Boeing Skyfox- New School T-33

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While reading a sale ($3.99 for a $20 book, what a deal) book on US military aircraft at B&N the other day, I came across brief mention of this project in the book's T-33 profile. No picture, just one little sentence. Intrigued, i did a little digging. So here you go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Skyfox

as for the book I was reading from, here you go. Worth the price: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/American-Military-Aircraft/Jim-Winchester/e/9780760769829/?itm=5
 

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Nice timing Moonbat, there's a thread on WIX of the Skyfox at its present resting place sans engine:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=31150

I have the AvWeek article on the Skyfox which was rather all inclusive - will look around and see if I can uncover it and scan it.

Enjoy the Day! Mark
 
wow! I would have never guessed there was a T-33 underneath that :eek:
I'm assuming this was for JPATS?
 
http://airwolf.org.tv-series.com/forum/post.asp?method=ReplyQuote&REPLY_ID=45994&TOPIC_ID=7075&FORUM_ID=1

this thread has some info and a pic of Skyfox wearing "US AIR FORCE" markings


I looked and this program was a little before JPATS.

Id love to see a 3-view of this.
 
Only a scan from quite a bad copy, sorry, but certainly someone else has the
issue (1984) in his bookshelf. The prototype was modified from a T-bird and first
flown on 10th May 1983, ordered by Skyfox Corporation, production was planned
to take place at OGMA in Portugal. The aircraft was seen as an economical alternative
to a completely new type, so no connection to JPATS, I think.
(from Green "Aircraft of the world")
 

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I have the chapter of "Airwolf" where this plane appears. If my old CRT no dies (is in the last ones :-[ ) I try to post some screenshots.

This ones are from the book "Shootings Stars-Lockheed's Legendary T-Birds" by Michael O'Leary.
 

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IIRC, it was developed as a project for Third World countries already operating T-33s to upgrade them. I don't think there was any country in particular, just aimed at extending the T-33's life. As drastic as the mods appear, I think it still used about 75% of the airframe. The engines & nacelles were straight off a Falcon 10 or 20, I don't remember which.



XP67_Moonbat said:
http://airwolf.org.tv-series.com/forum/post.asp?method=ReplyQuote&REPLY_ID=45994&TOPIC_ID=7075&FORUM_ID=1

this thread has some info and a pic of Skyfox wearing "US AIR FORCE" markings


I looked and this program was a little before JPATS.

Id love to see a 3-view of this.
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Screen captures of the chapter of "Airwolf" (3rd, 1st Temp).
 

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And more
 

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Ok, the last ones...
 

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Ya know...I'm looking at the forward fuselage and i see a chine vaguely reminiscent of the SR-71 or YF-23. Hmmmm
 
Looking at the last few photos and forward visibility over the nose doesn't look that good.
 
Based on the mods to the nose, I wouldn't think the vis would be much different from a stock T-33.


dragon72 said:
Looking at the last few photos and forward visibility over the nose doesn't look that good.
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frank said:
The engines & nacelles were straight off a Falcon 10 or 20, I don't remember which.
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As far as engines go at least, it would be both as they both use TFE-773s, the same variant even I think. Or at least that's what Wikipedia tells me :p

As for the forward fuselage "chimes," I think that's mostly a consequence of fairing over the old engine intakes. I imagine that space goes for fuel.
 
Just call me Ray said:
As for the forward fuselage "chimes," I think that's mostly a consequence of fairing over the old engine intakes. I imagine that space goes for fuel.
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Yes, the old intake trunks became fuel tanks. BTW, the replaced engine on the prototype was, of course, a RR Nene. ;D
 
Skyfox in Medford Oregon, June 2008
 

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frank said:
IIRC, it was developed as a project for Third World countries already operating T-33s to upgrade them. I don't think there was any country in particular, just aimed at extending the T-33's life. As drastic as the mods appear, I think it still used about 75% of the airframe. The engines & nacelles were straight off a Falcon 10 or 20, I don't remember which.



XP67_Moonbat said:
http://airwolf.org.tv-series.com/forum/post.asp?method=ReplyQuote&REPLY_ID=45994&TOPIC_ID=7075&FORUM_ID=1

this thread has some info and a pic of Skyfox wearing "US AIR FORCE" markings


I looked and this program was a little before JPATS.

Id love to see a 3-view of this.
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Falcon 10. It uses the same TFE731 engines and Grumman-built nacelles.
 
I always hoped this project would go forward instead of sadly ending up in a hulk on the tarmac somewhere. Someone deserves top marks for a very clever idea.
 
Cutaway Boeing Skyfox, modified by Motocar in free interpretation
 

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Nice RAP - thanks. I acquired some pics of the aircraft off of EPay some time back - must get those scanned and posted.

I may be in Medford, OR next Summer and looked at Google Earth but did not see the Skyfax on the ramp - it may finally have been scrapped. Bummer....

Enjoy the Day! Mark
 

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