Change Vought entered the V-371 Interceptor in the competition for the MX1554 requirement for the USAF which ultimately led to the F-102 being fielded. The V-371 was projected to have a top speed of 1,221 mph at 35,000 ft. In Tony Buttler's new book Early US Jet Fighters Proposals, Projects and Prototypes covers the MX1554 requirement and the contending designs on pages 152-163.
Images courtesy Vought Aircraft Historical Foundation archives and my microfilm scan.
I am currently gathering material about scale model scratch building with an eye towards building a replica of this design. As you can imagine there is not an abundance of material about this design since it was not selected. I am looking for copies of the following Chance Vought Engineering Reports:
8063 | Estimated Weight and Balance | V-371 |
8064 | Design Philosophy Report | V-371 |
8065 | Performance Report Appendix | V-371 |
8066 | Stability and Control Report | V-371 |
8067 | Tactical Analysis Report | V-371 |
8068 | Systems Report | V-371 |
8069 | Preliminary Stress Analysis | V-371 |
8070 | Weight and Balance Report 8216 | V-371 |
8216 | Detail Specification | V-371 |
8217 | Estimated Cost and Delivery Schedule | V-371 |
8218 | Summary | V-371 |
8219 | Producibility Brochure | V-371 |
8220 | Standard Characteristics Report | V-371 |
8221 | Summary Drawing Report | V-371 |
8222 | Characteristics Summary | V-371 |
8223 | Tactical Performance Report | V-371 |
Please contact me if you can help me locate any of these reports. The final decision on building the model has yet to be made. More later..........................
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