American Secret Projects: Fighters and Interceptors 1945-1978

NA-257 on Valkyrie-North American's Mach 3 Superbomber, pages 58-59 (D.R. Jenkins and T.R. Landis) looks quite different...
 
Yep. Both canard and wing are low, has a big radar (look at the nose). It is surely an interceptor, but not from the known roster. Maybe Boeing.
 
Could it be the N.A.A. LRX ?

(see thread Oct.18 2006 Overscan and Tony Buttler)
 
I seem to recall that Tony Buttler asked for any info forum members might have about three aircraft--and pics of models of the three were shown on this forum. One of the three looked a lot like that on the cover of his book. I hope he had success in identifying them. My post wont shed any light on it.
 
Someone put a brake to that wheels... it's skidding ! ;D
 
Maybe someone can help!
I´m looking for the article from Tony Buttler in air enthusiast no. 120 - "US VFX and FX Programmes - finding the F-14 and F-15." But it is so heavy to find this volume.
My question - is the most content of this article reproduced in Tony`s book "American Secret projects"?


thanks in advance
 
The article largely duplicates info in the book.


If you want more stuff on FX/VFX add these topics from this forum and you will have the most complete set of info on FX/VFX published:


North American Rockwell NA-335 FX
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,519.0.html


General Dynamics FX
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,16158.0.html


Fairchild FX
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,15663.0.html


McDonnell Douglas FX
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,15610.0.html


Lockheed FX
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,16662.0.html


FX Competition
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,14895.0.html


ATAR/TISEO Optical Sight for FX
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,18609.0.html


Langley LFAX Designs
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,19358.0.html


VFX Competition
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,229.0.html


Vought V-484 VFAX
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12238.0.html


Vought V-505/507 VFX
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,15939.0.html
 
Tony Buttler has published new updated and extended editions of several of his Secret Project books in recent years, with a Volume number on the front cover.

Is there anything known about a possible new edition of his American Secret Projects: Fighters and Interceptors 1945-1978 book?
 
Dagger said:
Tony Buttler has published new updated and extended editions of several of his Secret Project books in recent years, with a Volume number on the front cover.

Is there anything known about a possible new edition of his American Secret Projects: Fighters and Interceptors 1945-1978 book?
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The next new edition he's planning to do is American Secret Projects: Jet Bombers, possibly Fighters and Interceptors may follow.

overscan (PaulMM) said:
To that end, only yesterday I began assembling all of my materials to revise American Secret Projects: Jet Bombers, which I have to deliver at the end of January 2021.
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A Tentative Fleet Plan said:
Dagger said:
Tony Buttler has published new updated and extended editions of several of his Secret Project books in recent years, with a Volume number on the front cover.

Is there anything known about a possible new edition of his American Secret Projects: Fighters and Interceptors 1945-1978 book?
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The next new edition he's planning to do is American Secret Projects: Jet Bombers, possibly Fighters and Interceptors may follow.

overscan (PaulMM) said:
To that end, only yesterday I began assembling all of my materials to revise American Secret Projects: Jet Bombers, which I have to deliver at the end of January 2021.
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I simply cannot wait for this book, January is not too long to wait.
 
FighterJock said:
A Tentative Fleet Plan said:
Dagger said:
Tony Buttler has published new updated and extended editions of several of his Secret Project books in recent years, with a Volume number on the front cover.

Is there anything known about a possible new edition of his American Secret Projects: Fighters and Interceptors 1945-1978 book?
Click to expand...

The next new edition he's planning to do is American Secret Projects: Jet Bombers, possibly Fighters and Interceptors may follow.

overscan (PaulMM) said:
To that end, only yesterday I began assembling all of my materials to revise American Secret Projects: Jet Bombers, which I have to deliver at the end of January 2021.
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I simply cannot wait for this book, January is not too long to wait.
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The revised edition of American Secret Projects: Bombers, Attack, and Anti-Submarine Aircraft 1945-1974 is now available for purchase at the Crecy Publishing website. It'd be interesting to see when the revised edition of American Secret Projects: Fighters and Interceptors 1945-1978 appears on the Crecy Publishing website.
 
Hi Everyone. With the discussions about ASP this morning, thought I had better give you all an update.

ASP Bombers was submitted a couple of weeks ago. The update proved to be much bigger than expected and in the end I have exceeded both my word and illustration limits. I have even taken out some of the smaller ASW projects to help keep things under control and balanced. There are quite a few Martin drawings for example, courtesy of the Martin Museum, but once again so many folk have helped out here! I am very happy with the result - hope you will be too.

And I am thrilled with Dan's cover illustration showing the N-31.

A revision of ASP Fighters is also still planned. I may have said before that 'Early US Jet Fighters' has to be considered here, which was produced before we decided to revamp the Secret Projects series as a whole. At the moment I have nothing new for the period covered by Early US Jet Fighters, but a lot of new stuff for the 1950s. So I might start the second edition at 1950, but that has to be agreed with Crecy. There are a few fighter projects for WW2, but those may be able to go in a non-projects WW2 book I also have plans to do - we will see!

As ever, thanks for all of your support. Tony
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overscan (PaulMM) said:
Hi Everyone. With the discussions about ASP this morning, thought I had better give you all an update.

ASP Bombers was submitted a couple of weeks ago. The update proved to be much bigger than expected and in the end I have exceeded both my word and illustration limits. I have even taken out some of the smaller ASW projects to help keep things under control and balanced. There are quite a few Martin drawings for example, courtesy of the Martin Museum, but once again so many folk have helped out here! I am very happy with the result - hope you will be too.

And I am thrilled with Dan's cover illustration showing the N-31.

A revision of ASP Fighters is also still planned. I may have said before that 'Early US Jet Fighters' has to be considered here, which was produced before we decided to revamp the Secret Projects series as a whole. At the moment I have nothing new for the period covered by Early US Jet Fighters, but a lot of new stuff for the 1950s. So I might start the second edition at 1950, but that has to be agreed with Crecy. There are a few fighter projects for WW2, but those may be able to go in a non-projects WW2 book I also have plans to do - we will see!

As ever, thanks for all of your support. Tony
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We are 15 months further now. Any news on the planned new edition of ASP Fighters ?
Will it start at 1945 or 1950 ?
Will it end at 1978 or later ?
Hope it will be as beautiful and thick as ASP4 Bombers.
 

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