Goodyear 3 stage rocket

[Antonio]

What is it?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/6335602942/sizes/l/in/photostream/

 

[Orionblamblam]

Darryl Romick's "Meteor Jr" from *about* 1957.

 

[hesham]

My dear Pometablava,

here is your request;

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2504.30.html

http://www.metafilter.com/53712/Around-the-world-on-a-Dream-Machine

 

[Brickmuppet]

Reuseable manned medium lift rockets...and zeppelins.
This is the most awesomest transportation network in the entire history of awesome!

 

[royabulgaf]

Looks like Goodyear was steampunk before steampunk was cool.

 

[OM]

Looks like Goodyear was steampunk before steampunk was cool.

...And not only are they inflatable and made of steel-belted rubber, they're good for at least 250,000 miles! ;D ;D ;D

 

[Jos Heyman]

The link given by Pometablava on 12 Nov 2011 is no longer valid. As I found these drawing today by sheer accident in the SDAM flickr website, I attach them here so that we do not loose them.
The interesting thing is that the concepts seems to be sub-orbital. Might this be a Goodyear proposal for what became the X-20?

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[Michel Van]

From London to Los Angeles suborbital
If that not a test flight,
Could this indicate Goodyear had plans for rocket passenger liner, just like Bell BOMI ?
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3530.msg27989.html#msg27989

 

[fightingirish]

Hello folks, Mike Acs shared this photograph on his personal Flickr account earlier today. Here the verso inscription:

fut/flt_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1959, Goodyear Aircraft Corp. photo no. B 59040706)
“London, England – LONDON TO LOS ANGELES – Artist’s drawing shows type of three-stage rocket vehicle considered economically feasible for 40-minute London-to-Los Angeles flight by 1975. Darrell C. Romick, internationally-known aerophysicist for Goodyear Aircraft Corporation of Akron, Ohio, cited use of turbojet engines would make it possible to recover all three stages of delta-winged boost-glide vehicle, thereby keeping operational costs within reason for commercial usage. Takeoff would be vertical, but quickly turn to steep climb. Top speed would be 12,000 mph. After reaching peak altitude of nearly 35 miles about 400 miles from takeoff point, vehicle would glide to destination. Romick revealed craft’s potential while attending 10th Annual Congress of the Internation Astronautical Federation in London.”

Mike recommends also this webpage at Smithsonian’s NASM.
https://airandspace.si.edu/collecti...tage-fully-reusable-concept/nasm_A19800236000
Source:

https://flic.kr/p/2sEYowL

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apollo4ever/55574997424/in/feed-146402711-1791382328-1-72157721822963139/