The F-89’s horizontal stabilizer was positioned in a distinctive forward-leaning configuration—which gave the aircraft’s tail its peculiar resemblance to a scorpion’s stinger. The Northrop F-89 ...

From cannons to rockets to nuclear-armed ordnance, the F-89 seemed a formidably armed interceptor, protecting North America in the early years of the Cold War from Soviet bomber fleets coming over the ...

Key Points - The Northrop F-89 Scorpion, the US Air Force's first jet-powered interceptor and the first combat aircraft armed with air-to-air nuclear weapons (the Genie rocket), had a troubled early ...

One notable design element was the XP-89’s robust construction, which prioritized durability and ease of maintenance. The Northrop XP-89 Scorpion, later designated the F-89, holds a significant place ...

A piece of warplane history has made its way to Sioux Falls. Actually, make that “pieces.” Members of the South Dakota Air National Guard 114 th Maintenance Group drove three semis 26 hours west to ...

The F-89’s horizontal stabilizer was positioned in a distinctive forward-leaning configuration—which gave the aircraft’s tail its peculiar resemblance to a scorpion’s stinger.