Curtiss F-87 Fighter Bomber Version

[MIflyer]

The Curtiss P-87 was a twin-engined night fighter that never got past the prototype. This is from a 1949 proposal to built a fighter bomber version powered by two turboprops. Does not sound like a bad idea. Grumman's ground attack OV-1 concept looked quite similar.

 

[GreenKnight121]

The Curtiss P-87 was a twin-engined night fighter that never got past the prototype. This is from a 1949 proposal to built a fighter bomber version powered by two turboprops. Does not sound like a bad idea. Grumman's ground attack OV-1 concept looked quite similar.

The original version was designated in the attack series (XA-43), not the fighter series. It got the XP-87 (later XF-87) designation when the turboprops were replaced by turbojets for the jet-powered all-weather fighter competition.