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    USAF ‘Improved Manned Interceptor’ (IMI) Program

    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...
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    • 1970s adcom aerospace defense command air defence air defense command cold war improved manned interceptor program interceptor interceptors late 1960s nuclear battlefield strategic defence united states air force
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    Lockheed’s unbuilt C-141 Starlifter variants

    Lockheed’s other proposed C-141 Starlifter variants? Many years ago I came across a big and beautiful book that had many full-spread coloured artwork / drawings of Lockheed’s proposed C-141 Starlifter, that would serve in other roles. From my memory these included- · Airborne Command Post...
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    • aerospace defense command air defense command airborne command post airlifter civil aviation cold war in-flight refueling tanker jet age lockheed military airlift command reconnaissance space age strategic air command system 476l united states united states air force united states navy
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    Lockheed A-12 and SR-71 projects

    SENIOR CITIZEN is supposed to be some sort of stealthy transport for special ops stuff. Here's some info on a few unbuilt SENIOR CROWN variations: SR-71I 30 September 1980 iteration: -AWG-9 radar -four AIM-54 missiles -anti-AWACS tasked 1 November 1982 iteration: -APG-65 radar -four AIM-120...
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    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command central intelligence agency cold war general electric aircraft engines lockheed nuclear battlefield pratt & whitney sead skunk works strategic air command strategic bomber strategic defence strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force united states navy
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    Ryan XV-5 and beyond - Liftfan VTOL designs

    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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    Vought "Advanced Interceptor" studies (SAMI, ADLI, HSV)

    These two photos were supplied by Garry Morelock (@elider) from his personal photo collection. He believes the first picture shows Vought's submission to SAMI (Strategic Advanced Manned Interceptor) and the second, possibly an early VFX project.
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    • aerospace defense command air defence air defense command cold war fighters fleet air defense interceptor interceptors ling-temco-vought naval aviation strategic defence united states united states air force united states navy vought
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