Air Power Series (1/48) HA7201 Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" VF-781, USN - Page 3

Cruver Collecter · 10-28-2007, 03:03 PM

I would challenge anyone to find an uglier aircraft than that! Is it pregnant? By the way, if the Panther was the 1st Navy jet to see combat, what was the 1st Navy jet?

Would that be the McDonnell FH-1 Phantom I?

**Rush104** · 10-28-2007, 03:22 PM

Actually, the Navy's first jet was the Ryan FR-1 Fireball.

Cruver Collecter · 10-28-2007, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by Rush104

Actually, the Navy's first jet was the Ryan Fr-1 Fireball.

Picked some plans off of the AMA site to make a stick and tissure version. It will rubber powered up front and have a Rapier rocket motor in the back, not sure how well it will come off, but should look pretty cool for the first few seconds. Got some nice pictures of one of these at the Planes of Fame Museum. Never really tagged this one as a jet, thought of it more as a hybrid.

Celtic · 10-29-2007, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by lanslide

Celtic...just take a shotgun approach to collecting (like me) and the problem will be solved!

I'm disappointed, but not crying.

In reality, room and rubles rule, so I'll wait for the Corgi/GA/Witty version...In the meantime, I'm saving up for those 110's.

**Shawn 507** · 10-29-2007, 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by 1250ships

You don't think this might be uglier?

Considering its a mutant of a otherwise fine plane, I can't get too upset. But the basic F9F and its twin are butt ugly.

**lanslide** · 10-29-2007, 01:56 AM

Shawn - I bet you hate the F-80 and F-84 also - right?

**lanslide** · 10-29-2007, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by Rush104

Actually, the Navy's first jet was the Ryan FR-1 Fireball.

I did a little research and I think the F6U-1 Pirate was one of the U.S. Navy's first PURE jet fleet fighters.

**Rush104** · 10-29-2007, 03:25 AM

Originally Posted by lanslide

I did a little research and I think the F6U-1 Pirate was one of the U.S. Navy's first PURE jet fleet fighters.

You are correct; the Navy's first pure jets were the FH-1 Phantom, F6U-1 Pirate, and the FJ-1 Fury. Even though the Fireball is a hybrid, it is considered the Navy's first aircraft with jet power. It does have the distinction of having made the Navy's first jet powered carrier landing.
66 of these were in service in 1945, but never saw action due to Japan's surrender.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ircraft/fr.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_FR_Fireball

mustangdriver · 10-29-2007, 04:05 AM

So what kind of paint scheme are we looking at on this bird?

**lanslide** · 10-29-2007, 04:43 AM

Probably Ted William's right?

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