"What dis be?"

[Tulio]

The book Desert Airliners (Graham Robson) has, on page 2 (Title page) a lineup of coccooned commercial airliners at Mojave, CA.

Right under the first airplane, you can see this:



At first, I thought T-33, but looking at the shape of the fuselage, seems to me it is too wide for a T-33, and the shape of the intakes is not like the T-33s, the canopy is different, and so on.

So . . . is it a T-33? Or . . .???


Saludos,


Tulio

[Robbie Stuart]

I remember back some time seeing pics of a highly modified T-33 being used in a test program for something. I will see if I can dig it up.
Regards
Robbie

[wendovertom]

Of course this photo doesn't lend us much but it looks like it has swept wings - almost a F-14 looking nose and canopy - also is that another airliner behind it or does the subject have a really tall tail?

It is it a eastern bloc plane

Tom P.

[Randy Haskin]

I remember back some time seeing pics of a highly modified T-33 being used in a test program for something. I will see if I can dig it up.

Are you talking about the "Skyfox"?

That's definitely not the aircraft pictured, though. The one in the photo looks like a Saab A-32 to me.

[Swiss Mustangs]

Saab 32A Lansen

http://www.air-and-space.com/Mojave%2020030323.htm

Martin

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[Mike]

Saab Lansen ('Lance') I would say. I believe a few were imported into the USA during the 1980s

[Mike]

Beat me to it this time, Martin.

[Swiss Mustangs]

gotcha, Mike !

Martin

[Mike]

Must be a first, then Martin!

[tom d. friedman]

hey, he wins the car & luggage for that superb i.d., next contestant???

[Tulio]

A Lansen it is!!!


Thank you, guys! This is one of those little "useless bits of information" that I am sure all of us store somewhere in our minds.

As soon as I read "Lansen" I mentally slapped my forehead, and said "Of course! It fits the outline!"

Great job guys, and thank you again.

Saludos,


Tulio

[Randy Haskin]

Beat me to it this time, Martin.

What's up with that?? I had Martin beat by 5 minutes!

[hairy]

I remember back some time seeing pics of a highly modified T-33 being used in a test program for something. I will see if I can dig it up.
Regards
Robbie

I remember that beastie, what ever happened to it?

[Tulio]

If I recall correctly, the highly modified T-33 (Skyfox) had a triangular shape fuse, that looked kinda like a Me-262, while the powerplants were located (the two of them) on the tail of the aircraft.

It was bigger than a T-33 (and really ugly to look at).

Saludos,


Tulio

[Swiss Mustangs]

Sorry Randy - didn't read your post as exactly as I should have - you of course were faster !

for all: here's a nice photo of the Boeing Skyfox - together with a regular T-33.....

http://www.super-mystere.net/ci004/planche/pages/23.htm

Cheers
Martin