B-36 & Navaho

[Mark Nankivil]

Well, if you think the B-52 was too slow to launch a Navaho....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Although... A Navajo with a smaller solid fuel booster rocket could have gotten sonic much easier if it started from 500 mph and in a shallow dive than if ground launched...

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Well, if you think the B-52 was too slow to launch a Navaho....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

That looks like a variant of the Navy SSM-N-6 Rigel, not Navajo

Grumman SSM-N-6 Rigel

I particularly like the second picture where the B-36 is launching one from orbit...

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Well, if you think the B-52 was too slow to launch a Navaho....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

That looks like a variant of the Navy SSM-N-6 Rigel, not Navajo

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Grumman SSM-N-6 Rigel

I particularly like the second picture where the B-36 is launching one from orbit...

The artwork and models are an earlier configuration looked at for the Navaho.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Orionblamblam]

Although... A Navajo with a smaller solid fuel booster rocket could have gotten sonic much easier if it started from 500 mph and in a shallow dive than if ground launched...

A fully fueled Navajo probably could have gone supersonic from a B-36 if dropped sufficiently high and allowed to power-dive.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Although... A Navajo with a smaller solid fuel booster rocket could have gotten sonic much easier if it started from 500 mph and in a shallow dive than if ground launched...

A fully fueled Navajo probably could have gone supersonic from a B-36 if dropped sufficiently high and allowed to power-dive.

Well, the one drawing earlier did show the B-36 in orbit...

 

[Archibald]

It would take years for a B-36 to reach Mach 25, that is: orbital velocity.

 

[archipeppe]

Well, the one drawing earlier did show the B-36 in orbit...

A storm into a bottle.

It is a typical early 50's representation of a flight into the stratosphere.
Usually artits tended to exaggerate the Earth's curvature so such drawing should depict the B-36 dropping the Navaho at, let's say, 13,000 meters.

The result is somewhat hilarious but the intention was that one....

 

[starviking]

Well, the one drawing earlier did show the B-36 in orbit...

A storm into a bottle.

It is a typical early 50's representation of a flight into the stratosphere.
Usually artits tended to exaggerate the Earth's curvature so such drawing should depict the B-36 dropping the Navaho at, let's say, 13,000 meters.

The result is somewhat hilarious but the intention was that one....

Pfft! 50s amateurs. We’ve got a reusable rocket that might be able to reach Mars, and we called it … “Starship”

 

[sferrin]

Well, the one drawing earlier did show the B-36 in orbit...

A storm into a bottle.

It is a typical early 50's representation of a flight into the stratosphere.
Usually artits tended to exaggerate the Earth's curvature so such drawing should depict the B-36 dropping the Navaho at, let's say, 13,000 meters.

The result is somewhat hilarious but the intention was that one....

Pfft! 50s amateurs. We’ve got a reusable rocket that might be able to reach Mars, and we called it … “Starship”

At least that one actually goes to space unlike:

 

[Orionblamblam]

Well, the one drawing earlier did show the B-36 in orbit...

A storm into a bottle.

It is a typical early 50's representation of a flight into the stratosphere.
Usually artits tended to exaggerate the Earth's curvature so such drawing should depict the B-36 dropping the Navaho at, let's say, 13,000 meters.

The result is somewhat hilarious but the intention was that one....

Pfft! 50s amateurs. We’ve got a reusable rocket that might be able to reach Mars, and we called it … “Starship”

At least that one actually goes to space unlike:

Pffff.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

It would take years for a B-36 to reach Mach 25, that is: orbital velocity.

Not if you power it with a nuclear reactor....

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Well, if you think the B-52 was too slow to launch a Navaho....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

That looks like a variant of the Navy SSM-N-6 Rigel, not Navajo

View attachment 674377

Grumman SSM-N-6 Rigel

I particularly like the second picture where the B-36 is launching one from orbit...

The artwork and models are an earlier configuration looked at for the Navaho.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

Note too in the cutaway drawing, it appears there is a rocket nozzle in the aft end of the fuselage - so drop and give me Mach 1.....

Enjoy the Day! Mark