Posted today
http://www.codeonemagazine.com/gallery_slideshow.html?item_id=1304
This artist concept shows the Lockheed candidate for the proposed 1970s-era US Air Force Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft, or CMCA. Based on the L-1011-500 TriStar airliner, the CMCA variant would have had fore and aft internal weapons bays, more powerful radar, and additional sensors and antennae. Promotional material noted that "a number of very advanced systems ... will provide the United States Air Force with the lowest possible life cycle costs -- the direct applications of advanced technology to save energy, operating costs, and maintenance costs throughout the life of the aircraft." The Air Force later abandoned the CMCA concept.
http://www.codeonemagazine.com/gallery_slideshow.html?item_id=1304
This artist concept shows the Lockheed candidate for the proposed 1970s-era US Air Force Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft, or CMCA. Based on the L-1011-500 TriStar airliner, the CMCA variant would have had fore and aft internal weapons bays, more powerful radar, and additional sensors and antennae. Promotional material noted that "a number of very advanced systems ... will provide the United States Air Force with the lowest possible life cycle costs -- the direct applications of advanced technology to save energy, operating costs, and maintenance costs throughout the life of the aircraft." The Air Force later abandoned the CMCA concept.
