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Legendary member
In 1940, the U.S. Army Air Corps issued Request for Proposal R-40C, requesting designs for a high-speed, long-range, high-altitude interceptor intended to destroy enemy bombers. The specifications were very bold, encouraging manufacturers to produce radical aircraft that would outperform any existing fighter in the world at the time.
Blended wing-body visionary James McDonnell sculpted the XP-67 in the early 1940s, it was a spectacular-looking single-seat twin, the only piston-engine airplane that McDonnell Aircraft ever produced. The company completed just one XP-67 before jets left props in the dust and the Army cancelled the program in 1944.
It was futuristic complex shaped design nonetheless. with the concept of making other airplane structures besides the wings into lifting surfaces. a blended-wing design. From the conventional tail forward, the Moonbat was all curves.
The Continental motors mounted, was drastically underpowered. When McDonnell agitated for another motortype, thetime came for Army to shut down the project.
Its complex shape intruges me, and been on my "perhaps wanna build" - list for longer time. To do this by foamboard, make need of creativity!
planned wingspan approx.1300mm.
Length approx 1050mm
Flying weight total, 1200-1300g
Blended wing-body visionary James McDonnell sculpted the XP-67 in the early 1940s, it was a spectacular-looking single-seat twin, the only piston-engine airplane that McDonnell Aircraft ever produced. The company completed just one XP-67 before jets left props in the dust and the Army cancelled the program in 1944.
It was futuristic complex shaped design nonetheless. with the concept of making other airplane structures besides the wings into lifting surfaces. a blended-wing design. From the conventional tail forward, the Moonbat was all curves.
The Continental motors mounted, was drastically underpowered. When McDonnell agitated for another motortype, thetime came for Army to shut down the project.
Its complex shape intruges me, and been on my "perhaps wanna build" - list for longer time. To do this by foamboard, make need of creativity!
planned wingspan approx.1300mm.
Length approx 1050mm
Flying weight total, 1200-1300g
