North American Sweepstang

[TomZ]

North American Sweepstang



The Sweepstang was a converted Mustang with swept back wings and a RR Griffon engine.
In an attempt to gain more speed the wings of the P-51 Mustang were replaced with swept back ones.



The result was a fast aircraft but it turned out to be very unstable and almost impossible to fly.



The sweepstanf crashed on its fourth flight.





TomZ
http://airwar1946.nl/pics/index.htm

[kitnut617]

Nice one Tom 

Sometime ago I bought a High Planes Miss Ashley Mustang because it had swept wings (Learjet wings), that one crashed for real too --- 

[Weaver]

Looks good!

Reminds me of the Airacobra used to test swept wings.

[kitnut617]

Looks good!

Reminds me of the Airacobra used to test swept wings.

You're right it does look like the L-39-1, not sure why it got that designation because Bell actually used a P-63

[KiwiZac]

Brilliant work! I love the design, and the nicely restrained scheme. The contraprop is a great touch.

Sometime ago I bought a High Planes Miss Ashley Mustang because it had swept wings (Learjet wings), that one crashed for real too --- 

I was about to mention Miss Ashley II too! The next step for Gary Levitz maybe? For anyone unfamiliar with that machine, here's a video filmed a few days before it and her pilot were lost at Reno:
https://youtu.be/zdum2hzQbHo

[Tophe]

  This plane may be impossible to fly, scale 1, but as a desk model, it could be the winner!

[TheChronicOne]

 

Love it!

Reminds me of the Thunderscreech "in so many ways."