Keith-Lucas (Short Brothers) VTOL Aircraft Project

[hesham]

Hi,

here is two hypothetical VTOL aircraft from Breguet, looks like Br.1030

http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=L-u1IH1Drw4C&pg=PA60&dq=Aircraft+%22Vertical+Take-Off%22&hl=ar&ei=PihtTN-tGJiUOMKOlbAL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Aircraft%20%22Vertical%20Take-Off%22&f=true

 

[Jemiba]

AFAIK, the Br.1030 was envisaged as a kind of proof-of-concept demonstrator, a
single seater with two lift fans. For the 4 engined airliner, I've found no type number
so far.

 

[hesham]

Excellant my dear Jemiba,

I know the Breguet Br.1030 but the second is completely
new to me,thank you my dear.

 

[hesham]

From Interavia 1958.

 

[TsrJoe]

sketch looks almost like an enlarged DH. Heron or Percival fuselage with fan wing ?

 

[Stargazer]

sketch looks almost like an enlarged DH. Heron or Percival fuselage with fan wing ?

The item clearly says it's a Keith-Lucas proposal "<which stems from the Breguet proposal". To me, it implies that the four-fan proposal was a British design inspired by the Br. 1030, and not a Breguet one.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

David Keith-Lucas being Chief Engineer at Short Brothers at the time.