Author Topic: name this plane (4) (Read 509 times)

vfGHOSTY · « **on:** February 28, 2001, 02:32:00 PM »

if you can guess it fast I will be surprise.
???

Widewing · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2001, 02:54:00 PM »

Northrop XP-79B

My regards,

Widewing

Tac · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2001, 03:28:00 PM »

Aint that one of the flying saucers that launched off the submarine in that old tv series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"?

vfGHOSTY · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2001, 04:02:00 PM »

lol Widewing. You are 100% correct.
Northrop XP-79 Flying Ram.
This plane was called Flying RAM due to its purpose - dive on the bomber and ram it to cut off the tail. It was build completly out of steel. Had 4X .50 cal MGuns. There was build only 1 plane that was tested in september 1945. During the test plane had an accident and was destroyed. Project was terminated....

Were did you get that "B" letter in Northrop XP-79???

Widewing · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2001, 04:28:00 PM »

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Originally posted by vfGHOSTY:
lol Widewing. You are 100% correct.
Northrop XP-79 Flying Ram.
Were did you get that "B" letter in Northrop XP-79???

The "B" represents the version illustrated, which would actually have had the turbojets installed.

My regards,

Widewing