FICON project - Convair B-36 Peacemaker/F-84 Fighter Conveyor
Sept 25, 2021 12:21:06 GMT
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Post by lordroel on Sept 25, 2021 12:21:06 GMT
FICON project - Convair B-36 Peacemaker/F-84 Fighter Conveyor
The FICON (Fighter Conveyor) program was conducted by the United States Air Force in 1951, a B-36F-1-CF Peacemaker was modified to “FICON” configuration (FICON standing for “Fighter Conveyor”). In that aircraft carrier role, it could carry a fighter into the air, launch, and recover her back in the belly via that special hook (the converted bomb bay).
The fighter in this image is a YRF-84F, about to be recovered to the mothership. The program lasted until 1953 when the USAF decided it wasn’t as practical as hoped for.
YouTube (Convair B-36 Peacemaker/F-84 Fighter Conveyor - FICON)
The FICON (Fighter Conveyor) program was conducted by the United States Air Force in 1951, a B-36F-1-CF Peacemaker was modified to “FICON” configuration (FICON standing for “Fighter Conveyor”). In that aircraft carrier role, it could carry a fighter into the air, launch, and recover her back in the belly via that special hook (the converted bomb bay).
The fighter in this image is a YRF-84F, about to be recovered to the mothership. The program lasted until 1953 when the USAF decided it wasn’t as practical as hoped for.
YouTube (Convair B-36 Peacemaker/F-84 Fighter Conveyor - FICON)