http://steeljawscribe.com/2007/12/16/flightdeck-friday-tfx-a-time-for-turkeys-part-iii Looking for clues at the scene of the crime Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:25:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://steeljawscribe.com/2007/12/16/flightdeck-friday-tfx-a-time-for-turkeys-part-iii/comment-page-1#comment-2900 Steeljawscribe Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:58:39 +0000 http://steeljawscribe.com/2007/12/16/flightdeck-friday-tfx-a-time-for-turkeys-part-iii/#comment-2900 Tom: Checkout <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XF-108_Rapier" rel="nofollow"> the XF-108 Rapier</a> also by NAA. It was intended to share the same engines with the XB-70. - SJS Tom:
Checkout the XF-108 Rapier also by NAA. It was intended to share the same engines with the XB-70.
- SJS

]]> http://steeljawscribe.com/2007/12/16/flightdeck-friday-tfx-a-time-for-turkeys-part-iii/comment-page-1#comment-2899 Thomas Barton Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:37:35 +0000 http://steeljawscribe.com/2007/12/16/flightdeck-friday-tfx-a-time-for-turkeys-part-iii/#comment-2899 :mrgreen: The MacD entry looks like the design team had a few drinks with the crew from Mikoyan who came up with the MiG-23. Just add canards and twin vertical stabilizers for that Sant Looey flair and voila, the MacD Boys have a bird in the hand. SJS, thanks for all the great illustrations. Also, did anyone in the late 50's to 1970 ever submit a fighter or attack proposal that used the GE J-93 that powered the scorching and ill-fated Valkyrie ? Talk about some straight-line performance potential... Tom Barton SuperCrusaderSuperFan !! The MacD entry looks like the design team had a few drinks with the crew from Mikoyan who came up with the MiG-23. Just add canards and twin vertical stabilizers for that Sant Looey flair and voila, the MacD Boys have a bird in the hand. SJS, thanks for all the great illustrations. Also, did anyone in the late 50′s to 1970 ever submit a fighter or attack proposal that used the GE J-93 that powered the scorching and ill-fated Valkyrie ? Talk about some straight-line performance potential… Tom Barton SuperCrusaderSuperFan !!

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