From http://www.abo.fi/~mlindroo/SpaceLVs/Slides/sld054.htm
"Two Rockwell TAV concepts from 1980. The Trans-Atmospheric Vehicle would have the capability to routinely cruise and maneuver into and out of the atmosphere -- either to gain rapid responsiveness for military low Earth orbit missions...
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If someone happy to have hi-res version of these North American Rockwell PR drawings (NA-73-400, Rev 9-83), I would be very obliged for sharing them with me. Thank you.
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This appears to be a fighter/Demonstrator version of their scissor wing technology from the '70s. You can see the bomber concepts in the thread link below the patent link
USPAT4998689
Boeing Bombers with some pics of the Rockwell scissor wing bomber concept.
AMSA was said to stand for "America's Most Studied Aircraft" due to the length of time it took to get to flying hardware.
Flying Review International, July 1970
I'm sure I've seen a Lockheed AMSA design, and Doug Richardson's B-1 book has 3 AMSA designs that may be the Rockwell evolution, but...
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1980s
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fleet air defense fighter
fleet air defense interceptor
interceptor
interceptors
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oblique wing
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swing wing
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cold war
laser
nuclear battlefield
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strategic bomber
supersonic
swing wing
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united states air force
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Thread to discuss Rockwell pre-ATF and ATF Projects.
Merged with existing Rockwell ATF threads by Overscan
If I knew how to add a pic, I'd attach it, but in a 1981 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology, there was a page of sketches of ATF designs. One that's had me intrigued is a Rockwell...
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