North American F-107 prototype fighter-bomber - photos

North American F-107 prototype fighter-bomber with over-fuselage intakes. Three were built in the 1950s.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...659#post201567
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...021#post195020
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...255#post192104
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...863#post183535
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...381#post158298

Affectionately referred to as, "the Man Eater," as a result of the intake above the cockpit egress point.

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Originally Posted by Duke_of_URL

Affectionately referred to as, "the Man Eater," as a result of the intake above the cockpit egress point.

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If pilot didn't shoot his toes off first?

Ok, the nose tapers, but those gun ports are rather far back versus convention. I wonder how many calculations against speed in turning radius to muzzle FPS makes this work? Narrow fuselage at 1300mph (~1907 fps) that can pop caps of 4x 20 mm Pontiac M39 cannon (3300 fps) (2250) OR 1x 20 mm, 6 barrel M61 (3450 fps) (2350 mph) Vulcan autocannon.