably the forefather of V-22 osprey and even CH-47 Chinook.


Type: Transport Helicopter
Origin: Focke Achgelis Flugzeugbau GmbH
Models: E
First Flight: August 1940
Service Delivery: 1942
Final Delivery: N/A
Powerplant:
Model: BMW 301R
Type: nine-cylinder radial
Horsepower: 1,000 hp
Dimensions:
Rotor Diameter: 12.00m (39 ft. 4.5 in.)
Rotor Span (Turning): 24.50 (80 ft. 4¾ in.)
Number of rotor blades: 3
Number of rotors: 2
Distance Between Rotor hubs:
12.50m (41 ft. o.25 in.)
Fuselage Length: 12.25m (40 ft. 0¼ in.)
Height: N/A
Weights:
Empty: 3,175kg (7,000 lbs.)
Maximum: 4,309kg (9,500 lbs.)

Performance:
Maximum Speed: 182 kph (113 mph)
Cruising Speed: 175 kph (109 mph)
Initial climb: N/A
Range: 435 miles (700km) with aux. tanks.
Service Ceiling: N/A
Armament:
One MG 15 manually aimed from the nose.

The Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache ("Dragon" in English) was a helicopter developed by Germany during World War II. A single 750 kilowatt (1,000 horsepower) Bramo 323 radial engine powered two three-bladed 11.9 meter (39 feet) rotors mounted on twin booms on either side of the 12.2 meter (40 ft) long cylindrical fuselage. Although the Fa 223 is noted for being the first helicopter to attain production status, Nazi production of the helicopter was hampered by Allied bombing of the factory and only 20 were built.

Focke Achgelis Fa 223 Drache
Focke Achgelis Fa 223 Drache

The Fa 223 could cruise at 175 kilometres per hour (109 mph) with a top speed of 182 km/h (113 mph), and climb to an altitude of 7,100 m (23,300 ft). The Drache could transport cargo loads of over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) at cruising speeds of 121 km/h (75 mph) and altitudes approaching 2,440 m (8,010 ft)

Further reading
Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 "Drache" helicopter - development history, photos, technical data

 

[yousaf goebbels]

it was supposed to be the largest tank

Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte

Weight 1,000 tonnes (1,100 short tons; 980 long tons)
Length 35 m (115 ft)
Width 14 m (46 ft)
Height 11 m (36 ft)
Crew 20+, possibly as many as 41

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Armor 150–360 mm (5.9–14 in)
Primary
armament 2x 280 mm 54.5 SK C/34
Secondary
armament 1x 128 mm KwK 44 L/55
8x 20 mm Flak38
2x 15 mm MG 151/15
Engine 8x Daimler-Benz MB501 20-cylinder marine diesel engines
or 2x MAN V12Z32/44 24-cylinder marine diesel engines
16,000 to 17,000 hp (12,000 to 13,000 kW)
Operational
range ~120 miles (190 km)
Speed 40 km/h (25 mph)

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also Nazi incendiary bombs.....they used to tie the bombs with hot air baloons,sent them to upper atmosphere..stream of air/winds in upper atmosphere used to carry it to other part of the world where it used to fell and explode..

huge potential for countries having nuclear bombs but no intercontinental ballistik missile.

 

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Canadian Avro Arrow

Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow

After the cancellation of this fighter the Canadian Aviation Industry never recovered. Many Canadian engineers emigrated to the US

 

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Another German monster THE MAUS (the mouse)

Panzer VIII Maus

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Even though it served well during it's time as a Fighter Bomber,I would love it if the P-47 Thunderbolt is revivedRepublic P-47 Thunderbolt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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Project HARP (not to be confused with HAARP)

The abandoned GUN

Canadian engineer Gerald Bull figured out a cheaper way to launch payloads in to space ..... yup with super cannon..... Known as the Project HARP (High Altitude Research Project).

Gerald Bull aslo worked on Saddam Hussein's Project Babylon.... the super gun which could fire a nuke.

Bull concurrently worked on the Scud project, making calculations for the new nose-cone needed for the higher re-entry speeds and temperatures the missile would face. Over a period of a few months following, his apartment suffered several non-robbery break-ins, apparently as a threat or a warning, but he continued to work on the project. In March 1990 he was assassinated, allegedly by the Mossad. One account states he was shot five times in the head and back at point blank range while approaching the door of his apartment in Brussels. Another account states he was shot by a three-man Mossad team on March 20, 1990, when he answered the doorbell.

Gerald Bull had worked for so many parties in so many critical defence projects that he became an asset and a liability for several powerful groups at the same time. It has been speculated that variously members of the Mossad, the CIA, the MI6, Chilean, Iraqi, Iran's VEVAK, or South African government were behind the assassination.

The supergun project was stopped when its parts were seized by Customs in the United Kingdom in November 1990, and most of Bull's staff returned to Canada. The smaller test gun was later broken up after the Gulf War.

 

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Even though it served well during it's time as a Fighter Bomber,I would love it if the P-47 Thunderbolt is revivedRepublic P-47 Thunderbolt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Looks like a P-40 Warhawk to me


Ahhhhhhhhh the P-47 .... the mighty Jug

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

That was a CGI,i stole from Google

 

[Ajaxpaul]

mig 25 would top my list

 

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With no new SST in sight

I would say the Concorde

 

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mig 25 would top my list

Well India may revive it .....
But it is in service with the Russian Air Force

 

[Night_Raven]

"Yamato" class Battleships - IJN ( Imperial Japanese Navy )

"....the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 inch) main guns."

Bring on the beast !

 

[Tshering22]

mig 25 would top my list

You read my mind, bro. MiG-25 Foxbat was one helluva machine. It served us really well.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

"Yamato" class Battleships - IJN ( Imperial Japanese Navy )

"....the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 inch) main guns."

Bring on the beast !

realy its a huge monster
they r so huge that one of them was converted to an aircraft carrier