F-89 Scorpion

F-89 Scorpion. . , The F-89 was a twin-engine, all weather fighter-interceptor designed to locate, intercept, and destroy enemy aircraft by day or night under all types of weather. The F-89 made its maiden flight on Aug 16, 1948, with the first production model delivered to the USAF in 1950. Northrop Aircraft Co. produced 1,050 F-89s for the USAF., The F-89 was the first multi-seat, all weather jet interceptor. It was the first aircraft designed to carry an all-rocket armament and the first to carry the Hughes Falcon air-to-air guided missile. The major production version of the Scorpion was the F-89D model. A total of 682 F-89D were constructed; 350 of these were modified to the F-89J model. On July 19, 1957, a Genie test rocket was fired from an F-89J, the first time in history that an air-to-air rocket with a nuclear warhead was launched and detonated. The F-89Js became the Air Defense Command's first fighter-interceptor to carry nuclear armament., This F-89D S/N 53-2610 was delivered to the 32nd Fighter-lnterceptor Squadron (ADC) at Otis AFB, MA on August 1955. It was last flown by the 119th Fighter Group (Angelo) at Hector Field, ND on October 1966., Specifications , Manufacturer Northrop Aircraft Corp , Thrust Two , Allison J35-A-35 Turbojet engines rated at 7,200 lbs of thrust w/afterburner each , Length 53 ft 10 in , Height 17 ft 6 in , Wingspan 60 ft 5 in , Weight 25,194 lbs Empty / 46,789 lbs Max , Speed 636 mph Max / 465 mph Cruise , Range 1,367 miles w / tanks , Ceiling 49,200 ft , Armament Six , 20mm Cannons in the A, B, and c Models only; 104 , 2.75-inch rockets in wingtip pods and 16 , 5 inch rockets or 3200 lbs of bombs on the D Model; 42 , 2.75 inch rockets, six , GAR-1 Falcon missiles and 16 , 5 inch rockets or 3200 lbs of bombs on the H Model; two , AIR-2A Genie rockets with nuclear warheads and four AIM-4C Falcon missiles on the J Model , This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force