BELL L-39

Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:59 pm

Does anyone know if this is tucked away in a museum, or did it become a beer can?

Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:28 pm

Since I've never heard of this airplane in a museum before, I'm guessing she was melted.

Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:44 pm

According to the book Cobra! by Birch Matthews Bell made two of these Bu# 90061 & 90062. Flying test beds, NACA @ langly field kept one after Bell was done with them, Bell kept theirs for testing the wing for the X-2.
I too would presume they were cut up being that was the "norm" back then. Would be cool if one was still around

BTW, is that pic photo-chopped? cuz the exact same one in the book shows a man standing next to the RH wingroot. Just curious???

Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:46 pm

Ken, also curious as to what U R sitting in, in your Avtar, Mustang? Thanks.

Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:07 pm

Ya the guy was taken out,My avtar was take when I worked for Whittington back in 85/86

I think this is the same Mustang,Man what a fun place back then
Mustang's Bearcats, Indy cars,we had a blast at night

Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:13 pm

Nice Ken

Thanks for the info.

Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:05 am

I think the Smithsonian has one of these in storage at Silver Hill. It has the airfoil of an F-86!