I remember years ago seeing a photo in a magazine of a weird black fighter jet that had four engines, two under each wing. It was supposed to be a night fighter or something, had a straight wing, didn't look very fast, but was very stately looking, if that makes any sense. 2-man crew was seated side-by-side. The four engines were presumably early post-war jobs that had the usual underpowered performance issues.
I had searched for years to figure out what that plane was, and I finally found it: The XF-87 Blackhawk, built by Curtis-Wright.
Apparently this was that company's last gasp, and when the USAF canc'd the contract the company went under. But it's a pretty airplane, looks more like some kind of bomber or maybe even some kind of civil patrol plane than a fighter.
Discuss. And...
Name some of your favorite oddball aircraft or spacecraft that just didn't make it to the mainstream.
I had searched for years to figure out what that plane was, and I finally found it: The XF-87 Blackhawk, built by Curtis-Wright.
Apparently this was that company's last gasp, and when the USAF canc'd the contract the company went under. But it's a pretty airplane, looks more like some kind of bomber or maybe even some kind of civil patrol plane than a fighter.
Discuss. And...
Name some of your favorite oddball aircraft or spacecraft that just didn't make it to the mainstream.