Competitors to the XF-92

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My dear Tailspin,


do you know the other contenders in this competition?,I don't know if the
Bell D-35 was submitted to this tender or for Convair XF-92 contest !.


Bell D-35 from my dear Scott site.
 

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My dear Lark,


I don't know the D-35 was a penetration fighter,so I asked about if that aircraft
submitted to this competition or for XF-92 competition.
 
hesham said:
My dear Tailspin, do you know the other contenders in this competition?,I don't know if the
Bell D-35 was submitted to this tender or for Convair XF-92 contest !.

Bell D-35 from my dear Scott site.

Sorry - no idea. I tripped over this drawing while looking for something specific for somebody. I copied it in case someone might be interested in it. (I wasn't since it wasn't U.S. Navy.)
 
Re: Competitors to the XF-92 (plus news on Tony Buttler's new book)


From Tony Buttler


Re 'Hesham's question about the Bell D-35, it was an interceptor which featured in the competition that led to the XF-92. It dates from October 1945 and will be in my next book on American Fighter Projects.

Very best wishes,
Tony.
 
Re: Competitors to the XF-92 (plus news on Tony Buttler's new book)

Great news from Tony Buttler!

Books from US 1920 - 1945 secret projects aircraft are coming?
 
Sorry in advance if this is considered off topic posting.


But Bell filed a patent for a reaction control mechanism and one of the accompanied drawings is very reminiscent of this design. The filling date on the patent is March 26, 1945 - lending further credence to a possible link.


The patent can be viewed here; http://www.google.com/patents/US2451008
 

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Re: Competitors to the XF-92 (plus news on Tony Buttler's new book)

PaulMM (Overscan) said:
From Tony Buttler


Re 'Hesham's question about the Bell D-35, it was an interceptor which featured in the competition that led to the XF-92. It dates from October 1945 and will be in my next book on American Fighter Projects.

Very best wishes,
Tony.


Thank you my dear Paul and anther thanks to Mr. Tony
 
In this competition,the main tenders were;

- Bell D-35
- Consolidated-Vultee Interceptor (Rocket powered with V-tail)
- Douglas D-558 Phase 3
- North American RD-1381-B
- Northrop ?
- Republic AP-31

The Northrop submitted a flying wing rocket powered,but unfortunately this design maybe took a PD series,
that's because it was not mentioned in the book; Flying Wings & Radical Things: Northrop's Secret Aerospace
Projects & Concepts 1939-1994.
 
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