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Baldeagle
 Post subject: Mystery 'plane ID?
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Anybody know what this is?


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This aircraft is a Vulee V-11, c/n 29, that was modifed as a V-11T, and was used by Pratt & Whitney as an engine test bed. N# was NX14980.
Sorry I don't have a complete photo of the aircraft. Photo is from the National Air & Space Museum collection.

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sorry for spelling error, have fat fingers, should read Vultee.
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It looks like something out of "Flight of the Phoenix".
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It looks like something out of "Flight of the Phoenix".

or a prototype straight wing Corsair!

Neat find!
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Thanks John, the photo was in the collection of a pilot in Connecticut who died recently, and a friend asked if I could ID it.
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looks like howard hughe's racer on steroids with negative affects

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Here's a full picture from the Aerofiles arcive.

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Has a distinct family resemblence.

http://www.vought.com/heritage/products ... b2u-3.html

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Don Martin wrote:
Has a distinct family resemblence.


They certainly do resemble each other superfically, but that's about it.

The Vultee is quite a bit larger than the Vindicator, besides, they're manufactured by different company's.
The only thing that makes them have a "family" resemblence is the fact that one was "owned" by P&W and the other designed by Chance Vought, both companies being separate divisons of United Aircraft.
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I like that red Ford coupe! It's either a '39 DeLuxe or a '40 Standard. Wouldn't it make a great street rod? 8)

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i think it's a fairchild.... fairchild what??? no clue.... this is for the car & luggage & trip to hawaii....

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My Faux Pas! I was thinking about the Viberator(BT-13) and Vengence(A-31) when I pulled Vindicator
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