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The Inspector · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:08 pm

LOCKHEED XP-73 SWORDSTAR, always suspected LOCOWEED had a bunch of opium smokers locked in the basement- :lol:

AHancock51 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:09 pm

Enemy Ace · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:45 pm

I think we can all agree that looks like it was built out of leftover -38 parts.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3329

Enemy Ace wrote:

I think we can all agree that looks like it was built out of leftover -38 parts.

I think we can all agree that it looks like a figment of somebody's over-active imagination.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:04 pm

Mike wrote:

Enemy Ace wrote:

I think we can all agree that looks like it was built out of leftover -38 parts.

I think we can all agree that it looks like a figment of somebody's over-active imagination.

Actually, made from spare parts of the XP-58 'CHAIN LIGHTNING' project including one of those 'fabulous' W-3420 ALLISON monsters.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3329

The Inspector wrote:

Actually, made from spare parts of the XP-58 'CHAIN LIGHTNING' project including one of those 'fabulous' W-3420 ALLISON monsters.

Actually, made from left-over digits and a butchered photo of the XP-58 :roll:

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:33 pm

Mike wrote:

The Inspector wrote:

Actually, made from spare parts of the XP-58 'CHAIN LIGHTNING' project including one of those 'fabulous' W-3420 ALLISON monsters.

Actually, made from left-over digits and a butchered photo of the XP-58 :roll:

So, this really a LUFT 46 type deal?

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

Some of its relatives..........

http://aviadesign.online.fr/usa-lockheed.htm

Mark H

RareBear · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:00 pm

Actually, the XP-73 designation was assigned to Howard Hughes' D-2 aircraft, but went unused as Hughes decided not to take up the fighter designation for his aircraft, nor to eventually sell it to the AAF.

Walt

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

Guys. It's a jackalope with wings.

Mark H

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:09 am

OK, MEA CULPA- The info was sent to me from a formerly reliable source so I screwed up by not doing my due diligence first.
That particular source is now on 'Double secret probation'.
I apologize to all- :oops:

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

If you look at the link above there is a whole site of aircraft designed and built with photoshop.

There were 2 other references to it. Both told enough of a story to make you think about it. But if I haven't heard of it in 50 years of reading about WWii planes it probably doesn't exist.

Mark H

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

Looking at that plane makes me think of a Johnny Cash song....

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2012 2:53 pm

makin' boost · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:29 pm

Love this song and his music from that time

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