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USAFstrtbmbr_v_c_o_TPMBK (1979, svc id no. 83-035-005, sdan no. DF-ST-83-08537)

“Artist concept of a tilt-wing strategic aircraft in high-speed configuration.”

 

At:

 

nara.getarchive.net/media/artist-concept-of-a-tilt-wing-s...

 

Also:

 

nara.getarchive.net/media/artist-concept-of-a-tilt-wing-s...

Both above credit: U.S. National Archives & DVIDS website

 

Tilt-wing, REALLY…tilt-wing???

 

It's actually perversely comforting to see that inept & incorrect photo descriptions/captions were pervasive across multiple government agencies.

The apparent nonexistent requirement of even cursory knowledgeability and/or written articulation, were consistently adhered to.

 

Thanks to the wonderful SECRET PROJECTS website, specifically, user “flateric”, at:

 

www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/rockwell-advanced-bomber...

 

Per the following source document(s):

 

“Manned strategic system concepts 1990-2000”

WILER, C. D. (Rockwell International Corp., North American Aircraft Group, Los Angeles, Calif.) RAYMER, D. P. (Rockwell International Corp., North American Aircraft Group, Los Angeles, Calif.)

AIAA-1979-1793

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aircraft Systems and Technology Meeting, New York, N.Y., Aug. 20-22, 1979, 15 p.F33615-77-C-0115

 

The image is apparently featured as “Figure 22. Minimum-Penetration-Time Vehicle”

And, there’s an identical perspective line diagram of the aircraft, labeled “Figure 21. Supersonic Penetration Baseline”, with the following bulletized comments:

- High aspect ratio fully skewable wing

- Flies on body lift at high speeds

- Multiple cycle engines

 

The image also includes a legend of the aircraft’s specs.

 

FULLY skewable?! So it does that scissors thing too!

That’s amazing and a little different than "tilt-wing”.

It wasn't built, so whatever I guess. Just another meaningless visual relic handled as such.

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