Talk:McDonnell XP-67

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Bat?[edit]

Where does this Bat name come from? A McDonnell Aircraft video doesn't mention this or the couple books I have that list the XP-67. Thanks. -Fnlayson (talk) 14:40, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My sources use both names interchangeably; I believe that both names were informal, and that the airplane was never officially named by the USAAF, but I have not found a source that definitively states this.Carguychris (talk) 16:42, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Undid "Number built" revision[edit]

I have undone the revision by Bao b2 15 changing "Number built" from 1 to 2. Sources state that the second prototype was officially considered only 15% complete when the XP-67 program was canceled, and that the lack of progress on the second prototype largely prompted the Army's decision to cancel the project, since it would have taken weeks, if not months, to make it airworthy and resume the flight-testing program. The Army authorized McDonnell to cut up the second XP-67 for scrap, although it's not clear from my sources exactly what ultimately happened to it. Unless some more information comes to light, saying that the second XP-67 was "built" is entirely too optimistic, hence the reversion.Carguychris (talk) 16:42, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resource and pics[edit]

Was trying to locate some top-down photos and ran across this resource. It would have to be vetted for accuracy and see if the photos are usable, but it has interesting information on this unique aircraft. — MrDolomite • Talk 15:55, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

https://oldmachinepress.com/2020/05/05/mcdonnell-aircraft-corporation-xp-67-fighter/

That page is interesting, and I've been meaning to circle back and improve this article for some time, so I'll start checking the bibliography. The wind tunnel model photos are neat, and they appear to be government work, and therefore should be public domain; I'll double-check the NASA page later. That said, the author provides no attribution for the photos of the flying prototype, which look very familiar to me; I'm fairly certain that they're McDonnell factory photos that are now owned by Boeing, so they can't be used here. Carguychris (talk) 17:40, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]