Nov 042010
From the SDAM comes an image of an XF-92 with a pointed nose and cheek inlets, similar to those used on the F-102. This appears to be an altered photograph, with the changes airbrushed in. The unmodified XF-92 inlet configuration is visible in the background.
It’s unclear if this was part of a serious proposal to modify the XF-92 configuration, but clearly the changes were instituted with the F-102 and F-106.
2 Responses to “Modified XF-92”
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Like the Lippisch P-12, with wings of that leading edge profile and no area ruling, it would never crack Mach 1, and might well fall out of the sky if you screwed up while flying it even a bit.
Pilots of the XF-92 were really impressed by how it behaved in pitch response at high speed.
Move the control stick back one inch and you were in a vertical climb; move it forward one inch and you were in a vertical dive.
It sure kept them on their toes, you can say that for it. 😀
My fave is still the Grumman “Jaguar” with its strange “T” tail that used the canards to flip the whole thing up and down.
Move the stick forwards or back… then wait a second or two till the aircraft actually started moving the way you wanted it to.
That took a bit of getting used to; because your instinct told you that if you tried to adjust the aircraft’s pitch angle, and nothing happened – it was time to increase the control input… then again, you were in a full climb or dive situation.
Hey, even Grumman can screw up at times.
They got better with their second swing-wing aircraft.
What a handsome aircraft. Guess I’ll be needing another Hawk XF-92 kit now!