Vought "Advanced Interceptor" studies (SAMI, ADLI, HSV)

[Triton]

LTV Advanced Interceptor concept artwork lithograph painted by RG Flores circa 1968 found on eBay.

URL:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ADVANCED-INTERCEPTOR-LTV-AEROSPACE-CORP-LITHOGRAPH-RG-FLORES-69-/251084982945?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a75d4caa1

 

[Pioneer]

Outstanding work!
Outstanding find!

Thanks Bill and Mark

Regards
Pioneer

 

[flateric]

Bill, thank you very much.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Do not bid on this item please, a forum member is bidding already.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Do not bid on this item please, a forum member is bidding already. An identical item is available from the seller if anyone else wants a copy.

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Greetings All -

A recent EPay buy was this print of the Advanced Interceptor concept dated 1969. We have this elsewhere in the thread but worth posting nonetheless. Also obtained was this print of the LTV Universal Hypersonic Test Vehicle concept from 1968.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Bill S]

AI-500 Series
"This configuration series emerged as the Phase I Cycle Screening and preliminary configuration sizing studies were being completed. It was indicated that use of twin powerplants and/or twin air induction systems might reduce system weight and simplify integration of extremely large powerplants with the airframe." [/size]From Advanced Airbreathing Interceptor Concept Studies Volume 1 - Summary Vought Aeronautics Division 1969


AI-500
"A large delta wing carried underslung nacelles and folding tips for aerodynamic center control and high speed directional stability improvement. All-moving canard surfaces are mounted outboard of the nacelles to minimize interference with the inlets. Relative location of the wing, body, and nacelle components of this configuration offer unusual potential for wave drag minimization through desirable interference between components. A number of configuration variants were thus developed to explore achievable aerodynamic benefits of this general arrangement." [/size]From Advanced Airbreathing Interceptor Concept Studies Volume 1 - Summary Vought Aeronautics Division 1969
Source Vought Archives

bill

 

[Bill S]

Alternate mission profile diagram


Vought Archive


bill

 

[Bill S]

AI-503 General Arrangement
Basic Propulsion info of possible interest.
Vought Archives


bill

 

[Mark Nankivil]

These ought to satisfy Scott's need for measurements. Did not find measurements for AI-0400 but the drawing on the base point configurations chart implies a larger vehicle than the other configurations.

I also have a copy of a Marquardt preliminary engine performance report for the SERJ-176E-4A supercharged ejector ramjet engine for Mach 0-4.5. I'll get that scanned and posted too.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Mark Nankivil]

...and a few more from a different report...

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Greetings All -

I made a point of looking for powerplant related material on this trip and found a few items along those lines. I'll post a Marquardt report shortly.

The following Pratt & Whitney images were in a report but nothing else separate and distinct about the P&W engine options. The AI-0507B15725 drawing was presented with these engine drawings.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Mark Nankivil]

The attached GE drawing was the only reference I found to any of their designs/products.

The Air Induction System, engine and installation drawings were in the Marquardt document and I am including it here to highlight it outside of reading/perusing the whole report.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[shockonlip]

Thanks very much Mark!
This is great stuff!

 

[flateric]

thanks God we have you guys digging da archives

 

[dannydale]

You're doing God's work, breaux! B)

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Marquardt's Mach 4.5 Supercharged Ejector Ramjet (SERJ) High-Performance Aircraft Engine Project: Unfulfilled Aspirations Ca.1970

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20000091010_2000125932.pdf

 

[blackkite]

Wow Supercharged Ejector Ramjet !
http://www.up-ship.com/apr/extras/serjx15.htm

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Mark kindly provided this scan of the Marquardt Report (13MB)

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/Marquardt%20SERJ-176E-4A%20Preliminary%20Performance%20Report.pdf

 

[blackkite]

Thanks for sharing us such a interesting report. SAMI,etc were planned to have special engine!

 

[blackkite]

some type of supercharged ejector ramjet??

cheers,
Robin.

Robin! You are really one of the outstanding,too.

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Greetings All -

A few more drawings from the Vought Archives for your perusal...

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[PlanesPictures]

Excellent, thank you very much

 

[Kryptid]

Dang! Those are some real honkers of engines on that last one!

 

[KJ_Lesnick]

You know had they used LCH4 they could have made the SERJ idea work even better... use the LCH4 vaporizing to spin the engine; then burn it with the air

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Sounds like a good idea.

 

[c460]

This is a model of a LTV Mach 3 project with turbo-ramjet, exhibited at Le Bourget 1971, from Aviation Magazine 565.
I've searched for an appropriate thread to post this but I didn't find one.
Adrien

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Added to existing topic.

 

[hesham]

Hi,


the mystery Vought 3 mach fighter.


Flygvapennytt 4-1971

 

[PlanesPictures]

AI-0105K

 

[PlanesPictures]

Sorry, I forgot. 3D modelling is in progress

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Looks like Vought's SAMI concept.

 

[PlanesPictures]

On picture in this topic wing has clear edge as fighter but it seems AI-0105K had two bombbays in wings every for three bombs (system as A-5A Vigilante). Was it bomber?

 

[hesham]

Thank you PlanesPictures.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

merged.

 

[Bill S]

PlanesPictures,

In all the material I looked through and the mission profiles that Mark and I have posted to this topic, nothing mentioned or pointed to it having a secondary or another mission as a bomber. Most everything is about the ZAP mission profiles and the AI-603/604 did have some radar and weapons employment information. I don't recall seeing anything off hand for the AI-100/105, but has been awhile since I looked at my notes. What you highlighted in the drawing might be a fanciful concept of an AAM or something we have yet to find....................................


bill

 

[Bill S]

merged.

Paul,

Thanks for merging the topics all in one place. It helps to keep up with the discussion and have all the posted reference in one place.

bill

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[Bill S]

In going back and looking there was this image of a briefing slide that does show an Air to Ground mission for the AI-505 the specific letter is blacked out when the slide was declassified. It shows a 4,000 lb ordnance load and a radius of 1055 NM. VAHF archives.


bill

 

[Bill S]

Another aspect of the program that dd not get much attention in the earlier posts is the pitch for a Universal Hypersonic Test Vehicle UHTV and the Advanced Unmanned Interceptor variants of that concept.


Attached is a concept art slide of the UHTV, drawings of AUI-1, AUI-2 and some Time To Intercept information for even more advanced versions of the concept that I do not have drawings of AUI-3, AUI-3P/J or AUI-4P.


bill

 

[PlanesPictures]

Probably not bomb but air-to-ground missile due to back of object and place for rocket engine. As source I have only this picture(s) from this topic. AI-103 and AI-103A have air-to-air missile but AI-105A2 and AI_105K (they differ only in engine exhaust) have probably air-to-ground missile