US Bomber Projects #21 and Spacecraft Projects #05 are now available.
US Bomber Projects #21
Cover art was provided by Rob Parthoens, www.baroba.be
US Bomber Projects #21 is now available (see HERE for the entire series). Issue #21 includes:
- Convair Submersible Nuclear Ramjet: a Mach 4 manned nuclear powered flying submarine
- Bell MX-776: an early post-war pilotless airplane
- Convair Manned Flyback Atlas: an unconventional recoverable ICBM
- DTNSRDC PAR-WIG Strategic Deterrent: a low-flying aircraft packing 4 Trident ballistic missiles
- Boeing Model 464-197: a supersonic B-52
- Martin Model 151-K: a pre-war twin-engined medium bomber
- Boeing Cruise Ballistic Missile: an entire aircraft packed into a silo, carrying an ICBM
- MC-747 Air Mobile System: a 1973 concept for carrying up to seven ICBMs in a modified cargo jet
USBP #21 can be downloaded as a PDF file for only $4.25:
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US Spacecraft Projects #5
US Spacecraft Projects #05 is now available (see HERE for the entire series). Issue #05 includes:
- Project HORIZON Lunar Lander: a late 1950’s US Army concept for a manned Lunar lander
- Lockheed-Martin Mars Ascent/Descent Vehicle: A very recent concept for a future manned Mars vehicle
- JPL Interstellar Precursor: a 970’s design for a space probe to interstellar space
- Lockheed Modular Rotating Space Station: a truly gigantic design circa 1970
- Lockheed Payload Carrier: an early 1960’s spaceplane for space station logistics
- Martin-Marietta Winged NIMF: a nuclear powered “hopper”
- Lockheed CL-414: a capsule for Man in Space Soonest
- NASA HAVOC: High Altitude Venus Operational Concept, a 2015 project for manned exploration of the atmosphere of Venus
USSP #05 can be downloaded as a PDF file for only $5.25:
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The previous releases of US Aerospace Projects:
US VTOL Projects #2
- SOS Interceptor: A US Navy Mach 3 aircraft with jettisonable wings
- Lockheed GL-224-3: A small battlefield surveillance and ground attack plane
- Phalanx Dragon MP-18: An unconventional small civilian transport
- Lockheed L-161-1: An early concept for a variable geometry roadable helicopter
- GE Supersonic V/STOL: A supersonic strike fighter with flip-out lift fans
- Convair ANP-VTOL: A nuclear-powered ground-effect craft of the Navy of unusual configuration
- Piasecki 16H-3: A compound helicopter for high speed passenger transport
- Boeing Vertol Model 147: A tilt-wing close support fire support design for the US Army
USVP #2 can be downloaded as a PDF file for only $4.25:
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US Research & Recon Projects #2
- Lockheed A-1: The first true design leading to the SR-71
- Bell MX-2147 Model 105: The high altitude “X-16”
- Boeing/CRC/AMROC X-34 Reference Configuration: A reusable launcher test vehicle
- Martin Model 159: A scout/observation float plane
- NASA-Langley Low-Boom Demonstrator: a recent design to demonstrate quiet SST tech
- McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 Super 80 Propfan Configuration 1: A fuel efficient transport demo
- Convair “HAZEL” MC-10: An inflatable Mach 3 plane for the Navy
- Republic Manned Hypersonic Reconnaissance Vehicle: an early scramjet concept
USRP #2 can be downloaded as a PDF file for only $4.25:
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Dear Mr. Lowther, Your project of science fiction projects reviews is an excellent idea, and I’m sure it will cause a buzz in the community. If you’d like, I can send you some Facebook groups to market at. If you decide to publish these, please post on Atomic Rockets, a sf technology site maintained by Winchell Chung/Nyrath the Nearly Wise, (He is a artist with very similar interests, though Atomic Rockets is NOT about his art.)
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