1948 US Jet Airliners

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Article from 1948 Aeroplane about US Jet Airliner projects via Tony Buttler.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Pretty sure the Lockheed design is an L-179 variant.

 

[Stargazer]

Thanks to Tony for sharing all the Aeroplane material and to Paul for the clean-up work.

 

[hesham]

Many thanks to you my dear Paul,and also for Mr Tony Buttler.

 

[hesham]

And for Northrop Airliner,please see;


http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,15316.msg9879.html#msg9879

 

[hesham]

Pretty sure the Lockheed design is an L-179 variant.

My dear Paul,


we can say, it developed from it or based on,here is the Lockheed L-179.

 

[MaxLegroom]

It looks like these designs were the precursor to the L193. Who else was thinking of building jet airliners back then besides, perhaps, Boeing? North American could have built one from the B45, and had something about the size of the C102. Was such an idea ever considered?

 

[hesham]

It looks like these designs were the precursor to the L193. Who else was thinking of building jet airliners back then besides, perhaps, Boeing? North American could have built one from the B45, and had something about the size of the C102. Was such an idea ever considered?

That's right MaxLegroom,


and please see;


http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,16708.0.html

 

[MaxLegroom]

It looks like these designs were the precursor to the L193. Who else was thinking of building jet airliners back then besides, perhaps, Boeing? North American could have built one from the B45, and had something about the size of the C102. Was such an idea ever considered?

That's right MaxLegroom,


and please see;


http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,16708.0.html

Already enjoyed. Actually, the Republic Rainbow based jets would also fit within this thread.

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,561.msg199121.html#msg199121

They were definitely thinking beyond the propeller engine powered Rainbow before 1950, as the pictures seem to show. If the following link belabors the obvious, I apologize.

http://www.aahs-online.org/articles/N-number.php

 

[hesham]

.Pretty sure the Lockheed design is an L-179 variant.

That's right my dear Paul,

and from Aeroplane 1959.