Hi,
in Flightglobal site,they spoke about the Boeing Vertol LIT (light intratheatre
transport) a tilt-wing V/STOL cargo aircraft,does anyone know more about it ?.
http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1970/1970%20-%200235.html?search=Boeing%20LIT%20helicopter
airlifter
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late 1960s
military airlift command
transport aircraft
united states
united states air force
v/stol aircraft
vietnam war
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Hi guys and gals!!!
This is my last adventure, a model inspired by Bell-Boeing's QTR (Quad Tilt-Rotor), the successor to V-22.
I call it StormWind, and this is what it looks like:
It is mainly made of paper.
Enjoy!!!
Rafa
BEHIND THE SCENES.......
Found a couple...
airlifter
airliner
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flying boat
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special operations
stol
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united states navy
us air force special operations command
Found at NTRS
MULTIPLE APPLICATION PROPFAN STUDY (MAPS) ADVANCED TACTICAL TRANSPORT
F. C. Newton, R. H. Liebeck, G. H. Mitchell, A. Mooiweer,
M. M. Platte, T. L. Toogood, and R. A. Wright
Douglas Aircraft Company
McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Prepared for National Aeronautics and Space...
airlifter
cold war
late 1980s
mcdonnell douglas
nasa
nasa langley research center
space age
stol
transport aircraft
united states
united states air force
Actually there are five JHL concepts in three speed bands.
The Sikorsky X2 Lifter and Boeing ATRH (Advanced Tandem Rotor Helicopter) at <170 knots
The Sikorsky X2 High Speed Lifter in the 170-240 knot band
The Bell/Boeing QTR (Quad Tilt Rotor) and Karem Industries OSTR (Optimum Speed Tilt...
airborne forces
airlifter
airmobile
future combat systems
joint heavy lift (united states)
late 2000s
nasa
tiltrotor
transport aircraft
united states
united states army
united states marine corps
united states navy
v/stol aircraft
vtol
war on terror
1980s
airlifter
airliner
bell helicopter textron
bell textron
boeing
civil aviation
cold war
late 2000s
transport aircraft
united states
v/stol aircraft
vtol
war on terror
airborne forces
airlifter
airmobile
bell helicopter company
bell helicopter textron
bell textron
late 2000s
united states
united states air force
united states army
united states marine corps
united states navy
v/stol aircraft
vtol
war on terror
In view of the material already presented in the forum this topic will surely motivate enough crossposting but I believe that the topic deserves to take their own place.
-A 90's proposal of GE for a Super-AWACS. A wind tunnel model existed but I have not gotten pictures of the same one...
advanced cargo transport aircraft
advanced tanker cargo aircraft program
air launched cruise missile
air-launched ballistic missile
airlifter
airliner
awacs
boeing
civil aviation
cold war
experimental plane
imperial iranian air force
military airlift command
nasa
strategic air command
testbed
transonic
transport aircraft
united states
united states air force
Here some unbuilt Transall projects :
- An AEW with a dorsaly mounted rotodome
- Two VSTOL versions, designed by the german HFB, which
was deeply involved in the development of lift fan designs
- and an airliner version (a little bit OT here, but as it was derived
of a military type ...
aérospatiale
airborne forces
airlifter
armeé de l'air
civil aviation
cold war
electronic warfare
french fifth republic
hamburger flugzeugbau
luftwaffe
messerschmitt-bölkow-blohm
nord aviation
stol
transport aircraft
transport allianz
vereinigte flugtechnische werke
weser flugzeugbau
west germany
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...
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
Trying to come up with all there is- we're all familiar with these derivatives:
Lockheed Orion (Electra)
Illyushin Il-38 (Il-18)
BAe Nimrod (Comet)
Boeing P-8A (737NG)
What I'm looking for is a listing with pics if possible of unbuilt ASW/maritime patrol versions of commercial airliners- what...
Some very interesting VSTOL projects were designed in Germany.
MBB BO-140
A tiltwing transport, with civil (Z) and military (M) versions.
4 x GE1-S1-1T turboshaft engines each developing 11,400shp and driving 8.24m diameter blades.
BO-140Z could carry 80 passengers at 84cm seat pitch...
Giants of the Sky by Bill Gunston
ISBN 1-85260-258-9
LOCKHEED MARTIN C-5 GALAXY: WarbirdTech 36
In 1960 the USAF launched Project Forecast which called for the world's biggest logistic transport, the CX-4, in the 600,000 lb category. It should be a jet. The only study I know comes from...
1960s
airborne forces
airlifter
airmobile
cold war
military air transport service
military airlift command
transport aircraft
united states
united states air force
usaf
Some unbuilt US military Transports :
Lockheed LGA-144, ' 80 project .Kind of a Super Galaxy with a longitude of 88 meters and able to load 180 tons (source: magazine of scientific popularization "Muy Interesante" May 1986)
A study of Lockheed of the '80 decade for a transport military...
airborne forces
airlifter
airmobile
civil aviation
cold war
lockheed
military airlift command
nasa
space age
transport aircraft
transport glider
united states
united states air force
v/stol aircraft
vtol
aerial refueling
air ministry
air-launched ballistic missile
airborne early warning
airlifter
airliner
civil aviation
cold war
electronic warfare
great britain
nuclear battlefield
raf bomber command
rolls-royce
royal air force
sigint
strategic bomber
tanker aircraft
transport aircraft
vickers-armstrongs
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