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F-67 Skycutter

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Description

USAF
The F-67 skycutter was developed by Northwest Aviation Group
in The United States of North America in 1949 project has been planned to counteract the USSR with its new Jet Technology While the initial rise of western jets Such as the Gloster meteor in England and the P-59 Airacoment in the states eventually when the aircraft is finished it was sent out to war in the Korean War to fight Chinese and North Korean forces it was assigned to the 55th Seonsan Air Fighters where are the combined kill of the aircraft was in the thousands approximately stating 5893 downs of Enemy Craft, later in its lifespan it was sold to countries such as
France and United Kingdom and much more for example like the Yugoslav air force and the West german luftwaffe and The Royal Canadian Air force

Legacy

The skycutter now Lives on As a warbird for airshows and museums in the USA and other Western countries last ever Operator of the F-67 skycutter Was Japan in 1998 It’s Maritime Self-Defense Force Used these Aircraft as Trainers and finally in 2006 Every single operator had stopped and now they could forever live on as it Warbird…

Japan D Variant found here

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 21.1ft (6.4m)
  • Length 20.2ft (6.2m)
  • Height 9.0ft (2.7m)
  • Empty Weight 3,198lbs (1,450kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,641lbs (1,651kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.925
  • Wing Loading 38.7lbs/ft2 (188.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 94.2ft2 (8.7m2)
  • Drag Points 2328

Parts

  • Number of Parts 28
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 161