Thanks for the correction aerospace. I should have known that. I believe HATOL stands for horizontal advanced takeoff and landing–but I’m not sure. If it does, then that describes most aircraft so it probably means more than that. Perhaps it means very short takeoff and landings using innovative design, but essentially in a horizontal plane instead of vertical???

I think the consus so far is that pictures 5 and 6 are related to the TFX or VFX programs. The picture I have is larger and I believe there is a faint outline of a dorsal intake, but it’s hard to be certain. Does this help or does it just muddy the water?

Thanks for the help. I now have a better appreciation of what I have. Good eye SOC–I never thought of identifying the aircraft by the weaopns load. Here’s a couple more . The first I know from previous on this forum as the F-15U.The second was identified only as Dassault FACE–no other Information. Sorry about the poor quality, but a least you can tell the general design.

SOC,here is one that does relate to the XFV-12A. In response to a late 1960s Navy request for ideas for a VTOL attack aircraft, four teams came up with concepts:
The Navy Aviation Test Center at Patuxent proposed an A-4 derivative conceptually similar to the Yak-36 Forger.
The Naval Air Development Centerin Warminister Penn. proposed a larger aircraft, like the F-106, with four lift fans in the wings.
China Lake came up with the one pictured below.
Rockwell proposed the XVF-12A which was selected for further development.

In the picture below it’s difficult to see, but there is one lift jet in each wing.

Correct! These are from the 1990-1991 time frame–I think! So it’s fairly old stuff.

I tried a new post titled FI-S Japanese Stealth using Golden Dragon’s advice, but the file was 166kb and was rejected as too big, I’ll try to figure it out tomorrow. If I have to I’ll copy it at 50%,scan, and post. Sorry folks, especially you Deino!!