I woul like to know something about the kinfish proposal for a strategic recon aircraft (in the competition won by the lockheed a-12) and about the super hustler design.
Unfortunately the only information i foud are in Russian (quite strange for united states secret projects)...
1980s
bell textron
boeing
cold war
convair
early 1990s
general dynamics
goodyear
icbm
martin marietta corporation
nuclear battlefield
strategic air command
united states
united states air force
F-106 "Fighter Bomber"
One proposal based on two seat F-106B with 3 x KA-8 cameras and ECM pods.
F-106A "Economy Fighter Bomber"
New search and bombing radar and nuclear capability. IFR socket in front of windshield. MTOW limited to 40,000lb to remain compatible with existing landing gear...
Hi friends.
I know, that:
Initial attempts to produce jet-powered fighters with the endurance of piston-engined aircraft (e. g. the Bell XP-83 and the Convair XP-81) were disappointing, and in early 1946, the USAAF informally requested proposals for a "penetration fighter" with a combat...
cold war
consolidated vultee
consolidated vultee aircraft corporation
convair
curtiss-wright airplane division
escort fighter
late 1940s
lockheed
mcdonnell aircraft corporation
north american aviation
penetration fighter
post-world war ii
strategic air command
united states
united states air force
united states army air forces
1960s
1970s
close air support
cold war
convair
general dynamics
naval aviation
stol
transport aircraft
united states
united states air force
united states army
united states marine corps
united states navy
v/stol aircraft
vstol
vtol
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