AMSA Program & B-1 Bomber projects

[Skybolt]

Seems the AW&ST artist impression of the LAMP (1964)

[Antonio]

Skybolt,

What kind if project is the LAMP?

Thanks in advance

Antonio

[PaulMM (Overscan)]

Low Altitude Manned Penetrator

[uk 75]

Low Altitude Manned Penetrator (LAMP)

I am intrigued as I thought I knew all the 60s stuff.  Presumably this was a project that filled the time between the cancellation of the B70/RS70 and the AMSA.  Any pics/models/stuff?

Thanks again

UK 75

[Skybolt]

There were half a dozen bomber (and similar) projects between the RS-70 (not XB-70) definitive cancellation and the AMSA.

[KJ_Lesnick]

The B-1A was capable of similar performance as the XB-70 in terms of range and high-altitude speed right? 

KJ Lesnick

[sferrin]

The B-1A was capable of similar performance as the XB-70 in terms of range and high-altitude speed right? 

KJ Lesnick

Not even close.  The XB-70 was a Mach 3 / 72,000 ft cruise aircraft where the B-1A's max speed (flown anyway) was Mach 2.22 and it supposedly had a 60,000 foot ceiling.

[Skybolt]

And completely different mode of use: B-70 high-high-high, B-1A high-low-high, with a long low. The LAMP was similar, but the high phases would have been subsonic, and the low transonic. In the B-1A the incoming high would have been supersonic and the low transonic.

[Avimimus]

The B-1A was capable of similar performance as the XB-70 in terms of range and high-altitude speed right? 

KJ Lesnick

Not even close.  The XB-70 was a Mach 3 / 72,000 ft cruise aircraft where the B-1A's max speed (flown anyway) was Mach 2.22 and it supposedly had a 60,000 foot ceiling.

I think thats pretty close... at least so far as most SAMs are concerned.

[flateric]

Stuff from 1971 NAR B-1 brochure

[flateric]

'Look, dude, I believe it will fly, swear by my new tie!'

[Orionblamblam]

Ah, '70's fashion. Glad I was too young to truly appreciate the horror of lime green polyesther leaisure suits....

Not to drag this too far off topic, but what the hell...

http://teamsugar.com/group/46813/blog/771943

http://www.plaidstallions.com/fashion.html

http://www.plaidstallions.com/lingerie/index.html

http://www.aperfectworld.org/page_one.html

http://retrocrush.buzznet.com/archive2004/catalog/

It was like Communists on acid were deciding what was fashionable. Shudder.

[flateric]

Unidentified AMSA concepts from Bill Holder's B-1 BOMBER (AERO SERIES VOL.35/TAB BOOKS, 1988) - second, revised edition.
Well, I'm pretty sure that Scott has 'shazamm' stuff ready...seems that last one is depicted in his B-1 collection (North American D436-21?)

[Just call me Ray]

I hope I'm not the only one who recognizes the configuration of the first one in the above post:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-51

[uk 75]

I am intrigued by the podded designs. The line drawing does not match the
artist's impression. Does anyone know anything more about these designs?

UK 75