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TAdan wrote:
If I am reading that history correctly, did it crash on its first test flight?


Yes, the XP-79B had a fatal crash on its first and only flight. Think the Natter and a few others had a fatal first flight.

The photos really show some of the details I had never appreciated, especially the "scoops" on the wing tips for latteral control. Interesting.
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sandiego89 wrote:
TAdan wrote:
If I am reading that history correctly, did it crash on its first test flight?


Yes, the XP-79B had a fatal crash on its first and only flight. Think the Natter and a few others had a fatal first flight.

The photos really show some of the details I had never appreciated, especially the "scoops" on the wing tips for latteral control. Interesting.


Pilot Crosby lost control while attempting a barrel roll at a slow speed.
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