P-63 with V tail and a swept wing

[Johnbr]

Hope you all like it.

 

[Grey Havoc]

I'd seen another photo of the V-tail before but not the swept wing. Nice!

 

[toura]

Hi all
P63 sweep wings

 

[toura]

and v tail

 

[toura]

an other special P63

 

[Steve Pace]

I knew of the swept wing L-39 but I've never ever seen it with a butterfly tailed empennage. Great find! -SP

 

[Stargazer]

Swept-wing variant was the L-39 (two variants), V-tail variant was modified from an RP-63G.

More pics of the L-39:

 

[Stargazer]

More pics of the V-tail variant, and also of the wind-tunnel model tested by NACA:

 

[Stargazer]

And some wonderful artwork by Jacek Jackiewicz:

 

[toura]

Hi Stephane
I learn something after reading your posts !!

 

[roadrunner2]

Hello,
interesting by buildind a 1/48 scale model of the L-39, I find some web page :
http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftailspintopics.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fsweeping-change-bell-l-39.html&rct=j&q=Sweeping%20Change%20-%20The%20Bell%20L-39&ei=fbPzTYjwEsSxhAfW9PDUBg&usg=AFQjCNGoEYRJPNzIlKHXAF5fuwzXsR804Q&cad=rja

http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CCMQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthanlont.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fbell-l-39-wing-sweep-evaluation.html&rct=j&q=Sweeping%20Change%20-%20The%20Bell%20L-39&ei=fbPzTYjwEsSxhAfW9PDUBg&usg=AFQjCNFZ0mmGLAKaJwvn3DoDGJN7HLo09A&cad=rja

and à 4-view drawing from CMR

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

A brief article on the L-39.

http://aviationtrivia.blogspot.com/2011/12/bell-l-39-swept-wing-demonstrator.html

 

[Pavel_P]

Who can say in what colors V-tail variant was painted?

 

[Stargazer]

My spontaneous answer is that it was a dark red, but I don't know whether I actually saw this or imagined it from the various pics. I'll have to look through my files to be sure.

 

[barsted]

I would really like to see a colour photo or some proof for my 1/7 scale r/c Bell L-39-2 with the X2 wing, which is almost ready for paint. I want to post a photo of it but I don't know how to make it small enough. (I am betting it was Gloss sea Blue FS15042)I am also hoping that this 4th attempt to post will be successful!

Ted Smith

 

[Stargazer]

I would really like to see a colour photo or some proof for my 1/7 scale r/c Bell L-39-2 with the X2 wing, which is almost ready for paint. I want to post a photo of it but I don't know how to make it small enough. (I am betting it was Gloss sea Blue FS15042)I am also hoping that this 4th attempt to post will be successful!

Ted Smith

I'm attaching a reduced-size version of Ted's photo, showing his 1:7 scale R/C model of the Bell L-39-2 with the wing proposed for the Bell X-2 rocket plane. Ted hopes that this photo "might stir up some interest and perhaps jog a memory somewhere, regarding its colour."