Author Topic: P67 Bat, good look plane (Read 562 times)

whels · « **on:** February 21, 2002, 11:38:48 AM »

this little bomber interceptor could carry up to
6 37mm cannons whew! but preformance never
got to what they wanted, and was never put
into production.

whels

Tac · « **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2002, 03:56:09 PM »

*drowns in drool*

eddiek · « **Reply #2 on:** February 21, 2002, 04:16:47 PM »

IIRC, it suffered an early death from an engine fire, similiar to the beloved and heretofore, pretty much unheard of He177.
I had a book full of those odd prototypes. The P-67 Moonbat and the Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet were my favorite two prototypes......err........th e Northrop XP-79 flying wing jet fighter, it was way too cool, too. Then I read the method of attack, and went YIKES!
People either forget or never know that the US had some pretty wicked planes on the drawing boards, they just never needed them, as they were kicking Axis bellybutton with what they had on hand.

funkedup · « **Reply #3 on:** February 21, 2002, 04:39:01 PM »

The Bat had some really crappy experimental Continental engines. If they had put a couple of those water injected Merlins from the P-51H in there... wow!

Wilbus · « **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2002, 04:59:31 PM »

Had it entered service the enemies had surrendered because they had felt sorry for USA. Ugly!

Reschke · « **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2002, 05:05:16 PM »

French Government calling US government:

French:
"That P-67 is the most ugly plane we have ever seen."

US:
"It has 37mm cannons."

French:
"WE SURRENDER!"

Pongo · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2002, 05:35:17 PM »

Thats the problem with Americans, no sense of moderation, At a time when they were the laughing stock of the air combat world for insisting on using 50 cals even up into Korea, they are putting 6 37mm on an interceptor and designing onother to ram...What are they intending to intercept with 6 37mm...the death star?

Tac · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2002, 08:12:49 PM »

at high altitude fights pongo, a single pass is what most interceptors will have at a target. 6 37mm's assured its death if one hit.

I'd take one over a 3000rnds of 50 cal ammo. Even if those 6 37mm's only had 20 rnds each =)

Wilbus · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2002, 03:59:38 AM »

I have that plane in my "American warplanes book"together with most other prototypes, had some pretty interesting designs there, not all good, but interesting, and many quite ugly

batdog · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2002, 08:49:43 AM »

Hey...who's saying Bats are ugly? We've feeeeeelllllllings too.

xBAT

Ossie · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2002, 05:32:24 PM »

Sorry but imho that is a sa-wheet looking airplane! Not as cool as the F7F, but still has kind of a "I just want to fly around and be cool, but I'll rip your face off if I have to" look.
Not sure how big it really was, but it doesn't look like there'd be much room for six 37mm, let alone any considerable amount of ammo (the recoil would probably have sucked). Where were the guns supposed to be placed?

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2002, 06:00:07 PM »

Kinda reminds me of an SR-71 Blackbird w/ props

6x37MM? Ouch

hazed- · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2002, 08:46:48 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Tac
*drowns in drool*

tac i told you not to fly with that damn st.Bernard hound in that tiny p38 cockpit. those beasts slobber ALL the time!!

Tac · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2002, 09:17:05 PM »

st bernard? Thats MOLLY. My sheepstress. Now git!

Vruth · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2002, 11:34:53 PM »

Here are some more pics from http://www.military.cz/usa/air/war/fighter/p67/p67_en.htm