parasitefighter

13 photos tagged parasitefighter, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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GRB-36F

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  • jbp274 said:
    Whoa! FICON in action!
  • Veedubber79 said:
    Republic XF-84E-15-RE (YF-96A) Thunderstreak 49-2430 under test as a parasite fighter (FICON = "Fighter Conveyor") with GRB-36F-1-CF Peacemaker 49-2707 (later re-re-designated as JRB-36F). Chase a/c is EF-84E 49-2115; pilots were Maj Clyde Good and Lt Col Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson (WWII ace in "Old Crow" Mustangs). The Thunderstreak prototype is now at the NMUSAF in the R&D section.
  • apollosoyuz_75 said:
    This is one of my favorite bad ideas of all time.
  • Jim Smith said:
    Some amazing scary stuff and some very cool aircrew!

B-36 and F-84F

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  • Veedubber79 said:
    Republic XF-84E-15-RE (YF-96A) Thunderstreak 49-2430 under test as a parasite fighter (FICON = "Fighter Conveyor") with GRB-36F-1-CF Peacemaker 49-2707 (later re-re-designated as JRB-36F). Pilots were Maj Clyde Good and Lt Col Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson (WWII ace in "Old Crow" Mustangs). The Thunderstreak is now at the NMUSAF in the R&D section.
  • Jim Smith said:
    wow! imagine sitting in this little fighter for the hours necessary to reach the target. And then what? What a seemingly crazy concept! But, i still am mesmerized by the B-36.
  • Veedubber79 said:
    He could actually climb in & out of the cockpit while it was retracted into the bomb bay, so the idea was to climb in just before launch (which could be completed in about 1.5 minutes). Getting back aboard under wartime conditions was another matter, however... www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/16254344504/in/photos...

AL-135B JL Highfill Album Image

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  • TVL1970 said:
    USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) equipped with a trapeze and a Vought UO-1 (BuNo A-6615) for parasite fighter tests. Here's another photo in the SDASM collection: