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[Gaston]

Made by Republic ?

[SAS~Storebror]

The Ferrari? No.

[locopiston]

That Ferrari looks like this 
https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,47916.msg589064.html#msg589064

[hoddyman]

Republic XF-92

[DHumphrey]

Well done locopiston and hoddyman

The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor (originally designated XP-91) is a mixed-propulsion prototype interceptor aircraft, developed by Republic Aviation. The aircraft would use a jet engine for most flight, and a cluster of four small rocket engines for added thrust during climb and interception. The design was largely obsolete by the time it was completed due to the rapidly increasing performance of contemporary jet engines, and only two prototypes were built. One of these was the first American fighter to exceed Mach 1 in level flight.



A unique feature of the Thunderceptor was its unusual inverse tapered wing, in which the chord length increased along the wing span from the root to the tip, the opposite of conventional swept wing designs. This was an attempt to address the problem of pitch-up, a potentially deadly phenomenon that plagued early high-speed models. The Thunderceptor's design meant the entire wing stalled smoothly, more like a straight-wing design.

As locopiston was the first to reply with the correct answer it is his turn now.

[hoddyman]

that's the one. I got the number wrong.

[locopiston]

I'm very sorry, I'm very busy.

It hurts me to do it but I have to declare open round

[P51vsFw190]

Get ready to get stumped....

Because of the obscurity of this aircraft, I will post two pictures because I feel generous....

Try this:






Enjoy guys!



James

[Fresco23]

Such clean lines... It’s pretty speedy looking. Swift even. 

[DHumphrey]

Such clean lines... It’s pretty speedy looking. Swift even. 

I know it … it's a "Matchbox F-35" 

[DHumphrey]

Actually I think it is the:  Comper Swift

In 1930 Comper introduced his most popular aeroplane to the private flyer, the Comper Swift fitted with the 2.5 litre Pobjoy R-type engine. This chucked out 85hp but only weighed 135lbs. That equates to under 2lb per horse-power wet. The Swift was a parasol type and was not renowned for its forward visibility whilst on the ground!

When the question of forward visibility was raised the stock answer was, “What visibility?” It was though a very popular single-seater which bought flying to the private pilot. The wings folded so it followed the trend of the times. It was a good looking little beast. The heart of any aircraft is its engine.



Pobjoy’s skill at fine tuning his engines, which along with their well established reliability, meant that a Pobjoy powered Swift competed in every Kings Cup Air Race from 1931 until 1937. In 1932 the renowned C. A. Butler broke the England to Australia record flying one from Biggin Hill to Darwin in 9 days, another made it to South Africa in a similar time and G-AAZA made a double crossing of the Andes reaching 18,000ft.

[Fresco23]

Its a pretty one to be sure!