Yes It wouldn’t do to be sucked into that huge air intake and be chopped to ribbons by the turbine!
Egress via ejection seat is a very violent and fast event. There may have been some “draw” by the intake, but the pilot would have cleared it. IMO, there was more risk of hitting the vertical stabilizer on the way up/back.
The F-107 had no relatationship with the F-102/F-106 and did not have a delta shaped wing. Since it was based upon the F-100 (it actually started life as the F-100B), the out line of the wing was much the same, biggest difference was the wing had a different (thinner) airfoil. I believe the ejection seat worked in a downward direction.
Then does that mean the F-107A was a 2 seater? because the F-100B was a 2 seater.
Thank you. I can see the “Hun’s” fuselage readily, now that Wayne Baker has posted that marvelous photo! It’s definitely not a tailess bird then…
Well done, guys.
For the missing cockpit tub, you might give Stevens International a try for replacement parts.
Ray
Just out of curiosity, what is Stevens International?
I believe they are the US distributors for Trumpeter products
Ray
Aha! [tup] Thanks!
could you not use a cockpit from an 1/72 F-100?
Yes, but the better ones, well… dont exist. The ESCI F-100, considered the best 1/72 F-100, is now OOP and has a basic pit. The Italeri/Revell/Tamiya Super Sabres are reissues of THAT kit.
The Hasegawa suffers the same problem. There is hope in that Cobra Company makes a 1/72 F-107A detail set - but their website says they are currently NOT taking any orders due to a family crisis.
For now, patience is the word.
I’m pretty sure there was not downward ejection. That would be the early -104s, and currently B-52s for the navigators. The concept during power loss on takeoff is not a good one.