Breguet Br.1002

History

Back in 1953, design studies by the French group Breguet led to the development and final test flight of the Br. 1001 "Taon", a 1957 single-seat fighter program intended as a "universal" platform for the newly formed NATO and its various European players.

During this period, the same airframe also followed the path of the missile-carrying interceptor, proposed - but ultimately abandoned - "Br. 1002".

The Br. 1002 is a direct descendant of the Br. 1001 operable, but instead of the latter's Bristol Siddeley "Orpheus" single turbojet arrangement, the Armstrong Siddeley "Viper" twin configuration was chosen. This should help the interceptor reach the expected Mach 2.0 speed. In addition, the Br.

1001's bifurcated air intake was redesigned as a nose-mounted design with shock-absorbing cones (like the better-known Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 "fishbed" interceptor). The cockpit remained behind the short nose section, with the horizontal stabilizer attached to the single rudder fin itself.

The main plane was mounted in the center and showed a large sweep (about 45 degrees) for the recommended speed required for this machine. The tricycle landing gear should be incorporated into the ground operating design and reinforced to allow operation on rough terrain.

To achieve the rapid response required by Cold War (1947-1991) interceptors, twin jet engines supplemented the SEPR rocket motor to provide thrust. The unit will be mounted under the tail and under the turbojet's twin exhaust ports. All told, the Viper turbojets put out 2,025 pounds of thrust each, while the rockets add an additional (albeit brief) 3,375 pounds of thrust.

The estimated straight forward speed will be around Mach 1.5.

As a missile-carrying interceptor, the aircraft deployed an air-to-air missile, which was half-sunk under the belly. In addition, no other air-to-air weapons were found.

In detail, the interceptor will initially have an overall length of 27.10 feet and a wingspan of 21.3 feet. Gross weight should be around 8,665 lbs.

After some modifications, however, the fuselage was significantly lengthened to 42.7 feet, while the wings were correspondingly stretched to 24.7 feet.

Despite relatively promising properties, supersonic Br. The 1002 ended its era with the "paper" plane, a product of post-World War II French fighter jet design that would join many other products from drawing boards to filing cabinets and eventually history.

There seem to be enough issues plaguing the design on paper to prevent the project from moving forward in the company's ranks.

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