Analysis of Flying Object Incidents in the United States, 1948

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fhia ~u• tho t1r~t of. tho P GO eerie ■ of Je• figbtera.
It ion tl11DB wi~ t1P• and. eince the pilot and observer lie prone,
there ie no proJeot1ng oanopT, \hua permitting ape.r\icu.luly clean
~eai~n, The jet units a.e mo'1111ted ot the rear of the oenter eeotion,
one above and one below.
Spd!l
40 feet en- 1n.
WiQ& Area
504 aquare teat
Power Pl.iint
2 l3MW 003 turbo Jet unit&
Max. Speed (J3,000 feot)
598 milea per hour
a. H,tngl .. P 1Q8Q
This is a eingle-aeat· tighter with a ahat-ply ••~a-­
type, but having a sin&le fin and ro.d­
o tail plane.
Span
• 29 .a feet
~ing ar~a
218 square f9et
Bo performance e~timGtes are available.
Junkerg lilJI 130
Of the flfin& ving type, this project was
, h1gh-epeed Jet bomber.
Span
78.8 feet
Wing Aren
1290 aquare f eot
Power Plant
4 Hes 011 turbo
Max. ~eed
620 miles -o~r ho
llange
3700 oiloe .
·•, ..it.
This in a tail'less mid-wing mono1>lane driven 'by- two
pusher propellors with the engines contrall1 located in the win~s on.
. each side of the stubby rounded fuselage.
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Span
56 feet
Length
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25.4 feet
!tax. Spaed
455-465 miles per hour
Power Plant
2 Dl3 603 reciprocating enginee
g. Horten Wing
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~he closest resemblance to the~estimatod configuration
of "Flying D!ek-s 11 1e represented by the Horte?! Wing aircraft.
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