F101 Voodoo

[Fred Jack 415]

Talking about empty promises, what ever happened to Trumpeter’s promise to release all of the Century Series of jets at least a decade ago, this also included the Voodoo, which anyone living in the 50’s fell in love with, and it wasn’t just the name. It was a beautiful jet flying over, or just sitting on the ground.

Edited September 11 by Fred Jack

[seiran01 3,847]

Cancelled unceremoniously like the Avro Arrow, from what it seems. 

[thierry laurent 4,159]

A lot of such promises vanished when the guy who communicated them left the company. 

[Jennings Heilig 11,594]

Are you liking your flying car that was promised in 1947?  And that cold fusion power station that was just around the corner in 1958?

[ringleheim 1,783]

11 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said:

Are you liking your flying car that was promised in 1947?  And that cold fusion power station that was just around the corner in 1958?

[Tony T 4,871]

6 hours ago, ringleheim said:

 

We're nearly there, given about thirty years. 

 

In a parallel universe there's a firm called Topiya making almost perfect 1/32 Deuces, Thuds, Sixes and Voodoos. Each comes with working oleo titanium undercarriage legs, nano working cockpit displays, thought controlled flying surfaces and a topcoat-activated self-stencilling airframe.

 

So there!

 

Tony 

[Dandiego 2,330]

The Voodoo is a classic cold war fighter and long a favorite of mine. 3 different basic designs, all very cool.

 

Would love to see an IM model before I turn 100. Not holding my breath. 

 

Dan

[Fred Jack 415]

On 9/12/2019 at 2:59 AM, ringleheim said:

It was the FAA that put the brakes on the flying car, not the manufacturer.