"Kelly" Johnson's concept of a carrier based A-12 for the US Navy.
Remember Kellys unwritten and non-official rule according to the book "Skunk Works" written by Ben Rich:
"Starve before doing business with the damned Navy. They don't know what the hell they want and will drive you up a wall...
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Came across the following in Air International.
Seven companies responded to the VFAX RFP for unfunded proposals for a Mach 1.6 aircraft with 28,000-30000lb weight an unit cost less that $6 million in 1975 dollars over a 400 aircraft program.
General Dynamics submitted two designs; a...
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