XF-90 restoration project

[bercr]

http://xf-90.org [link defunct - admin]

What else ?

 

[bercr]

I thought that the XF-90 wreckage would be shown in the USAF MUseum without restoration, as it was, for showing the effects of atomic bomb blast... ?

 

[Matej]

It is still radioactive! It has been decontamined, but it will still take some time before any public display. Via FluidTech Inc.

 

[bercr]

Very interesting shots ! Thanks a lot


I like this plane...

 

[Vahe Demirjian]

Photos of the second XF-90 prototype in storage at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio are available at these links:

Lockheed XF-90

The XF-90 was developed to meet a USAF requirement for a long-range penetration fighter. Two prototype aircraft were built. The first was powered by two Westinghouse J34 turbojets without

www.nationalmuseum.af.mil

File:Lockheed-XF90 Nose.JPG - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Aviation Photo #1855801: Lockheed XF-90 - USA - Air Force

This Kelly Johnson designed long-range escort fighter incurred damage but survived three nuclear explosions during tests in 1952. Now undergoing (partial) restoration, its rivets have been removed to ensure removal of all radioactive sand and dust. - Photo taken at Dayton - Wright-Patterson...

www.airliners.net