From aero 1962, some designs which are said to have been published in
the press "behind the iron curtain"
The first picture shows a designs from Myasishew, Ilyushin and Tupolev
(from top to bottom), the other picture shows an unknown design.
Over many years I have gathered together brochures and artwork (cards ads etc) for the Boeing SST
So far I have artwork for the following:
Airlift (photo of broken model from ebay)
Alitalia (drawing in brochure)
Braniff (image from Internet site)
Continental (photo of model in brochure-meatball...
Hi,
The Japanese companies had many SST projects,some of it in;
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1998/1998%20-%203450.pdf
I have many other Japanese SST projects,but I will try to send it.
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kawasaki heavy industries
mitsubishi heavy industries
nal
national aerospace laboratory of japan
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sst
supersonicsupersonictransport
Hi Hesham,
I don't think that can be called a project, as it says 'possible layout' in the picture. It's just some informed speculation on the part of the author.
Starviking
Hi,
The Japanese company NAMC YS-12 was developed from YS-11 but
powered by two Rolls Royce dart RDa 10s ,YS-31 was with two RDa 7s
and the YS-12-4 was with four RDa 10 engines.
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%203097.html?search=ys-12
Curious to know if Concorde was ever considered in a military role, maybe as a recce aircraft or cruise missile platform?
Would this have been feasible?
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American studies into a supersonic transport go back to the 1950s when various versions were proposed by Convair based on the B-58 Hustler. Things remained paper studies until John F. Kennedy moved plans ahead in July of 1961 with the formation of a presidential committee made up of members of...
Why to spend money in a development from zero if military designs can adapt?
Proposals for a SST based on the North American XB-70 Valkyrie (I cannot avoid to imagine to the boys of Green Peace in a MIG-31 with the colors of the rainbow trying him to give hunt to one of these apparatuses) ;D
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