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  1. DBWI: Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Fails?

    The Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Essentially a return to Civil Aviation for Lockheed since the Constellation IIRC, and made back it's Development Cost by ~1983. The question I have is: What would have happened had the Tristar - a plane that had to, and actually did, live up to its Promise of...

  2. DB-ACH: Screw the de Havilland Comet

    Credited with Opening the Door to the ‘Jet Age’, the de Havilland DH 106 Comet while for a time a good Commercial Success was also the Swansong of the British Commercial Aviation Industry, being the first Passenger Jet Airliner and the most sold Commercial Jet Airliner from 1955-1961 before...

  3. DBWI: STS Engines Mounted on the Orbiter?

    It hasn't been that long since the 33-year life of the Space Transportation System (STS) came to an end, so I believe that this is a good time to ask this question. Looking into its history, there appears to have been a very serious debate over where to place the RS-25 engines, with some...

  4. DBWI: Lunar Race did not end with a Photo-Finish?

    A question I've been meaning to ask for some time now, but given that it's been about 45 years since the first Lunar Landing I think this is the right time. IOTL, there was a very tight margin of victory with regards to the First Man on the Moon - about 40 minutes IIRC - which saw NASA...

  5. WI/AHC USSR has a Working Lunar Mission?

    To start off with. With a lot of other things on my plate, I don't intend to make an ATL out of this, but I give you all this nice Intro, for those who would like to give it a try. :) 03/07/1969 Baikonur Cosmodrone Kazakhstan Cosmonauts Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov. Valeri...

  6. ESA ATL Plausibility Checks and Development

    I've been looking at developing a TimeLine where ESA - European Space Agancy - is far more involved with the various aspects of Space Exploration compared to OTL. To summerise. OTL, the primary contributions of ESA have been. 1) ATV for the ISS 2) Some Manned Space Platforms - Columbas...

  7. DBWI: No Aries? (ESA)

    AN: This is my first real attempt at any kind of AH. So sorry if parts seem a little...off. I'd greatly appreciate any constructive advice you are able to provide. As I'm sure you're aware. We're approaching the 17th anniversary of the first - albiet unmanned - launch of the ESA Aries...
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