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Hi,

Anther project from 1950s,submitted by Richard Whitcomb
as delta wing research aircarft,very similar to Convair XF-92,
but had a longer nose,normal tailplane not delta and a curved
fusealge in at the root of the wings,it had a Coke Bottle fuselage,
it was offer to help the designers of jet aircraft.
 
Hi,

the NASA AAW aircraft.

http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1996/1996%20-%202057.html
 

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Hi,

the NASA VG aircraft.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-468/ch10-4.htm
 

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Hi,

look like the wept wing Lockheed F-80.
 

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Strictly, these are NACA designs from 1947. Two generic supersonic interceptors.
 

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Hi,

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-440/ch7-3.htm
 

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Hi,

NASA ASTOVL aircraft.

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/1000/1200/1287/950051_birckelbaw.pdf
 

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Hi,

the NASA art CTOL design concept.

http://www.avidaerospace.com/publications/CAD_Lost_Art_or_Science.pdf
 

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hesham said:
Hi,

I don't know this V/STOL aircraft.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19820021392_1982021392.pdf
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Hmmm ... ??? I'm not 100% for sure but I think they are from Grumman.

Deino
 
I think, its the Grumman VFAX proposal,shown in Aviation Week 1972:
 

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Hi,

NASA/McDonnell Douglas generic fighter;
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20030007788_2003002347.pdf
 

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Hi,

a fighter without tail fin,designed in 1989.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19890015799_1989015799.pdf
 

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Hi,

NASA cranked-arrow-wing fighter of 1984.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19840015586_1984015586.pdf
 

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Hi,

NASA twin engined fighter of 1987.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19870012440_1987012440.pdf
 

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Hi,

look like GD F-16.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19820023427_1982023427.pdf
 

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Hi,

a strange fighter design to NASA.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19770024149_1977024149.pdf
 

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Hi,

a more stranger design of fighters.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19900000696_1990000696.pdf
 

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Hi,

I know my dear Flateric spoke about that SHARC before,
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,373.0/highlight,sharc.html

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19970021749_1997033236.pdf
 

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Hi,

a strange variable-sweep wing aircraft of 1961.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19720063620_1972063620.pdf
 

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A very strange fighter design.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940020108_1994020108.pdf
 

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http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940020108_1994020108.pdf
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look on page 22 of the PDF, and you'll find an image of a 'switchblade' configuration, along with a brief discussion of why it wasn't adopted for this concept.

cheers,
Robin.
 
Atwin boom fighter model.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19900012409_1990012409.pdf
 

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Hi,

here is a STOVL fighter,

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930021500_1993021500.pdf
 

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Hi,

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1996/1996%20-%202054.html
 

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Hi,

here is a strange Model from April 1978,it was clearly based on
F-16,but it was not F-16XL ,I can't ID it !.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19860017720_1986017720.pdf
 

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hesham said:
Hi,

Anther project from 1950s,submitted by Richard Whitcomb
as delta wing research aircarft,very similar to Convair XF-92,
but had a longer nose,normal tailplane not delta and a curved
fusealge in at the root of the wings,it had a Coke Bottle fuselage,
it was offer to help the designers of jet aircraft.
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Here is the aircraft from NASA which I spoke about it before,it did
not relate to Convair XF-92.
 

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:eek: :eek: :eek:

I did a fake aircraft some time ago at the request of a "What if" forum member, and it is just shocking how similar it is to this! I don't usually post my creations here, but in this case, you'll have to admit that it's almost like I reconstructed this unbuilt project! (of course, this consists of the wings of the Convair XF-92 fitted to the fuselage of the XF-91 Thunderceptor...).

xf-912b.jpg
 
Hi,

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19980055126_1998119193.pdf
 

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Hi;

here is a series of unknown aircraft;

1- fighter look like YF-23 but with a single engine and air intake
like F-16.
2-Model-134 deflected jet.
3-anther fighter with strange air intakes !.

http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/File:96-00328.jpg
http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/File:LAL_57-1670.jpg
http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/File:L-85-7387.jpg
 

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hesham said:
3-anther fighter with strange air intakes !.
http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/File:L-85-7387.jpg
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In fact they are not THAT strange. They are similar to those of the Rockwell/MBB X-31. This model looks a bit like an X-31 Vector in the proposed tailless configuration with the intakes on top instead of under. Front end is reminiscent of the F-18...
 
hesham said:
Hi;

here is a series of unknwon aircraft;

1- fighter look like YF-23 but with a single engine and air intake
like F-16.
...

http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/File:96-00328.jpg
...
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That does look like a stealthy F-16. Any other information on it?
 
Creative said:
That does look like a stealthy F-16. Any other information on it?
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once more
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1748.msg14742.html#msg14742
 
Hi,

anther unknown fighter to me;

http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/Additional_Photos_for_Unitary_and_Continuous-Flow_Hypersonic_Tunnels_4#Martin_103
 

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