72modeler Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 I was sent a YouTube video that showed the aircraft the USAF parked in the desert for damage assessment during one of the A-bomb tests in 1951- an amazing assortment of obsolete and first-line aircraft. Among them was the XF-90, which was discovered, recovered, decontaminated, and now on display at the Air Force Museum. What a futuristic looking jet, and a real shame both prototypes were expended in the bomb tests. Makes me want to try to find the Aurora 1/48 kit, but I do have the 1/72 Maintrack/Project X vacform, which is very nice! See the link to the You Tube bomb test video as well as links to the history and the only surviving XF-90, which was the jet of choice in the Blackhawk comic books of old! I hope you enjoy the links! Mike http://www.aviation-history.com/lockheed/xf90_article.html https://www.historynet.com/style-over-substance.htm https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/198059/lockheed-xf-90/ Look at all the aircraft used as targets- what they would be worth today, especially the XF-90 ! https://youtu.be/L_Y9D2df-tA https://www.scalemates.com/kits/maintrack-models-px-031-lockheed-xf-90--1268351 I built the Aurora kit when I was a wee lad, but glued the tip tanks under the wings, as that is where the tanks were on the F-86F's of the 8th FBG at Itazuke AB, Japan, where we were stationed in 1955! https://www.scalemates.com/kits/aurora-33-129-lockheed-f-90--159882 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroubos Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 That's a ridiculously sexy aircraft. Now I want to build one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpk Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 The XF-90 was pretty much a F-80 with cleaned up aerodynamics, swept wings and two engines . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 9, 2021 Author Share Posted November 9, 2021 1 hour ago, jpk said: The XF-90 was pretty much a F-80 with cleaned up aerodynamics, swept wings and two engines . Yep- other than that, they were identical! Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpk Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, 72modeler said: Yep- other than that, they were identical! Mike What? You don't think that? To me the resemblance is there. Never said they were identical. Edited November 9, 2021 by jpk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 19 hours ago, jpk said: What? You don't think that? To me the resemblance is there. Never said they were identical. I was just being funny...or trying to be! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpk Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 No worries. Taken in good humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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