Grumman F6F-11 HeavenCat (finished page 3)

[Tophe]

backstory History:
In the huge book "WW2 top secret air forces" (MyDreams publishing) I read: "the Grumman F6F (and more particularly: the last version of this family) won the Pacific war easily (with massive surrender of the enemy, no need to kill) because it used a very innovative superior layout, twin-boom and asymmetric, this was not just another Zero with a little more horsepower." This stands as a proof this is True History. While uh... after the alarm clock has rung, I do not find this book anymore, sorry. (joke, as this is Sunday, no alarm clock for me...)

[Tophe]

The F6F-11B Heavencat model is finished:

[Tophe]

and from 4 points of view:

[Tophe]

yes, the F6F-11B is rather different from the F6F-5:

[PR19_Kit]

yes, the F6F-11B is rather different from the F6F-5:

That's development work........... 

[Tophe]

That's development work........... 

Thanks! I will tell that to the psychiatrist: my mind is (almost) sane, yippee!

[NARSES2]

That's come out very well Tophe 

[ericr]

a very asymetric imagination 

[strobez]

okay... now that's just neat.

[Tophe]

Thanks a lot!

a very asymetric imagination 

Ahem, uh... I must confess: the F6F-11 was the last mass produced version, while there was a prototype even after, the XF6F-12 and this one was symmetric (and twin-engined and two-seat):

(Thanks to Corel Photopaint software, Mirror Copy way)

[Tophe]

Later, the XF6F-12 was converted into a supersonic glider but shhht: this is still top-secret:

[NARSES2]

That's interesting Tophe. For some reason I can see it starring in a cartoon movie

[Tophe]

Thanks a lot! (I am happy I have turned a killer of human beings into a cartoon gentle animal...)

[NARSES2]

Thanks a lot! (I am happy I have turned a killer of human beings into a cartoon gentle animal...)

Indeed you have