From May 1981 issue of "Airpower" magazine: 2. How the Martin turret worked. Originally programmed to carry a Northrop designed rotatable turret in the XF-89, the Scorpion pursued that possibility with the Martin turret. As shown in this company rendering, the Martin turret carried four 20mm guns...

From May 1981 issue of "Airpower" magazine: 1 & 2. F-89A (N2007) AF49-2434 modified for the installation of the Martin turret. A sizable installation even for an airplane the size of the F-89, the turret extends forward from the aft edge of the black band painted on the nose, in effect, a total...

From May 1981 issue of "Airpower" magazine: 1. Mockup of the XP-89 in January, 1947, bore great resemblance to the XP-89 as built except for the small dihedral angle in the horizontal tail and the four 20mm gun turret mounted in the nose. Nose turret was an Army Air Force requirement specified in...

Because I fly I laugh more than other men. I look up and see more than they. I know how the clouds feel, What it's like to have the blue in my lap, to look down on birds, to feel freedom in a thing called

This message set off my virus warning...........dated 21/10/2007 timed at 23:16 size 8kb avast! 4 wrote in message news:... Partial Message Danger! Sender: "Jim" jaahrens NOSPAM at yahoo dot com Recipient: Subject: WHY IT'S GREAT TO BE A PILOT Eberhart S-E-5 .JPG

I think I picked a good day this week [or should that be 'the RAF picked the right day for me'. Quite a nice selection of various types passing through to pass away the hours.

The Pilot came to me just before this flight and told me what would be the best viewing position for this shot. I wasn't convinced but as the weather was crap, I decided I'd do it for him his way. after all, his routine was worked around where the crowd centreline was He then turned in front...