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Title: name this plane (4)
Post by: vfGHOSTY on February 28, 2001, 02:32:00 PM

if you can guess it fast I will be surprise.
???
 (http://vfghosty.homestead.com/files/plane_4.jpg)

Title: name this plane (4)
Post by: Widewing on February 28, 2001, 02:54:00 PM

Northrop XP-79B

My regards,

Widewing

Title: name this plane (4)
Post by: Tac 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"?  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

Title: name this plane (4)
Post by: vfGHOSTY 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???

Title: name this plane (4)
Post by: Widewing 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