Keith-Lucas (Short Brothers) VTOL Aircraft Project

[hesham]

Hi,

here is two hypothetical VTOL aircraft from Breguet, looks like Br.1030

http://books.google.com.eg/books?id...onepage&q=Aircraft "Vertical Take-Off"&f=true

 

[Jemiba]

AFAIK, the Br.1030 was envisaged as a kind of proof-of-concept demonstrator, a
single seater with two lift fans. For the 4 engined airliner, I've found no type number
so far.

 

[hesham]

Excellant my dear Jemiba,

I know the Breguet Br.1030 but the second is completely
new to me,thank you my dear.

 

[hesham]

From Interavia 1958.

 

[TsrJoe]

sketch looks almost like an enlarged DH. Heron or Percival fuselage with fan wing ?

 

[Stargazer]

sketch looks almost like an enlarged DH. Heron or Percival fuselage with fan wing ?

The item clearly says it's a Keith-Lucas proposal "<which stems from the Breguet proposal". To me, it implies that the four-fan proposal was a British design inspired by the Br. 1030, and not a Breguet one.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

David Keith-Lucas being Chief Engineer at Short Brothers at the time.

 

[hesham]

From Interavia 1958.

A clearer view.

 

[Schneiderman]

David Keith-Lucas being Chief Engineer at Short Brothers at the time.

Here are two articles on VTOL schemes written by David Keith-Lucas