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03-09-2013, 03:00 AM
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Obscure aircraft discovery goes on...
I consider myself to know a lot about a lot of different types of WWII aircraft but on occasion I find myself seeing a picture of something and having no idea what it is.
Tonight I found myself having one such occasion when someone sent me this picture...  Never seen these before... So I eventually found out what they are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_FR_Fireball Mixed jet and propeller aircraft with 66 made and one squadron operational before the end of WWII but with no combat record. Fascinating!
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03-09-2013, 11:09 AM
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The one left is at Planes of Fame, Chino and is restored to static display condition. (Having seen it so many times I don't even notice it any more - lol.) There are no plans for flying it. It turned out to be more of a technology demonstrator than a real fighter by the time it was (mostly) developed, but then it became a sort of proof of concept for the XF2R Dark Shark which could have become a real 1946er (or 47).
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03-09-2013, 12:41 PM
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That and Ryan Aeronautical was bought by the infamous N-G corporation so it's another untouchable.
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03-09-2013, 01:05 PM
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and, it's ugly....
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03-09-2013, 06:29 PM
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Thats the equivalence of the Mig-13, which wasn't an success either. Both obsolete by jets.
Hey, and I don't think, its that ugly. If you look for more of such, I can suggest following book: http://www.amazon.ca/The-Complete-Bo.../dp/0831739398 It covers all (minus 2-3) fighters, that were build to at least prototype or mockup status - from the beginning up to today. Many of them never left the ground... for various reasons.  EDIT: With more pics: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/The-Compl...item27cf0e5a17
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03-09-2013, 06:59 PM
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Such as:
  Or my personal favorite:  Also Curtiss made A LOT of unsuccessful prototype designs (after the P-40)!
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