Marx XF-91 Thunderceptor - Yellow HP

Back on Mar 7, 2012 I posted a green hard plastic (HP) version of this aircraft and initially called it a 'Marx Ugly Jet' not knowing exactly what it was. A reader kindly informed me that it was an XF-91 Thunderceptor. Identifying toy airplanes can sometimes be difficult as toy companies didn't always identify what the airplane was - such as on the Marx Cutlass posted last week -  on the aircraft and occasionally when they did identify it they were way off base! Lately I've been taking photos of my aircraft and found this yellow HP version among them. I've also been trying desperately to identify some of them but quite frankly many toy airplanes are quite simply the product of the toy makers art and merely fantasy creations. In any case, let's look at this brightly colored Marx XF-91 Thunderceptor - Enjoy!

Photo courtesy of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor

Marx Ugly Jet - XF-91 Thunderceptor



ADDITIONAL INFO ADDED July 8, 2012

One of our readers has identified this aircraft as a Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor (see Comments). According to Wikipedia there were only two prototypes built with the first one taking flight in 1949. Advances in fighter design were rapid during this time period and helped make the plane obsolete within a couple of years. Plus, it only had a 25 minute flight time - practically useless. It's interesting that a toy company would spend the time and money to produce a likeness of a real plane which never made it past the prototype/test stage. Oh well, we'll never know.

What can I tell you? I don't know what else to call this thing. Toy companies made caricatures and they made faithful copies and at first I thought this was a Republic F-84 Thunderstreak, but alas it's not - this is a caricature - it has bumps and curves where bumps and curves don't belong and its wings are gawky and gangly and bent up at an unusual angle. Now, that's my story today and there exists the possibility that this plane was based on a foreign prototype and isn't American at all. Sooooo, if anyone knows of a real plane that this could be based on please let me know! Many Thanx!  It's made of a green hard plastic and measures 6 1/4" (15.9cm) L x 4 1/4" (10.8cm) wingspan. Enjoy!