David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center Aircraft Designs

[hesham]

Hi,


here is some V/STOL and VATOL aircraft concepts, designed at the David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center.


NSRDC-79/O74 P
PREDICTION OF DRAG COEFFICIENTS OF A SUPERSONIC V/STOL CONFIGURATION WITH VARIOUS STORE ARRANGEMENTS*
Tsze C. Tai , Thomas H. Boyd , and Richard E. Kuhn
David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center
Bethesda , Maryland 1978

https://web.archive.org/web/20170216230216/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a072999.pdf

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA072999.pdf

 

[hesham]

And;

AN EXAMINATION OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE THRUST REQUIREMENTS AND THE HOVER AND SHORT TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE OF SEVERAL JET V/STOL FIGHTER CONCEPTS
by Richard E. Kuhn
1978

https://web.archive.org/web/20170225192715/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a058128.pdf

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA058128.pdf

 

[hesham]

And;


RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF VERTICAL ATTITUDE TAKEOFF AND LANDING (VATOL) AIRCRAFT
by Richard E. Kuhn
1979

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA121534.pdf

 

[hesham]

And;

AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS FOR HIGH-SPEED SHIPS
by Thomas H. Boyd
1977

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA055540.pdf

THE PERFORMANCE OF A CONCEPTUAL VERTICAL ATTITUDE TAKEOFF AND LANDING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
by Basil S. Papadales, Jr.
1979

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA073100.pdf

 

[pedrospe]

Very interesting concepts,thanks a lot hesham,for posting this.




best regards


pedro

 

[hesham]

Thank you Pedro,

and here is a modification to MD F-18 to be CTOL,V/STOL and STOVL aircraft


HIGH PRESSURE BLEED FOR STOL AND STOVL PERFORMANCE. A CONCEPTUAL EXAMINATION
by Richard E. Kuhn
1982

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA115762.pdf

 

[GeorgeA]

Thanks Hesham, but just for the record, David W. Taylor was the name of the guy the center is named after. Died before WWII.

 

[hesham]

Thanks George.

 

[hesham]

Hi,


also from the Naval Ship Research and Development Center,a Supersonic V/STOL
Fighter/Attack concept;

[Admin - this is actually a Northrop design, but the linked report does contain some articles by the Naval Ship Research and Development Center]

PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON V/STOL AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICS
16 to 18 MAY 1979 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA079115.pdf

 

[hesham]

Hi,


from the same Center,here is a Remotely Piloted Seaplane Concept;

REMOTELY PILOTED SEAPLANE FOR ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE
C. Joseph Martin & Basil S. Papadales, Jr.
1979

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA086932.pdf

 

[hesham]

Hi,

A CASE FOR VATOL FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION
C. Joseph Martin
1979

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA082179.pdf

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Fixed up links to reports (all broken) and added descriptions to help in future. Also renamed topic to be more correct.