I am going to go with this...

General Aircraft GAL.45 Owlet

Hi again Jim

Well done - you've nailed it! Over to you for the next question...

All the best

Rowan

Well, thank God, somebody got that.
It was driving me crazy.

That was HARD. I couldn't find a good picture to back up what I had read. I finally found one and that confirmed it.

My question will be coming shortly.

OK, hey you go. Rack your brains and see waht you come up with.

Hello Goldenpony,

The aircraft is actually a mock up of the Bell XF-109 Supersonic Vertical take off fighter. Like so many designs of the time it never made prototype status.

Sincerely,
Brian

Brian,

Your right on.

Hello everyone,

Here is one thats different. It featured an enclosed cockpit. It was also the last pursuit aircraft to have fixed landing gear and externally braced wings. Originally it had a radial but was replaced with an inline engine.







Sincerely,
Brian

Brian

CURTISS XP-31 SWIFT

XP-31 1 First with radial, then "vee" engine


SPECIFICATIONS (with V-1570 engine):
Span: 36 ft. 0 in.
Length: 26 ft. 3 in.
Height: 7 ft. 9 in.
Powerplant: Curtiss V-1570-53 "Conqueror" of 600 hp
Armament: Two .30-cal. machine guns and (later) two .30-cal. machine guns in blisters mounted beside the cockpit
Maximum speed: 208 mph
Service ceiling: 24,400 ft.
Range: 370 mi.
Weight: 3,334 lbs. empty/4,143 lbs. (maximum)

Well that was quick.

Hello Jim,

Your correct. Funny how it has more in common (looks wise) with a P-26 than anything else. I do think the inline makes it more fighter like. It's to bad the re-engine did not improve its performance. Any way on to your question.

Brian

At first I thought Boeing, then I remembered Curtiss made a bunch of early fighters. After that I pulled out my Janes book, and bingo.

OK, here is my question, what is this? Hint: Be careful!

XFV Salmon

Fred

Fred,

Yes, it is the Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon, very similar looking to the Pogo.

Your up!

FYI there are kits available for both the VTOLs (Salmon and POGO) in 1/72nd

You could add the Ryan X-13 Vertijet to the list

I will have to pass I don't know how to add photo's to the forum

Fred

You don't need photos to ask a question.

Ok

What single engin fighter aircraft flew with pistion then jet engin

Fred

Sorry about the spelling

Fred,
This was completed by several types. The P-40,P47,P-51, and the AH1 Skyraider all started as piston engine and had a future jet engine installed thruout its career.

As far as I know only it made it into service

Hint "pusher"

Design work was undertaken to look into the feasablity of mounting a jet engine in a P-47 but to the best of my knowledge it never got off the drawing board.
Nige

Hint 2 they make cars also (expensive cars)


Fred

Saab did it with that twin-boom thingy, the J.21...

Prop-driven:


Jet powered:



Mikoyan Gureyvich also did it with the Mig-3

Your right.


But I do not think the MiG-3 (Jet) when in to sqn service.

Fred