Convair Mach3 SST concept - 1959

[XB-35]

Hi all,

I'm looking for infos about a very advanced Convair Design for a SST/Spaceplane from 1958 or 1962 I think.

It has a XB-70 look but more radical with a flat nose, small delta winged canards and a big delta wing with large vertical wingtips.

I think that this particular design was in competition with other companies such Lockheed, Marquardt... To name a few and scheduled for 1970.

This design was well illustrated in magazines at the time.

Does anyone known what I mean ?

Thanks for the help,

XB-35

 

[hesham]

Hi XB-35,


you meant like this;

 

[XB-35]

Thank you Hesham,

It is not his design ; it is similar tot that, in particular the nose :

 

[hesham]

You meant this;


http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,483.60.html

 

[XB-35]

Hi Hesham,

Yes, this is this plane.

Thank you !

XB-35

 

[Schneiderman]

Found on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CONVAIR-SST-SUPERSONIC-FUTURE-AIRCRAFT-LARGE-OFFICIAL-MANUFACTURERS-PHOTO-1959-/201910919710?hash=item2f02d4221e:g:XJMAAOSww9xZBSRa

 

[hesham]

But there is a doubt if it was real or not ?;

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,483.msg18495.html#msg18495

 

[Schneiderman]

The caption makes it clear that this is speculative

 

[hesham]

The caption makes it clear that this is speculative

Yes the caption but that time only seemed this,but who knows ?.

 

[Schneiderman]

Sorry, I do not know what you mean.
In 1959 at a meeting of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in New York a number of papers were read on the subject of Supersonic Transports, looking at a range of issues such as operations, economics and military applications. One paper was presented by Sebold, who was the Vice-President (Engineering) at Convair, the subject was Commercial Air Transportation beyond the Subsonic Jets. The illustration was one he presented in that talk and, as the caption states, it is a view on what a Mach 3 civil transport may look like in the 1970s. That does not make it a project, just theoretical and speculative.

 

[hesham]

In some NASA reports,the same Project appeared as a real study Model for Convair,as I remember.

 

[Schneiderman]

OK, find the report with evidence (weight, dimensions, engines, wind tunnel studies etc.) that it was more that just a piece of speculative artwork used in a presentation and I will be happy to be proved wrong.

 

[RAP]

Aviation Week, 1959

 

[GTX]

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