Grumman F9F Long Panther

[JayBee]

I have just been reading the Nov/Dec issue of Jets Magazine, and there is a slight typo that gives us such fantastic Whiffing possibilitys.
There is an article on the F9F Panther family and on page 59 there is a table saying what the differences between the various models were.
According to this the XF9F-4 was That is about 3.25 inches in 1/72 scale."a prototype with a fuselage lengthened by almost 20ft ahead of the wing to increase fuel capacity".
It is there in print so it MUST be true

So is this where the six seat VIP transport was developed from. Or the three seat trainer. Or......................

[NARSES2]

In 30 years time that will be "fact" now it's in print. Wonder when it will get on Wikki ? 

[pyro-manic]

Nicknamed "Giraffe"?