Son of an Hurel-Dubois and a C-5 Galaxy

[richard]

Enjoy :

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/aviation_week/on_space_and_technology/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3Aa68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9cPost%3Aa2976f0d-8632-490b-b58f-0aed33b6a73d

 

[Jemiba]

Such a design was proposed by Boeing (although quite clearly utilising the
Galaxy fuselage):
(from Aviation Week 1975)

 

[Vahe Demirjian]

This concept is also seen on page 249 of Bill Gunston's book Giants of the Sky and this concept was dubbed "Long-term Technology Transport, Long Range". The book also identifies this concept as a Lockheed study. Wonder if Aviation Week misidentified the company behind the design. The floating wingtips of the design remind me of those of early designs for the WS-110 competition.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Quite likely it was Bill Gunston who got it wrong.