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// UENOSHING fs model museum 007
// FSX Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar_v1
// US Navy Prototype Fighter in 1952
// by UENOSHING July 5,2023_Japan
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//---------Overview----------

This aircraft is the US Navy's first swing-wing aircraft, the Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar.
The first flight was on May 19, 1952.
After a total of 32 test flights, the XF10F-1 Jaguar project came to an end in September of the following year.

And this is also my favorite never complated aircraft.

In the early 1950s after WW2, fighters turned to jets, gaining weight and speed.
However, airfields are too small for jets, which was an intense concern for the Navy that operates the aircraft carriers.
After the war, the United States brought back the German prototype swing wing aircraft P.1101, and built a redesigned Bell X-5.
The Navy designed a swing-wing aircraft its own and built the XF10F.
Both the Air Force and Navy have built variable geometry airplanes in which wings slide forward as they sweep.
This is a different system from the later successful swing-wing aircraft such as the F-14 and Mig23.
The variable geometry system wasn't great on the X-5, but it worked fine on the XF10F.
However, the XF10F was delayed in the development of the J40 jet engine and continued testing without an afterburner.

There were also other concerns besides the engine, and the XF10F never performed well.
And with the development of catapults on aircraft carriers, swing-wing aircraft with complex mechanisms became unnecessary.

In that case, the development of the XF10F would have become meaningless.

The XF10F changed its appearance three times during its one-year test flight.
1: First flight type with delta Vtail.
2: A type with a diffuser attached to the exhaust nozzle, a delta-type stabilizer (HORSAL FINS) added, and an air brake replaced on the side of the fuselage.
3: A type that replaces the V-tail with the F9F-6 horizontal stabilizer.

 [About XF10F double delta type or squid type H tail]
A small delta canard can be seen at the tip of the large delta horizontal stabilizer.
This canard has the role of a servo that moves the large delta horizontal stabilizer.
First, the canard is moved by human power, and the aerodynamic force guides the large horizontal stabilizer.
What a primitive idea.
However, it seems that it was difficult to operate with a very soft touch.
According to Wikipedia, the first XF10F and the uncompleted second prototype were eventually targeted for artillery fire, and now it has the sad fate of not existing.

//---------About this model----------

My first encounter with the XF10F Jaguar was when I was 11 years old, when I became interested in aircraft.
The style with the jaguar print was the most impressive and fell in love at first sight. .
I wanted to make a plastic model of the XF10F with a big Jaguar drawn on it, but there were no plastic models of the XF10F in Japan at that time.
Decades later, I met FSX.
Then I met FSDS, where I could build the aircraft I wanted by myself.
Finally my dream came true.

In 2015, I completed this XF10F model as an unpublished model without VC. (I call it version 0.0)
And last year, from September 2022, I built a VC model, rebuilt the exterior, and completed it as version 1.0.

As I wrote in the "Overview" above, the appearance of the XF10F has changed about three times in about a year.
I was very worried about which model to choose, but I chose the "first flight type".
I am convinced that this form is the XF10F that everyone is familiar with.
I wanted to wear clothes with a jaguar pattern and fly a flying squid plane with a horizontal stabilizer.

And the most difficult part of the XF10F was the shoulder part at the wing root.
Because there are few photos of evidence of this part, it is difficult to recognize the shape.
In the photo taken from the front at an angle, both shoulders look bulging.
However, in the photo from the rear, it looks flat.
Therefore, I constructed the shoulder part at the wing root based on my interpretation.

It's been 8 years since version 0 and my skills have improved, so version 1 is better in some details.
The XF10F Jaguar is the model I wanted to work on as well as the XF-103 and XF-91.
It's been a really long time.

This FSX Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar was built for Microsoft Flight Simulator X ACCELERATION.
I haven't tested to confirm operation with other versions, P3D, etc.

//--------- special thanks  ----------

Exhaust Effect: Rob Barendregt (I got permission from him to use and modify the file for the exhaust burner effect. I modified his effect XML for my model.)

Model design: "Blender", "Abacus FSDS v3.51", (After building a model with Blender, finish it with FSDS)
Material:     "ModelConverterX" (I can't do without this software, thank you very much.)
Panel gauge:  "FS Panel Studio for FSX".
Texture Paint:"Adobe Photoshop"
Aerodynamics: "Airwrench2" "AirWisEd".
Sound:        "Microsoft FSX Default" (I can't make the sounds myself)

enjoy!

//---------Flight----------

1: Set the fuel to your desired amount.
2: Master battery_ON.                      / or 2D panel (Shift + 1 / Power control panel)
3: Generator switch_ON.                    / or 2D panel (Shift + 1 / Power control panel)
4: Avionics switch_ON.                     / or 2D panel (Shift + 1 / Power control panel)
5: Check if the fuel control switch is ON. / or 2D panel (Shift + 2 / Engine control panel)
6: Engine start switch_ON.                 / or 2D panel (Shift + 2 / Engine control panel)

Now you are ready to go.
Have fun.

//---------Special switch for XF10F-1----------

There is a jettison switch on the front left edge of the VC's left console panel.
When the switch is turned on, the nose pitot tube is retracted.

//--------- Bibliography ----------

In building the FSX Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar, I referred to the following materials.

"NAVAL FIGHTERS NUMBER TWENTY SIX Grumman XF10F-1 JAGUAR"

//---------spec----------　

Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar

Length: 54.43ft (16.59m)
Height: 16.24ft (4.95m)
Width:  52.42 ft (15.42 m) minimum sweep, 36.65 ft (11.17 m) maximum sweep
Retraction angle: minimum sweep 13.5°, maximum sweep 42.5°
Wing area: minimum sweep 467 ft/sq (43.38 m2), maximum sweep 450 ft/sq (41.80 m2)
Empty weight: 20.426 lb (9,265 kg)
Maximum takeoff weight: 35,450 lb (10,680 kg)
Engine: Westinghouse 40-WE-6 (Westinghouse J40-WE-8/ This was not in time)
Maximum thrust: 7500,000 lbf (no afterburner)
Maximum speed: 710 mph (1,140 km/h, 620 kn) (no afterburner)
Range: 1,670 mi (2,690 km)
Fuel capacity: 1,037 gallons in fuselage (3 locations), 548 gallons in wings (2 locations), 600 gallons in tanks (2 locations)

//---------Install----------

Unzip the downloaded "zue_xf10f1_v1.zip" file.
Copy the "Effects" and "SimObjects" folders in the unzipped "zue_xf10f1v1" folder and paste them inside the FSX folder.
Inside the Airplanes folder you will see the "FSX Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar_v1" folder.

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(Revised on 2023.07)

////////// DISCLAIMER //////////

1: My flight simulation models are created for my personal enjoyment.
2: This is for FSX ACCELERATION, so I haven't tested it to work other than FSX ACCELERATION. 
3: I haven't had any problems with my computer using this package.
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5: Please use these files entirely at your own risk.

(Revised on 2023.07)

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