Coolest American Prototype Aircraft

[The Other Guy]

What is the coolest american Prototype aircraft of all time?

 

[devilwasp]

put the YF 23 up there pleaseeee!!
thats the best one!

 

[Bootboy82]

The XF-85 Goblin, no doubt about that.

It would have been quite useful, making every Toys'r'us a secret AFB. just hide it between the other toys. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[The Other Guy]

put the YF 23 up there pleaseeee!!
thats the best one!

Roger that.

Uh.. How do I do that?

 

[Redleg]

Uh.. How do I do that?

I've done it for you now..
It's not possible to edit the poll options, only moderators can do that.

 

[The Other Guy]

Oh Great. thanks a ton 8) 8)

 

[A Can of Man]

I said the X-1 because it broke the speed of sound, which was a HUGE deal back then.

 

[godofthunder9010]

I demand pictures if I'm going to vote! :lol:
(don't remember what all of them look/looked like.)

 

[SHERMAN]

I voted for the XB70...

 

[A Can of Man]

The XB-70 does have an uncanny resemblance to the Tupolev Blackjack.

 

[godofthunder9010]

for a bomber and being made in 1957, mach 3.8 is pretty damn impressive. Gotta go with the Valkyrie.

 

[A Can of Man]

MACH 3.8 :shock:

I never knew that...

 

[rOk]

Don't think it was ever achieved though.

But a really fascinating project nevertheless. Got my vote.

 

[The Other Guy]

I found this Pic of the Valk following a midair collision with an F-104 Thunderjet.

http://www.aerofiles.com/xb70-end.jpg

it's pretty creepy.

this pic is VERY cool:

http://home.iae.nl/users/wbergmns/big/xb70.jpg

 

[A Can of Man]

Last one doesn't seem to work.

 

[The Other Guy]

Try Now. I put "jbg" instead of "jpg"

 

[Mark Conley]

to the guy that liked the x-3 stilletto...you are my kind of guy...or gal.

 

[The Other Guy]

Here is a pic of the quirky stilleto:

http://personal5.iddeo.es/anabelju/fotosyuri/x3.jpg

A VERY cool, plane I agree. I have seen it in person.

 

[USAFAUX2004]

not really in the prototype now, but F22 RAPTOR

 

[USAFAUX2004]

Oh and also the F-35