National Aero-Space Plane - NASP - X-30

[Dew]

Related?



edit: not trying to be cryptic, I'd saved it from a page (attached below ) from I think an appropriation or some such document from Hathi a while back and was stupid enough not to make a note of which one, but even so it seems to be incongruous with the text of the page.

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[hesham]

A very good report,

NASP Program Authorization

www.google.com.eg

 

[woods170]

A bit better version of the companion painting to the above one. Also this is the correct orientation based on the signature at bottom right. Seems to be the same Horonzar who painted the MD-2001 Orient Express.

Higher resolution version available at the NRM archive database.

 

[flateric]

Rockwell International NASP art by R.L.Hargrave

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Higher resolution version available at the NRM archive database.

 

[Tuomasn]

Rockwell International NASP art by R.L.Hargrave

And specifically the Rocketdyne division as stated in the flyer it seems, looks like it could be an evolution of this? In any case different from the airplane side proposal, don't remember I would have seen this variant previously.

 

[flateric]

X-30 NASP

 

[flateric]

Model, NASP General Dynamics Shark Fin

Grey plastic display model of the National Aerospace Plane (NASP).

airandspace.si.edu

More photos at link. Rear verticals foreplanes - are removed on the model

 

[flateric]

Model, NASP, thermal protection wind tunnel

Stainless steel wind tunnel model with yellow tape on the edges of the wings and verticals. The model has a display stand.This is a hypersonic wind tunnel model of the NASP configuration instrumented with temperature and pressure sensors for thermal protection studies.

airandspace.si.edu

 

[martinbayer]

Ah, all those tantalizing pipe dreams...

 

[Archibald]

Cross posting one of my posts https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/th...g-archibald-space-tl.36857/page-7#post-635106

The reason: Ramon L. Chase papers. He noticed that if you shift from scramjet to rocket later and later (Mach 8, Mach 12, Mach 18 or just go scramjet all the way to orbit) then the atmospheric trajectory's drag makes the delta-v to orbit explode.
For all-rocket SSTOs, it is usually 30 000 ft/s. But for scramjet vehicles, he had values starting at 35 000 ft/s and going as far as 60 000 ft/s ! Doubling the delta-v to orbit, WDF.
This is another absurd side of Tony Dupont concept.

 

[NavarchNicias]

NASP chat always makes me thirsty.

 

[Tuomasn]

Rear verticals are removed on the model

Actually I think they are canard foreplanes (and it doesn't have vertical control surfaces beoynd the nose fin).

 

[flateric]

Yes

 

[woods170]

View attachment 757814

And guess what.... here's the second one Horonzak did. With the NASP orientated slightly different. But same planet, same satellite and same Moon.

 

[woods170]

NASA-release artwork of the 1990 unified design NASP racing into orbit.

 

[woods170]

And three shots of the 1989 NASA design of NASP, in the form of a very large scale-model at the 1989 Paris Air Show, at Le Bourget Airport in France. These three images come as a courtesy from former Dutch spaceflight journalist Piet Smolders. He recently donated a large part of his personal archives to the NRM museum. Probably a lot of images, for a lot of subjects, will be appearing in the NRM online photo archive in the coming months. With some stuff also popping up here.

 

[Dynoman]

McDonnell Douglas X-30 (model posted earlier without fins)

 

[Cosmic Planes]

And three shots of the 1989 NASA design of NASP, in the form of a very large scale-model at the 1989 Paris Air Show, at Le Bourget Airport in France. These three images come as a courtesy from former Dutch spaceflight journalist Piet Smolders. He recently donated a large part of his personal archives to the NRM museum. Probably a lot of images, for a lot of subjects, will be appearing in the NRM online photo archive in the coming months. With some stuff also popping up here.

What is the NRM museum and do you have the photo archive website link?

 

[flateric]

What is the NRM museum and do you have the photo archive website link?

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/introduce-yourself.12/post-717219

 

[Dew]

Uncommon and sleek 1:50 scale solid model of the Rockwell X-30 NASP (National Aero-Space Plane) originally built by Micro West of Orange, California, for McDonnell Douglas. The model measures approximately 34.5″ in length with a wingspan of 9″, and is mounted atop a wooden Retro Rocket-style base measuring 14″ x 10″ x 1″ to a height of 12″. This is an early design of the X-30 with the sharp needle nose. The model is a solid resin casting with scribed lines for detail. In fine condition, with some slight scuffs and trivial lifting to black primer near wings. Micro West was known for its high quality and craftsmanship.

from RR Auction listing

 

[flateric]

Bonhams : ROCKWELL X-30 CONTRACTOR'S MODEL. Mixed materials on Lucite base, Micro West, late 1980s, wingspan 4-inches, fuselage 13 3/4-inches, 5-inches tall,

Mixed materials on Lucite base, Micro West, late 1980s, wingspan 4-inches, fuselage 13 3/4-inches, 5-inches tall, base labeled "X-30 National Aero-Space Plane / Rockwell International." The Rockwell X-30 was an advanced technology demonstrator project for the National Aero-Space Plane (NASP)...

www.bonhams.com

 

[Dynoman]

For those interested in the X-30 one-third scale model construction by the students of Mississippi State https://www.ijee.ie/articles/Vol13-2/ijee957.pdf