Inspired by the Projects that should have been killed at birth thread's recent conversation about the B-1s futility/utility I thought I'd make a "What If" thread if the AMSA/B-1 program never saw flight.
So for whatever reason the AMSA program is not revived by the Nixon Administration...
AMSA was said to stand for "America's Most Studied Aircraft" due to the length of time it took to get to flying hardware.
Flying Review International, July 1970
I'm sure I've seen a Lockheed AMSA design, and Doug Richardson's B-1 book has 3 AMSA designs that may be the Rockwell evolution, but...
amsa
bomber
cold war
heavy bomber
north american aviation
north american rockwell
rockwell international
sac
strategic air command
strategic bomber
united states
united states air force
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