Bell N-39 Naval Jetcobra

PACOPEPE · April 21, 2013, 07:00:57 AM

Here an curious version of the rare Bell L-39: (Swept wings)

It remember me to the Cougar:

Regards,

kerick · April 21, 2013, 05:26:14 PM

Not too many prop jobs with swept wings! This would look great in dark blue with maybe Marine markings.

Dizzyfugu · April 22, 2013, 01:05:28 AM

Great idea!

Tophe · April 22, 2013, 06:55:13 AM

Interesting! What is this kit?

NARSES2 · April 22, 2013, 07:35:49 AM

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on April 22, 2013, 01:05:28 AM
Great idea!

It is indeed

kitnut617 · April 22, 2013, 09:38:21 AM

Quote from: Tophe on April 22, 2013, 06:55:13 AM
Interesting! What is this kit?

Czechmaster --- I've got a couple of them in the stash too. The idea was to check the low-speed flying characteristics of the swept wing, primarily for the F-86 program, and it had a number of wing configurations

PACOPEPE · May 07, 2013, 03:29:53 PM

Near finish:

Martin H · May 07, 2013, 03:43:09 PM

Oh yes! Nicely done.

Ed S · May 07, 2013, 04:28:45 PM

Excellent! The finish is superb in this. Another beauty.

Ed

PR19_Kit · May 07, 2013, 04:56:32 PM

Totally inventive! Excellent stuff.

Captain Canada · May 07, 2013, 07:00:40 PM

Yowzers...that is funky cool ! Would look even better if the intakes were in those big wing roots.

Great job !

NARSES2 · May 08, 2013, 07:26:10 AM

Oh golly gosh, that is lovely

Dizzyfugu · May 08, 2013, 08:23:20 AM

Uh, that's wild! Maybe use the wing roots for guns? I had this problem once with the fuselage of a Grumman Panther, where I closed the air intakes. Looked odd with the fat/blunt wing roots, but with some guns protruding the whole thing looked much more plausible. Anyway, a very pretty aircraft - elegant lines

lancer · May 08, 2013, 01:16:42 PM

Wow!!! That looks really pretty..

bearmatt · May 10, 2013, 01:24:53 AM

Very nice one!