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Title: What is this aircraft VII?
Post by: Widewing on May 16, 2005, 11:49:00 AM

(http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/VanTilborg/2654L.jpg)

My regards,

Widewing

Title: What is this aircraft VII?
Post by: Wolf14 on May 16, 2005, 12:25:47 PM

Not sure. kinda cool lookin. Wonder what ever happens to some of the neater concept planes.

Title: What is this aircraft VII?
Post by: gripen on May 16, 2005, 02:13:43 PM

There was a Republic in the end of the Rainbow.

gripen

Title: What is this aircraft VII?
Post by: Ecliptik on May 16, 2005, 08:22:06 PM

Har :aok

(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/usplanes/photos/XF-12.jpg)

Republic XF-12 Rainbow.

Interesting plane to bear the 'F' designation.  It was intended for photo recon.

Title: What is this aircraft VII?
Post by: bunch on May 17, 2005, 02:24:12 AM

That is an attractive aircraft.  View from the cockpit looks great

Title: What is this aircraft VII?
Post by: Widewing on May 19, 2005, 06:20:46 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Ecliptik
Har :aok

(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/usplanes/photos/XF-12.jpg)

Republic XF-12 Rainbow.

Interesting plane to bear the 'F' designation.  It was intended for photo recon.

All USAAF photo ships were designated with an "F", as in F-4, F-5 (modified P-38s) and the F-6 (a modified P-51D). Later, this was changed to an "R". At that point, this aircraft was the XR-12.

"Republic Aviation’s F-12 was born out of the same competition as the Hughes XF-11 in response to the pressing need for speed, ceiling and range in a photo-reconnaissance aircraft. The first flight of the XF-12 was made on Feb. 4, 1946, which demonstrated the capability of operating at 45,000 feet at a speed of 470 mph over a range of 4,500 miles."

My regards,

Widewing