"The M-50 'Bounder' " Topic

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Tango01	15 Nov 2018 3:29 p.m. PST
Fine line…. "It was as a desperate attempt to produce a Soviet supersonic-bomber. Only two prototypes were built. They were very big, cool looking and had very under-performing engines. But; Boris and Natasha (after large amounts of Vodka were consumed) managed to convince an editor for 'Aviation Week' that the 'Bounder' was really a Nuclear-Powered strategic bomber." Amicalement Armand
Thresher01	15 Nov 2018 3:53 p.m. PST
Masters of over the top lies, and hyperbole.
20thmaine	15 Nov 2018 4:40 p.m. PST
Who we talkin' about now ?
Major Mike	15 Nov 2018 7:08 p.m. PST
Looks like a F-104 on steroids.
Patrick Sexton	16 Nov 2018 9:46 a.m. PST
I had a model of this as a kid. It was hanging in the toy department at Marshall Fields (the Downtown Chicago one) I most likely did some whining and my Grandma bought it (along with a Bear and a Yak-25) as an early birthday present. they were destroyed by my younger brothers by summer's end. FYI, my Grandma was awesome.
Tango01	16 Nov 2018 11:52 a.m. PST
(smile) Amicalement Armand
ScottS	16 Nov 2018 3:24 p.m. PST
A fine looking plane:
khanscom	17 Nov 2018 7:18 a.m. PST
Gotta love this quote from "The World's Worst Aircraft": "…an outstanding failure which revealed an embarrassing lack of understanding of the problems of high- speed flight."

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