1971 Packard Committee proposal for a Very Low RCS test vehicle

[overscan (PaulMM)]

An interesting placeholder design from the Committee Hearing.

 

[leiter]

The vertical fins don't look canted - this must be one of the very first low RCS concepts.

 

[Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)]

Does anybody know which company or design firm proposed this? What was it going to be used for (ground attack, reconnaissance, etc.)?

 

[Sundog]

Does anybody know which company or design firm proposed this? What was it going to be used for (ground attack, reconnaissance, etc.)?

Since they refer to it as a "Test vehicle", my guess is it was just a small unmanned technology demonstrator.

 

[Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)]

Does anybody know which company or design firm proposed this? What was it going to be used for (ground attack, reconnaissance, etc.)?

Since they refer to it as a "Test vehicle", my guess is it was just a small unmanned technology demonstrator.

Was it related to another program?

 

[quellish]

Does anybody know which company or design firm proposed this? What was it going to be used for (ground attack, reconnaissance, etc.)?

Since they refer to it as a "Test vehicle", my guess is it was just a small unmanned technology demonstrator.

Was it related to another program?

It was the Teledyne Mini RPV. No direct relation to the image in this thread.

 

[Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)]

Does anybody know which company or design firm proposed this? What was it going to be used for (ground attack, reconnaissance, etc.)?

Since they refer to it as a "Test vehicle", my guess is it was just a small unmanned technology demonstrator.

Was it related to another program?

It was the Teledyne Mini RPV. No direct relation to the image in this thread.

What was going to be its use?