McDonnell-Douglas Hypersonic projects from the 60s and 70s

[flateric]

2. Looks like one of AFRL Road Runner GHVs
8. Yes, this is apparently Revell 1:288 Saenger 2 kit

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Seems appropriate to this thread, McAir drawings courtesy of the Gerald Balzer Collection.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Scott Kenny]

Seems appropriate to this thread, McAir drawings courtesy of the Gerald Balzer Collection.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

2298 has much bigger tail fins than I expected...

 

[Tuomasn]

First, second and fifth images are McDonnell Douglas "Orient Express".

Also, all the images had already been posted in the McDonnell-Douglas Advanced Design Proposals - Name That Design Game thread a bit over a year ago, however unfortunately the mods apparently never had time to move the identified ones to appropriate topics. But this is not meant as a criticism towards Mark, huge thanks for all the gems from the archives you are sharing with us!

 

[Dew]

HYFAC configurations taken from 1972 SAE paper "Choices for the Future: An Industry Viewpoint on Prototyping" by McDonnell's H.D. Altis :

 

[Dew]

GRC C Number: C-1986-2702
Date archived: 04-24-1986

Same from NARA, cropped/straightened (but overexposed scan) :

 

[Dew]

'Hypersonic Deveopment Aircraft' from AIAA Paper 68-1086
THE AEROTHERMAL CHALLENGE OF A HYPERSONIC CRUISE
by
HAROLD D. ALTIS and ROBERT H. BELT

 

[Dew]