Yes. Wasn't the G.55 the one with the DB603 though?
The G.56 was with DB 603.
Yes. Wasn't the G.55 the one with the DB603 though?
Thanks, I'm at work and can't really look up weapons and stuff here.The G.56 was with DB 603.
What is better about the Kingfish versus the Lockheed design?i'd go with the Grumman F11F-1F super tiger
and the alternative to the SR71 the Convair Kingfish
just more aesthetic pleasing to the eyeWhat is better about the Kingfish versus the Lockheed design?
The Super Tiger was truly the biggest loser in the Lockheed bribery scandal. It almost perfectly met the requirements of multiple Air Forces around the world, yet it failed to garner a single order due to the bribes paid by Lockheed.i'd go with the Grumman F11F-1F super tiger
and the alternative to the SR71 the Convair Kingfish
The Pogo? Unless a reliable why of landing the beast at sea is developed what's the point. The only option I can think of that might have worked is if the pilot could have snagged a wire of some sort and been winched down onto the deck.Northrop Grumman YF-23 Black Widow II
Kyushu J7W Shinden (Even if the war is over, this thing should used as a Post-war aircraft)
Dassault Mirage IIIV (That would make fair with the Harrier)
Yakovlev Yak-141 Freestyle
Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle (As another cheaper counterpart to the F-22 and the F-35)
Mikoyan Ye-155
Convair Pogo
XF-85 Goblin
Horton Ho229
OK, well they beauty is in the eye of the beholderjust more aesthetic pleasing to the eye
A few more:
Beechcraft A-38 Grizzly: designed to be a tank buster in Europe and a close-support aircraft in the planned invasion of Japan. Designed with a 75-mm cannon in the nose along with two .50 caliber machine guns, plus two remote turrets (dorsal and ventral) with twin .50s. The aircraft was easily serviced and maintained in the field, and met or exceeded all AAF requirements for its mission. However, it had one problem: it used the same Wright engines as the B-29, and guess what had higher priority?
Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger: called by some the best flying boat the Navy never had. Planned to be built at Boeing-Renton, and it, too, met or exceeded all requirements. The AAF, though, wanted Boeing to concentrate on B-29s, and Hap Arnold convinced Admiral King to cancel the Sea Ranger and free up Renton for the B-29 program. King insisted on deal, and Arnold agreed to divert 977 B-24s to the Navy (as the PB4Y-1) to make up for losing the Sea Ranger. It too, used the same Wright R-3350 engines as the B-29: another reason for the AAF's intervention.
Consolidated TBY-2 Sea Wolf: one of two intended replacements for the TBD Devastator. The Navy ordered both the TBF and TBU (original designation as it was a Vought Aircraft design); with the Navy ordering 1,000 TBUs before the prototype had even flown. The need for F4U Corsairs meant that Consolidated had to pick up the slack, but delays in building the new factor in Allentown, PA (not finished until late '43) meant that the Avenger wound up equipping Navy and Marine torpedo squadrons. Some hanky-panky among Consolidated Execs didn't help-and attracted the attention of the Truman Committee....two of those execs wound up in Federal Prison. The first training squadron didn't equip until late '44, and it wasn't until May '45 that VT-154 equipped with the aircraft. They were working up to deploy when the war ended, and were disbanded without having made even a peacetime deployment. Only 180 built, 820 of the -2 version were canceled, along with 600 of an improved TBY-3 version.
A/FX: no designation had been assigned, but this was a planned two-seat variable geometry aircraft for both the Navy and AF for the deep-strike mission. Intended as the replacement for both the A-6 and the F-15E, McDonnell-Douglas, Lockheed and Boeing in a team proposal, and Northrop, all submitted proposals. The program was terminated and folded into what became the Joint Strike Fighter program in the early Clinton Administration. The aircraft would've been a stealth aircraft, with internal weapons bays, but would've also had the ability to carry external weapons pylons when stealth was not considered to be a factor in a mission.
really needs Vulcan B3 / Skybolt and Valiant B2 for completenessThe classic answer