Warplanes of the USA: Republic XF-12 Rainbow, USAF
Republic XF-12 Rainbow (USAAF Photo) Republic XF-12 Rainbow (Serial No. 491002). The Republic XF-12 Rainbow was an American four-engine, all-metal prototype reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Republic Aviation Company in the late 1940s. Like most large aircraft of the era, it used radial engines, specifically the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major. The XF-12 was referred … Read more