We have a whole bunch of threads, alt-history or not. But no full blown TL so far.
The POD: May 1972, common sense prevails: Convair Model 200 carries the day over Rockwell NAR-356. It becomes the XFV-12 interceptor for Zumwalt Sea Control Ship.
Even after that one is canned, two prototypes are...
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I working on Story were German history goes little different
Here goes Aerospace industry in VTOL with Do-31 and EWR VJ 101 get into service.
One of civilian application is a VTOL Business Jet
I took the MBB HFB 320 Jet as template
With Mass 9600 kg it need around...
Hi,
here is some V/STOL and VATOL aircraft concepts, designed at the David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center.
NSRDC-79/O74 P
PREDICTION OF DRAG COEFFICIENTS OF A SUPERSONIC V/STOL CONFIGURATION WITH VARIOUS STORE ARRANGEMENTS*
Tsze C. Tai , Thomas H. Boyd , and Richard E...
Hi,
I know we spoke about this aircraft before,but I get a new clearer PDF and I prefer to open
a new topic for it,with a clearer artist drawing.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2140.msg110711.html#msg110711
Hello everybody!
I always found the various proposals for the USN "Type" A V/STOL competition fascinating and the Boeing Model 1041-133 in particular. In my opinion the Model 1041-133 with its mechanical driven lift- and cruise fans and variable pitch control system was (and still is) the most...
Good Day All -
In the Vought Archives I came across a folder with the title "V/STOL Fighter/Attack Concepts (FAVX)" with copies of overhead vuegraphs from a November 1975 presentation. The effort was a direct result of the U.S. Navy's effort in that time frame for a significant V/STOL...
Rockwell NA 430 VSTOL Multi Mission Aircraft
Design definition study of NASA/Navy lift/cruise fan V/STOL aircraft. Volume 1: Summary report of Navy multimission aircraft
Cavage, R. L. (Rockwell International)
NASA-CR-137695
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19760005982
Reading the chapter in TB's new American Secret Projects book on the contenders for the VSTOL USN fighter in the 70s I was fascinated by the lengthy narrative on the Fairchild Republic proposal.
No pictures appear, but it seems to resmble a smaller updated version of the company's proposal for...
Following on from UK75's Post on a VTOL Lutwaffe 1975 i was wondering if anybody had the dimensions for the VJ-101 D ?. I can find stuff on-line for the B, C and E but not for the D >:(
A joint US-German VSTOL fighter project. Here we have a 3 view of an early configuration and an isometric cutaway of a later version with modified air intakes.
Don't know much about this one. Pictures sourced online; possibly from an old Aviation Week. Convair Model 200.
[Images removed - better copies later in topic]
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