tactical air command

in this competition, the main contenders were:- 1-Boeing model -----? 2-Northamerican-Rockwell NR-349 3-Vought V-483. 4-lockheed CL- -----? 5-Grumman G-300. 6-General Dynamics model -----? 7-Fairchild-Hiller (Republic division) model ----? 8-McDonnell-Douglas F-15 model ----? can anyone...

" F-111A"----------------------------------------------------"F-111B" 1) Boeing Model 818-----------------------------------------------------Model 818N 2) General Dynamics/Convair-Grumman: GD/C Model ?--------Grumman Model 310------F-111A/B 3) Lockheed Model...

Are these renders of Rockwell FX proposal correct? http://www2.tbb.t-com.ne.jp/imaginary-wings/tenji/tenjinaf15.html I ask it because I have never seen a 3 view of that proposal. (this topic was already partially tried here but the forum interfaz recommends me to begin a new topic due to the...

As you all know, in the unbuilt projects research business, squeezing stone sometimes gives intriguing info... Looking last night to the Martin projects list at the end of Narkiewicz/Thompson (publisher) book, I suddenly realized that the XB-68 bomber bore the 302A project number, BUT the...

Hi, it's my first day at the forum. So I want to ask for a very ordinary subject. Besides the later winner of the AWACS competition, the Boeing EC-137D (early_awacs_2.jpg shows an early configuration with radome mounted on the tip of the tail), there was another competitor, a DC-8 development...

Late in the Seventies, Fairchild-Republic studied a Next Generation Close Air Support aircraft. It would have been a two-seater, have a night-adverse weather capability, made with large use of composites and probably (judging from the design) sport a moderate supersonic speed. Weapons: GAU-8A...

General Dynamics 1986 Supportable Fighter study (Configuration 700)

Thread to discuss McDonnell Douglas pre-ATF and ATF studies If you have something to share, please post it here.

Thread to discuss Boeing pre-ATF and ATF studies If you have something to share, please post it here.

In 1957 the USAF put forward a Request for Proposal (RfP) to the aircraft industry for a Tactical Air Command Transport as a replacement for its large and venerable fleet of Fairchild C-82/C-119 Flying Boxcar, and Douglas C-47 Dakota. This competition would eventually be won by the Lockheed...

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...

Northrop pre-ATF and ATF studies. Scren captures are from 'YF-23 Black Widow II Declassified' documentary (c) West Coast Images

OK, lets go back to the AX competition and the original bids submitted. Cessna's submission Source: A-37 in Action, Squadron-Signal

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

I'm researching an article on the N/A W A-10 (A-10B) and came across this: Dennis R Jenkins, A/OA-10 Warthog Warbirdtech 20 Never seen this illustrated.

From "Warplanes of the Future". Bill Gunston. Salamander. 1990. ISBN 2-7312-0744-2 Attack Aircraft from Boeing based in the USB concept for STOL performance and agility. The same as Boeing YC-14.

General Dynamics E-3/E-5

Does anyone have an information of the Hughes Asam-1, an AMRAAM derivative that was offered for the UK's cancelled MSAM requirement. The Asam-1 featured an enlarged diameter solid rocket motor and reached the flight testing stage in 1992.

First a whole load of concepts from 1979. A "high mach" supersonic cruise optimised fighter Sources: Aviation Week & Space Technology Jan 17 1979 TsAGI Technical Briefing on ATF Program, 1984 Internet Michael J Taylor -Jet Warplanes, The Twenty First Century

Thread to discuss F-15 based projects. Discussion of early F-15 development should go Here instead.