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Yup, and the F11F-1F became the F-11B.
Did they ever bother to do that? IIRC, there was just the one J-79 retrofit aircraft. R / John |
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My source says two J-79-GE-3A airframes: 138646 and 138647. I can not find
a reference to an F-11B designation for these aircraft. Supposedly the F11F-1F had Mach 2 capability. Must have been quite a ride! Jack "John Carrier" wrote in message ... Yup, and the F11F-1F became the F-11B. Did they ever bother to do that? IIRC, there was just the one J-79 retrofit aircraft. R / John |
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Nice Again wrote:
F fighter 8 eighth model F Grumman This has always seemed harder to me than the Air Force/unified system F Fighter 16 16th type since 1962 Under the Navy designation system, the Hornet would have changed designations from F5D to F3B (I think) when Boeing bought out McDonnell Douglas. You'd have had nearly identical aircraft with two different designations, probably in the same squadrons. Seems rather nonsensical. (The same system had wartime Corsairs as either F4Us or FGs depending on who built them.) "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net... "Nice Again" wrote in message ... And the 'easy' way of identification was lost forever! Eh? -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed) |
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"Nice Again" wrote in message ... F fighter 8 eighth model F Grumman I did not ask for an explanation of the Navy's bizarre designation system, it was your message that was a mystery. |
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"John Carrier" wrote in message ... Did they ever bother to do that? IIRC, there was just the one J-79 retrofit aircraft. Two aircraft were fitted with the YJ79-GE-3 and designated F11F-1F, bureau numbers 138646 and 138647. I believe the latter is on display at China Lake. |
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"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message ink.net... (The same system had wartime Corsairs as either F4Us or FGs depending on who built them.) Don't forget the Brewster F3A! |
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"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message ink.net... (The same system had wartime Corsairs as either F4Us or FGs depending on who built them.) I am not telling my age, but I have worked on a FM-2 from Tall-Mantz Aviation, back when one of the world's larger air forces was owned by them and parked on the west end of what is now known as John Wayne International. Leanne |
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That's one of the points, you can tell the mfg. Doh!
"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message ink.net... Nice Again wrote: F fighter 8 eighth model F Grumman This has always seemed harder to me than the Air Force/unified system F Fighter 16 16th type since 1962 Under the Navy designation system, the Hornet would have changed designations from F5D to F3B (I think) when Boeing bought out McDonnell Douglas. You'd have had nearly identical aircraft with two different designations, probably in the same squadrons. Seems rather nonsensical. (The same system had wartime Corsairs as either F4Us or FGs depending on who built them.) "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net... "Nice Again" wrote in message ... And the 'easy' way of identification was lost forever! Eh? -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed) |
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The Navy system wasn't bizzarre. It made it easy to identiy a/c (mental
picture) by just the lettr and numbers. "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Nice Again" wrote in message ... F fighter 8 eighth model F Grumman I did not ask for an explanation of the Navy's bizarre designation system, it was your message that was a mystery. |
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I can picture the JD in my mind but I have trouble with the B-26.
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Nice Again" wrote in message ... F fighter 8 eighth model F Grumman I did not ask for an explanation of the Navy's bizarre designation system, it was your message that was a mystery. |
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