That's butt-ugly.
OMG, I hope to hell that's photoshopped.
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I love me some SCOTS.
That's so horrible. What a waste.The Daytona "Watermellon" Prototype
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That pilot had to have cajones the size of watermelons.View attachment 1715693038McDonnell XF-85 Goblin-Silodrome
Got to see them in a very small club.
Enjoyed them throwing fried chicken into the audience.
View attachment 1715693038McDonnell XF-85 Goblin-Silodrome
Yep, only built 3, meant to be dropped out of the belly of a B-36 BomberI SAW A VIDEO OF THAT , COMPLETE FAILURE , ABOUT AS AERODYNAMIC AS A 55 CHEVY !
It had to be purely research oriented. The size of the thing would make it totally useless as a tactical asset.I SAW A VIDEO OF THAT , COMPLETE FAILURE , ABOUT AS AERODYNAMIC AS A 55 CHEVY !
They only flew this thing a couple times and every landing was an "emergency". But nobody died! (note also that the plane had no landing gear). Supposed to be deployed and recovered by a B-36 bomber while in-flight! The B-36 could never recover it though.That pilot had to have cajones the size of watermelons.
Tiny, with folding wings, in order to fit in the bomb bay of a B-36. Complete insanity.It had to be purely research oriented. The size of the thing would make it totally useless as a tactical asset.
Tiny, with folding wings, in order to fit in the bomb bay of a B-36. Complete insanity.