In the January 16, 2020 article "Triplesonic Interceptors: The F-103, F-108, and YF-12A", Tony R. Landis of the Air Force Material Command History Office briefly mentioned an "I-70" interceptor version of the North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie. According to Landis (2020), the "I-70" was...
I heard rumors about and little bits of info on successors to the LRI-X interceptors that were hypersonic and had missiles with a range of 500 miles is there any info on them like blueprints and performance information?
Hi everybody
Here the Convair "Sky Scorcher" Air-to-Air Missile with a 2 megaton warhead
http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/other.html
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=44082
I have not found any other informations or drawings of this crazy project !
Maybe someone...
I know this one has a lot of questions. If anybody has a good answer, I'd like to hear it.
Would the F-12B interceptor have resulted in a significantly different development of Russian/Soviet aircraft? Would it have played a role in the development of our fighter designs? Would it have...
Hi,
this is a question for the real 8) F-108/WS-202A experts.
My research in the less-known corners of U.S. aircraft nomenclature space ;) turned up two pages (attached) about the request for allocation, and subsequent rejection, of the "XQ-11" designation to something called "F-108 Airborne...
This radar formed the basis of the AWG-9, and was the first lookdown/shootdown weapons system.
Originally developed for the North American F-108 interceptor, the origins of AN/ASG-18 lie in 1954, when alongside a new interceptor competition a competition was held to design a radar with a 100nm...
USAF ‘Improved Manned Interceptor’ (IMI) Program
On 9 February 1968, the Defence Department announced they were not going to purchase the Lockheed F-12A interceptor (later the SR-71), opting instead to remain with the F-106 as the primary interceptor to protect the continental USA from air...
In the book "Valkyrie - North American's Mach 3 Superbomber" they indicate that North American continued developement of the F-108 even after it was cancelled. They have a "1960" configuration that is a little puzzling. Either the canopy and windows shrunk considerably or the aircraft as a...
Ryan Lift-Fan Advanced Studies
Flying Review Vol.20 No.12
Courtesy of Lark
Model 182 is a transonic close-support fighter developed from XV-5A.
Model 186-C is a supersonic point defence fighter
Model 187-B is a also a supersonic fighter
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