The forgotten USN OS and TS series...

Thanks, overscan.

Since nugo hasn't updated the initial post, allow me to repost the list in the state it's at so far.

Preliminary Type Specifications
(Outline Specifications / Type Specifications)


OS-106 VB carrier based two-engine heavy bomber (January 1946) (NAA Savage, Douglas, Convair...)

OS-111 VA Class subsonic nuclear bomber [see separate file] (7 manufacturers and 8 proposals including:
Consolidated Vultee, Curtiss-Wright P-558, Douglas 1181, Douglas DS-593/-1/-2 *, Fairchild M-130,
Lockheed L-187-2/-3?/-7, Martin 245, Northrop N-59, Republic NP-50, Vought V-364)
OS-112 Four-place penetration/escort fighter (Boeing 482, Curtiss-Wright VF-31 (?), Curtiss-Wright VF-37 (P-538),
Curtiss-Wright VF-38 (P-551), Douglas 1163, Lockheed L-180)
OS-113 Interceptor fighter (Grumman G-86, Lockheed L-183, McDonnell 58, McDonnell 60,
North American RD-/RE-/NA-1544, Republic NP-48/-200, Republic NP-49, Vought V-362)

OS-114 Pre-XF2Y-1 (proposal)
OS-115 USN VA (proposal) OR LRSA (Long Range Special Attack) --> Douglas 1186 (supersonic nuclear bomber)
Four manufacturers and five proposals. No winner for Specification 115 was ever made.
OS-116 Convair XF2Y-1/YF-7A Seadart
OS-117 ASW airplane (Boeing 490, Central Aircraft Corp. (Burnelli) XNB-1, Cessna 306, Chase MS-11,
Consolidated Vultee (unknown designation), Curtiss-Wright P-588 series, Douglas 603/A/B, Douglas 604,
Goodyear GA-27A/-27B, Grumman G-91 / AF-2W/-2S, Lockheed L-192/-6, Martin 255, McDonnell 74,
North American E.S.O. 4638, Northrop N-60, Republic NP-52, Vought V-368A)

OS-122 VTO Convoy Fighter (Lockheed XFV-1 / Convair XFY-1 / Goodyear / Martin / Northrop)

OS-125 High Speed Minelayer (Martin XP6M-1 Seamaster)

OS-128 VP (HL) land-based aerial minelayer, 1951 (Boeing 367-64?, Boeing 704, Consolidated Vultee,
Consolidated Vultee (resubmittal), Douglas 634, Douglas 1281, Lockheed L-223)

OS-130 F8U Crusader competition (Consolidated Vultee, Consolidated Vultee (resubmit.),
Douglas D-652/-1,-2, 652A ("F5D-2"), Grumman G-97, Grumman G-98 (?), Lockheed L-242/-1,
McDonnell 90, McDonnell 91, North American ESO 4927, North American ESO 5197 Super Fury,
Northrop N-94/A/B/C, Temco 31, Vought V-383, Vought V-384)

OS-133 short-range air-to-surface missile (Martin Bullpup > ASM-N-7, McDonnell 97)

TS-140 USN VTOL Visual Fighter (Avro, Ryan 112)
OS-141 (North American ESO 4028 / North American NA-241 / North American ESO 7618 > Jet T-28)

TS-143 Open Ocean ASW Seaplane (Convair 24 > XP6Y-1 / Martin M-313 > XP7M-1 Submaster)

TS-145 AO-1/OV-1 competition (Aero Design & Engineering TP-2000, Beechcraft PD-109, Bell D-196,
Fairchild M-249, Goodyear GA-34, Grumman G-134 Mohawk, North American NA-250, Northrop N-180,
Piasecki PA-67, Ryan 73, Thieblot TA-17, Vertol 90, Wilford VOW - Mk V (VOW-5))
TS-146 New land-based ASW patrol and maritime reconnaissance aircraft
to replace both the P-2V and P-5M aircraft (Lockheed (X)P3V-1/P-3 Orion)

TS-149 New low-altitude bomber, 1956 (Bell, Boeing 806, Boeing 807, Douglas, Grumman G-128, Lockheed,
Martin, North American, Vought V-416/A/B, Vought V-433?) > X/A2F-1/A-6 Intruder

TS-151 Eagle Missileer (Bendix-Grumman BSD-160, 3 known designs; Boeing 835, several designs;
Convair Missiler, 1958 project, predates competition;
Grumman G-128E, modified A2F-1 with two different engine configurations; Grumman G-128F;
Douglas D-766 Missileer; Douglas D-790 Missileer, 1960 design, a converted A3D for testing the Eagle missile;
Lockheed CL-438, based on P-2 and P-3; Lockheed CL-520 (based on P-3) (?); McDonnell 153A;
North American CL-4166 Missileer; North American, a version of the A3J-1; Vought V-434 Missileer)
TS-152 XC-142 Tri-Service Transport Aircraft (Bell-Lockheed D-2064, Burnelli, Fairchild,
Fowler VTOL prototype by Harlan D. Fowler, House of Kraft Peripheral Jet VTOL Aircraft,
LTV-Ryan-Hiller VHR-447, Piasecki, Prewitt Atlantic Research, Vanguard Air and Marine, Verticraft,
Wilford VTOL Marine Assault Transport)
TS-153 LOH (Bell YHO-4/YOH-4, Hiller YHO-5/YOH-5, Hughes YHO-6/YOH-6)

TS-156 New Assault Transport Helicopter (Sikorsky CH-53A) (30 Jan 1962)
TS-157 VAL (L.T.V. A-7 Corsair II)

TS-160 VS(X), leading to Lockheed S-3 Viking
TS-161 VFX, 30 Oct 1974 (Grumman F-14 Tomcat)

TS-169/A Model VFAX Aircraft Weapon System (McDonnell Douglas/Northrop F-18 Hornet)


TS-3002 Temco XASM-N-8 Corvus (Crosley, Douglas, Fairchild, Sperry, Temco) (4 Oct 1956)


If you can spot any mistake or inconsistency above (as there's bound to be), please leave a comment and I'll edit the list. Thanks!
TS-152 also should have the Curtiss Wright X-19 and the Canadair/McDonnell Model 175. Also not sure if the X-22A ducted fan aircraft is related to the Bell-Lockheed D-2064. Source is in the text posted regarding the Model 175 in the CL-62 posts.
 

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