A new article reproducing a
Curtiss-Wright proposal for a turboprop fighter-bomber conversion of the XF-87
Blackhawk is now up at RetroMechanix.com:
The proposal includes numerous
drawings of various ordnance and gun combinations, along with a recce version.
Also included are 3 photos of the original XF-87, one of the most handsome
aircraft of its day. The accompanying gallery features 19 images, the majority
in high resolution. Would make for an interesting conversion project in scale
model form!
-Jared