"Aerospace Projects Review, back issues, Volume 1"

Issue V1N1, Jan.- Feb. 1999

Main Article: Seversky "Super Clipper"

This design was proposed by the Seversky Aircraft Company in 1939 in response to a December, 1938, RFP by Pan Am for a large trans-atlantic passenger aircraft. The Seversky Super Clipper was the most unconventional, and grandiose, of the designs proposed. 100 to 150 passengers were to have been carried across the Atlantic in luxury unparalleled by modern standards.

Second Article: Lockheed "Flatbed" Transport

In the late 1970's and early 1980's, Lockheed studied a cargo aircraft concept called "Flatbed." This aircraft was similar in planform to conventional aircraft such as the Boeing 707, but had a number of differences... engines atop the wings, squat landing gear, and most noticeably, a flattened fuselage designed for external carriage of cargo.

Third Article: Rockwell X-33 Proposals and Related SSTO Designs

For the X-33 competition, Rockwell produced a series of test vehicle and SSTO designs based on vertical takeoff/horizontal landing.

Sidebar Articles:

Several smaller, half page project descriptions are also included.

Northrop's ILRV (early Space Shuttle)(1969)

Consolidated-Vultee X-6 (B-60 variant)

Issue V1N1 is available for backorder as a photocopy only.

Issue V1N2, Mar.-Apr. 1999

Main Article: Boeing Model 979-061A Flyback Booster

This article describes Boeing (and other contractors) designs for winged S-Ic stages in the Saturn, Space Shuttle and SPS programs. This article is about half of this issue, as there is much to present. Many three-view drawings, cutaways, etc.<.h4>

Second Article: Northrop N-63 Tailsitter

This turboprop tailsitter was designed at the same time (1950) as the Lockheed XFV-1 "Salmon" and the Convair XFY-1 "Pogo." The article covers the design of this aircraft in depth, as well as the N-63A prototype testbed design. As well as three-views, inboard profiles of both aircraft are also presented.

Third Article: NACA VTOL Supersonic Bomber

The NACA studied a concept for a tilt-jet VTOL supersonic bomber in the late fifties. This article presents design information based on wind tunnel studies.

One-pager: TFX Design

A design for a TFX fighter-bomber (F-111 program) of unusual layout is presented.

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Issue V1N3, May-June 1999

Main Article: Project Helios

This is the first in a series of articles on the Orion Project - nuclear pulse propulsion. This article describes projects by Livermore Labs and Martin Co. for spacecraft powered by internally detonated nuclear devices.

Convair Model 37 Flying Boat: By Dennis R. Jenkins

This article, by the author of "Space Shuttle: The History of Developing the National Space Transportation System," describes a Convair project to convert the C-99 cargo transport (derived from the B-36) into a flying boat.

"A Study of Hypersonic Aircraft"

This article describes four types of hypersonic aircraft studied by NASA in the early 1960's.

First Generation Blended Wing Body

This article shows the first designs produced by McDonnell-Douglas for the Blended Wing/Body transport now under development.

Focke-Wulf VTOL Jetliners

This article describes the FW 260 and FW 300 jetliners, each equipped with jet-lift engine pods for VTOL flight.

Lockheed's "Flying Saucer"

This article describes a Lockheed design from ca. 1952 for a Mach 4, VTOL high altitude aircraft of circular planform, based on numerous Lockheed patents.

Issue V1N4, July.- Aug. 1999

Project Orion

This article describes the 10-meter design produced for NASA by General Atomics. Many illustrations.

Turboprop B-36 by Dennis R. Jenkins

This article describes a 1947 study for using turboprop engines on the B-36.

Lockheed L-133 by Bill Slayton

This article describes a 1942 design for a high-speed, twin jet interceptor. Numerous drawings including inboard profiles.

Issue V1N5, Sep.- Oct. 1999

The ORION Project: Testing and Safety

This is the third article in a series on the ORION nuclear pulse propulsion project. This article covers testing programs for the Orion concept, ranging from small free-flight explosively powered models to full-scale ground testing to in-space testing, as well as describing numerous safety issues for Orion.

Lockheed's CL-407 by Bill Slayton

This article describes a series of seven Lockheed concepts for supersonic (up to Mach 3) VTOL recon and attack aircraft. Good three-views and inboard profiles.

North American 10-Passenger Reusable Orbital Carrier by Dennis R. Jenkins

This article describes a 1963 NAA project for a two stage passenger space shuttle designed for the USAF. Very good diagrams including inboard profiles.

Combat Aircraft or Advanced Passenger Aircraft?

This article provides information and speculation about an aircraft that has been labeled as several things over the last 50 years.

NASA M-85

This article describes a NASA design for a high-speed rotorcraft.

Issue V1N6, Nov.- Dec. 1999

The ORION Project: Lunar Logistics

This is the fourth article in a series on the ORION nuclear pulse propulsion project. This article covers concepts for using Orion as a lunar transport system, and includes a number of drawings of variant designs.

Lockheed's CL-346 by Bill Slayton

This article describes a series of Lockheed concepts for supersonic VTOL fighters, based to a greater or lesser degree on the F-104 Starfighter. Good three-views and inboard profiles.

Self Deploying Space Stations by Dennis R. Jenkins

This article covers North American Aviation designs for single-launch artificial gravity (rotating) space stations produced by North American in the early 1960's. Good drawings are provided, as is an Editors Gratuitous Additions sections with a number of pieces of artwork and drawings of similar concepts.

Junkers RT 8-1-01

This article describes an early 1960's concept for a German two stage to orbit spaceplane based on the ideas of Eugen Sanger.Drawings and artwork provided.

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