Bell's XP-63 Kingcobra... with a V-tail !

[Stargazer]

This strange beast showed up on NASA's CRGIS website, a V-tail model of the Kingcobra, a configuration which was actually tested for real as the RP-63C and later the RP-63G:

High-res versions can be downloaded here:
http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/Additional_Photos_for_12-Foot_Low_Speed_Tunnel_2#XP-63_Vertail_Model

 

[hesham]

And more from Monografie book.

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Great find, Hesh!