Popular Science airliner from 1947...

[jcf]

Double-decker with in-wing turbojets and pusher contra-prop, retractable canopy, bicycle landing gear and canards!
What's not to like?  

Jon

[Joe C-P]

Why both jets and props?
Why the name Langley? (Other than the obvious reference.)

Inquisitive brains wish to learn!

[RLBH]

What's not to like? Well, the lack of spats and a T-tail, for starters...

*takes cover*

[jcf]

Why both jets and props?
Why the name Langley? (Other than the obvious reference.)

Inquisitive brains wish to learn!

Only the artist knew for sure. 

The use of mixed propulsion types was not uncommon in the period:
Ryan FR-1
Curtiss XF15C-1
Vultee XP-81
etc

The B-36D with its mix of radials and jet-pods was the most extreme example.

Jon

[Mossie]

Very nice!  Stretch the canards to make a tandem wing & it would be perfect in my eyes.  I have a slight thing for tandem wings, must get around to whiffing one sometime.

[Jschmus]

Joe,

Langley may be a reference to the Research Center at Langley AFB.  While it's always primarily been a military facility, they've also done quite a lot of research on behalf of civil aviation.  When I visited the Virginia Air and Space Center a couple of years ago, they had a number of exhibits related to various airliner and general aviation projects.  The next time I go, I'll try to get some better pictures.

[jcf]

Joe,

Langley may be a reference to the Research Center at Langley AFB.  While it's always primarily been a military facility, they've also done quite a lot of research on behalf of civil aviation.  When I visited the Virginia Air and Space Center a couple of years ago, they had a number of exhibits related to various airliner and general aviation projects.  The next time I go, I'll try to get some better pictures.

Prior to 1958 it was the NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, after 1958 the NASA Langley Research Center and it has always been a civilian operation that did, and does, aerospace research for both the military and civil sectors.

http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/PAIS/LaRC_History.html

Jon

[Jschmus]

I stand corrected.

[frank2056]

I thought the name might have been a vague reference to the Langley Aerodrome. It looks about as flyable.

[CanisD]

Strong resemblance to the XC-99 in the fuselage and tail.